Local Voices

By Guest Blogger: Diana Robinson, Campaign & Education Coordinator at Food Chain Workers Alliance and member of Governing Board at Brooklyn Food Coalition. Food is an essential part of life. It nourishes our bodies, memories and soul.

The Most Effective Way To Do It, Is To Do It ~ Amelia Earhart Hand Lettered Illustration By Harriet Faith In keeping with the theme of "jes' gettin' 'er done," I present Amelia Earhart, American aviatrix and adventurer.

Can over concerned mothers come in between babies and technology. If you want to motivate your tot to take that first step you've been waiting on put an iMac in front of her. My daughter is more interested in playing with my iPhone than her rattle.

As business owners, we have to deal with events as they occur. Sometimes we can foresee something happening and mitigate our exposure to them, but sometimes we cannot. Often, we simply do not have the capital to avoid certain issues.

Has anyone notice the immense amount of pressure it is to be a "good" mom? Please note that I use this word in quotes due to its over used, loaded and quite relative meanings.

Painted Hand Lettering by Harriet Faith. Quote by Mark Twain.

I'm going to make a revelation right now, and it's going to be so phenomenal and crazy that you might not believe me... Are you ready? Here it goes: There are still record stores, and they still sell records. Are you blown away? Well you should be.

Being in business alone is totally lonely. Being in business with two can mean the end of both the business and the relationship. Three is like goldilocks - it's just right. "In sickness and in health" is not just in marriage but also in business.

Hand Lettering by Harriet Faith. Swedish Proverb.

As mothers, we all say, we would do anything for our children.