Posts Tagged ‘spotlight’
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Post graduation: My First Real Dose of Growing Pains

It just happens. One day you’re an adult. You are given a piece of paper with your name on it and a few pieces of string to wear on the piece of cardboard over your head, and you can wave your childhood goodbye. High school g...


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Photo of the Day: Love Stories

Love isn’t always a walk in the park. But remember…there are two sides to every story.



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Mentorship Will Always be in Fashion

It seems like articles about mentorship are finding their way to me recently. Last week, I wrote about a New York Times article comparing sponsors to mentors. This week, I happened across this Daily Beast article about women ne...


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10 Ways I’m Turning Into My Mother (and Why That Might Not Be a Bad Thing)

Every woman in my life feared the day she would turn in to her mother, yet acknowledged the inevitability of it happening. My mom and I have always been similar and in the past years have grown eerily so. In honor of the upcomi...



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Intern Diaries- Chapter Seven: The “Yes”

I saw the subject line: a decision had been made. I was in the car with my father as I sat watching the email load. Those 14 seconds were some of the longest of my life. My whole future (rather, my whole summer) was dependent o...


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At the Water Cooler: Mother’s Day

This Sunday is Mother’s Day and we all have a lot to owe to our mothers– I mean they gave birth to us. Beyond that, mothers as well as aunts, grandmothers and tons of other female role models have contributed so muc...



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Photo of the Day: Sit Back and Relax

Sometimes, you just need to find an inviting park bench to sit on. It is amazing what you can get done when you are alone with a pen and pad of paper, or with a friend and a good view. What inspires you most?


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How 5 Dollars Can Make You Millions

If you had $5, how would you invest it to get the most for your money? You could play it safe and open a high-interest savings account; risk it all on a scratch-and-win lottery ticket, or even use the capital to start a small b...



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How to Protect Yourself From Financial Heartbreak

What’s going on (financially) in the private lives of couples across America? As someone who earns a living providing financial advice for women, I’m fascinated by this question. A recent study about the money behavior of m...


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#MPOTUS

Are you ready to finally see a woman in the White House? Well, you’re not alone. According to EMILY’s List, a nonprofit dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women to office, 86% of battleground voters believe...