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Graduation is around the corner and it’s time to start looking for job!
Graduating from college is a huge accomplishment and a very exciting time. However it can be a terrifying time as well, as new grads face this extremely difficult economic climate. While the news is often grim, there are many things … Continue reading →
Hanukkah dinner with the college student
I bought a chicken to roast, potato latkes (pre-made, didn’t have the time to do it myself this year), applesauce, sour cream, and stuff to make his favorite salad. I had spent most of the day in bed due to … Continue reading →
New Year, New Possibilities
I am typically not the type of person who makes or advises making new years resolutions. Usually, very few people really carry out the resolutions they make, and end up feeling like they have failed themselves. Whether it be pledging … Continue reading →
Empty Nesters… they are packing their bags and heading home!
Empty nesters, it is just a matter of days before your beloved college students will descend on you with bags of laundry, stomachs craving some of your good old home cooking, and the need for hours and hours of sleep … Continue reading →
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Alumni Organizations are Connections Worth Keeping
A few weeks ago I attended a networking event for alumni and employees of Bank Street College of Education. I received my Masters in Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Bank Street in the early 1980’s. The Bank Street education … Continue reading →
The Importance of a Summer Internship
I was recently talking with a group of 19- to 20-year-old students about summer internships in college. The word on the street is that companies are much more inclined to hire a college graduate who has had experience working at … Continue reading →
Birdies flying home to the nest for Thanksgiving…help!
Any empty nesters out there beginning to freak out a bit knowing the nest is about to fill up with lots of kids and family? Just when we started to really enjoy our peaceful blissful nest, they are all planning … Continue reading →
A back out of whack
My back is out of whack. I was taking my bi-weekly Pilates class, something I have been doing religiously for the past three years, when I made a wrong move. I felt a jolt of pain radiate through my lower … Continue reading →
Occupy Wall Street
Much like everyone I have been reading about the occupiers of Wall Street. I have seen them on the news camped out in Zuccotti Park and I must admit, I am still confused as to what their specific goals and … Continue reading →
Do you follow the rules?
Do you follow the rules? I always thought I was a moderate rule follower. I was a good kid, never really got into any trouble, and did well in school, progressed through my undergraduate and graduate studies. Got jobs, got … Continue reading →
