It’s close to midnight and I’m still awake. Not only that, but I’ve broken all my own rules about logging on to the Internet late at night. The house is quiet, everyone but me is…
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The Best Apps to Eliminate Waiting in Line
The old saying goes, “Time is money.” So, why waste it? To me, one of the biggest time wasters is waiting in line. In my struggle for work life balance over the years, I quickly…
Kristin Hannah: How to make the right career decisions
After the success of her 2015 book, Nightingale, best-selling author Kristin Hannah began writing a romantic thriller with an unreliable narrator. But two years in, she saw an abundance of similar novels flooding the market. (The…
How to be a Truly Supportive Spouse
My husband is going through a challenging time at work and dealing with an illness in his family. We have been married for 30 years so I am pretty good by now at being…
How to plan for better work life balance next year
On Twitter, I noticed this hashtag trending: #NextYearIPromiseTo….. I’m pretty sure there were lots of people answering with…achieve a better work life balance. For me, and for lots of others, it’s been a challenging year….
How the Kardashians Can Boost Your Career
You may think the Kardashians are overrated or annoying. You may even dismiss their 10-year-old reality TV show as ridiculous. Big mistake. The Kardashians are an empire and they are one of the…
Is it okay to shop online at work?
It’s noon and you have spent most of the morning thinking about that email from your favorite store, teasing you about Cyber Monday deals. Do you head to the stairwell, whip out your…
Four words than can kill your career
My friend, a mid-level executive, told me her boss has been treating her differently. I asked her when she noticed the change and what led up to it. “Well,” she explained, “He told me…
The Secret to Owning a Food Truck and Finding Work Life Balance
One day, I was walking around the Wynwood Second Saturday Art Walk in Miami when I came across Michael Kritikos and his The Original Greek food truck. His gyros were yummy and his smile was…
It’s okay to sacrifice in the short term for better work life balance
How and when to make short term sacrifices for long-term work life balance