Can we talk about a long lost treasure for a second? I recently realized I’d had a huge hashtag#MomFail. My children had no idea what Pop Rocks were. There’s really only one way to solve this problem… So we bought two flavors and I taught them how to lick their finger...
Can we talk about the concept of FAIRNESS for a second? I recently attended a board meeting where we had to make a decision about what was fair between the nonprofit Association (where I was a Member) and its nonprofit Foundation (where I sit on the Board). We...
As a parent, one of my jobs is to get everybody out the door in the morning. I’m kind of a Drill Sargeant about it. Get dressed. Walk out the door. It’s easy. You do the same thing every day – my kids even wear the same uniform every day. So whyyyyyy do they...
Recently, I attended the Missouri Bar’s Annual Judicial Conference. One of my favorite conferences throughout the year, I get to see so many friends from all over the state who I really only see about once a year. Since the conference was in Kansas City this...
Recently I had the privilege of hearing NPR’s Political Correspondent, Mara Liasson speak at the United WE “We Work for Change” event. I was a bit apprehensive walking in because I was going alone. The first handful of people I noticed as a walked in were friends and...
I had the privilege this week of being asked to speak to a group of 150 Junior League women about my career path, my time in the League, and my commitment to service in our Kansas City community. There were so many friends old and new in the room that it was hard to...
