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When I was expecting my first baby, I spent untold hours trying to decorate her nursery.Every time I sat down at the computer to pick out furniture and decor, I’d start strong: I’d find a crib I liked, then try to match it to a wallpaper that seemed to have…
On the seventh morning of a $135 “respiratory cleanse,” I stood in my Atlanta kitchen staring at five bottles of pills and raw vegetables.The plan required I take pills six times a day for 21 days and eat only raw food. I lasted a week until a friend invited me…
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 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…
This story is based on an interview with Mary Roberts, 33, from Miami. She is about to launch a consultancy. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.I was on the chubbier side growing up. However, as soon as I started competitive sports like basketball in high school, I…
