Fired with Friends: How to Help Someone After They’ve Been Laid Off
In general, change can be really stressful. It can be especially stressful when change comes at you when you aren’t expecting it. For me this…
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The Gift of Hospitality: The Lessons I’ve Learned From Opening My Home to Others
After a year of living in our new apartment, my husband and I came to the unfortunate realization that we didn’t know a single person…
Food for the Soul: Remembering My Father Through Traditions in the Kitchen
August 16, 2019 was the last time I saw my dad alive. He was eating a chocolate-covered strawberry ice cream bar and had jokingly stated…
Fun or Frivolous? Rethinking the Way I Use Emojis
I recently saw an interview with actor Cillian Murphy, during which he’s asked what his favorite emoji is. He replies, “I prefer spelling words correctly.” …
The 3 Nicest Things Anyone Has Ever Said to Me… and How I’m Paying Them Forward
If you have heard of the concept of the five love languages, you’ll understand me when I say that I’m a “words of affirmation” kind…
Discussion Diversity: 3 Things to Talk About Other Than Coronavirus
There’s a quote attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt that I’ve always loved: “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” Short and…