Several have asked about my silence this month. What have I been up to? Where have I been? Why am I so quiet?
Quite frankly, I’ve been pursuing a dream. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Unemployment’
Reinventing Mary!
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Overcoming Acts of Discouragement
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009There must have been something in the water. Or, perhaps it was simply the overwhelming heat. (more…)
The “EX” Generation
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009I recently read a Boston Herald article about the high unemployment rate for new college graduates. According to the article, and numerous others as well, employers are hiring 22% fewer new college graduates than in the past. (more…)
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009How many times have we asked a child this question? What do you want to be when you grow up? A fireman! Nurse! Teacher! Ballerina! Train wild lions in the circus! Build houses on the moon! (more…)
You Are the Weakest Link
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009“Mary, you are the Weakest Link!”
Those were not the words used but those are the words that my heart heard when my manager told me that I’d been “selected” to participate (as it if were a garden party or great prize that I’d just won) in the upcoming “resource action.” (more…)
Men Over 50 Appeal for Work!
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Painting Your Hair
Thursday, April 16th, 2009In my “night life,” (you know, the life that happens after you put in your 14-hour day and finally get to go home and before you log back in on the computer to work another couple of hours before you finally get to sleep) I am a closet musician. Whether by sheer dumb luck, persistence or the fact that I fell at their knees and promised to (more…)