Support systems are vital when undertaking change.
Can People Really Change?
Embracing change; resisting change.
Mad Men Season 5 Episode 3 – Tea Leaves
One more 1960s bias of note, courtesy of Mad Men… Fat, of course.
April Fish, April Fools?
The origin of April Fool’s… with a fishy twist.
NO to No. (Changes in the Wind?)
This seems to be a cycle I repeat: yes to those I nurture, yes to too many commitments, yes to options of every sort, yes to running until I’m ready to drop. It’s time to say no to some of those yeses. More importantly, it’s time to admit that I say no to myself, and […]
Open Your Mouth and Speak
I don’t think I learned to talk – to really talk – until I hit 50. That’s a difficult admission coming from a woman who spent most of her career in communications. But I’m not referring to a professional context. I’m referring to a personal one – talking to our partners, to our friends, to […]
Baby Boom or Bust? Why Demographics Concerning Women Suck
When demographics don’t tell the real story.
Trophies and Proofs
My diplomas are stowed in dresser drawers, somewhere. Those sheepskins cost a pretty penny. You’d think they’d be framed and displayed on a wall. But they’re not. In fact, I’m not entirely sure which drawers in which dresser, and it doesn’t matter. My definition of success isn’t dependent on what others see or feel when […]
Dear Me: Get Out Of My Way
Dear Me, I don’t want to do what I don’t want to do. But I do. I know. It’s called responsibility. It’s called adulthood. Sometimes, it’s called survival. But if I only do what I don’t want to do, I’m tired and I’m cranky; my imagination stalls and my hopelessness fills out its contours all […]
Mad Men Season 5 Premiere: (Episode 1) A Little Kiss
The real surprise in the Mad Men Season 5 premiere? Not only are Don and Megan married – they’re happy. We rejoin our favorite characters after 17 months of the show’s hiatus, and knowing Don Draper, we expect trouble in paradise. But we’re wrong. Not only has our hero married his former secretary Megan, played […]