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I have always known how to get an idea off the ground.As the founder of East End Taste, a Hamptons-based events company, I had built my career through relationships, creativity, instinct, and determination.For a long time, I believed those strengths were enough to move my small business forward, but then…
I was born and raised in New York City and moved to Italy when I was 24 years old. For a little over twelve years, Italy has been my home, and I’ve built a life here.I have two children, an 8-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son. Both of them have…
Working in NYC real estate, brokering deals for the rich and famous in one of the most desirable property markets in the world, is a “glamorous” business. Yet, for broker Violetta Kruglyak, that does not translate to a glamorous life.For her, breaking into the real estate world is defined by…
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Sarina Cornthwaite, a 35-year-old stay-at-home mom. She is based in Muskoka, Canada. Her words have been edited for length and clarity.Since the Buy Canada movement started last year, I’ve seen so many more of my family and friends participate and become more…
I am the mom of an only child, and my 17-year-old son is a senior this year. I’ve always tried to volunteer and get involved to help out and enrich his school experience, but in recent years, I’ve scaled back.When he started high school and joined the marching band in…
As an only child, an occasional weekend slumber party was the longest I’d had to share a bedroom or bathroom — or anything, really — until I was a freshman in college.So last year, when my 62-year-old mom proposed putting her house on the market and us buying a place…
I never thought I’d live with my mom again.But in 2024 — as my husband and I struggled to find a house in Connecticut that we could afford, and my mom was looking for a way out of Florida — I had an idea: What if the three of us…
My daughter had just turned 7 years old. Her one request was that we host a birthday party at our house. My husband and I agreed and started preparing. Like many parents, we needed a little help managing the moving pieces. I asked my mother if she wouldn’t mind watching…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mounika Chinnam, 33, who lives in Andhra Pradesh, India and took a seven-year career break. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I got my first tech job when I was 23, writing code for a research and development company.…
This interview is based on a conversation with James Richard Cornell, 63, who has been caring for his 87-year-old mom with dementia for over a decade. Cornell built a house on his property for his mom, which has helped them avoid nursing home costs. This interview has been edited for…
