abtwixt

Doing things differently since 1984

How to Get a Job (from a hirer’s perspective)

I’ve changed jobs far too many times in my working life, and been to far too many interviews.  One of my favorite jobs was working at a career center, where … Continue reading

August 6, 2014 · 8 Comments

Ironic

  Isn’t it ironic that the more you earn, the less time you have to spend it? As if income inequality wasn’t bad enough, we have boredom inequality as well. … Continue reading

March 6, 2014 · 2 Comments

Working With a Cold: A Helpful Guide

Between weathering single-digit temperatures and mothering two young petri dishes (a.k.a. preschool-aged children), it should be no surprise that I’ve become a home for one of this year’s many cold/flu … Continue reading

January 22, 2014 · 5 Comments

Abtwixt is back!

It is with great irony that I rise back from the ashes on here only when I am back at work… it seems that “work” offers infinitely greater spare time … Continue reading

April 2, 2013 · 11 Comments

From Skyscrapers to Sesame Street

A great and radical thing is about to happen in my life… At the end of this week, I will abandon my promising career as a lifelong desk jockey to … Continue reading

October 15, 2012 · 123 Comments

Have women got it wrong?

This morning was another one of “those mornings”.  My husband hadn’t slept very well.  The kids (both toddler/preschool aged) were both up before I left for work.  As they were … Continue reading

April 10, 2012 · 27 Comments

When It All Goes Down

It seems like everyone is preparing for the worst these days.  It used to be Nuclear Holocaust; then it was Y2K… Now everyone picks their own little camp, whether it … Continue reading

February 17, 2012 · 9 Comments
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