Lynne Tapper

 
Lynne Tapper is a professional organizer in the greater Hartford area.  Her childhood love affair with orderliness, when Lynne labeled everything in her room with her Dymo label maker, has evolved into her business, Seize the Daze (www.seizethedaze.com). 

Lynne specializes in helping new parents find powerful and simple techniques and tools to ease the chaos that accompanies the arrival of a new baby.  She is a member of the National Organization of Professional Organizers (N.A.P.O.) and the New York and Connecticut chapters of N.A.P.O.  A 10-year organizing specialist, Lynne has worked as a consultant for Cross It Off Your List, a New York City-based business that helps individuals and businesses organize various aspects of their personal and work lives.

The arrival of Lynne’s daughter in 2001 gave birth to another labor of love -- baby daze^®: An organizer for tracking your baby's first few months.  Co-authored by Lynne and her husband Leland Brandt, baby daze is the perfect tool for expecting parents.  Lynne’s professional insights provided the structure for baby daze, creating a system to help parents feel more at ease with a newborn.  Their experiences as new parents helped Lynne and Leland tailor the book to keep track of all the details that crop up during the first few months with a new baby.  They have now updated the book for its 3rd edition.

Another passion in Lynne’s life is fitness.  She has run marathons since 1990 and has participated in triathlons since 1995.  She applies organizational principles and techniques to help women find time in their schedule to exercise.  Each summer, Lynne coaches a training group for women in the greater Hartford area to prepare them for their first sprint-distance triathlon.  (www.trainingdaze.com)

Previously, Lynne has worked in the television and Internet divisions of ESPN, ABC and Oxygen’s sports departments.  Lynne lives in West Hartford with her husband and two children.

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Leland Brandt

Leland Brandt, co-author of baby daze is a stay-at-home father and the founder of NYDads (www.nydads.com), a support group for other stay-at-home fathers.

The arrival of Leland’s daughter Sofie in 2001 gave birth to another labor of love -- baby daze^®: An organizer for tracking your baby's first few months.  Co-authored by Leland and his wife Lynne Tapper, baby daze is the perfect tool for expecting parents.  Based on their experience as new parents, Lynne and Leland designed an easy-to-use logbook to keep track of all the details that crop up during the first few months with a new baby.  They have now updated the book to release the 3rd edition of baby daze: An organizer for tracking your baby’s first few months.

Priot to Sofie's birth, after much deliberation, they decided that he would stay home full-time to raise their baby.  This non-traditional decision had its roots in Leland's encounter as a college student with a stay-at-home father.  The joy and fulfillment that this father of two radiated, inspired Leland and planted an idea in the back of his mind that waited until the birth of his own child to bloom.

To address a need for some male companionship during the weekdays, Leland formed NYDads, a support group for other stay-at-home dads in the New York City area.  He had found that many stay-at-home fathers were reluctant to attend classes for fear of being the only dad in attendance.  Formed in August of 2001, the group met weekly in Central Park, The Museum of Natural History, or someone’s apartment to socialize, trade parenting tips and compare stroller features.

Leland, Lynne and Sofie now reside in West Hartford, CT.  Leland is also the president of The Research Department, Inc., a company that offers customized research solutions for individuals and businesses.  The Research Department is the publisher of baby daze.

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