Is this Really Bragging?

Is this Really Bragging?

Why is it that women are so hesitant to tell people about their accomplishments? Is it really bragging to tell someone who is interviewing you for a job why you are qualified for that job? Is it really bragging to tell people your education accomplishments at a...
Regrets?  Why Worrying Shouldn’t Be One of Them

Regrets? Why Worrying Shouldn’t Be One of Them

Recently, I came across this wonderful article from Business Insider. The article summarizes the regrets that people have when they look back on their lives. Many of the regrets were some that I have seen before; working too much, too little time with children and...
How To Have A Wonderful Funeral

How To Have A Wonderful Funeral

My husband and I are at the age in which many of our friends are losing their parents. We find ourselves in the unenviable position of attending funerals throughout the year. Interestingly enough, I’ve found some of these funerals to be oddly wonderful and moving. I...
Your January Assignment

Your January Assignment

Every January 1st, millions of people (I haven’t verified this number, but it certainly seems accurate.) make New Year’s resolutions. By January 10th, (Also not verified, but you know I’m right.) they’ve given up on that resolution. Most of those millions of people...

Because it’s 2016

When newly elected Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was asked why half of his cabinet was comprised of women, he responded, “Because it’s 2015.” That may stand as one of my favorite political responses of all time. Trudeau seems to understand that women’s...