Career cockroach: One Gen Xer talks about adaptability as a primary job skill🪳
Gen X careers have been a masterclass in adaptability—like cockroaches surviving nuclear blasts. I started out dreaming of a magazine gig, pivoted to blogging, built a wedding media empire, got a corporate job… then got laid off. Now? I’m an AI consultant for wedding vendors. The real skill? Mutating, evolving, and figuring out *whatever’s next*…
Ariel’s Pancakes: four ingredients and easy!
Look, I’m not really a “share my recipes online” kind of person, because I don’t really use recipes. I’m more of an intuitive cook. That said, I do have one recipe that I follow religiously and it’s these pancakes. They only have FOUR ingredients, so they’re fabulously easy to make.
Advice for those considering a geodesic dome house
We live in a three-bedroom, two bath two story geodesic dome house with 4 ft. riser walls on the central Oregon coast. Built in 1981, we are about 2 city blocks from the beach and elevated 151 ft above sea level, tucked into the trees with ocean views on two sides among conventional houses. Here’s my advice for those considering buying a geodesic dome house…
What’s a death doula? (And why I became one)
Death doulas see death not only as something that’s a necessary part of life… but something that can even be beautiful.
How to adopt an elephant
Many years ago, when I was greedily going through every article on Offbeat Home to absorb all of the awesomeness within, I came across an article about how to adopt an elephant from Sheldrick’s Wildlife Trust. This year, I finally adopted my own orphaned elephant.
I just got laid off what do I do now?
Hi, my name is Suki and last month I got unexpectedly laid off, along with a third of the company where I was working. This week, I just started a new job… Let me tell you what I did to stay sane and quickly pivot from lay off depression to proactive job hunting momentum.