Blitz: a sudden, energetic, and concerted effort, typically on a specific task. There’s just not enough time in the day. Sound familiar? We all say it. 24 hours is just not enough time to get everything done. To that I say…poppycock! Balderdash! Now, once you find it in your heart to forgive my language, allow…
There are a lot of great holiday movies. Most of them are touching in some way, many of them are hilarious, and a few are even scary. But you know what virtually none of them are? Relaxing. Peaceful. Tranquil. Calm. The holiday season and those words just don’t really go together. And yet, we all…
Editor’s note: This post contains affiliate links. Happiness. We all want it, and if we have it, we want more. And that’s a good thing (it’s not a “never satisfied” situation like so many other instances in life). We all know the correlation between it and our overall health. It’s well documented. A general state…
You have a lot of decisions to make. So do I. So does everyone, every day, and at all times. It can seem like our lives are nothing but a series of one decision after another. From the moment you wake up, to the moment you go to sleep, you are constantly making decisions. Big…
Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on the Career Addict blog, and contains an affiliate link. Our memories take a beating these days. One, because we have so damn much to remember (passwords, logins, dates, lists, names, directions…), and two, because many of us rely on digital notepads and to-do lists, our memories don’t get…
Editor’s Note: This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission if you click and/or buy. This does not affect your price in any way. Books, books, books. We’re surrounded by them. On our shelves. On our tables. On our chairs, couches, and stools. Even on our floors. Books accumulate like no…
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on the Career Addicts blog, and contains affiliate links. I want to play a game. You’re presented with a plate of fresh lobster tail and garlic butter (or whatever else you particularly love) and a live frog. You have to clean your plate or die (just go with me…
You are a creative being. We all are. Children are creative from the beginning, never being taught how or why. They just do. Sadly, though, it seems to grow out of most of us. We learn to stop being creative, or to hide it, or that creativity is something for only children and the immature. …
We’re all about convenience and ease-of-use now. Everything needs to be simple, and user-friendly, and quick. We stay logged on to everything so we don’t have to sign in the next time we check our email or Facebook page. We have keyless entry cars so as not to be slowed down by the “hassle” of…
Confidence and tail guns Are all he possessed. An alien land with alien air; He invaded with the confidence Of a young man fighting for ideals. A glass bubble Would either be his coffin or his throne. Tail guns would decide. He smiles at me from seventy years back. Like a letter from…