At the playground, my son Barak is once again on a loop. He is climbing up and down the steps, over and over again, and could not be more content in the process. It is beautiful to watch, and he is already showing signs of being my favorite kind of student – one who finds …
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. …
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 …
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 …
Order of errand operations
As a parent of 2 young children, I can safely say that nothing is more luxurious than eating lunch by myself, outside on a beautiful day. If you’re a parent you already understand. If you aren’t, enjoy your freedom :). But it wasn’t all fun and games for me today, I had a laundry list …