Kutnick's Korner

I always find myself extremely introspective when life change happens. Today I found myself thinking a lot about my past and the present because school starts tomorrow. Summer is over. Not the season but the vacation away from school life. Schedules happen. Bedtimes matter. Homework begins. In these moments I think about my own personal experiences in grade school as I watch my kids move up the #s each year. This year actually marks the first time in 9 years that school is essentially free (aside from property taxes aka suburban tuition, school supplies, lunch and a small registration fee), and it also marks a time where both of my kids are in an official numbered "grade", 4th and 1st. I remember every one of my teachers K-6. I remember feeling like a big kid on my first day of kindergarten. I also had a lot of reflection today when I thought about 1st and 4th grade because I had the same teacher, Mrs. Ermilio, for both. Mrs. Ermilio was a demanding teacher, but she was m

Tomorrow is Friday the 13th. I was born on Friday, July 13, 1973. And, while some people won't work on the 13th floor of a high rise.... or sit in the 13th aisle of an airplane...I look at 13 as my lucky number. Tomorrow marks my 39th birthday. The last year of my 30s. It does not seem possible. Where did 30-38 go? Why do the days go slowly and the years go fast? Fortunately or unfortunately (depends on how you look at it), I am a goal-oriented person. I sell advertising, and I am constantly surrounded by the word "goal". It is amazing to me how much I want to hit my goal or surpass my goal. It's just how I am programmed. But, lately I have lost sight of personal goals. Life gets busy. So, I have decided to put a list together as I enter my 39th year, and see where I land in 366 days. I would I really would like to enter 40 gracefully as a woman should. And, I keep telling myself that 40 is the new 30. Right? I know that have to keep focused on what is important.