Not everyone is good at giving gifts. Obviously, for some people out there, it’s their bread and butter. Their love language, if you will. If that’s you, congratulations. However, the rest of us (myself included) were not born with the “good gift-giver” gene. As someone who was once gifted a dictionary and a pencil case…
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‘Twas the week for being thankful. Scores of Americans sat around big tables over big plates of food and shared the things for which they were most grateful. It’s a nice tradition, to put words to that warm fuzzy feeling, and to give credit where credit is due. We have to remind ourselves what’s worth…
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Stick with me here, because I’m about to say something that could be contentious: there is a comparison to be made between dogs and small kids. They are both needy and entirely dependent on their caretakers, with a tendency for causing trouble where they shouldn’t. Also, they both struggle with being accepted for who they…
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Interns are allowed to make mistakes over and over and over again. It’s kind of just part of the job. As a young person in college, you want to get some valuable experience in your career field with an internship. But since you are still in college, and have probably never worked in an office…
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There’s something so powerful about being able to post anonymously. Stan Twitter has it all figured out; freely posting your most insane feelings about the person you’re obsessed with without anybody knowing who you really are. Tumblr has also got a flawless system. You can ask inane questions to your favorite posters without revealing that…
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Has anyone else been fooled by their boss into thinking they were being singled out for something special when in reality, they were just being taken for granted? It’s a common occurrence in the workplace, especially during busy times of the year like the Holiday season when people tend to be the most selfish under…
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Artist’s block is one of those things that comes and goes without warning, and you have to find creative ways to deal with it. The longest I have ever gone with writer’s block (which is similar, just minus the painting) was probably about 4 years. Does that mean I did not write during those 4…
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