Happy Turkey Day!
This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for: My health Friends and family who support my writing habit Friends and family who appreciate my cooking My trusty laptop (we’ve been through a lot together) The...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts on CVS
Forty-eight percent of you said the content you enjoy reading most on this blog is my random musings. The rest of you can skip this post. I love CVS coupons. When I get one of those coupons for $4 off...
View ArticleWhen You Need an Elevator Pitch
Today I was chatting with one of our interns and said to him “so, you know I won’t be in the office after next week, right?” He’s not my intern, so I can understand why he hadn’t heard yet (but that is...
View ArticleLast Day in the Office
I’ve been anticipating my last day at work for awhile, but now that it’s come and gone, it’s kind of surreal (but not in a bad way). Like, for instance, when I realized that I didn’t have to reset my...
View ArticleMust Be a Keeper
Not only did he give me a scanner/copier/printer this weekend, but the boyfriend spent over an hour on Sunday morning installing the software and making sure it would work with Vista (which it didn’t...
View ArticleThe Secret to Job Satisfaction
True to my word in last Friday’s post, this weekend I attended a bachelorette party and spent a few minutes chatting (more like yelling, as the music pulsated through the room) with a management...
View ArticleA Lesson in International Diplomacy
This summer my two roommates departed for India and Japan while I held down the homefront. A few weeks ago, the one in India announced that she was moving out at the end of August. I waited for the...
View ArticleWhat Losing a Parent Taught Me About Freelancing and Life
I hope none of you have to lose a parent prematurely (my Dad was 55), but the past several weeks have taught me a bit more about life and freelancing. Saying no can save your sanity. I had a client...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
For those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, I hope that you’re able to take some time off and enjoy some the day with family and friends. Here’s what I’m thankful for this year: Family and friends...
View ArticleCatharsis Through Catastrophe
Last week I taught a one-night course on blogging, and I’ve been psyched about the course since, oh, November. Plenty of time to prepare, right? In theory, yes. I put together several pages of handouts...
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