Can we just stop the office gossip? Because that's all it is gossip. Fueling the fragile egos of those who can't or won't support, uplift, and encourage coworkers. Chances are those who are gossiping have no idea what the person or people they are gossiping about have gone through. They have no idea how many times the person they… Continue reading Little Rumors-not the music
Hello Readers I pledged to write more a while ago, which hasn’t happened. It’s not for the lack of words, motivation, or thought. Part is because I’ve let other commitments take over, and I’m failing myself, and part is because, well, is anyone even reading this? Over ten years ago, I made a significant change… Continue reading Seize the Day!
Since I last posted. I will get better at posting. I've been working at my job a lot lately, and it's draining all my energy to work on the things I want to do, like write this blog. I've made myself a promise to honor myself and not let outside responsibilities encroach on my passions.… Continue reading It’s been a minute
I wanted to write about an issue that comes up frequently enough to become a glaring problem. I’ve encountered this issue both in group settings and when talking to someone one-on-one. I’m just as guilty of doing this, and I’m making a point to be better when it happens, yet at the same time, I’ve… Continue reading We interrupt this program to tell you…
If you have cats, and I'm sure some of you do, ever notice that every so often your cat will stare at the wall corner, or if you have a cat like mine, he will caterwaul into thin air. Some say it's singing the song of their people; others claim that cats can see otherworldly… Continue reading Ghosts
Whenever I hear someone talk about not wanting to be in the circumstances they are in but not wanting to change, I can’t help but feel little to no empathy. Things are not as bad as they are perceived if they aren’t willing to change the situation. I have been pigeonholed into Administrative positions my… Continue reading Pigeon Hole
It wasn’t dark; it wasn’t stormy; it wasn’t even night. I may have written about what I’m writing about now but can’t remember, and it could have been a dream. I may have dream wrote it. That’s a thing, right? I surrendered my grandiose plans of having a thriving wellness consultation business. Not because I… Continue reading Show Up and Do The Work
Growing up, my dad would refer to those who keep track of small details on what they did for you, so now you do for them as “Bean Counting.” This term, usually used as a negative way to describe financial decisions, was used to describe someone who keeps track of all the times they helped… Continue reading Support
We are under stressful times and that might mean that you are asked to go above and beyond what our job entails. And if you're in tune with the climate of the organization, you pitch in and do what needs to be done whether it's your job or not and don't complain because you know… Continue reading Shenanigans in the workspace
I won’t talk about my current job, mostly because what I want to share here is what lead me to this job and the lessons about work-life balance that I have learned along the way. Today I’m writing about the job interview process. And it’s a process. Over my 26 year career I have dabbled… Continue reading Lessons Learned from Interviewing
Balancing Cat 