As a former Corporate Cruncher myself, I had many evenings in which were spent bent over my laptop working on items that I brought home from work. It began to become par for the course for me bring work home from the office and the more I did it, the more it became the norm and not the exception to the rule.

I have been a reader and subscriber of Working Mother Magazine for a few years now and I really appreciate their focus and candor on many subjects that affect working moms.

My grandmother got me straight plenty early. When I was 14, I would visit St. Louis from Florida and I made all the boys turn their heads in the neighborhood. I thought I was everythang, okay? And she told me, "There is always someone prettier than you."

One of the questions people ask me the most is "do you have any tattoos?" or "where are your tattoos?" For some reason, it is assumed that I have at least one tattoo---

My very good friend Kesha (aka Uncommon Chick) wrote a recent blog post called 'My 40 Things Before Age 40 List' which is comprised of a bucket list of 40 things she would like to accomplish before she turns the big 4-0.

I am not by any means stepping on a high horse, because trust me, I am guilty as charged. But what would life be without Facebook? What could we be doing with that 53 billion hours other than sitting on Facebook, refreshing our screens to see if anyone has liked our latest online manifesto?

As a former HR manager, I've seen my share of bosses who have treated their employees recklessly or without respect. It was at these times that saying no had to be done, PERIOD. It was never easy.

If you are 27 and up, then chances are you remember VH1's Pop Up Video, a groovy 30 minute program dedicated to not only showing videos but also showing them in an entertaining, sarcastic,and fun way.

If you are anything like me, then you love buying office supplies. You get enjoyment and glee out of going to your nearest Office Max, Staples, or Office Depot to get your fix of office items--

You had to be living under a rock if you weren't privy to all of the goings on at last night's 28th MTV Video Music Awards. Twitter, Facebook, and most other social networks were tuned in to the awards show and all of its festivities, and I can say, it was---interesting.

Oprah's Lifeclass is a new series on her network imprint, OWN, in which she will share lessons that she has found valuable throughout her 25 years on television.

According to a press release sent to me by the U.S. Department of Labor, a free mobile app has been released "that will enable workers and supervisors to monitor the heat index at their work sites in order to prevent heat-related illnesses".

When it comes to the workforce, many things have changed, but one thing seemed to remain the same: most working class and professional types are pursuing the same goal — career, then marriage, and then a family.

Many people have blogged their recaps and giving you the details of what happened during the past few days, so I won't continue to follow the pack. But I will throw up three of the highlights of my weekend in San Diego. Pictorally speaking, they are pretty dope!

Project Runway begins its 9th season with model Heidi Klum and host Tim Gunn, showing once again why fashion is an art. The new season also holds the return of "Project Runway Allstars", which will air in one hour episodes.