Y’all are going to think there is something wrong with me. So a few caveats are in order before I tell this story: I’m an intelligent, educated woman, and have, in the past, supported myself quite well. I am not a backwards ninny who has to ask her husband’s permission to do things. Jim and [...]
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5 Leadership Lessons From Stacy & Clinton
I’m so disappointed that What Not to Wear is coming to an end. I’ve been hooked on this show since it started — for the fashion, of course, but mostly for the amazing transformation process. Hosts Stacy London and Clinton Kelly mince no words when it comes to unfortunate clothing. As ruthless as their criticism can be about a [...]
Bad News and Good News
We’re about two weeks into the unemployment and, of course, there are big changes around here. Some good, some not so good. I wrote about it last week. Bad news first: We’re in only-spend-money-on-necessities mode. That means no extras; no restaurants, no clothes shopping and no hair appointments. Very first-world-problems. I know. Almost ridiculously so. [...]
Clean Out. Move On.
Earlier this week, I wrote about Jim’s sudden layoff this past Tuesday morning. One of the things that made it difficult was that he and the others were asked to leave the building immediately and make arrangements to pick up personal effects after business hours. So today was Clean Out the Office Day. It hasn’t [...]
Rethinking Necessity
Early this morning as I got ready for work, I tweeted this: Getting in the shower & forgetting to put the shower curtain inside the tub: the new mopping the bathroom floor. #emptynesters #fb — beth g sanders (@bethgsanders) February 19, 2013 Irritated at myself for flooding the bathroom floor, I mopped up the [...]
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