When it comes to stuff that matters, I am a decision-making queen. At work, if you need someone be clear-minded and decisive, I’m your girl. In sales, I can quote rates confidently and immediately. In management, I could pull the trigger on any operational decision that needed making. If coming to a conclusion is important… Continue reading What Would You Like To Do, Susie?

As I may have mentioned, I recently moved to the Portland area and have been searching for a new job. But what I have not yet mentioned is that after a month and a half of sending out my resume and starting to seriously consider becoming a professional dog walker, I FINALLY FOUND ONE. That’s… Continue reading How To Be Weird (And Other Workplace Dilemmas)

Motivation is a sly, elusive little scoundrel. Sometimes I get it in big spurts, and suddenly I find myself completing 100 different tasks I didn’t even realize needed doing… and the world seems like this really manageable place where anything can be achieved with enough elbow grease and a positive attitude. But other times, motivation… Continue reading Motivation

I hate running.To quote Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets, "I'm using the word hate here." I hate running so much that if I hear anybody talking about how much they enjoy running, I find myself thinking, I could never be friends with this person. There is nothing enjoyable about running. Running is… Continue reading I hate running.

So hey, here’s an outright fact for you: The Beatles are the greatest band who ever lived. Period. Write that down. But despite 99% of the Earth’s population accepting this as the OBVIOUS, ABSOLUTE truth, for some strange reason there are still people in the world who dispute it. One argument I hear often is… Continue reading The Beatles vs. Bruce Springsteen