Hah! If it were that simple. But Kate Lorenz over on MSN Careers has some tips for getting promoted . Of course they all take work! Ew, and self-evaluation. One of them even takes shopping. Whee! Hmm, I'd recommend meditating on 5, 6 and 8 right now...

If I've learned one thing lately, it's the people will try to talk you out of something that they, themselves fear. Recently, a friend tried to talk me out of my fitness routine because he thought I didn't "need it". When I told him that it made me feel...

I can use the phrase "good sweats" in a sentence with a straight face I put on a little make-up to go to the gym (sorry, my girliness has to come out somewhere and the "good sweats" aren't doing it for me) I've become even less tolerant of traffic...

Steve Rubel says: "I like companies that say 'we suck'" And while I agree with the notion that transparency and a self-critical nature are good, just like pie, I wonder if "liking companies that say 'we suck'" gives companies more permission to, well...

Over on the MSN career site, there's an article about explaining to a hiring company the short term positions (contract or full-time) on your resume. While I would enforce the importance of truthfulness (or truthiness, if you will) in your explanation...

Oddly, laughing at this makes me feel guilty like when I used to get the giggles in church. Infiltrating Best Buy Not to be a Pollyanna (because we know how much I love being called *that* and my glass is half empty and the last half isn't the good...

is it really a blog? Over at Novell, Kevan Barney (PR Manager) and Bruce Lowry (Spokesperson) are blogging on "Novell Open PR". This begs the question: "what makes a blog a blog rather than a website?" It's an interesting initiative, but I wonder...

one that I, rather ironically, wear when I do yard work. I like how beat up they look and I just hose them off. The other a black suede version with silver buttons down the outside (Miss Mary Mack would be ever so proud). Some people think Uggs are ugly...

This morning on the Today Show, they are broadcasting from aboard a huge new Royal Caribbean cruise liner. I've been on a cruise and the ships can be pretty spectacular, but I had to wonder about the timing. Cruise lines have gotten a black eye lately...

While everyone else is talking about this, I'm working. I can't be the only one that doesn't understand the allure. I just can't get into it.

This highlights to me the importance of simplicity (cute kid alert!). You can't help but appreciate the simplicity of these pictures, when most folks would have been taking pictures with a cake, balloons and plenty of presents. It also helps you appreciate...

I'm not sure which I am (actually, I am sure, but you probably aren't sure which one I am). I loved HomeGrocer.com. Remember them? You may have had something similar in your area called PeaPod.com. Webvan bought HomeGrocer.com about 5 years ago and...

Sing it, sister Couldn't have said it better myself.