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A colleague was recently telling me about her experience potty training her young son.
"I can't believe I actually told my husband he needs to start keeping the door open when he goes to the bathroom! We are both modest people, so we naturally keep the d ... Read more...
As I waded through the toys and bits in my living room this morning, I began wondering if clutter reproduces itself. Does the missing Lego under the couch wink at the yellow dump truck across the room and make a date? Does the Harry Potter dvd invite the fake ket ... Read more...
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I was recently listening to my husband complaining about the laundry that needed to folded. It was a beautiful, sunny day. Yes, there were things that needed to be done around the house, but, again, it was a beautiful, sunny day.
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When the thought hit me that I wanted to publish a book, I researched the process and came up with these six simple steps:Step one: think of an ideaStep two: write a proposal and send query letters to lots of agentsStep three: get an agentStep fo ... Read more...
I just received an e-mail from the publisher of a newsletter whose title will remain anonymous (to protect the guilty). Once again, I am being asked to work for free. This makes me crazy! Here is what happened.
I e-mailed them to ask if they could use my ... Read more...
What I mean is.... well, I am currently preparing for my FMLA leave (aka maternity leave). The doctor has said that baby number three can come any day.Knowing that you will be gone for 12 weeks forces you to look at what you do and ask yourself "who else can ... Read more...
We should all be keeping our eyes and ears open for potential attacks on the FMLA act. FMLA is the only law in this country that ensures women can take the time off for having a baby, dealing with famil ... Read more...
My husband was working with a new production company when he overheard one side of this phone conversation.
"Right. Well, I told him no." Long pause.
"The point is, if you tell him yes whenever I tell him no, he is going to come to you every time". ... Read more...
We had an emergency crisis meeting at work today. One of my colleagues was getting annoyed. She was frustrated that so-and-so did not come to the meeting with more answers and recommendations.
This evening, as I was cutting grapes for Lex, my mind wandered b ... Read more...
