Having just moved to Los Angeles I excitedly bought Lakers tickets to one of the last games that Kobe is playing in before he retires. The second he came on to the basketball court, the arena was electrified. People couldn’t stop chanting his name. His every move photographed. […]
Ever since I was a little girl growing up in the South Bronx, I noted that I was going to be different from the other Puerto Ricans in my neighborhood. I wanted to be different and to get out of the neighborhood. I saw change, from my […]
I used to say that the streets of New York were my television. All you had to do was look out your window and a whole chaotic, frantic, jubilant, sad world was happening. You could go window shopping to look at the dazzling shoes on Fifth avenue […]
I have never fully watched the movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back. When the movie first came out I was too young to get the angst Angela Bassett’s character felt. Honestly, I still don’t. That’s ok. What I did appreciate were her extremely toned arms. I remember […]
Everything is rusted but flowers can still bloom. Such a sentiment keeps her going day in and day out. Although, even a cactus couldn’t survive her care. It seemed like there was a dark cloud hanging over her. Everything around her was rusting away. No […]
Ok. I am usually known for my support of line staff and trying to create happy workplaces. I believe that we shouldn’t be pained by work. I believe that employees should be able to grow and develop skill sets. I believe that managers are accountable to their employees. […]
Here is a sad fact of my life. I have been Vitamin D deficient for several years now (as many people in this modern-day office life). I moved to Los Angeles for a new job. Unfortunately, I am now even more deficient in Vitamin D. If this were a […]
Woke up startled, scared and sorry The darkness was all encompassing And her throat punctured dry Haunted by the spectre of dying in forty years The horror and screaming arriving too soon The fear amassing its fan base within her mind Her head spinning as if […]
I recently brought in some rubber chickens into the workplace. Specifically, I brought in small flying rubber chickens to use in management meetings. They are funny! They fly high. They wake people up. You can zip up to a sleeping manager. You can toss them around when […]
I am a happy bee this morning. This week I move into my new apartment in Los Angeles. It is in the same building, just 6 floors higher and about double the square footage. I am excited to feel a bit more settled this coming week as […]
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