One early evening, two weeks ago, I was sitting in front of my computer doing idle searches. Suddenly, my hands froze and I felt like the wind had been knocked out of me.
“I found her!” I hissed at my husband.
“Found who?” he answered mildly.
“My long lost sister!”
That apparently got his attention because he felt compelled [...]

I have a good friend who has worked as a personal nanny for a number of years. She got into the field the summer after she graduated high school and has since worked her way through college and most of grad school taking care of children. Her warmth and consistency make her particularly good at [...]

Since I’ve started this site, I’ve had a few agents contact me about the possibility of writing a book. I’ll admit I was a little curious and asked a few questions, but ultimately, I decided it isn’t for me. There are a couple of reasons for this.
First of all, you guys have been reading my [...]

Some of you might have noticed my spiffy new catchphrase. This one comes from Vexa who submitted this baby back in April. From what I can tell, Vexa runs a site for job hunters and she shares tips and tricks on how one goes about landing a dream job. Check her out.
I haven’t picked out [...]

When I wrote my article on depression, a lot of people went into pointlessly long lectures about the difference between clinical depression and sadness. They needn’t have done this; I know the difference between clinical depression and sadness. I wasn’t trying to claim they were the same thing. I was merely arguing that most people [...]