Somebody’s on vacation and her name is ME! I wanted to touch back on a previous blog this week because, well, I’m on vacation and am really trying to honor one of my 2024 goals of allowing myself time off by either working ahead or skipping a week altogether. This is a working ahead version. … Continue reading The Exit Interview: Vacation Remix
Category: Thoughts on Work Life
To Travel (Agent) or Not To Travel (Agent)
“Wait, so you’re, like, a real travel agent?” Often, when I hear this, I wonder if what I feel isn't exactly how Pinocchio felt when questioned about his real boy-ness. “Yes,” I want to respond, “According to all the hotel chains, I am real. According to all the cruise lines, I am real. According to … Continue reading To Travel (Agent) or Not To Travel (Agent)
The Meandering Homestead
Do you know what day it is? Do you know? Okay, well, did you know what day it was five days ago? It was Whine & Wine Wednesday!
The Meandering Career Path
"The average person has twelve jobs in their lifetime. TWELVE! You don’t have to stay where you start for the rest of eternity!" We hope our children are discovering that today's decisions do not have to apply to the rest of their lives.
The Exit Interview (Don’t #TellDell)
The first rule of Dell's downfall is not to talk about Dell's downfall.
DABDA Should Have More Letters
DABDA should have more letters. Like S or C or Q and whatever else is needed for the “sitting alone eating chips & queso” stage.
Nicest Place to Work. Kind of.
In a world where mental health seems to be on the tip of every tongue, I was quite surprised to get a note indicating that my company's insurance plan would no longer cover my “I function better without anxiety” medicine. Say what, now?
The Zero Hours…and hustle.
How do I manage it all? The Zero Hours (and a little hustle).
UnHERnged
I had to raise my voice at work today. It’s been seven hours since I had to be quite firm on a conference call and, yes, I still feel bad. Bad? Guilty. Annoyed. Nervous. All of the above. (Also, do we still call them conference calls? Or do we just go by Zooms now? I … Continue reading UnHERnged
The Business of Comfort
I am writing from something that you would more likely expect to see in the control center at SpaceX than in the sticks of central Virginia. This newly built office getup, in which I now live, has more controls and options and comfort than I even knew was possible. What? I shouldn’t be finishing my … Continue reading The Business of Comfort