Every Sunday night I set my alarm for 5:45 a.m. “I’m starting the week on a good note,” I remind myself right before bed. And then when my alarm goes off at 5:45 on Monday morning the first thought in my head is, “what the hell is going on?” And I immediately hit snooze. I…
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How To Boost Holiday Sales!
alternative title: How To Boost Holiday Sales??? Every email that ends up in my inbox at the moment is telling me NOW is the time to start figuring out how to boost holiday sales. If I ever find one that makes sense and isn’t just trying to get me to sign up for some new…
Six Movies I Watch Every Fall
After four full days of having a lot of friends and family in town (and perhaps enjoying one too many cocktails) I am taking it easy on myself today. I’ve hit my socialization quota for the month and I am exhausted. I need at least ten solid days of alone time to feel like a…
The Job I Had Before Blogging
Whenever the trees start to change I think about a time in my life when I drove to Wisconsin at least three days a week for a job that I hated. (I was told my territory was Chicago when I was hired. I was lied to.) I think about the trees because there was this…
My October Plan of Attack
Since today is October 1st, I’m going to issue the same warning I give at the start of every May… And it goes like this: Buckle up, because these next few months are going to fly. Fly, I tell you! Sure, it may feel like the start of October now, but tomorrow we’ll wake up…
