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Women’s Literature: The next chapter

One of my favorite bloggers, Cloud Walker, did a post “7 books every woman should read“. Looking over the list I found there were a few I had never heard of and only one I attempted to read (which was  … Continue reading

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GIVEAWAY! Autographed copy of Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” ― Jim Ryun Guess what? Gretchen Rubin was in town last week. I went to her reading of Better Than…

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The Restaurant Critic’s Wife Meets Pasta

Originally posted on Real Life of an MSW:
L, a great colleague, handed me the book The Restaurant Critic’s Wife by Elizabeth LaBan. L informed me that I had to toss my ridiculous rule out the window and read the…

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Dealing With Offensive Remarks At Work

I am a middle-aged white female who works in a retail setting with colleagues whose skin tones are every color imaginable. I respect my co-workers, and they respect me. Our company generally does whatever makes the customer happy. But this is … Continue reading

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Delivering Happiness

What is success? What is happiness? What am I working toward? Are you humble when talking about your accomplishments ?Do you treat everyone with the same amount of respect that they treat you? The feelings I experienced reading Delivering Happiness: … Continue reading

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