by Valerie | Oct 22, 2019 | Career, Humor
You seem angry. Why are you angry? We just need you to take notes at the meeting. Again. Yes, we know you’re not the secretary, geez. Not everything is in the job description. Sometimes you just have to do what you’re asked to do. Be a team player. Well,...
by Valerie | Sep 9, 2019 | Advice, Goals, Humor, Productivity
Just the other day I was in the yard picking up dog poop. Also known as: any other day. Quick fact: 4 years ago we rescued a black Lab mix. I must love her a lot to let her use my backyard as a toilet. So, I’m in the yard, picking up the dog poop, having that...
by Valerie Gordon | Jul 24, 2019 | Advice, Humor
There is nothing I hate more than being told to smile. Actually, I take that back. There’s much I hate more than that. Like when the cat yaks a hairball onto the freshly washed down comforter. Or when someone cuts me off and then takes the parking spot I had my...
by Valerie | Jul 16, 2019 | Advice, Humor
Perhaps you’ve arrived here having Googled some version of this question late at night. I’ve done that. Or maybe you were searching how to clean up an actual mess, like pink silly putty a toddler ground into an off-white carpet. Like that splotch on the...
by Valerie | Jul 9, 2019 | Advice, Communication, Humor
It showed up in my feed, as such inspirational quotes accompanied by inspiring pictures tend to do. It might have been Instagram. Or Twitter. Or even LinkedIn. “We are what we repeatedly do.” – Aristotle Likely it’s been misattributed, as so...
by Valerie | Apr 21, 2019 | Humor
I need to go shopping. This is a dilemma. I don’t like to shop for anything. Well, maybe books. Also wine. And chocolate. Back to my dilemma: I’m shopping for something very specific – a dress appropriate for an upcoming presentation. It’s a...
