I can’t tell you how many times the movie Groundhog Day has sprung to my mind since the pandemic started. By looking at discussions at various times on social media, I wasn’t the only one. The last year and a half have been a challenge for us all between the pandemic, the social justice movement, the shift to remote work…
As the countdown to the New Year begins, Social Media has been rife with posts about 2019 being the end of the decade and asking people what they have accomplished in the past 10 years. It’s enough to send you running to the hills filled with self-doubt and disappointment. It’s easy to beat yourself up wondering what have you accomplished…
A while back, I attended a concert of one of my favorite artists, and I was excited. My friend and I who attended realized how many people around us were recording practically the entire concert. They were watching the show through their phone instead of sitting back and enjoying the show. Here I was proud of the fact that I…
My siblings found ourselves facing the task of cleaning out our parents’ house, which was our childhood home. It’s a task that’s both daunting and emotional. The first thing we had to deal with was PVP – paperwork, valuables and perishables. Paperwork One thing you can be sure of is you will have lots of paperwork to handle after losing…
What does A+ work look like to you? An A? A-? B or even a C? Keep breathing. I know it’s hard to think about doing anything less than supremely, super stellar work. It goes against all of your thinking, and perhaps, even the very soul of who you are. I like practicing what I call selective perfectionism. There are…
Your phone beeps and “Be there in an hour!” appears across the screen. In that moment, you look around your apartment and only then did you realize how messy your place has gotten. Your kitchen, dining room table, living room, desk, bathroom, every room is filled with scandalous clutter. You would like to call Olivia Pope and her team in…