Welp. I quit my job. I’m jobless. And I’m freaking out. Are you freaking out? Cause I’m freaking out! Have you ever tried to find a new job and realize that it’s palpably impossible to even navigate options if you are going to be an honest employee? I pride myself on being an honest gal….
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“As you wish”. What a line. Do you ever say something with another meaning intended, desperately hoping the other party will catch on? In the movie (AND the novel), The Princess Bride, “As you wish,” equates to, “I love you”. The humor, the romance, the adventure…who thought of such a storyline? William Goldman. William was…
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Obligatory small talk. It’s almost bad enough to make your ears bend into odd shapes and trigger you to whip out your notepad and vent about! (My cat gets it!) Do you ever get invited out to a larger gathering with folks you don’t know on a personal level (or perhaps a smaller work lunch)…
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Do you really turn into your parents as you grow up? Now, don’t get me wrong, I love my parents very much and they were/are great parents. I was lucky to have a mother who was a social butterfly (unlike this quiet lady typing) and wanted her daughters to have ALL the sleepovers, ALL the…
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Is it just me? Or are some names more powerful and poetic that others? Elizabeth Barrett Browning. It sounds like a strong, graceful eagle, soaring above as if to look upon those below, with a guiding breeze trailing behind her. She glides along, echoing a whisper of encouragement and humor, smiling upon those worthy enough…
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Tis the season to panic. I’m not one to enjoy a home flooded with guests I don’t know all that well. I take my home (my retreat) very seriously. It’s my little oasis of meaningful things and maintained energy that brings me a level of calm serenity, reliability and offers a sense of security… perhaps…
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At work this week we have no air conditioning. One would presume that would be adequate reason to work from home…I mean, we have full capability to connect to the major networks from home and do our job in all its entirety without any hinderance. So, we’re going to work from home, right? Wrong. For…
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Louisa May Alcott was most known for her famous novel Little Women that was published in 1868. Her success wasn’t limited to this ever-loved novel, or the additional sequels that followed later on. With short stories, poetry and a list of other winning novels, Louisa was quite a sensation during her century, as well as…
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The other day I went out for a run and felt like I had been reincarnated as a log being dragged behind an old, nearly broken car. My legs were shaking, my knees hurt, my head felt heavy, and my chest felt like it had transformed a into wheezy windpipe. I walked outside of my…
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We all have a history. Our backgrounds are what shape us into who we are today. I’m always curious to know the good, bad, recent, and old stories of those I’m closest to. It had me thinking about my own past and things I’ve worked on within myself. Interestingly, upon pondering over a few situations…
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