My mother always had Christmas trees all over the house. She decorated everything that was possible to decorate. If my brother or I had stayed still, she would have decorated us, too. She worked outside the home and was always adding to her education, but she managed to do it all. How in the worldContinue reading “Time Management for the Holidays”
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Seeking Zen with a Foster Dog
Fred was one day away from execution. A friend of mine, Josephine Bennett, is a huge animal lover and through her I became aware of the plight of so many dogs. My dog history is not really exactly what you’d call stellar. Our Boston Terrier ran away and went to live with my grandfather, whoContinue reading “Seeking Zen with a Foster Dog”
How I Hire
My older son is in graduate school and has always thought he wanted a career in academia. His PhD will be in history, and he called to express his concerns about job opportunities. We ended up having a great discussion on hiring, both inside and outside of the academic setting, but he made me thinkContinue reading “How I Hire”
Addiction & This Week’s News
I grew up with an intense fear of addiction, instilled in me through the movies my mother made us watch at MYF. This was Methodist Youth Fellowship, for any who might not know, and I don’t really remember whether we were United at the time, or not. The movies were horrible. One illegal substance, oneContinue reading “Addiction & This Week’s News”
8 Things to do to bring confidence to your work
I was recently contacted by a young woman who was passed over for a promotion because she “cared too much about what other people thought.” Her boss told her that she needed to be more independent and assertive. I asked her to describe her typical workday and her interactions with her peers, and it becameContinue reading “8 Things to do to bring confidence to your work”
Dr. Suzanne Minarcine 