When a person is caught in a layoff, they usually seek to replace their job with another like it. But what if there are no similar jobs? What if you really weren't happy in your old job? There are layoff strategies that can help you deal with...

Sorry for the slowdown around here. It was a busy week, and yesterday was cocktail party night. I think everyone enjoyed it. I know I did, and I have the brain fog today to prove it. CNN published an interesting article last week about an emerging...

Today, CNN posted an interesting article about how seasonal jobs are helping unemployed or otherwise financially stretched people get through the holidays without a big hit to their wallets. I have often toyed with the idea of trying to score a...

So, who went shopping over the holiday weekend? Was it the madness that I think most of us have come to expect from Black Friday? If you went, what did you buy (if anything) and was the deal worth the hassle? My Friday shopping consisted of a trip...

I'm not quite sure what possessed me to do this, but I just decided to throw a cocktail party next weekend. It's going to be low key: I invited about fourteen people over for drinks and nibbles, but since it's kind of last minute I don't expect that...

Today is Thanksgiving in the US, which means that it's time to take a step back and be thankful for the good things in our lives. 2009 has been a tough year in many ways, but there are still so many reasons for me to give thanks. In no particular...