I was recently asked to speak at The Natick Community Organic Farm’s Annual Meeting and have been brainstorming, writing, and rehearsing the short talk that I’ll be delivering tomorrow night. It’s not going to be word-for-word because I think it’s usually better to just deliver it freely, but you’ll get the idea. It’s a very, very special place to me and I couldn’t be more honored to have been asked to share our family’s experiences…
Today is 9 years. 9 years of being married to my husband, Ben Bergeron. 9 years ago yesterday, I was somehow even more of an insecure, emotional basket case than I am today. That’s still, technically, “improvement”, though. I was a puddle in a white robe in our kitchen in our old apartment wondering if he changed his mind and ran away the day before our wedding because he wasn’t answering my phone calls or…
I have a terrible memory. Anyone who knows me well, knows that my brain is basically dead. But, one very clear memory I have and don’t think I will ever forget is when Jonathan Tuminaro dumped me during either my junior or senior year of high school. It was devastating. My heart hurt so bad and I felt so unbelievably helpless. Relatively speaking, it was one of the truly saddest moments I can…
There are few things harder in life to accept than criticism of your actions. I think the only thing that might trump that is feeling love for someone that does not love you back. But, that’s a topic for another post. Actually, that may be so hard that I don’t even want to go there. Like, ever. Hearing criticism is tough, though. It’s very easy to talk about “being open to crticism” and…
As a family, we’re very big on establishing a very short, simple list of core family values. If it came down to one and only most important, above all else, value and moto that dominates every day for us, it’s this: FAMILY FIRST. Always, always, always. Family comes first. Nothing else. Ever. We really love this one because it’s 100% straight forward. If you’re trying to make a decision about something, it…