Category: Work
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Middle Aged Stress: How Do You Escape?
I have this disease where I think that each day has thirty-six hours for me to fill, and I cram too much into them to handle and so I never relax. Then I become a bitter and twisted dragon lady at home. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/aog73940 And I have a tendency to moan about how busy my life…
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Have Your Dreams Changed Now That You’re Middle-Aged?
(WARNING: Complete Waffle Alert) Yes and No. Let me tell you why. English: Sweet dreams dreaming of snowhite and the seven dwarves – painting by Franz Schrotzberg (Photo credit: Wikipedia) One of my first dreams, (aside from marrying Donny Osmond or Prince Charles), was to become a cook. I was queen of the cheese scone, Macaroni…
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The Healing Power of Barbra
I had a spectacularly AWFUL day at work yesterday. It was one of those days where relief only came from curling up in a ball under the doona with the heating on, chocolate, the dog and several bottles of wine. English: Screenshot of Barbra Streisand from the trailer for the film Hello, Dolly! (Photo credit:…
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Confessions Of The Worst Housewife
It’s been a hellish week at work so I’ve tried that strategy I used to use on the kids when they were toddlers, of ‘ignore them and they might just go away’, but the overflowing laundry basket is particularly persistent at drawing attention to itself and refuses to play ball – which makes me THE…
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Joan Rivers Proved That Women Can ‘Have It All’
“When I die, I want my funeral to be a huge showbiz affair with lights, cameras, action…I want Craft services, I want paparazzi and I want publicists making a scene! I want it to be Hollywood all the way. I don’t want some rabbi rambling on; I want Meryl Streep crying, in five different accents.…
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Overworked And Underpaid: Ever Feel Like Your Family’s Personal Assistant?
I work hard, and sometimes I feel overworked, underpaid and under-valued at home. Chris Overworked by Ferrell McCollough at http://www.flickr.com I spend three days of my week doing paid work – I work from home (and as such my job is not truly considered a ‘proper’ job by my family, even though my salary is…
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Woman Seeking GENUINE Work/Life Balance
Gordon Ramsay (Photo credit: Wikipedia) On a scale of one to ten, my stress levels are at a Gordon Ramsay ‘ten’ at the moment. Work has gone into overdrive recently and once I’ve done my duties as a mother, domestic slave and family therapist, there is no time left for ME. And I resent it.…
LOUISA SIMMONDS 