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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Little Bo Peep was Multitasking
I’ve always been successful at time management. I meet every deadline and am always the first to arrive at a get-together. While this is partially just a sense of tacit responsibility, I’m also a skilled multitasker. I blow dry my … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Humor, Life, Life Lessons, Mobile, Social Media, Work
Tagged multitasking, no such thing as multitasking
8 Comments
Cereal Mascot Smackdown
In my childhood years, a classic Saturday morning was my dad and I sitting cross-legged on the carpet together eating cereal – his in a giant mixing bowl and mine in a regular-sized normal person bowl. Save for the opening … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Food, Humor, Nostalgia
Tagged 80s, cereal, cereal mascot, cocoa pebbles, saturday morning cartoons, saved by the bell, tony the tiger
14 Comments
Elevator Music
Contrary to what you may feel after a ride on the Luxor’s famed inclinator, the Tower of Terror at California Adventure, or (I assume) Willy Wonka’s mystical glass masterpiece, elevator rides are pretty predictable. You step in, push a button, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Humor, Life, Work
Tagged elevator, elevator music, etiquette, how to ride an elevator, rules, small talk
26 Comments
My Bucket List Has Been Kicked
Whether you write it in fine calligraphy and laminate it, scribble it on the back of a bill you’ve never paid, tack it on as an amendment to a never-ending New Year’s resolution list, or just keep it all “upstairs,” we … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Humor, Life, Travel
Tagged bucket list, bungee jumping, disney, to do before you die
20 Comments
Stop Eating My Low Hanging Fruit
I was chatting with a friend the other day about skiing when I caught myself say “black diamonds are just not in my wheelhouse.” Like a good friend, she immediately called me on bringing corporate jargon into my personal life, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Dogs, Family, Friends, Humor, Life, Work
Tagged corporate, corporate speak, jargon, low hanging fruit, office, ping, reinvent the wheel, slang, work
17 Comments
Travel Clichés
Like fruit cake at Christmas, bachelorettes wearing pink boas, and Uma in a Tarantino movie, most clichés are best avoided. Yet there is one aspect of life into which I highly recommend injecting as much cliché as possible – travel. … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, international travel, Travel
Tagged Bali, belgian waffle, cliche, europe, international travel, monkey forest, paris, southeast asia, surfing, tourism, tourist, travel abroad, vacation, world
7 Comments
Ode to Mom
As all good daughters will say today, my mom is the queen of all moms. She can CSI any kid crime scene in a matter of moments, she’ll throw her arm across you if she brakes too hard, she knows … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holidays, Humor, Life
Tagged bowl cut, Mother's Day, motherly love, Ode to Mom
2 Comments
Workout Inspiration Comes with Free Leg Warmers
Over the weekend I went on a 10 mile hike through rocky canyons and across deep rivers, by way of my very first bungee jump off the “Bridge to Nowhere.” A cocktail of pride and adrenaline took over as I … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fitness, Health, Humor, Life, Movies
Tagged 1980s, 80s, adrenaline, bungee, canyon, fitness, footloose, gym, hiking, kevin bacon, leg warmers, leotard, workout
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White Elephant in the Room 
Ten Reasons Apartment Living is Awesomer than You Thought
It’s been almost a year now since I’ve been officially reintroduced to apartment living, and after mourning the loss of three bathrooms, two Christmas trees, and hundreds of trick-or-treaters, I believe this lifestyle is finally starting to grow on me. … Continue reading →