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Employer Loyalty: Cultural or Generational?

J has been offered a prestigious position at a new company. :-) You don't know how stinkin' proud I am — he always busts his behind at work to provide for our family, and he is finally being recognized for his dedication and hard work. He gave his two weeks notice yesterday, and will be starting at the other company in mid-July. When I first informed my parents that J might be switching jobs, they were doubtful to say the least. Both of them prefer that J stay with his current company; they believe that if he works there long enough, he will eventually be promoted and eventually land a top position. Frankly, they don't understand why we "young people" continue to...

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Should Mommy Blogs Be Censored?

The praise I receive most from readers of this blog is regarding my honesty. How I am not afraid to tell it like it is. And while I must confess that I have shared some nitty gritty details of motherhood and parenthood  (and gotten in trouble for it in the past), I have found myself censoring my thoughts more and more lately. A couple of months ago, The Skeptical OB wrote a blog post titled "Are the young children of mommy bloggers 'fair game'? Their mothers think they are." According to Dr. Amy, mommy blogs are selfish and damaging to the bloggers' children. She asks, "How would you feel?" if your own mother had shared with the world her woes and...

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Experimenting with Drugs

One of the most frustrating factors in dealing with depression — at least for me — is finding the best medication (or combination of meds) for yourself. Back in my early twenties, I had tried various meds before finding the combination that worked best for me: Prozac and Wellbutrin. This time around, since it had been almost a decade since I last took antidepressants, and because what worked in the past may not always be the case now, we are once again beginning the experimentation. Both my psychiatrist and I agree that trying the Prozac & Wellbutrin combo first is probably our best bet. But because starting with less drugs is always preferable to more, we have decided to try just...

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Intrigued by the Microsoft Surface…

So this was announced yesterday: (image source) As someone who vastly prefers physical keyboards to those on touchscreens, I can't help but show some interest in the new Microsoft Surface. And as much as J and I love Apple computers, we aren't fans of iOS due to its restrictive platform. Both of us own Android phones. As for a tablet, I gifted J the Asus Transformer Prime 2 for his birthday earlier this year (this is one of my proudest accomplishments as a blogger — I saved up money earned from this blog to get this for him...

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