Oh, press. Why is it no good deed goes unpunished?
On Tuesday, in the middle of a totally crazy day, a reporter reached out to talk to me about my feelings on the maternity leave ruling that happened on Monday in MA. I gathered my thoughts, dropped everything and spoke to the reporter, hoping that I [...]
Archive for the ‘General’ Category
On maternity leave
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Two.
Thursday, August 5th, 2010Two years ago today you made your entrance, free of drama (thankfully) but full of presence from the start.
My how you’ve grown.
You can run and jump. You sing songs and tell jokes. You love books. You know the difference between a square and a triangle.
You like the slide and the swings but most of all [...]
60 lessons from 6 years in business
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Magic Beans came to fruition six years ago today. In honor of the occasion, here are sixty things I’ve learned over the years. It should be noted, just because I’ve learned the lesson doesn’t mean I’m always successful at applying it. That’s OK, because knowing is half the battle.
Start a business with your spouse only [...]
10 years
Friday, June 18th, 2010In the summer of 1985, I went to day camp and rode the bus every day with a quiet, soft-spoken boy from the neighborhood. He was exceedingly kind, and I… well, I wasn’t. On Wild West day, I relished the role of outlaw (even more than usual), and managed to trick that sweet boy into [...]
Maternity ward (part 1)
Monday, June 14th, 2010Exactly a week ago, my sister gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Around eight months ago, she and I were en route to IKEA when she gave me the good news. A week later I was back at IKEA to return some things from my trip the week before and my sister in law [...]
On losing a pet
Sunday, April 4th, 2010What follows is a departure from my usual subject matter. But writing about it made me feel better, so I thought I’d share.
It was almost exactly 12 years ago that I managed to secure off-campus housing for my senior year of college. Seeing as how the landlord was dog-friendly, getting a dog was an inevitable [...]
Done and done.
Friday, January 29th, 2010Our Brookline store will reopen today at 10am - one day ahead of schedule. Our construction schedule was only six days long, so that extra day is pretty amazing. To give you some idea of what went into this week:
On Saturday night, we closed the store and started packing up the merchandise.
On Sunday, we moved [...]
Recapitulation
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010I thought this might make a nice Wordless Wednesday post (my first, but whatever). Then I realized, it’s been pretty wordless around here for a few weeks, and a little explanation might be in order.
See, here’s the thing. People always assume that December is the craziest month of all for me, and, fine, that’s probably [...]
Give and let give
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Two things happened this past week that reminded me why this is called the season of giving.
First, on Friday we asked our customers to help us collect as many toys as possible for a Boston-area event called Christmas in the City. The response was overwhelming, and according to an email we received, our truck load [...]
Happy 4th Blogiversary
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Hard to believe it’s been four years since I started blogging, but the dates don’t lie (and neither do my archives). We’ve been doing the blog thing so long, we’re practically dinosaurs. I don’t always post as often as I’d like, but Spilling the Beans is one of the best parts of my job. It’s [...]
