“That girl who works for you, does she cold call for you?” Asked a male co-worker of my business partner. For context I am a forty-two-year-old woman and the man asking is maybe two or three years older than me—if that. Also we’ve worked in the same office for seven years. Yes seven years not […] Read more…
We all have our bucket list items. The things we are going to do some day or risk dying with regrets. For those of you in your right minds your bucket lists likely include traveling to beautiful and amazing destinations like Paris or the Maldives. Seeing natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon or the […] Read more…
“Real men provide, real women appreciate it,” proclaims a billboard in North Carolina. And if you are a woman who is married, or in a relationship with a man, or a single mom, or a woman who is married to a woman there’s a good chance that the billboard offends you. I’m pretty sure the […] Read more…
“Yes this is real life, this is really happening,” said Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live. Pretty much sums up how me, and if recent polls are to be believed, 60% of the rest of the country feel. But guess what folks Alec is right. Donald Trump will be our next president. […] Read more…
As a working mom a little traveling for work can be fun. A nice break from the day-to-day office and home hamster-wheel schedule. But a lot of travel is a real drag. You can never truly relax–it’s just not the same as sitting at home in your grubby clothes, sitting in “your spot” on the couch, […] Read more…
When I was a sophomore in high school I had one of those epic high school parties. It started with a few friends but then quickly grew to the size of a Lollapalooza show circa 1990. It was a hazy night of funneling beers and downing copious amounts of Bacardi Breezers that culminated with the […] Read more…
It was a tough week in the Corning household. My work week was absolutely brutal, I spent the better part of Saturday cleaning up dog vomit, summer finally came roaring in with 119 degree temperatures in Phoenix, my nine-year-old son lost the state flag football championship by one point after going undefeated all season – […] Read more…
I’m not in any danger of anyone calling me a prude. I laugh at inappropriate jokes, I am wildly sarcastic, and I have such thick skin it takes me a really long time to realize someone actually doesn’t like me (hard to believe but yes, I am not everyone’s cup of tea). I bartended my […] Read more…
If there is an inappropriate conversation to be had I will have it. I’m really good at it. It’s one of my super powers. This week’s inappropriate conversation took place at a celebration of life. I can only take half credit for this inappropriate conversation as technically my fairy godmothers were already having the conversation and […] Read more…
I knew something had changed when I was helping plan my friend’s birthday a few months ago. It was one of those big ones with a zero in it. She quickly dispelled any ideas of the typical birthday extravaganza her husband and I might have been entertaining. She broke it down to us like this: […] Read more…