Point of View

Do Not Waste My Time!

UNITED STATES—I feel like we live in a world where punctuality matters. You might ask me exactly what does that mean. Well, punctuality means being on time, but I sense people think they can meddle on the clock and no one will notice it. Well, in the professional arena many employers might not say something, but if you’re dealing...

Fake Co-Workers

UNITED STATES—I am someone who has a difficult time smiling in the face of co-workers who I find fake. What do I mean when I say fake? It’s a difficult term to describe at times, but it’s someone who is inauthentic. In other words, you know when a ploy is in place. I think I can read people well...

Quick Naps Are The Best

UNITED STATES─Naps, I think they are God’s gift to those of us who are workaholics. I talk to people all the time about sleep, particularly getting quality sleep at night. Some people say I get 7 or 8 on average. I wish I could get 8 hours of sleep at night; it is indeed very rare for me to...

The Government Re-Opens, But Now What?

UNITED STATES—So after more than a month of being closed, the federal government has reopened its doors, with President Donald Trump, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the other members of Congress planning to work out a deal regarding government funding and the border wall. Why is this vital? Well, at the moment the government is open until...

Breaking Bad Habits

UNITED STATES─Is it possible to break a bad habit? That is a question that I have been grappling with for years and I mean years. I feel like once you have a habit it is nearly impossible to break it no matter what you do. This is particularly relevant for children, as well as adults. Kids are probably the smartest...

Divorce Changes Everything!

UNITED STATES—Divorce, I would argue many Americans have encountered or at least experienced the drawbacks of divorce. I hate when people compare divorce to death, while devastating, it’s not like something no longer being in the presence on Earth, but things as we know it will never ever be the same. I first experienced the aftereffects of divorce when...

Make Going To The Social Security Office Less Stressful!

UNITED STATES—Morning Toni: I found that even when all the "i's" are dotted and the "t's" are crossed and the paperwork is filled out correctly that Social Security can still royally screw up. I personally filled the paperwork for Medicare with the words in Red written across the top for the SEP because I was laid off from my company,...

The Homework Delay

UNITED STATES—Homework, for many Americans it is something we encountered from an early age all the way up to our mid to late 20s, maybe longer if graduate, medical or law school is in the cards. With that being said I’ve always wondered why there are only two types of individuals when it comes to doing homework: those who...

Baby Blues

UNITED STATES—You sometimes have no idea how a baby not only changes a person’s persona, but their entire outlook on life. My sister recently had her second child, one that came a lot sooner than expected and watching her with her baby girl charms my heart. It’s funny because she was not due until August 3, but for reasons...

Resolution Still Going Strong

UNITED STATES—For many Americans we are in day 16 of the New Year as I write this column and many of us have committed to resolutions or things for the New Year that we would like to change. Most of us may have already broken that resolution, but I am proud to note that mine is still going strong....