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Everyone who loves extreme sports seems to have a GoPro, the cool camera that is designed to go anywhere and shoot anything while youāre in the middle of the most amazing experiences of your life. As someone who is not all that into extreme sports (I am the mother of four and safety is a […] More
Returning to work is never easy when youāve been gone. It doesnāt matter if you were on maternity leave, you left to raise your kids, you went on a vacation or you just started a new job; going back to work is a chore no matter how long youāve been gone. I mean, I think […] More
If you prefer working with animals to working with humans, chances are good that you have worked with humans in the past. In all seriousness, working with animals is something that many people prefer. They are appreciative, they are loving and they donāt gossip. But they do have their own challenges, and thatās not without […] More
It is, perhaps, the most genius idea Iāve heard all day. granted, it is only 11 am and my morning was spent getting two kids ready for school, taking my twins to the supermarket and answering questions like, āAre your boy/girl twins identical?ā despite their very different anatomy and the fact that they look nothing […] More
I wonāt lie; being self-employed is something that I refuse to give up. Iāve been freelancing for the past 7 years, and itās been the best 7 years of my life. I love it. I love the earning potential. I love the freedom to work on my own schedule. I love that my deadlines are […] More
Everyone, it seems, wants to find a way to make more money, work from home or be their own boss. Iāll tell you what; itās nice. But itās not always easy. In fact, sometimes itās a challenge. You do not have the comfort of having gainful employment with a contract every single day and the […] More
I donāt know about you, but Iām a morning person. I enjoy my mornings because Iām more productive in the mornings. I like the peace and the quiet, and the promise of a new day. Mornings are one of the very rare moments in my life in which my kids are all asleep and I […] More
Growing up I always dreamed of writing. I loved it. I won an award in kindergarten for my first book, and it went to a state competition that it also won for best writing and illustration for my age group. I continued on this path, writing ābooksā and short stories throughout my life, and my […] More
New college graduates often face a harsh reality; that shiny and very expensive new diploma does not guarantee a key to a corner office in a big-city high rise working as a CEO for a Fortune 500 company. In fact, most grads are not able to even get a job that is even remotely close […] More
Nothing is impossible. In fact, I recently found myself quoting dozens of Pinterest-based boards that read, āThe word itself says Iām Possible,ā when my 4-year-old informed me that putting on a shirt from the head down is not something within her talent range, and that sticking her feet in the neck and pulling her shirts […] More
There is a very small percentage of people out there who are doing exactly what they had envisioned career-wise.Ā Ā In fact, so much so they they had a plan, went to college to study that passion, pursued it, and are gainfully employed doing exactly what they had set out to do.Ā They knew because of […] More
Job loss can occur at any time, even though most of us like to think it will never happen to us, and it can be devastating to those who arenāt prepared. It can be devastating to those who are prepared, but certainly more so for those unprepared. While most of us are pretty off-kilter and […] More