I used to work at a fast-paced, high volume law firm. My average week consisted of working about 10 to 14 hour days. I often brought work home with me. I didn’t have time to work out. I didn’t have time to eat a proper lunch. I was often late for date night with my…
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Clearing the Deck
Yes, I’m back – with my tail between my legs. And I owe those of you who have done me the kindness to follow this blog, an apology. I had the audacity to think that I didn’t need to write anything. But writing is my oxygen. I may lose jobs and relationships but they…
Impossible Standards
The women of my generation were promised that we could do anything we wanted. Little did we know that actually we would be required to do everything. Go to college, get the perfect job, have perfect hair, marry the perfect man, be bendy like Stretch Armstrong, cook like Julia Childs, have an ass you can…
Don’t Be Afraid to Leave Security Behind
You wake up every morning and you’re dragging your feet. It’s not that you didn’t get enough sleep, it’s that your whole body is rejecting the idea that you have to go to work. You feel this way every morning. You spend your day at work just counting down the hours until you can go…