Life After Five
The Single Career Girl: Matchmaker, Matchmaker
I’ve shared my experiences with singles mixers and speed dating. Now it’s time to get to the good stuff! What about using matchmaking services? Matchmaking services are certainly pricier and they require a commitment. You will be expected to go ... Read More »
Family Matters: Splitting Holidays
Being in a relationship means making compromises. What’s important to one partner sometimes must be weighed against what is important to other partners. But when you jump into a relationship or even a marriage, it’s easy to forget that there’s ... Read More »
Why it’s Okay to Be Unavailable Sometimes
There’s a tragic episode of Sex and the City where we see Mr. Big’s character crumble over a woman. He’s fallen for a movie star and continuously laments, “She can reach me. But I can’t get her,” over and over. ... Read More »
More Awesome Apps for Career Girls
A few months ago, we brought you “Techie Time Savers for Women in Business” – a list of the best apps, websites, and other resources that can make your life easier. So imagine our excitement when The Glass Hammer published ... Read More »
You Don’t Really Want Job Security, Trust Us
In the realm of job searching and interviewing, we often hear professionals who are looking for a new job say they are concerned with “job security.” In this economy, it seems, we’re worried more and more about losing our jobs, ... Read More »
Is Lip Gloss a Feminist Issue?
Some women love it and others loathe it. For the former, it represents an adult candy land, a veritable potpourri of powder, paint, and perfume. For the latter, it represents a dreaded chore undertaken with gritted teeth and a “let-me-get-this-over-with” ... Read More »
Making Time Out of Nothing at All — Be More Productive!
Earlier this week, I was at a networking luncheon with a handful of other female professionals, one of whom was a dating coach. She was speaking to the group about her services and how they differ from online dating sites. ... Read More »
3 Steps to Financial Security
It’s near the top of just about every Career Girl’s list of goals: I want to be financially secure. But what does that really mean? It seems like the needle is always moving on how much or what conditions. I ... Read More »
4 Issues that Lead to Breakups
We’ve talked about the magic ratio to keep your relationship healthy, so I want to help you be on the lookout for four things that will eventually take any relationship down the breakup path. John Gottman, a renowned researcher on ... Read More »
Lost Your Productivity? Change Your Space!
Productivity was something we were obsessed with in my grad school program. Since all of us were writers, we wanted to know how to keep ourselves motivated to finish that novel, finish that short story, finish that collection of essays. ... Read More »
