Blog Feed: Is your smartphone making you an idiot?

I have come to the harsh realization that some people are not happy not matter what. It does not matter if they have a good schedule on the job, the job still doesn’t pay enough. Because you will never perform at the level of your potential, you can only perform at the level of your beliefs. You have to been happy or at least moderately content to do either > read more

Starting A Blog? Read These Pieces Of Advice!

Published on 2012-05-24 06:18:53

Reblogged from Business to Business Trendsetters: A blog may be something you might be doing to promote your business, or simply something you are doing as a fun hobby. No matter the reason behind it, a blog will be something very personal. You need to make sure that you are going about it in the [...] > read more

I think I hate you

Published on 2012-05-20 17:23:39

I had a headache. I had lost my Saturday. I had a loaded carb breakfast. I ate shredded pig for lunch and my tummy was not happy. It's their entire fault that I didn't feel good and that I did not get the full effect of the training becaase of thier yapping. Ladies, I think I hate you. > read more

She says the darnest things….

Published on 2012-05-20 16:24:47

It never fails, we sit down to lunch, I load in a mouthful of salad, and out of her mouth spews forth something that makes me almost choke. My friend Aubrey gives new meaning to colloquialisms. It is not as if she uses the phrases incorrectly, but she laces old school wisdom with words that are not usually paired. > read more

How Not to Stay Focused When Writing an Essay

Published on 2012-05-15 21:18:30

Reblogged from I Broke My Glasses Again: I have a Senior Thesis due in two weeks for my Economics major… so I drew a picture of this giraffe. This is my giraffe. He has laser beam eyes. My paper is about the Massachusetts Health Care reform and writing this thing is so… Incredibly. Dull. But [...] > read more

Why Writing Involves Pain

Published on 2012-05-10 20:32:00

Reblogged from Timon's Opus: What is that sound you ask? I am banging my head on my desk. Why? I have an addiction to pain. Life is about pain management. Writers must have extraordinary threshold for pain. The deadlines are often too short. Editors change documents beyond recognition. Did I mention the submission process? There is a [...] > read more

Why Writing Involves Pain

Published on 2012-05-10 20:32:00

Water Safety

Published on 2012-05-08 19:18:30

Reblogged from kellamconsulting: I do not know much about water safety, all I know is that if you cannot swim stay out the water. Filed under: Life > read more

Water Safety

Published on 2012-05-08 19:18:30

Reblogged from kellamconsulting: I do not know much about water safety, all I know is that if you cannot swim stay out the water. Filed under: Life > read more

What Qualities are Important to You?

Published on 2012-05-06 19:35:26

. I enjoy people expecting me to be me and not the life of party, or the person who ruins it for everyone. I am reliable. That is a quality that is important to almost everyone; it is also what keeps your friends and family tuning in to your life. > read more

What Qualities are Important to You?

Published on 2012-05-06 19:35:26

6 lessons in speech humor from the White House correspondents’ dinner

Published on 2012-05-06 17:17:06

Reblogged from American Speaker: You don’t have to be a professional comedian or have a staff of writers to make an audience laugh, although that certainly helped Jimmy Kimmel and President Obama during this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last Saturday. The pair kept the audience laughing for nearly an hour by spinning jokes [...] > read more

6 lessons in speech humor from the White House correspondents’ dinner

Published on 2012-05-06 17:17:06

A Salute to the Military Wife

Published on 2012-05-04 17:27:43

Reblogged from VC-Solutions: By Roberto Negron Roberto Negron, Editor A soldier’s wife holds the toughest job in the world. She is the one who holds down “The Fort” soldiers call home. She has to be strong for everyone else. When her children ask questions, with a big smile she says, “Your daddy loves you very [...] > read more

A Salute to the Military Wife

Published on 2012-05-04 17:27:43

Just My Toes Please

Published on 2012-04-27 18:21:46

It is that time of year again. It is time to head to the salons for pedicures for the summer. It is again time to slough off the dead of winter that torments our soles. It is also time yet again to be tormented by Mamasan and her crew. Manicure… pedicure?” I take to the chair, slip off my shoes and add my feet to the blue hot water. I pick up the chair controller, recline the chair and start the massage features. I am relaxed, I am decompressing, I am about to get my “chill out” on [..] > read more

Just My Toes Please

Published on 2012-04-27 18:21:46

On Working

Published on 2012-04-23 18:44:37

Reblogged from The Greenery: Does anyone truly love to work? I mean, the actual act of working, not the side-effects: satisfaction, sense of purpose, feelings of accomplishment. I mean, let’s be honest: wouldn’t you rather be having a glass of wine with friends in a nice, sunny garden instead of surveilling a parking garage, polishing [...] > read more

On Working

Published on 2012-04-23 18:44:37

I’m a Frickin’ Lady!

Published on 2012-04-21 19:57:24

I still live by the rules taught by my mother; if it will embarrass you if I found out, then don’t do it. I hold those words dear and taught the same rule to my son. There has to be a standard. I am holding to mine because I’m a frickin’ lady! I cannot help but question the motifs of a woman over 45 who wants her cleavage to show. Those boobs are old and moving towards becoming full of dust, who are you trying to tempt? I am not ashamed of my body and take pride in my appearance, but I c [..] > read more

I’m a Frickin’ Lady!

Published on 2012-04-21 19:57:24

Finding Your Purpose

Published on 2012-04-19 20:40:42

Sometimes the smallest gestures can have the deepest impact and we must find that which we enjoy. Once you enjoy yourself, then it no longer becomes work. When what you do each day is no longer work, you my friend, have found your place. > read more

Finding Your Purpose

Published on 2012-04-19 20:40:42

Smells Like a Headache

Published on 2012-04-04 16:09:52

Reblogged from Door In Face: It was a beautiful day. I rolled down the windows, blasted the music and enjoyed my drive across town. I caught the scent of something lovely on the breeze, a scent I remembered but couldn’t quite place. It smelled like gardenias? No, that wasn’t it. It smelled like tea olive! [...] > read more

Smells Like a Headache

Published on 2012-04-04 16:09:52

Give Me A Break

Published on 2012-03-30 20:42:38

I am so tense and tight that I feel at any moment I am about to break loose and hurt a body. Please don’t misunderstand, I am not angry, I am just tired and in need of a respite. I reached the limit of my tolerance for bullpuckey about two weeks ago. We can begin with Hoodie-Thon. If changing your Facebook status to a picture of you in a hood is your idea of activism, then it is time to reevaluate your standing. We can go on with 24-Hour news and end with those assinine IT Techs, > read more

What Did You Give Up, To Get What You Got?

Published on 2012-03-30 17:07:46

Reblogged from Truth and Cake: How are your decision making skills? Excellent, fair, nonexistent? If I ask you, hypothetically, to pick only one of the following, which will you choose? No, I’m not asking you to select between the dashing star of Mad Men and his beautiful partner Jennifer Westfeldt or the funny and likable [...] > read more

9 things I moderately dislike about gardening

Published on 2012-03-30 17:07:03

Reblogged from barelypoppins: 1. Weeds. I was going to say more about that but I think its pretty much wrapped up in the one word. 2. When little sticks and leaves fall down the gap in the back of your pants and gather in your undies. Please tell me that this happens to other people [...] > read more

That’s Just Nuckin’ Futty!

Published on 2012-03-11 14:31:17

This past week has been an exercise in patience. I have found that evidently, I am not very virtuous because I had very little. I am amazed at the rationale behind some decisions that are made based on logic that is in essence, irrational. It is like watching an episode of Hoarding: Buried Alive and failing to understand why Sue is breaking down over a bottle cap. We can’t understand the thought process because if logic were to prevail, someone would tell the individual, your behavior is nuc [..] > read more

Using My Words

Published on 2012-03-10 19:17:36

I have started working on my next short story. I am using my words to really pull this one together. I am enjoying the writing journey and expecting some good things for this one. > read more

Sometimes I Cry

Published on 2012-03-08 21:12:28

There are some days when tired just does not express how worn you feel. Then there are the days when you step into the shower, allowing the water to wash over you and then, you cry. Yet there are moments when you just feel full. There are moments when your cup runneth over and there is nothing left. > read more

And you couldn’t keep that to yourself?

Published on 2012-03-04 19:19:41

I am often amazed that in our moments of fury, we open our mouths and allow words to flow out that should have stayed in our heads. In the workplace or in social settings, some verbal faux pas are not so easily dismissed. Sometimes, we can feel slighted I think she felt slighted and just chose to shoot off our stupid mouths. But most times, we do not let it stop there, we start ranting and raving to others, creating an atmosphere of distrus, an atmosphere of disharmony, and hostility. Adding i [..] > read more

When did men stop being men?

Published on 2012-02-21 19:07:34

I don’t think that men have stopped being men; I think women have stopped being ladies. In an ever changing world, roles became muddled in the 80’s, transfused in the 90’s and in the new millennia, these roles have been transposed. We don’t know what we want anymore, who we want or how to live with the opposite sex. We can’t communicate because unless it is a BBM or a text message, face time is only applicable if it involves the Facetime app. How can we expect our men to know what to s [..] > read more

Published on 2012-02-21 19:05:43

L ast month, as part of our saving more campaign, hubby and I decided to cancel some unnecessary subscriptions and memberships. Reluctantly, this cancellation included my new love, Sirius Satellite radio. I miss having the freedom to avoid advertising and Shock Jocks, but alas, without my trust iPod at my side, I was forced [...] > read more

And I will always love you…..

Published on 2012-02-19 15:39:49

Over the past week I have been amazed, astounded and mesmerized by the sheer ignorance of my fellow man. In the loss of one of the purest voices of our time, I listened, heard and watched many say some of the most inappropriate, if not stupid comments. The fame, achievement and notoriety she gained before the age of 25, most of us will never achieve in our lifetime. Yet, we can take one moment in a 25 year career, and focus on just that—while refusing the see the whole picture. > read more

You Didn’t Thank Me For Punching You in the Face

Published on 2012-02-16 22:13:10

Reblogged from Views from the Couch: On a somewhat serious note today because of a conversation the other day: I am sure every girl can recall, at least once as a child, coming home and telling their parents, uncle, aunt or grandparent about a boy who had pulled her hair, hit her, teased her, pushed [...] > read more

Oh My Diet!

Published on 2012-02-16 21:38:00

Okay so here we are in February, Valentine's has just left, you ate too much for that special dinner and now you feel fat. Although you promised yourself for your New Year's resolution that you would eat right, you know you haven't and next month, you really aren't going to care THAT much. > read more

What Was I thinking?

Published on 2012-02-08 19:12:34

I want you to believe that all things are possible. If you can dream it, it is plausible. If you believe it, then it is probable. Making it come to life is where the task comes to play. > read more

Are you talking to me?

Published on 2012-01-29 10:29:50

I am not certain what it is about me that prompts spontaneous conversation, but it happens to me all the time. I must have a friendly face or a Doppelganger that needs to learn to shut the bleep up. It is even funnier to me that although I am polite and answer, most people would leave me be, if the only knew what I was just thinking. > read more

Coupons, BOGO, and 10 for $10

Published on 2012-01-25 20:36:13

have found that the best ways to really save is to have a coupon on the items that you are buying one and getting one free. This is doubly valuable it you have double coupons. It also works well to have a game plan and review the weekly circulars to match your coupons with the best deals. Look for coupons that save you $1.50 when you buy two and if it a buy one get one, you have just racked up. Shop smart and make these sales work for you. > read more

Organize Me

Published on 2012-01-21 15:56:44

I have listed some fabulous sites to help you get started on your newly organized life. However, if you are still managing to find your keys in the fridge, then maybe you need to be get more organized. Although many are tempted to hire a professional organizer, there are som many free apps that have been created to help you manage your life. > read more

Are You Overstimulated?

Published on 2012-01-10 20:36:33

We are accessible 24 hours a day. By the time you update your Facebook status, send out a few tweets, check your blog, your phone is ringing. If the phone is not ringing, then there is a text message. If not a text message, there is email notifications on your phone and some of us have gotten smart, and we have Tweetdeck. To be perfectly honest, I think we are all over stimulated. > read more

Read the Label!

Published on 2012-01-07 20:04:39

There are so many calories and so little time, and even though we each try to watch what we eat, it is the portions that can really throw you. many say the secret to weight loss is learning to read the labels on food packaging. But there is the rub; you have to read the label. Those labels will drive you nucking futty! > read more

The 3 am Phone Call

Published on 2012-01-03 13:33:26

There are moments in a lifetime which leaves us truly speechless. There are minutes in a lifetime, than can take our breath away. Then there are the seconds in life which seem to stop time. Sometimes we can experience all of these moments simultaneously with the arrival of the 3 am phone call. > read more

That’s Just a little Too Realistic!

Published on 2011-12-31 19:24:51

I entered the movie full of angst and excitement. I took my seat with a big soda, a bag of freshly popped corn and hopes of a great movie. I had avoided reading the books because I wanted the thrill of seeing this on the big screen. I was thrilled all right, thrilled that it was over. This movie was just a tad bit too realistic for my brain. I experienced this same feeling twice before after seeing Pulp Fiction and Precious. I felt as if I needed to wash my eyeballs, take a shower and talk to [..] > read more

Bilingual Works Both Ways

Published on 2011-06-26 12:02:13

I am often amazed at the things we take for granted. I am also sometimes appalled at the things in which one can assume. Today I share with you my thoughts of being bilingual. In my customer service class I worked with the students on resumes. The lo > read more

Pretty is as Pretty Does

Published on 2011-06-11 15:58:06

Pretty is as pretty does in an era where knowledge is king but beauty rules the world begs the quest, do we expect less comprehension and understanding from pretty people even though they may have bad behavior? > read more

Too Much Information

Published on 2011-05-31 18:27:37

Oversharing is becoming an epidemic. It is time for us to unite and let strangers know, we are not your friend, and that information, you can keep to yourself. > read more

Marriage Vows vs Home Improvement Projects

Published on 2011-05-29 00:34:54

How does your marriage stand up to a home improvement project? > read more

A new dirty word

Published on 2011-05-21 15:57:00

A new dirty word By Cheryl Aaron-Corbin Initially I think I was deluded into believing that students had changed. As an educator, we hear every excuse known to man and few new ones made up for women. Yet, recently, I lear > read more

How much, is too much?

Published on 2011-05-11 17:43:00

There is a great generational divide occurring and it is not the older generation versus the newer generation, but it is life versus living. Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, life was a simpler time but our values were al > read more

The Artistry of Life

Published on 2010-09-23 19:58:40

It often amazes me how an artist can see the world in brush strokes or treble clefs. I once explained to someone that I see the world in words. I can paint a verbal picture and draw a reader into my world and have them see what I feel. However, I > read more

Midlife Brain Cramp

Published on 2010-06-12 08:36:04

Why I am suffering from a mid life brain cramp is that my personal space needs to be shifted. I need to refocus my karmatic energies and shift the dynamic of my brain’s synergy and where it needs to take me. I need to shift the Chi flow of my perso > read more

Surviving My Addiction….to Facebook.

Published on 2010-05-22 18:53:56

I was reluctant to admit that I had a problem. Like most addicts it did not become real until I looked in the mirror and found myself with a love jones to get to it, to feel it in my fingers, to connect with my new-found poison and drink it in. My fa > read more

You are what you eat…..

Published on 2010-05-11 19:26:37

This afternoon, while doing a favor for a pal, I stopped in a local downtown eatery to pick up a Skinny pumpkin latte and decided while I was there, I would grab a bite to eat. I requested a nice chicken salad with a side of hummus and bagel chips. I > read more

Is your smartphone making you an idiot?

Published on 2010-05-08 19:17:57

And as much as I love technology, I love living even more! It is not just a text messaging that has gotten out of control, but our inability to disengage from our cell phones that are turning normal everyday people into ignorant, raging morons. Don > read more

The Mother in Me…..

Published on 2010-05-07 09:56:29

The one job that you have been given, without an instruction manual, no formal training, and all OJT, is being a mother. > read more

Is your independency keeping you single?

Published on 2010-04-26 14:21:00

I was on Facebook this morning and saw a post that begged the question, of whether men were intimidated by strong independent women? I found myself utterly and completely fascinated with most of the answers which in part, where mostly defensive. Answ > read more

Growing into happiness

Published on 2010-04-17 16:02:21

If you are at a crossroads in your life, sit down in the middle of the street and make a list of where you have been, and where you would like to go. As simple as it may seem, for some, just sitting still long enough to write is an issue. However, > read more

Let a man be a man

Published on 2009-10-29 08:47:51

We often hear the phrase let a man be a man, but often misconstrue it as giving a man free reign to sow his wild oats. Letting a man be a man to me, means making sure he feels wanted and needed. Because in the end, everyone want to be needed, but a > read more

What have you changed?

Published on 2009-04-30 19:39:34

if being lead by a "comunity organizer" is having an affect on the American public, as well as the economy, then what have you changed in your way of life? > read more

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