Let’s look at your answer — ‘I need a mental health day.’ I’ve said it. I’ve heard it. Sometimes I’ve even taken it. Turns out we all get one. October 10 is World Mental Health Day. It’s a day for mental health awareness, education, and advocacy. To remove the stigma of mental illness. To make it clear that it’s…

I thought it was 20 things in 100 minutes… A Challenge has been passed around among many of the writers in our group, and after I read two of them I decided I’d take it on- it sounded like fun. …

Have you tried it? — The phone alarm goes off each morning at 6:04 AM. Why? Because I set it to do that. I chose to do that! (I need to remind myself of that every time it happens- it is because I made the choice to set it for that time. UGH.) I also…

Don’t YOU believe in work-life balance? — Stefanie is an hourly worker in an office with no common area, so she eats lunch at her desk. For those 30 minutes she lets the phone go to voicemail when it rings. Her co-workers say she’s lazy. Carl works remotely in IT support, working 12 hour days before the…

Is this why we can’t have nice things? — Saturday, September 3, was National Cinema Day. It was marketed heavily and tickets were just $3. Great idea! Get people out and into the theaters! Boost the local economy! Maximize the potential of a holiday weekend! An astounding $24.3 MILLION dollars worth of tickets were sold! Records were SMASHED! National Cinema Day smashes box office records Cinemas participating in Saturday's National Cinema Day have reported record-breaking admissions at their venues…www.prolificnorth.co.uk

Prepare now for January shake-ups — Did you know that more people quit their jobs during the month of August than any other time of the year? On average 3.5 MILLION people quit their jobs every August. FORGET ‘quiet quitting’- these folks just leave. …

Good thing I didn’t hold my breath waiting for the prince I must have been around eight years old when I learned my prince was never gonna arrive. I was in the car, alone, with my father. …

What and How you speak shapes the world around you — This video shows the ways kind, thoughtful, appreciative words and tones show others you care about them. It’s a great reminder. Words can heal or wound. They can build up or tear down. Become either a treasured or terrifying memory. Refusing to speak, not to give credit or thanks not to…

Which came first: keto or the egg? — Wow- 2022! (Side note: 2022 is pronounced ‘2020, too’. I should have known.) You started with a whimper when January blood tests showed the news that pretending a person doesn’t have a family history of diabetes is not, in fact, a guarantee that person has escaped that history. I had…