There have been some fun changes going on in the office as of late. My desk got moved, which means that in the four years I've worked here, I've lived at five different desks (and have had three different job titles). The move happened while I was taking some time off to ski...I got a … Continue reading On sensing control…..

For some time now, I've been thinking about anger...bitterness...these sorts of things. Anger is probably the easiest emotion to feel, yet also probably the least productive. Why is that? Why is it so easy to feel angry? I've long believed that it's easy because it's secondary. There's always another emotion lying just below anger. Whatever … Continue reading On justifiable temper tantrums….

I haven't written anything in a long time. Long, by my standards anyway. I just haven't had anything interesting to say. I've had much to think about, but can't seem to get any of it into any sort of coherent phrasing. So much for that mission to "write with intention" or whatever it was that … Continue reading On miscellaneousness….

We watched "Julie & Julia" during date night last week. Ever since then, I've had visions of kitchen ecstasy dancing in my head. I've been inspired, to a certain degree. I want to make the most delicious foods that anyone has ever put in their mouths. I want taste buds to dance!I have dreams of … Continue reading On becoming a desperate housewife….

I have no issue with saying it. I want to be a big deal. I want to be important and known (not to mention understood).I know it's a little late in my life to be saying this (being that I'm *gasp* 62 days away from being thirty), but I'm ready to really commit to being … Continue reading On getting noticed….

Today is National Grammar Day. I told my husband this is a day that he should send me flowers at the office. He scoffed, saying that I'm guaranteed flowers on other, more meaningful days of the year. But for a person that loves all things grammatical, what could be a more important day?At any rate, … Continue reading On give and take….

Contributing to society is something that's always been important to me. I want to make the most out of my life while I'm around and I figure that in order to really feel fulfilled, I need to contribute to the world, at large.I've donated my time to several teenage girls over the years (some of … Continue reading On making contributions…

Oh Twitter, how I love thee!140 characters to say anything and everything I could possibly come up with!I recently read in Vanity Fair about the rising popularity of this social phenomenon. Twitter serves no financial purpose to anyone using it (at face value, anyway. I'm sure Ivanka Trump has upped her jewelry sales some by … Continue reading On virtual celebrity….

I'm a chronically organized person. I have four calendars (Outlook, Google, Desk, and Home) and am perpetually scheduling things. The fact of the matter is that I don't like forgetting things and I have a really terrible memory sometimes. If it's not on the calendar, it doesn't get done and won't get remembered.I also happen … Continue reading On organizational tactics….

I'm an English major. I love everything there is about the English language. Okay, everything except diagramming, which I have found to be a complete waste of my time. It accomplishes approximately nothing and should I ever take to teaching English, this will be a fairly glossed-over section of my lesson plans. I'd rather somebody … Continue reading On speaking my mind….