Teresa said, “Patricia, I would love to read some of your work on dealing with employees who are controlling, easily agitated and off the wall! It seems like my co-worker wants to get even with me for nothing. She starts yelling even if I dare to identify areas that could easily be improved. What are some strategies to deal with this loony, crazy woman!? [Read more…]
Do You Care Too Much? Avoid Compassion Fatigue and Burn-out
The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it, is as unrealistic as expecting to walk through water and not get wet. Rachel Naomi Remen
Blow Your Own Horn: Why and How to Self Promote
A List of 30 Uplifting and Optimistic Thoughts
Have I Told You I Remain A Feminist?
Know How to Boost Your Resilience: Assess Your Protective Factors
10 Questions to Assess Your Last Year and Move into Your New Year
Mind Your Aging Process: Make Smart Choices
Yes, that is me in the photo, with my hubby. If you are a senior citizen, I hope you, too, take time to yuck it up! Fun and play help us keep healthy. Yet growing older has another side.
A List of 8 Favorite and Fun Women’s Comic Strips
Reading the morning paper’s comic strips can be a stress relieving. My interest in women’s comic strips resurfaced as I sorted through some magazines ready for recycling. In an issue of MS I re-discovered an article called ‘Paper Movies: Feminist cartoonists create characters that are real, raunchy—and they’ll knock your socks off’.
Create a Calm, Happy and Merry Christmas!
How about downsizing this Christmas? For some people, this upcoming season is filled with oughts, shoulds, musts, and have to’s. After gift shopping, wrapping, card writing, holiday baking, home decorating – inside and outside, bringing home the tree, party hosting and preparation of the turkey feast, many folks are financially, physically and mentally depleted. Indeed, in North America reports of depression increase 15% around and after Christmas. So much for keeping calm to merry on!
Yummy and Easy Holiday Cookies: Make, Refrigerate, Eat!
Several years ago I stopped making batches of Christmas cookies. Some were pretty. Some were messy. All were sweet. Then I discovered the simple recipe below (also pictured above). The first year I made these easy fridge cookies they outscored other holiday cookies. Our children begged for their own roll. Now my grandchildren line up for their fair share. [Read more…]
Women Dealing with Conflict in the Workplace
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