Today is a good day! It’s Fun at Work day! Of course, today is also April Fools Day- probably by design. And yes, harmless pranks might be a good way to have a little fun, but it’s far from the only way. You could bring in treats. You could tell a couple work appropriate jokes. You could organize a a… Read more »
Granted, most of the polls on Facebook are garbage, but one recently caught my eye. The question was “Do you let you pets on the furniture?”. I know this was mostly aimed at dog owners, but the troubling thing for me was that more than zero people said “no”. What exactly is the point of having a pet if you… Read more »
Today is a very easy holiday to observe- it’s No Selfie Day. You might wonder why this is a thing. But especially for young women, taking and posting selfies can be a very stressful thing. Getting that perfect lighting, using the right filter, wondering how about many “likes” you are going to get- it can be very damaging for anyone’s… Read more »
This week was an exciting one in the world of the easily angered. The Q crowd had yet another letdown when none of the predictions made for March 4th happened. Andrew Cuomo apparently has no idea how to interact with women. Hasbro isn’t really dropping the name Mr. Potato Head, but people thought they were and lost their minds for… Read more »
Between Christmas, New Years, and Valentine’s Day there are always a lot of new engagements. And, as I do from time to time, I want to help all these happy couples have a long and happy marriage by adding mine to the long list of (mostly) unwanted advise these folks are going to get. I’ve covered this topic a lot… Read more »
Much has been made in recent weeks about unity here in the United States. Joe Biden made it a centerpiece of his inauguration speech. But what does it really mean? There are many different ways to define unity, but I like Stephen Covey’s the best. He says in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People “Insecure people think… Read more »
By now everyone who knows me knows my conflicting emotions on working from home. I know I’m so fortunate that I have been able to keep working full time when so many other have not. I also know that never leaving the house messes with my mental health in serious ways. It’s truly a mixed bag. One thing that… Read more »
2020. Decades from now, just the mention of this dumpster fire of a year will still bring back all kinds of unpleasant memories. Thanksgiving looked a lot different for most of us this year (shame on you if it didn’t), and Christmas is going to be more of the same. Does it totally suck? Very much so. More than any… Read more »
Today is Veterans Day. Almost all of us know someone who served. Maybe your father or mother served in Vietnam or Korea. Maybe you have a coworker or family member who has served in the Middle East. Maybe you have grandparents who served in World War 2 who are still with is. My point? It shouldn’t be hard to find… Read more »
While I think we all agree that 2020 has been a complete and utter dumpster fire, it is also true that we are living in pretty amazing times in many ways as well. Just a few years ago no one has heard of FaceTime and Zoom meetings were only for large companies with employees in multiple time zones. Had this pandemic… Read more »