People work from home for all sorts of reasons. Some like wearing their pajamas to work. Others wish to avoid office politics. I have a more personal reason. It means I'm the only person home when the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue arrives. As a wife and mother of two … [Read more...]

At some point during your work year there comes a time when the annual “evaluation of work performance” takes place. Which is basically, when management tells you how they are going to screw you over. Here is a fictional excerpt from an “employee evaluation”: Management: As you … [Read more...]

Are your files in disarray, recipe cards dog- eared and the magazine articles you clipped, strewn everywhere? There’s no need to fear, “Office Supply Man” is here. He’ll organize your file drawers in a single afternoon, laminate your recipes before you even miss them and labels … [Read more...]

Always, the Lake Superior of spills happens when I'm driving at 70 MPH on an expressway with two screaming children and searching for a pinhead exit on a map. With dread, I glance back. Red ooze sinks into the carpet so that the dealership can talk us down on price when we … [Read more...]

9:00 p.m. I’m caulking the bathtub. I’m caulking the bathtub because I’m leaving on a trip. I’m caulking the bathtub because if the plane goes down I will not have to worry about friends coming over and commenting, “She should have caulked the bathtub.” 10:00 p.m. Caulking the … [Read more...]