Category Living
People at Work are Weird
I really enjoy people watching and no place seems to offer the people-watching opportunities like my workplace. I thought I’d share a few profiles of my co-workers. I’m sure that every workplace has some interesting characters. The Unprofessionals I’m not overly interested in the personal lives of my co-workers. Yes…sometimes I enjoy a one on […]
Not Harder; Just Different
I’ve never had anyone specifically come out and say “your life is so much easier than mine because you don’t have a husband or kids”, but I can’t count the number of times it’s been insinuated. By friends, by my sister, and even by complete strangers. I don’t claim to have an overly complicated life […]
Self Forgiveness
I’m very forgiving of other people…almost to a fault. As I’ve gotten older, I don’t let people walk all over me as much as I used to. But, I still allow people to let me down and then forgive them. Ultimately, I think forgiveness is the right thing to do. But… One thing I’m not […]
Asking For Help
Being single means I have no shortage of times when I need help for one thing or another. The big problem…I HATE ASKING FOR HELP. I know some people think I don’t ask for help because I don’t want to appear “weak”. That is not the case at all. Don’t get me wrong…I have other […]
McDonalds for Thanksgiving…why you ask…
Being single and far from family poses many dilemmas during the holiday season. Travel to family…accept an invite to hang with someone else’s family…host your own “singles” party…or, spend the holiday alone. My parents left Monday morning after spending two weeks at my house helping after my recent knee surgery (so grateful for their help). […]