Essays

From Spreadsheets to Bedsheets

l am trying to carve out a new identity for myself. Before my job of a couple of 
decades was eliminated last summer in yet 
another "corporate reorganization." (read more)

March of the Family Photos

June 2008 - Christian Science Monitor

I finally got around to organizing 10 years of 
photographs. They had been crammed into 
our antique secretary like acorns in a squirrel's 
mouth. (read more)

A Hair Story

September 2007 - Strut

My mother was a straitlaced, law-abiding citizen. A dependable, responsible woman who always paid her bills on time and balanced her checkbook to the nano-penny. She was honest and conservative and never met a pair of underpants she couldn't turn into a dust rag. (read more)

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Required Reading

July 2007 - Strut

My People magazine subscription is up for renewal, and I'm wondering if I 
should let it slide. I'm already three weeks behind reading the darn thing 
and even more than that with Newsweek, my other weekly subscription. (read more)

Adding a Pup to the Plan

September 2004 - Metro Parent

I had a dog growing. up, but he lasted 
no more than a couple of days. We 
brought him home from a farm when 
he was eight weeks old, all creamy colored 
and sweet smelling, with fur soft and perfect for cheeky photographs. (read more)

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The Bewitched Daydreams of a Sitcom-loving Mother

January 2001 - Metro Parent

As a child growing up in the 1960's, 
I was fascinated with the black and 
white images created by the 
television rooted proudly in our living 
room next to the fireplace. (read more)

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Business

Projects from My Corporate Life

Best Practice Manager

Managers who are available

Post schedules outside of cube or office
Have set times to meet with employees
Provide alternate contact information
Have established back-ups when they are out of the office
Are approachable and friendly (read more)

Best Practice Employee

Employees who work well with others

Treat others respectfully - don't rely on negative hearsay
Work conflicts out - don't vent behind co-worker's back
Find solutions rather than complain
If you need help, ask a co-worker (read more)

Print and Media Brochure

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Print and Media Replication

Ensuring that your client is satisfied requires people 
who care about the details. Our supply chain 
management experts handle all aspects involved 
with responding to global customer requirements 
for high-quality products and services being 
delivered on time. (read more)

Coaching Staff Letter

Hello Coaching Staff Members and Managers,

As mentioned in the Best Practice Manager and Employee presentation, the EOS team planned to share employee feedback with the coaching staff and managers. Following is a summary of all the comments and suggestions that resulted from manager/team discussions. (read more)

Web Writing

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equipment is capable of quickly producing hundreds, if not thousands, of 
professional looking media in the following formats:

CD or DVD are two of the most popular types of media available on the 
market today. (read more)

Web Writing

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Digital color printers are equipped with a color management system that makes sure your publications will burst with color-rich visuals, certain to retain their vibrancy while getting into the hands of your clients. (read more)

Technical Writing

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Contract Writing

Dancers

A career in dance is highly competitive; only dancers with the most talent find regular work. Employment is often sporadic with some jobs lasting a short period of time, perhaps a day, a week or several months. (read more)

Flexible Work Schedule

When Jane Smith of Farmington Hills, Michigan started having children in the early ‘90s, Jane and a co-worker pitched a job share arrangement to their manager. Flexible work schedules that met the needs of working parents were about as common as a patient two-year-old back then, especially in the manufacturing facility where they worked. (read more)

Travel

Your Kids at the Capitol!

Metro Parent - September 2002

We just returned from a few days in Washington D.C. with our 7-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter. Due to its southern heat (the kind
that underhandedly forms beads of sweat around your neck and brow), we found ourselves on a mission: FIND SHADE, FIND SHADE. (read more)

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Looking for Lincoln in Springfield

Metro Parent - October 2003

As part of our family's continuing 
education program, we exposed 
our kids, Erin, 10, and Brett, 8, 
to some history in Springfield, Illinois, 
in exchange for unlimited hotel pool 
time (secret motivational tool). (read more)

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