Powerlifting gives me the discipline and structure to tackle hard things in life and work! A day later, my body hurts. This morning, I got a great two-hour massage (I have the cupping marks to prove...

Surabhi Lal organized Leverage Your Sips to connect people. We have the gift of wide-ranging, diverse networks of people.

The Rapatalo family have been members of Liberty Science Center since 2018. We went to our first member nights, celebrating Halloween.

My gym put up a new sign this month. If you watched the Bear, you'll get the reference.

I'm training for my third powerlifting meet. I took up the sport in the winter of 2021 and have fallen in love with it.

I loved trivia from the moment that Trivial Pursuit and Jeopardy! became popular in the 1980s. I read the encyclopedia, memorized Trivial Pursuit cards, and tested my skills every weekday at 7pm.

This past Saturday was the All About Downtown Street Fair in downtown Jersey City. I've lived in Jersey City for 17 years, and have loved the diversity and vibe of the city.

We are doing BIG TINGS at Brooklyn Lab Charter School. At our 10th anniversary gala, we have Meagan Good as our host AND Roland Martin as our keynote speaker.

The girls went back to school this past Wednesday. More than the excitment of seeing their friends and learning, they were AMPED about their back to school outfits.

I love attending baby showers! Celebrating new life reminds me of the beauty and hard work of raising Sofia and Ava. Aside from the good food and good people, I love the baby shower GAMES (mostly...

Usher dropped his first album in 1994! Fast forward 30 years later, Shanita Rapatalo (She/Her) and I went to our first Usher concert. He sang it all.

I've been a HUGE reality TV fan (since the early days of Real Housewives). Fast forward to the RapFam guilty pleasure of 90 Day Fiance.

After a long week of rain and cancelled swim team practices, RapFam went out to La Festa Italiana in downtown Jersey City on Thursday night. It was still muggy but not too hot.

I started leaning heavily on my people a year and a day ago. I needed to find a new "home.

I decided to play around with Meta AI because it's hard not to see it (it's right above my Instagram messages!) After sharing a couple of photos (front, left and right side), I asked Meta AI to come...

Team Building I spent most of this past week in Boise, ID. Stronger Consulting had a leadership team retreat so we could do team building, tell our stories (for marketing!!) and strategize on how we...

Bronx Zoo Trip One of my family's FAVORITE summer activities is going to the Bronx Zoo. Through the New York University Alumni Office, we have gone with Sofia for many years and were excited to have...

I spent most of last week in Boston for the National Charter Schools Conference. It was the first time that our Stronger Consulting leadership team met! Shout out to Mike Montoya and Denise Jensen!...