Job burnout is a special type of job stress — a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and the value of your work. Symptoms: Speaking or emailing in exclamation points—SURE I can do that! Ab-so-LUTE-ly! You’re the boss! Twitching eyes and/or gastrointestinal issues. Sitting in your car in the […]
Light on confidence and carrying way too many pounds for my comfort level, I went on Weight Watchers a while back. It’s funny how they say “Going on Weight Watchers” as if watching one’s weight is something that is either on or off. I don’t know about you, but I’m ALWAYS watching my weight, whether it’s going up […]
If you are anything like me, you read other blogs. A lot of other blogs. If you are anything like me, when you write something, you want to know that it has been read and what people think. Getting “liked” is great and all, but us bloggers live for the comments you make. If you […]
I saw you on my the way to work again and even though I know it is over between us, I still think of you. Your red hair was twisted and bound the way I like the most. I was afraid you would notice me, so I arranged my face into an air of frosty […]