Life Lessons from “Cinderella”
I took my daughter to Edward Liang’s World Premiere of Cinderella at Ballet Met Friday night, and we were joined by hundreds of other revelers, including friends, strangers, and some incredibly special family members. The performance was full of […]
Ordering Chaos
Small confession: I love doing my taxes. I can’t help it. I find it fulfilling to complete a year’s worth of financial reporting and creating summaries of how I spent my time and my resources for both personal and professional […]
The Bad One
We lovingly refer to the end and beginning of Daylight Savings Time as the “good one” and the “bad one,” respectively. We gain an extra hour of sleep when our clocks fall back each autumn, and the extra hour is […]
March 2015 Tasks
I write this watching snowfall outside the window beside me. If I didn’t know better, I’d swear today was the start of February, not March. What’s more – Apparently, we’re supposed to get nearly five additional inches of snow today, […]
Painting Lemonade with Lemons
Hi Guys! Katy here, Research Assistant for Minerva Financial Arts. This post hits close to home for me… Have you ever spoken with someone, perhaps in your family or a friend, who asked you with skepticism why you […]
Envy-Based Design
I’m envious of anyone who can play with Legos and Pipe Cleaners all day. And yet, the idea of being a kindergarten teacher sounds like a level of hell Dante failed to describe adequately. But by reading The Pleasures and […]
Pick An Artist Any Artist
“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint,” Edward Hopper said, describing his own reasons for being an artist. But what is it to be an artist? Or an “artist”? Or an ARTist? This […]
February 2015 Tasks
February is heart-health month, in both the literal sense (take care of your heart muscle!) and the figurative sense. Are you protecting yourself and your heart physically, emotionally, creatively, and intellectually? Are you protecting your money and your finances […]
Opening Those Big Eyes
“The point of art is to elevate, not to pander,” John Canaday, the art critic (portrayed by Terence Stamp) in the movie Big Eyes tells us. And yet, the pandering nature of Walter Keane, the villain in Tim Burton’s […]
In Service of Humanity
I love how MLK Day has become synonymous with service. And I love even more how, particularly with recent events in Ferguson, Staten Island, Paris and elsewhere, we are more cognizant than ever of the value of community. So in […]
