I am not one to talk about my personal weight loss (or gain, usually), especially since I’ve spent years bouncing between feeling good about my figure and avoiding mirrors at all costs. Fact is, I’ve tried lots and lots of
New Year’s Resolutions: How do you stack up?
January 2012 seems extra long! In fact, there are five — count ’em, five — Mondays in this month. And while I’ve never missed a Math at Work Monday, I decided to take a break this week. (Want to read
Leaping into Self-Employment (Hint: Math helps!)
Deciding to leave a steady job with a steady income is a big step. Leaving in favor of working for yourself might seem like the craziest idea of all. Believe me. I know from experience. I’ve been a freelance writer for going
Math at Work Monday: Kiki the career coach
So this is the year — you’re ready to launch out into a new career, start a business, get back into the workplace after taking time off to raise the kids. Rebecca “Kiki” Weingarten, M.Sc.Ed, MFA knows all about these
Ready, Set, Organize!
When I decided to organize my junk drawer two weeks ago, I did what most folks do — I purchased a drawer divider set with a variety of different sizes. The idea is to group like things together. The pencils
Getting organized bit by bit
“My house is a disaster.” How many times have you uttered these words or heard someone else say them? You and they are not alone. Getting organized is one of the most common New Year’s resolutions. But like losing weight, it’s
Math at Work Monday: Janine the professional organizer
Either A&E Television is super smart or I’m easily manipulated. On January 1, the cable channel ran a marathon of Hoarders, the documentary-style television program that shows extreme hoarders getting help to deal with their illness and their (often disgustingly) cluttered
Watching the Weight Go Down
I suspect I’m not alone in one of my New Years resolutions: to eat better, exercise more and lose weight. (Ack! Did I just write that out loud?) Like other women in their mid-forties, I have found my metabolism screeching to a halt
Turning Over a New Leaf
2012 is just around the corner, and people all over the world are making promises to themselves and others that they may not keep. Yep, it’s New Years resolution time. Confession time: I’m not so great at keeping resolutions. And
Best posts of 2011
It’s been a mere eight months since this blog launched. And it’s been only six months since Math for Grownups (the book) hit the shelves. What a crazy time it’s been! In reviewing the posts that you dear readers loved most, I
Math at Work Monday: Best of 2011
Math for Grownups readers love Math at Work Monday. And here are the top 10 interviews of the year. Mary Ellen the FBI Profiler In her book, Dangerous Instincts: How Fear Can Betray Us, Mary Ellen O’Toole, PhD, puts these experiences to work everyday
Using Math to Wrap Gifts
My shopping is done. I’ve got no more baking to do. And save one, all of the great holiday parties are wonderful memories. But I still have this stack of gifts to wrap. I figure there are two kinds of people in the world: