Happy Cancer-versary to Me!

Posted On: October 10, 2017
Comments: 12 Responses What a long, strange journey it’s been! In fact, it’s been so long, so strange, that I no longer bristle when people refer to cancer as a “journey.” Or when people butcher Grateful Dead lyrics…

WORKFORCE: America’s Fear of Time Off Increases

Posted On: May 27, 2016
Comments: No Responses If you’re lucky, you have fond memories of getting away on Memorial Day and other holidays—and maybe heading off for a family vacation every now and again. If you’re really lucky, you’re still creating fresh…

Career Breaks: Better When Not Broke

Posted On: March 6, 2016
Comments: No Responses This week, Fast Company released a sobering article for anyone drunk on debt or worried about an economy that’s become a tipsy house of (credit) cards. Stephanie Vozza shares her family’s saga about getting spanked…

Boomer Bust: Beware the Retirement Burst

Posted On: October 27, 2015
Comments: No Responses “When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is.” ~Oscar WildeWealth is the ability to fully experience life.…

What’s So Smart About Smartphones?

Posted On: March 4, 2015
Comments: No Responses They may be the most mind-blowing invention ever. But are smartphones as amazing as we think they are? They have never: Cooked a delicious meal; hoisted the sails; shoveled snow. What’s more, they can be…

All Hail the Vacation Revolution!

Posted On: January 8, 2015
Comments: No Responses The fat cat is out of the bag: Americans’ vacation rates have hit sick, historic lows, and the topic has gone viral like the flu at the office. Dozens of sites have picked up on…

Can’t Relax? Turn off Your Phone!

Posted On: November 3, 2014
Comments: No Responses Our obsession with smartphones festers on. Go to a social spot like a bar or a rock concert and most everyone is focused on their phone. Students list “no wifi” as a reason they won’t…

Retirement $: Be Very Afraid!

Posted On: July 24, 2014
Comments: No Responses Thank goodness the good people at Meet Plan Go offered me a gig to write about Baby Boomer travel and career breaks—or this blog might get lost on Summer BreakAway. That said, I’ve been enjoying…

Mid-lifers Crave Work-Life Balance

Posted On: July 1, 2014
Comments: No Responses USA Today (today) offers a story/survey about workers in their 40s and 50s. And—guess what!—what they want most in their careers is better work-life balance and less stress. The only thing regarded as more important…

College Ain’t What It Used To Be

Posted On: August 23, 2013
Comments: No Responses You can’t toss a diploma anymore without hitting some media story about the plight of millennials. They can’t find decent jobs. They’re up to their mortar boards in debt. They’re moving back in with their…