This is not the blog I started out to write today. That one was about my inability to focus, and well, quite frankly get anything written. While I was floating from one thing to another, I happened across an article that was in Wednesday’s New York … [Read more]
The Joy of Hibernation
I have always liked to hibernate in the winter, particularly in January. It feels good after the December rush, the gift buying, the holiday parties, the overindulgence, to just slow down and get acquainted with my apartment again. I like to think of … [Read more]
Ch-Ch-Ch- Changes
The air feels different today. Cleaner. Filled with hope and promise. It’s official now. Barack Obama has been inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States and we are all off on a new adventure. I am often struck by why I … [Read more]
A Little Lipstick Can Turn It All Around
Sometimes when you are outside of the corporate conference room, it is easier to see how foolish the decisions made inside of it can be. Take NBC. First the network says it will cancel Lipstick Jungle and then they follow that up with … [Read more]
What I Miss About Corporate Life
When people ask me if I miss corporate life at all, my answer, without pause, is no. With the exception of a handful of close friends I worked with daily and the paycheck every two weeks I don’t miss much. But today I did. I was … [Read more]
Pink…. For New Beginnings
The stats are out and apparently another 524,000 joined the ranks of the downsized in December. The word is that the numbers of those who have received pink slips this year has swelled to a sixteen year high. Ouch! Apparently I am not alone … [Read more]