Tag Archive: "priorities"
Posted On: December 20, 2008
Comments: No Responses
One of the Missions of this Sabbatical is to try home schooling. All parents dabble in it, but now’s the time to put up or shut up. Perform. Leave no child behind. Show proof of…
Posted On: December 19, 2008
Comments: 3 Responses
As anyone who travels knows, you can meet the most interesting people when you BreakAway from your daily grind. Today’s proof arrived in the form of Bob & Jen Westerfield.
While beaching at scenic Trunk…
Posted On: December 18, 2008
Comments: One Response
Face it: 12-hour travel days do not a great BreakAway make. But we survived it, as did the luggage and children. Air travel becomes increasingly bumpy, so to speak, but that’s survivable too. (So far.)…
Posted On: December 1, 2008
Comments: No Responses
The news has been all over the airwaves and screens for ten days now. Say it ain’t true: Consumer spending in October slipped by 1%.
Yet when I painstakingly avoided Shoporama-Land last weekend, Black Friday…
Posted On: November 29, 2008
Comments: No Responses
Sorta brings new meaning to the term “Black Friday,” doesn’t it?
From our good friends at Wiki:
“In many cities it is not uncommon to see shoppers lined up hours before stores with big sales…
Posted On: November 12, 2008
Comments: No Responses
OMG. FYI.
53 Percentage of working Americans who have been interrupted by a work-related phone call or e-mail while in the bathroom.
23 Percentage who have been interrupted while on a date.
59 Percentage of…
Posted On: November 12, 2008
Comments: No Responses
“Our culture is suffering from an overdose of action and a shortage of contemplation. I consider contemplation a basic need; you even see it in animals. Just think about dogs and cats. You often see…
Posted On: November 10, 2008
Comments: No Responses
This L. A. Times article is a must-read for anyone who:
Thinks there is no upside to the downturn in shopping;
believes they got it bad though they’ve not yet succumbed to thrift-store shopping;
believes…
Posted On: November 10, 2008
Comments: No Responses
Have a game plan. For any game worth playing. This “Shifting Careers” column offers a spot-on Sabbatical story well worth studying.
Barbara Raab brings a perspective that this Breakaway boy may lack: What it’s like…
Posted On: October 15, 2008
Comments: No Responses
This article, by New York Times reporter Sarah Kershaw, contains much great news.
Finally, the mental health community is embracing the notion of money disorders—beyond the old-school ones like kleptomania and Sex-in-the-Cityism (shopaholism).
There are…
