My mom was just laid off from her job. Understandably, she’s still reeling from the shock of losing a position she had for more than 20 years. She was just two years short of retirement, but still… it’s going to be so hard for her to adjust to not having anything to do all day. [...]
I really need to find a fitness and weight loss program that works for me. I’ve spent the last 18 months going to the gym 3 times a week very religiously, and lost a good 10 pounds that way. But in the past 6 weeks, I’ve been super busy with a new part-time job in [...]
I’ve had problem skin ever since I was in sixth grade. Back then, it was something that “all kids” go through, so, while it caused me quite a bit of angst and embarrassment, at least I didn’t feel alone. I hoped my acne would magically disappear once I hit my twenties, but that didn’t happen. [...]
I have never paid much attention to diet and nutrition, but now that I’m getting older, I’m becoming far more interested in developing a healthier lifestyle. I don’t want to incur greater risks of heart disease or similar problems by continuing to eat like a 20-year-old college student (surviving on pizza and beer), so I [...]
My husband and I have both had our hours drastically reduced at work. I was only working a part-time schedule to begin with, so the cut there doesn’t really affect us all that much, but Jerry first lost his overtime and then went down to a 32-hour workweek. That’s making things very tight in our [...]
Both my brother (Rob) and my stepfather have been laid off from their jobs recently, and are currently commiserating with each other about the situation. Rob is taking a far more proactive approach to this setback than my stepfather, but I guess that’s to be expected because of the age difference. I’d imagine that it’s [...]