Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Saying Goodbye to the Traditional Workplace
By Jean Marie Johnson I broke up with the traditional workplace in 2008. Well, what really happened is that the traditional workplace broke up with me. A casualty of the financial crisis, I became an overnight freelancer for the very same company, an organization I loved. Wham, bam, and just like that, everything was different. […]
Goldman Center for Facial Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery and the Pandemic BY MARTIE EMORY “I just see my mother’s neck every time I am on Zoom” – or a similar comment – is what Dr. Neal Goldman says he has heard almost every week from a patient during the pandemic. You would not expect facial procedures to be so popular, but […]
Scarlette’s Performance: When Performance Counts
Scarlette’s Performance: When Performance Counts BY JULIE FRITZ There’s something so exhilarating about a sleek sports car that can take you faster than you ever imagined. A vehicle that uses a high-performance engine to provide you with an experience like never before. Maybe you have your sights set on a custom sports car or motorcycle. […]
Writers Who Read: 7 Lessons Harry Potter Taught Us
BY MEGAN TAYLOR Summer is a big reading time for me. I can read book after book. This past summer, I spent my time reading all seven of the Harry Potter novels, discovering that there is much more to the wizarding world than many people think. Not only does the famous Hogwarts School of Witchcraft […]
Stay Motivated Working at Home
BY JEN OLENICZAK BROWN What was seen as just a few weeks’ or months’ stint has turned into a reality for many of us. Over the past few months, major companies like Amazon, Twitter, and Facebook have changed over to all-remote work – which may indicate that many companies, even smaller ones, will be ditching […]
Five Secrets of Effective Retail Merchandising
BY ADELE CASANOVA Effective merchandising is critical to retail success and influences what, how much, and how often consumers purchase. Correctly done, retail merchandising can increase add-on sales (sales of items the consumer did not originally come in the store to buy), turn shoppers into customers, and influence repeat visits to a retail establishment. Let’s […]
ALL Beautiful Women – ALL Different Types
BY SUSAN B.B. SCHABACKER All too often we fall into a narrow, closed-minded way of thinking of beauty in a limited, cookie-cutter kind of way. I believe God sees us all as beautiful in our own unique and special ways, and that’s how we should see ourselves to value both our inner and outer beauty. […]
Getting off the phone…when you don’t have anything to do
BY JEN OLENICZAK BROWN Remember going places? While much of the world remains paused in a new space, one of the biggest changes has been working from home. Companies like REI, Twitter, Facebook, and more are changing over to work from home environments where time that used to be part of your silent commute to […]
RESURRECTION DAY
BY JAMIE GADSON I was sitting at the table. I wanted to be in a quiet space because I knew he was in one of his moods. I thought that if I just removed myself, he would not take it out on me. The children had gone upstairs and I was downstairs by myself sitting […]
North Carolina’s Best Places for a Fall Getaway
North Carolina’s Best Places for a Fall Getaway BY ELISA WALLACE COPPEDE As the days become shorter and the weather becomes cooler, summer turns into fall. This season change is a welcome relief for those seeking refuge from the hot Carolina sun. There is something magical about this time of year. From the colors of […]
