Chapter 1

Brenda couldn’t figure out why there was a commotion on one side of the office. Sam got up and went to the interviewing room, came back after 5 minutes, and spoke to Tom. Tom got up and repeated the same behavior after 5… Read full post »

It doesn't matter how old you are or where you are in your career, what matters is you have to feel good about yourself to produce positives results in anything you do. You could be creating a new product, new image, a company...whatever it is, it is crutial to keep the… Read full post »

I swear, the story of my life is being the victim of economic factors forcing huge companies to make the horrible decision of separating employees. This has happen to me twice in the past decade; first the effects of 911 (right after FMLA of having a baby) and later… Read full post »

2012 is the year that everyone thinks that an apocalyptic change will take place. Has it started already?

The good news is recorded unemployment rates have gone down and the stock market is finally creeping up. What does this mean for those who haven't been working for a few years? The… Read full post »

Do you ever question why you work endlessly... for the sake of your kids? Often times we sit in the corner of the room and say,"Where did my life go to?"  But there comes a time when it all begins to make sense. It is when your child admires you when… Read full post »

Whitney brought me so many good memories  from the 80s and 90s. Her music gave me hope for love and romance. It helped me get over a broken heart by giving me inspiration for the future.

Thank you Whitney for your music and talent. I would like to dedicate my children's… Read full post »

The other day, I watched an episode on  "What would you do?" on a tiger mom. I was really disgusted with how the mother was spewing out toxic words to her daughter about her grades (she got an A-). Then my husband walks by and says," That's you...you're just like that!"… Read full post »

I was an awkard and ugly girl in the early 80s with inept social skills, sitting in my classroom hearing girls talk about Xanadu. I had no idea what they were talking about but it didn't take too long to discover Olivia Newton-John and rollerskates. After hearing her music and seeing the… Read full post »

Getting mad at your spouse for blaming you for not working seems to be a common theme in households today. They get at the pressure of those piling bills and blame you for not contributing to the household expenses.

What gets me mad is  I clearly remember being blamed for de-balling… Read full post »

Today, I read the blog on why a fellow salon blogger hated St. Patrick's Day. In full agreeance with her, I will help clarify who he is. He is Catholic Bishop and is the patron Saint of Ireland. Leprechauns have nothing to do with it. In fact, he converted such pagonistic beliefs. … Read full post »

Have you ever make things bigger than what they are suppose to be? I find that if you do, you end up getting really dissapointed. Sometimes we can help it because we try to make things more exciting in out lives. Why not? Let me  tell you why I want to… Read full post »

Congratulations to Colin Firth on Best Actor in The King's Speech! Although I have a mad crush on him, I couldn't help but notice his pauses and "um" fillers when he did his speech...was that intentional??

My husband  always complains about needing administrative help and how he doesn't have a  home office. Today he blamed the quiet nature of his current prospects because he needs someone to help him type emails.  My argument is  his life as a real estate broker  is suppos… Read full post »

As I sit still and wait for my hair to change color to cover those 40 something greys, I was thinking how stuck and lucky I was.  As the sun finally shines and heats up  Boston from the horrible winter we are having, I was suddenly motivated to write. Yes, just a… Read full post »

I'm in Los Angeles with my young 73 year old mother. This is not  a mommy and me trip to say the least. I'm here to be on sabbatical from my somewhat settled life in Boston  and my mother told me she need to go back to  L.A. since she is… Read full post »

I thank the kind person who left a nice comment( and the only comment) from my last blog. It validated my existence in Open Salon Universe.

Tonight, I finally got out of the house due to the attack of seasonal allergies to meet a friend who just turned fifty which was great s… Read full post »

I am in the "F" catagory now.  I turned 40 in the last month. I'm not all that depressed but I am trying to figure out what happened to me the last decade. I look at myself in mirror and notice I developed a double chin...not good, I gained weight from… Read full post »

How do you connect with reality after you get layed off?   The funny thing happened on my way out of Harvard. Let me begin by saying that I graduated from a Business Program at Harvard  in 1997 and never returned. I was too busy making it "big" or at least thinking it … Read full post »