And… we’re back! Took a bit of a blogging break to grab some time with my family and friends as we careened towards summer’s finish line.  Now I am back in the city, that if you can’t be inspired here you can’t be inspired anywhere, and I am ready to get back to it. But before I do, I want to offer a few words about what I mean by group…Continue Reading
I did it! On Sunday morning, we left Montauk Point heading to Block Island. The paddle didn’t go exactly as planned, but I made it. This post is all about the final leg of my journey with Paddlers for Humanity and The Block Island Challenge…Continue Reading
Tomorrow morning is the big paddle! At 7am me and my 72 new friends will be pushing off from the base of Montauk Lighthouse heading to Block Island. This post is all about how I got to this point…Continue Reading
This post is by my friend and Grab Your Group and Go co-pilot Stacie. She may love dogs more than me. Nah that’s impossible… correction… She loves dogs AS MUCH as I do. Her family suffered a big loss this year, having to put own both of their labs within 4 months of each other. Keep reading to hear about her experience and what they are doing to move forward…Continue Reading
I derive great joy in planning experiences for myself and my group. I equally enjoy experiencing those experiences and then reliving them fondly in conversation with family and friends…Continue Reading
Last week when dropping Madi, our Fresh Air Fund Child, at her bus stop in East Hampton there was a tangle of strangers that rained on our departure parade.  Because there were children present, I did my best to turn the experience into a teachable moment…Continue Reading
A good friend invited us to a cocktail party/info session to learn more about the Fresh Air Fund and I signed on the dotted line by the end of the gathering…Continue Reading
There is a group of committed people on the East End of Long Island. They are athletic, passionate, brave visionaries who gather each year in August to lead a team of fundraisers on paddles on a journey across the ocean. I will be one of those fundraisers…Continue Reading
Let’s Play! Â Such a simple concept. Â So perfect for the tone I wanted to set for the twin’s Birthday Celebration…Continue Reading
When we arrived home from Africa we were still without a theme for the twin’s 13th Birthday celebration just 10 days away. Read on to find out how I came up with this year’s theme…Continue Reading
For 12 years we have gathered in our backyard to celebrate the kids marking another year on the calendar….Continue Reading
After 35 hours of travel, staying in for the weekend sounded like a good idea…Continue Reading
January is not a very original month to shake up one’s exercise routine. But after 5 happy years at Pure Yoga, I decided it was time for a change…Continue Reading
I live in NYC. Like many, however I was turning my back on one of the best reason to live here: easy access to amazing live theater. Realizing my love of the theater was not concomitant with my attendance I decided to make a change. Thus introducing: the First Tuesday of the Month Theater Group to a wide swath of friends and acquaintances… Continue Reading