Zoo mental map

After a nice filling lunch at the Bronx Zoo, the kids finally went down for their nap! Naturally I took advantage of the “downtime” to explore the lesser walked paths, and create a mental map of one of my favorite places in New York City. I love exploring like this when I have time, because …

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Balance of planning & doing

I am currently building a new Excel training program, unlike any other I have created before. Like with any creative & complex project, it requires a great deal of both planning and doing (i.e. the actual work of building the product). Too much planning and I can easily get sucked into the perfectionism black hole. …

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Stroller struggles

After 2.5 hours I finally fixed our Baby Jogger City Select double stroller. After years of wear and tear the brake mechanism finally broke. Fortunately no children were harmed! Big thank you to Baby Jogger for sending a completely new replacement brake mechanism at NO EXTRA COST. Just one of the many reasons we love …

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AA Battery Test

On the way to a client training session today I considered walking to the train station, until I remembered a quick and easy NYC transit hack: bustime.mta.info A website that lets you see the location of buses in real time, including estimates for arrival times. The best part is that this tool passed my AA …

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