Coronavirus Side Effects: May Cause Weight Gain

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I can Google with the best of them, but nowhere in my searches about the coronavirus did it say anything about causing weight gain. The only symptoms I knew about were fever, dry cough, tiredness and respiratory problems. If there’s anything this national pandemic and shutdown has taught me, it’s that a little fluff is ...

Jobs on Jobs on Jobs (Part 2)

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Here’s the thing about writing weekly blogs about various topics—It could be a while until my sequel of a particular blog post continues.  Back in August, I wrote about the absolutely crazy jobs I’ve held since the age of 12. I was only able to get up to college before the post was getting too long. ...

Why I Left the TV News Industry

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When I was in college, telling people my major was in broadcast communications garnered one of two reactions: “Oh wow! So you’re trying to be the next Oprah?” or “News? That’s a dying industry!” To the first reaction, I’d always have to explain how I was a behind-the-scenes type of person who was more interested in ...

Jobs on Jobs on Jobs (Part 1)

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With the amount of jobs I’ve had in my lifetime so far, you’d think that I was either a workaholic or owed a lot of people some child support. (Neither is true.) Working, to me, meant more financial independence to buy and save for the future, so I entered the workforce a little earlier than normal. ...

And Grace Will Lead Her Home

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It has been such a crazy year for me. I told you I had my second son, and when I was on maternity leave, we had workers in and out of our house for different maintenance items (roof, air conditioner, punctured pipe from the roof repair which left us with a hole in our ceiling ...

Can You Really Have It All?

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Healthy family life, successful career, and enriching spiritual life. Sounds like the perfect trifecta, but can it actually be achieved? Well, once you get the answer, pass it along my way! Back in my "serial reality show watcher" days, I recall when Bethenny Frankel was first on The Real Housewives. She started as a "single and ...

I Hate Being the Newbie

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I'm about a month into my new job, and I still love it! For that, I am too grateful. But there's one thing I figured out that I can't stand—being the newbie.  And it's basically broken down into three parts: meeting new people, proving yourself, and knowing the unwritten rules. Meeting New People There are about 100+ ...