Licence to Learn

She invited me to her son's first birthday party. Actually, it was an e-vite...an electronic invitation where you get to accept or decline the invitation online. I declined. She was disappointed and asked why. I told her that I just wanted to be honest. I told her that the last time I got invited to... Sign in to see full entry.

So many of us say TGIF, is it because we hate what we do for a living? How come we don't do what we really love? How come we don't follow our dreams, our passions? I guess it's because we're scared to try, scared to fail, scared we might succeed. Or that it won't sustain us financially. The famous... Sign in to see full entry.

We all want more time away from work. Yet we continue to take on obligations that cause us to need more money and therefore more work. I needed a car, several people said I should buy a brand new one. They said just put some money down and pay a monthly car note. I chose instead to buy a decent used... Sign in to see full entry.

Anyone ever hear about Primerica? It's a multi-level marketing company within the Citigroup group of companies, so it's technically not a scam but you can be scammed by some of the people who are agents. The Primerica agent invites you to an opportunity meeting where the speakers entice you to join... Sign in to see full entry.

"Feminism is the radical notion that women are people." Sign in to see full entry.

I've been so afraid to fail at freelance writing that I haven't really given it my all. Each half-hearted effort brings poor results, discouragement and even less confidence to try. I highlighted January 31 on my calendar. I must get something published in print by that date. Time is running out.... Sign in to see full entry.

I am trying to come up with ideas for increasing business on my job. There will be the usual summer lull this year and I want to show my boss that we can get more bookings even in that slow period. But increased business means more work for everybody as one of my co-workers pointed out. If I succeed... Sign in to see full entry.

What is this life good for? It's SO short! By the time you're through fumbling, bumbling and dropping the ball, the game is over. Either that our you're too old and dried up to play. Sign in to see full entry.

I'm clearing all the crap off my desk at work. My boss once joked that my cubicle is 'like a cave', I laughed then but now I realize that I should have taken it seriously. He notices stuff like disorganized desks and even though he has not consciously held it against me, it there in his mind on a... Sign in to see full entry.

I want to project a more professional image at work. I've started wearing suits every day. Cuz I notice that even on casual Fridays, my boss' boss does not dress down. She still wears a suit. That's one of my resolutions to improve my image at work. Others include becoming habitually punctual and... Sign in to see full entry.