The creative world of writing is an ever-changing dynamic that has no boundaries. There are jobs available in news media, television, commercials, marketing, music, politics, medicine, education, and almost any other global workforce job a person can think of. So, as a writer, how does one go about getting their services out to potential clients Read More …
Ignorance vs Stupidity
I have grown up most of my life hearing the statement, “There are no stupid questions.” Well, I am throwing a red flag on the play. That statement has always annoyed me and I am here to debunk that erroneous myth. I have heard a plethora of stupid questions in my life, and probably asked Read More …
Home Grown
I was reading a facebook post by a friend of mine who is involved in a network marketing company. Or as some people might like to call it, “a pyramid scheme.” I don’t buy into this pretense that there is a scheme. What I do believe is that if a company is offering you a Read More …
Devil’s Advocate
I have often wondered, if I were true to myself, would I be a glass 1/2 full, or a glass 1/2 empty kind of girl? I think I am pretty positive, I go with the flow, but I am also a skeptic in many ways. With social media, blogs, articles, reports, and everything “they” say Read More …
Happy Holiday or Bah Humbug?
I originally hail from the windy city of Chicago…home of two seasons: Winter and Construction. I like meat well done, potatoes mashed with thick brown gravy made from the meat drippings, and my veggies roasted or sautéed in butter. I like my soup thick and hearty, and no meal is complete without Pillsbury crescent rolls Read More …
Know Your Value?
I fancy myself as an intelligent person. I am not arrogant enough to believe I am always the smartest person in the room, but I am also not lacking in self-confidence that would deny me the ability to be a contributor when the call arises. I am well aware of my strengths and weaknesses in Read More …
The Glory Days
I recently read an article about my high school. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and little did I know at the time, that Chicago area public schools are some of the best in the nation. There are roughly 680 high schools in Illinois and the top 86 schools were ranked, my high Read More …
Make That List
I am a list maker. Yes, there, I said it. I make a list for everything on anything I can find. I have a grocery list, a to do list, a work list, and a scheduling list to name a few. I even have lists inside of lists where I write on my to do Read More …
What is the meaning? Origins of words and expressions
I have always been a big fan of discovering the “root” of words and sayings. Such as the “Rule of Thumb” came from old English times when the law was set in place that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick larger than the width of his thumb. Or the Read More …
The writer within
Talking on the phone is a nuisance. Making small talk with new people I am expected to become friends with, is actually quite painful. When in large crowds for an extended amount of time, I need to decompress in the quiet of my home, with no one around. I find my love of writing, reading, Read More …