Rewrite the unwritten contract between you and your employer to take back your life — Consider Quiet Quitting To Change Your Life One advantage of being the hip aunt is that you get to hear young people’s truths. Today’s Generation Z (born 1997–2012) has not bought into their siblings, parents, and grandparents’ work ethics. When we worked, our goal was to climb the corporate ladder as fast as possible by any means…

No, you cannot drop our cat off in the middle of town and hope for the best — “A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” — Groucho Marx I was walking into the kitchen when I noticed my husband bent over a task. He had a write-in name tag and was working on it. When I walked over, he was writing the…

At his performance review, they sought his commitment to an unbalanced life — Giving Management Hell I am glad I am retired from corporate American. The latest generation of our children is giving them hell. My friend’s son quit his job with literally 30 seconds’ notice, the time it took him to tell his boss goodbye. He graduated as a Mechanical engineer last year and was…

We still ate it when we got it back — “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” ― Robert A. Heinlein LaPlace was one of my husband’s crazy cats. Sleek, black, petite, yellow-eyed, quiet, and sneaky. This was a little boy, maybe 3 pounds — soaking wet. …

It is not all a sh*t show — “When asked if my cup is half-full or half-empty, my only response is that I am thankful I have a cup.” — Sam Lefkowitz We have had a most challenging few years. Between all the chaos caused by the pandemic, social unrest, and random killings, it’s hard to appreciate the…

I’m just thrilled that everyone will be together — “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” William Faulkner For the first time since COVID struck, we are having a large gathering in my home. My son and his family, and my daughter and her family are coming for Thanksgiving…

Can you keep your eyes above their waist? — “You know what?” he whispered, out of breath, “You’re about to be in a whole lot of trouble. We probably better go.” ― Laney Smith, Lock Creek: One Year’s Time Grey Sweatpants Season First, I had no idea what grey sweatpants season was. I was ignorant of what it means to the younger…

Have them explain in plain English, so you don’t suffer needlessly — When I had my first back operation in 2018, my surgeon taught me several things which have served me well over the years. I was fortunate to have a DO that cared about my entire experience of getting my back treated and back on my feet. One thing we decided…