Just my Cup of Tea

Let’s just say that my passion for food didn’t help in my journey from sylph like to full-bodied. Comfort food has a way of making you look comfortable like a well stuff armchair!

Defying Gravity

Recently Louise Edington began a series of articles in her blog called Overcoming Fear of Flying, challenging herself and others to face their fears. This is my response to her challenge.

You Are Doomed If You Don’t Try by Catherine Fossati Healey.

Like so many, my position was eliminated in a restructuring. For all you Dilbert fans, the real reason I was let go was ‘inappropriate body language’. I think I blinked, crossed my arms or maybe even ‘rolled my eyes’. I was also guilty of staying too long. Two years earlier I’d finished what I had set out to do.

Following Childhood Dreams

I’m not sure if anyone dreams of becoming a cashier in the supermarket, doing bookkeeping or being a repair technician at the local tire store, maybe a few realists do but most of us have been encouraged to dream big. Sadly most dreams fade in the harsh light of financial necessity and merge into the background as the real world takes over.