I got laid off in July 2020. I had an inkling it was coming, but wasn't positive. When I woke up on the morning that marked the end of our fiscal year, I saw an email from HR telling me they would calling me between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM, and that's when I knew…
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There are a lot of things that happen to me that I can't just let roll of my back. But I wish I could. Some people are so good at that. Things happen, they take it in, and they move on. But not me, I carry it with me forever. I once overheard a coworker…
When I moved, I knew my number one struggle would be making friends. Even when I lived in New Jersey, I could have afforded to have a couple more local gal pals. But I resisted making new friends. Everyone lived at least an hour from me which meant no one to do happy hour with…
We all get stressed in different ways about different things. This can come as a challenge when you are constantly interacting with different people. We have friends, family, relationships, and coworkers who all get stressed about different things and in different ways. Yet, we still have to figure out how to deal with it. When…
Sometimes, we just get lost. One incident can send you into a downward spiral, a hole you just can't climb out of. It can be caused by the death of someone close. Or the death of a stranger. It can be caused by a change of pace, something differing in your life. Bad grades. Bad…
No one is ever happy with the temperature I’m always too cold, but when I’m comfortable everyone else is too hot (see the problem?) Working people drink a lot of caffeine Coffee before work, when you get to work, at lunch, after lunch, before the drive home, and after. At least an hour of the…
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