Confessions of an IT Girl

“Operation DW” Saves the Day!

Ellen — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:00:35 +0000

Tomorrow, IT Boy is having (minor) surgery to have tubes inserted into his ears. He’s always been prone to ear infections, and until this year, we resisted taking an aggressive approach to solving the problem, instead relying on nasal spray and antibiotics to dry him up. Unfortunately, that wasn’t working any more, and with him ...

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Coughing is the new breathing

Ellen — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:20:01 +0000

So, um, remember this post? I meant it. I really did. That whole “taking care of ME” thing. I was serious. I don’t think I slipped up. Really. In January, I got sick. A cold, really. Mostly coughing symptoms. Nothing big. It ended up going away. Then, the day before the Super Bowl, I took ...

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Moments in Leadership – Enable Others to Act

Ellen — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:06:04 +0000

Ever have one of those days where your amazing leadership skills enable one of your team members to achieve all that they needed to and have the win of all wins? Yeah…this isn’t a story about that. It’s the story of a time when things didn’t go as planned. When I learned a lot more ...

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Interview Questions – What Works For You?

Ellen — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:45:41 +0000

Over my career, I’ve been involved in a good many hiring interviews. Like life, they can be like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get. I’ve had some great interviews, made a hiring decision, and then realized that the person I interviewed had to be the good twin of ...

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Bertolli Meal Soups – Making a Weeknight Meal Special

Ellen — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:48:11 +0000

It’s winter, and that means one thing in my kitchen. SOUP! I’m mad for soup, and so is my family. I usually make a few soups over the weekend that I serve during the week. It just makes it easier to keep it all together during the days I am work. There’s usually a french onion ...

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Loved her to the moon and back

Ellen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:07:43 +0000

Tonight, I dragged myself into the house after a long day at work. I was tired, but thankfully the kids had been fed and I was left only to provide sustenance for myself as Mr. IT was going to be late. I reheated a pizza and settled in to check email. I soon realized it ...

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Blue Monday

Ellen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:42:51 +0000

Welcome to BLUE MONDAY! I can’t think of a better way to describe today. Blue for the GIANTS who defeated the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Blue for Pats fans facing a bitter defeat. And it’s Monday – enjoy your day, whoever you were cheering for yesterday. We’re that much closer to the weekend.

Go Pats! Go Giants! Rinse! Repeat!

Ellen — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:22:53 +0000

Regular readers of this blog know that I am in a mixed marriage. Sure, my husband is Jewish and I am not, but that’s not what I am talking about. He’s a Boston/New England sports fan, and I am, for the most part, not. When we met in 1990, we had one very big sport in common ...

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On Awareness

Ellen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:57:04 +0000

So, maybe you’ve been thinking about the Komen-Planned Parenthood situation, as many of us in the blogosphere are. What action are you going to take here? What will be your stand? I don’t know about you, but for me, vilifying Komen unilaterally and putting Planned Parenthood up for sainthood may not be the most productive. There’s one ...

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Thinking About Pink

Ellen — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:13:25 +0000

I was floored yesterday, along with many others on the ‘nets, when I read that the Susan G. Komen Foundation was discontinuing support to Planned Parenthood. According to Komen, this decision is based on a new policy that prohibits them from funding organizations that are under investigation by local, state or federal authorities. Komen funds ...

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who? Comics Review

Ellen — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:45:00 +0000

Thank you to who?Comics for sponsoring this post and encouraging my child to read biographies in comic book form! Please click here to learn more about the app. And follow who? Comics on Twitter for updates! Podotree, the people behind the adorable CubeDog app, have launched another very fun and educational app. Who?Comics is a biographical series ...

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Freckleface: The Musical

Ellen — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:36:10 +0000

This weekend, I got a chance to take Soccer Girl and a friend to see “FreckleFace: The Musical“. This family-friendly production is based on the books of the same name by actress Julianne Moore that tell the story of a young girl named Strawberry. She’s just like most kids you know – loves to go to ...

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Getting from Here to There

Ellen — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:07:14 +0000

Last week, I had a business trip to Indianapolis with one of my Hoboken-based team members. Trying to be a responsible manager, I decided against booking the direct flight (Continental EWR-IND $1200) and booked a flight on another airling with a connecting stop (US Air LGA-IND $400). Really, when you look at it from just ...

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Super City, Super Bowl

Ellen — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:53:56 +0000

Recently, I was hanging out with some friends and the subject of football (American) came up. We all started talking excitely about the NY Giants’ remarkable post season run and our dreams for more football in NY. I decided to test my friends by asking them where the 2012 Super Bowl was being held. The ...

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You Make Me Want to SHOUT and Let it All Out…

Ellen — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:09:34 +0000

This weekend, I drove Soccer Girl to her camp reunion. It was held in a Dave and Buster’s near Roosevelt Field on Long Island. My college roommate Liz also sends her daughter to the camp, and we made arrangements to have lunch after the reunion and peruse the mall. On the way home, I heard ...

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