Internet Junk: Spam, Hoax, and Glurge
Before there was the internet, chain mail has existed. Since the growth of the internet, chain letters and hoaxes have exploded as it became easier and easier to "pass it on" as it has reduced the cost of paper, postage, time, and effort required. As someone who LOVES...
Starting with My Head
I have certainly taken a long hiatus from posting on this site, though not from writing bog posts at all. In fact, this past year I have been quite busy posting on my fitness blog as well as for my TechStylish business (see here for a collection of other posts I have...
What I Am Reading: Drive by Daniel Pink
A Small Tweak Can Make All the Difference
After a little more than a year of being a stay at home mom, I was feeling worn down and terrible about myself. Like any mother of a toddler and breastfeeding infant, I was tired. More than anything, I felt like I was maybe not cut out to be a stay at home wife. Sure...
CVHS is Stroller-Friendly Again
After hearing about other ladies with babies in strollers getting kicked out of Castro Valley High School track, I was then kicked off myself recently, so I wrote a letter to CVUSD asking for clarification: Castro Valley Unified School District 4430 Alma Ave., Castro...
Prioritizing and Doing What’s Important
"If everything is important, nothing is important." Important vs. Urgent Eisenhower once said, "What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important." Important activities have an outcome that leads to the achievement of your goals....
Why Do Women Love Mr. Darcy?
Recently I came upon this image while on Facebook. It was liked by over 21,000 people within a matter of a few days. It has been a while since I read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, but I remember thinking that Mr. Darcy was as annoying as her Emma! Like Emma, he...
Groundhog Day is Stay-At-Home Mom Day
For a stay-at-home mom, everyday is like Groundhog Day to some degree. There is always laundry, cooking, cleaning, managing the home, and taking care of children, husband, and family. It's the job that no job can prepare you for. Working moms may think that life would...
Happy Chinese New Year (of the Dragon)
This year, my Chinese New Year did not get off to a very good start. It is tradition to do some serious and thorough cleaning of the house for Chinese New Year, and I did not do a very good job this year of cleaning and washing everything. We had planned to go out to...
“First World” is an Outdated Term
One of my many pet peeves is hearing the term "First World" throw around incorrectly. I think it is because I was an International Relations major that I give a damn. I cringe when I hear it used incorrectly, but now I am cringing a lot more. Here's the entry for...