Mary Ellen is my super friend. Supermom to two great boys, super VP of international finance, supersize that burger and fries we share when we get together. (Who am I trying to fool? We each order our own, clearly…) Mary Ellen is also super modest. She...
My friend Sara put her house on the market last year. She hadn’t planned on selling. She had lived there a long time. She was so familiar with the wear and tear that she saw necessary upgrades in every room. Rather than putting in the money to update and...
I have to be honest. Last year when my friend Nathalie told me about her latest hobby, I made fun of her. I know. That’s not very nice of me. But… the hobby she mentioned was…. Paint-by-Numbers. I mean, come on… hahahahaha! What middle-aged...
You didn’t see it coming. Or maybe you did, even though you were hiding under your desk, hoping it would pass by like a tornado that lands one town over, leaving you shaken but unscathed. Suddenly you’re out. Laid off. Sacked. Unemployed. Now what?...
I’m big on To Do lists. Maybe because there is always so much To Do. I get an unusual amount of gratification by crossing off items on my To Do list. Merely creating the list fuels my sense of productivity even if I’m ultimately not that productive....
