There’s a lot of talk about happiness lately. When I first had kids, it was nearly impossible to find time, any time, to spend on myself, to do the (non-kid) things that made me happy. Between all the responsibilities of motherhood and keeping my career alive, I couldn’t find five minutes for myself. Many of […]
Archive | Weekly Survival
Weekly or bi-monthly stories and tips for surviving your work week. We like to find the humor in our irony, and hope you do, too.
You Work For Me
“You work for me”, a friend told his boss and coworkers, mostly architects, who were talking about a client project and clearly forgetting about the customer. I stopped him to ask him what their reaction was. “They all agreed”, he laughed. He was slightly disappointed that they didn’t argue otherwise so he could engage them […]
Rose-Colored Glasses
A friend of mine shared this folk tale: A traveler came upon an old farmer hoeing in his field beside the road. Eager to rest his feet, the wanderer hailed the countryman, who seemed happy enough to straighten his back and talk for a moment. “What sort of people live in the next town?” asked […]
Letting Creativity In
In an earlier post, I referred to emotional balance at work as being the key to my personal definition of success. I’ve given up on the notion of work / personal life balance. My life is filled with drop offs and pick ups, laundry and errands, cleaning and cooking, afterschool functions, rehearsals, recitals, soccer practice […]
Career Coach or Girl’s Night Out?
The other day I was talking to a member of the same preschool community (our daughters go to school together) about her decision to hire a career coach. I was surprised by her decision because she seemed like one of those parents who really embraces her work and family, finding ways to make both work […]
Rules of the Road
Have you ever driven in a place in which no one pays any attention to the rules of the road? Where drivers drift around the roads, completely oblivious to the lanes painted on the surface of the road? Where people turn right, onto side streets, from the left-hand lane? Where yield is an unknown word? […]
Learning to Budget
I was talking to a friend and member of our Covert Community today and she was telling me about some budgeting tricks that I have asked her to share on the website. For a sneak preview, here are a few things to think about. She promises to upload the budget in a future blog! 1. […]
Resume Tips
Let me start by saying that most of us, maybe even all of us, need help with our resume. It’s not something we come by naturally UNLESS we’ve had training and practice (aka as a hiring manager or a recruiter) to spot things that are no no’s. So, here are five basic tips to writing […]
Being Supportive
Within my community, I’ve been very fortunate to have positive support during each new phase in my life. The old adage continues to ring true: when choosing your community, choose wisely. It was easy for me to believe in myself, when a handful of friends immediately told me I could reach my goals. There is […]
Stress Reduction Tip #197
I was listening to a Selected Shorts podcast while driving in the car the other day. I can’t remember what the story was called or who wrote it, but it was a well-written and entertaining story about a woman who was rather bravely living and working by herself in The Big City (the story took […]
