Share I am not a smoker. Okay, now that I got that over with, let’s get to the point of this whole blog post. As you may already know, I am not one to use my blog to complain and moan about things—that is just not me. I like to inform people and share information. [...]

Share The week was going pretty well for me. Despite the fact that I have been having a bad case of blogger’s writer’s block, I’ve been gaining momentum in other aspects of my life. I was feeling a sense of peace and ease. That is, until I took a look at my bank account last [...]

Share I received an email from a reader who did not want me to publish the contents of her letter, but wanted to me answer this question: Is there such a thing as privacy at work”. She was asking because she felt her privacy had been violated due to the fact that her boss read [...]

Share Whether you are divorced or never have been married, a single mom has a lot on her plate. Being a mother, though, doesn’t mean you have to stop living or having some type of social life, and that social life should include companionship from someone who you like. Your kid(s) will always come first, [...]

Share I remember when I was a teenager, my mom came home from work and told me the following phrase after a workplace melee: “Never discuss politics or religion in the office.” That phrase has stuck with me as an adult. In the office, it is easy during water cooler conversations and downtime to strike [...]

Share As a hiring manager of a large company previously, I held countless interviews looking for the best possible fit for various positions. It was my duty to recurit prime candidates and facilitate the hiring process, which included resume qualification, phone pre-screeners, and of course, the dreaded face-to-face interview. There are a lot of job [...]

Share This is not a fashion blog and I do not claim to be a melanin enhanced version of Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City, but I do appreciate a good look, well made clothing, and invaluable style. While walking around my city today, I saw many fashion faux pas which were frightening and [...]

Share I don’t have many girlfriends that I am super close with. I guess you would say I am a one woman show, although I have a few women that I hang out with and consider good friends. But while speaking with a relative of mine about a situation she is presently going through with [...]

Share We juggle so much in our lives today. Work, family, friendships, personal time. There is some much going on and we are all living at the speed of life! But what happens when your personal life gets in the way of your professional life? There have been instances in my life that my personal [...]

Share Every office has one. The team member or coworker that never wants to go to lunch with the others, who rarely engages in small talk or anything other semblance of communication if it doesn’t involve work, or never attends the after office happy hours or out of office events. Are you the anti-social one [...]

Share With the boom of social networking websites during the last three to four years, the digital divide is lessening. More and more folk are becoming computer savvy with networking with others online on sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Myspace. Oftentimes, these online communication methods are used in the office as well, and [...]

Share First the ‘Balloon Boy’ hoax and now this! During a New York Rangers hockey game on Valentines Day this past Sunday, a guy proposes to his would be bride on the stadium jumbotron in front of everyone in attendance and those watching on television. But instead of a happy ending, the woman failed to [...]

Share A friend of mine called me earlier today and was quite upset. I asked her why she sounded so down and in the dumps and she said her Valentine’s Day left much to be desired. She then commences to tell me that she had been dating a new guy who showed a lot of [...]