I received a terrifying letter in the mail the other day: an invitation to a grade school reunion. As in eighth grade. Ew, right? The very thought sent chills up my spine. Did I really want to revisit my adolescent self? Does anyone? Now, I am old enough to know that every one of us, […]
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Reuniting With The Inner Geek
Posted in "What should I do with my life?", being judged, decision-making, identity, why women?, tagged adolescent angst, being judged, reunions, the tyranny of the shoulds, Undecided: How to ditch the endless quest for perfect and find a career -- and life -- that works for you on September 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The Mother of all Conversations: Where The Chatter About Marissa Mayer Went Way Wrong
Posted in culture, feminism, why women?, worklife balance, workplace, tagged Boston College Center for Work and Family, Brad Harrington, Child care, Diversity Executive Magazine, Family Medical Leave Act, Fortune 500, Fortune magazine, gender roles, Google, Marissa Mayer, maternal wall, Undecided: How to ditch the endless quest for perfect and find a career -- and life -- that works for you, work-life balance, workplace structure, Yahoo on July 19, 2012| 2 Comments »
Now that the chatter about Marissa Mayer has started to grow cold, let me admit that the whole conversation has pissed me off. In case you’ve spent the past few days under a rock or — same thing — totally unplugged, Marissa Mayer is the former Google superstar who was annointed CEO of Yahoo on […]
Do Our Friends’ Choices Make Us Regret Our Own?
Posted in "What should I do with my life?", decision-making, grass-is-greener, identity, why women? on June 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Remember when you were a kid, and you wanted to pierce your belly button or stay out all night, and you’d say to your mom, “But mooooom, everyone else is doing it!”? And then she’d say, “If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you?” And then, if you were feeling especially petulant, you might […]
Can’t Decide on a New Year’s Resolution?
Posted in "What should I do with my life?", being judged, decision, feminism, grass-is-greener, life choices, tagged Dalai Lama, Gretchen Rubin, Lucille Ball, Mom, Occam's Razor, Oscar wilde, Ralph Waldo emerson, Thoreau on December 30, 2010| 3 Comments »
Here you go: in no particular order, a dozen New Year’s resolutions designed especially for the undecided. Let us know what speaks to you – and add a couple of your own. Ready? Set. Go! • Inhabit the moment. You can’t rewrite the past. You can’t be sure of the future. All you really have […]
The Boys Get Nipped and Tucked: Blame the Girls!
Posted in culture, feminism, tagged botox, cosmetic surgery, ript skinz, skineez on August 19, 2010| 1 Comment »
Hey there, boys, lookin’ gooood! Two items that caught my eye on Wednesday made me chuckle at the ways in which tables can turn. The first was a feature on girdles for men. Yep, read that right. But these “Ript Skinz” are not exactly benign man-versions of Spanx, nor are they silly derivatives of Kramer’s […]
Don’t Feel Bad If You Don’t Feel… Good?
Posted in being judged, life choices, tagged "Live a Little!", Alice D. Doman Ph.D., Dr. Susan M. Love, good health, Leigh Ann hirschman, M.D., Nancy Snyderman, perfection on February 12, 2010| 1 Comment »
That’s the word from Dr. Susan M. Love, whose new book, “Live A Little!”, advises us to stop beating ourselves up about taking good care of our health. Her advice? We’re healthier than we think: Didn’t get a good night’s sleep last night? Don’t stay awake tonight worrying about it. Only got in a short […]