Archive for May 1st, 2008

1 May

Even more Boston!

Posted by Rebecca in Family.

On Saturday, we hit Boston’s North End, a very Italian part of town.

We followed the Freedom Trail from our starting point, Mike’s Pastry, famous for (at least in my mind) gelato and cannoli…

To the even more famous Old North Church, where the “one if by land, two if by sea” lanterns hung on the night of Paul Revere’s ride.

The church sits below Copp’s Hill, which is the site of one of the oldest cemeteries in America.

Ava tossed a penny (actually about 14) in the church’s courtyard fountain. I wonder what she wished for?

Katie and Ava heading home:

And, as promised, more of that sweet, sleeping baby:

1 May

Just a thought

Posted by Rebecca in Rebecca.

I think my email in box is quickly becoming the bathroom scale of my office.

My scale holds an inordinate amount of power—almost every morning, it tells me how to feel about myself. It dictates what I wear and what I eat and even sometimes how I act. The number on the digital screen appears for only a split-second, yet–positive or negative—it stays with me throughout the day.

I’ve noticed that there’s another number in my life with the near same effect: the number of messages in my email in box—my “needs response” file, if you will. If it’s high, I feel completely overwhelmed in all aspects of my work. If it dips below 30, I am victorious—a “can do” attitude emerges and my productivity soars.

It’s just a number, right? It really shouldn’t matter. Yet, it does.

At least my in box rarely goes over 150. If only that were the case for my scale…