This morning was a sad morning. I ran out of my Bumble and Bumble Prep Spray. As I stood helplessly in front of my bathroom mirror with a tangled mane and no way out of it, all I could think about was how unfortunate it was that I had to throw away such a nice looking bottle.

I am sure there are thousands of other preparatory products on the market that work just as well and cost only a fraction of Bumble’s. The thing is that, very few of them are as easy …

Within the past three years of my life, I’ve lived in four states and three countries. My expandable Eddie Bauer carry-on has become like a fifth appendage. Don’t get me wrong, I think mobility is fantastic. It is in many ways the crazy glue that keeps our world in motion. It is both a necessity and a luxury that I have been fortunate enough to experience along multiple spectrums. But the other day, as I stared at the clouds on a 45-minute flight from the mid-Altantic states to New England it …

There was a time when I was convinced my mother was an astronaut.  Call me crazy, but when your childhood role model is on a daily basis handing you autographed photos of men who have walked on the moon, it is fair to make the assumption that somehow she has done so, too.  To be honest, if it weren’t for a day in the third grade, when I offered to bring my “astronaut” mother in for “show and tell,” I would probably still think that my middle name was “Armstrong.”  
Fact. …

I just finished a project (work-related, not personal) in which the sole focus was to determine whether a not-for-profit organization was becoming “too commercial.” 
Take a step back for a moment and read that sentence over. 
When you look up the word “commerce” in the dictionary, you will find that “non-profit” is actually listed as an antonym. So, you might be wondering how an entity which presumably operates along one business model, could be concerned that it is in actuality operating in line with the complete antithesis of that model. Just trust me, it’s possible. I …