Every week we hear all about the economic woes and issues with the world. Companies are folding fast, jobs are disappearing, and everyone is worried about how long this whole crisis is going to last.
Naturally, this is the time where Paul decides it’s time for a career change.
For the first few weeks, as he started to put out feelers and quietly spread the word that he’s looking, it was easy to just ignore it. As long as we both still have jobs, I can’t exactly complain…right? So I just smiled and listened as best I could. All the time trying …read more

I read an interesting piece today on condom makers. Apparently, like many products today, they can be made cheaper in China.
USAID, United States Agency for International Development, a federally funded program that distributes 10 billion condoms to poor countries, in an attempt to help curb the spread of AIDS. They will no longer be distributing American-made condoms.
“Of course, we considered how many U.S. jobs would be affected by this move,” said a USAID official who spoke on the condition that he would not be named. But he said the reasons for the change included lower prices (2 cents versus …read more

Graduates, as you pack up your dorm room or prepare to move out of mom and dad’s basement, you’re thinking: “I’m done…the end!” It is the end.
The end of all night studying, exams, yoga courses to fulfill those last 2 credits, the trek home for the holidays, lame professors whose would-be novels were used as doorstops…and mostly it is the end of loafing around.
But, it is also the beginning. It’s now time to get out there and show the world who you are and what you’ve got to offer. Time to get a J.O.B.! Get your resumes together, write a …read more

I will start by acknowledging that my hubby does much of the laundry on the weekends. However, it may very well be my imagination, but since I started working from home to manage my business, The Pet Set , I get the distinct feeling that there has been a reversal of roles without my knowledge. For years I commuted to and worked in Manhattan and so did/does hubby; therefore household chores seemed to have been shared equitably.
This Sunday’s New York Times Style Section , covers the issue of the rift in who does more house cleaning with the deft of …read more