Defying Gravity

Have you seen "Wicked" yet? It's a broadway play that's sweeping the nation (pun intended for those who've seen it! ;-). Anyway, if you get a chance to go - GO! It's the story of Elphaba (a.k.a. The Wicked Witch) and it's the story of her life from birth up to the events we know from "The Wizard of Oz" - but told from her perspective.

What we find out is that she wasn't really wicked - she was just misunderstood. Besides having the best score of any musical I've ever seen (including Phantom, Les Miserables, Lion King, etc.) it has very relevant social, political and religious themes.

After the show, we were invited to the private cast party. Above are some pictures of myself and my nieces with members of the cast.

Mommy Duty

Last week, I found out what it means to be a "working mother". My neighbors and I found 4 kittens - not much more than 3 or 4 weeks old. We couldn't locate the mother and since it was to be near freezing the night we found them, we created a temporary home for them in a cardboard box. The next morning, I got on the Internet and researched the care required by really young kittens and I went in to panic mode. They have to be fed a special formula every two hours, you have to burp them and wipe their bums!!! Since my neighbors were all at work, it was up to me to be on mommy duty. That's the beauty of working from home - I was able to tend to the kittens during the day and work at night. But I'll tell ya, I was exhausted!!


My neighbor kept the white kitten (Bella) and although I was very tempted to keep one of the black kittens, I knew my lifestyle and my allergies are not conducive to owning a cat.



So two days later, a woman who runs a cat shelter came and took the three little black ones. While it was good to get back to my regular schedule, I really miss those little kitties.

Networking and More!!!

On Friday was a networking, shopping, and wine tasting event that Jill (my niece) and I hosted together at the beautiful Beau Monde Spa and Salon in Victor, NY. We had the privilege of having Jonna Martin, image consultant and President of the Rochester NAWBO Chapter, come and share some do's and don'ts for creating a professional and updated image. She reminded us that image is a lot more than just the clothes you wear. Jonna created and teaches the "ABC's of Image" - Attitude, Behavior, and Communication.
Here is a picture of Jonna presenting (above)...and one of Jill and I (below).

Chase Corporate Challenge

It was a busy week here last week. First on Thursday was the Chase Corporate Challenge. Every year I get a few of my friends (oops, I mean "Employees") to do the 3.5 run with me. We always design fun Team iNsights t-shirts that always create a buzz. This year the slogans included "Just Frickin' Do It!" and "Suck It Up Princess." Given that I work in human behavior and motivation - I think those messages were appropriate. Here's a pic of Team iNsights. That's Patty (Goddess of Administration) on the right, her boyfriend Craig behind her, and my niece Jill on the left. Oh yeah, I'm in the middle!