Tag Archives: creativity

How Doing Your Kids’ Laundry Is Bad For Your Career

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Sara

Why am I always the last to know? Had somebody warned me of this I would have stopped long ago. Or so I say. But I know myself. I wouldn’t have believed it. I would have thought that I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Distractions, From My Life
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Dear Headmaster: I Have A Bone To Pick

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Sara

Dear Headmaster, I have a bone to pick with you. But, first, let me make something perfectly clear: my primary drink for the last five years has been your school’s Kool Aid. Not only do I drink it when and … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, From My Life, Life Lessons, Teenagers
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My Tri-Weekly Boxing Match

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Sara

It’s usually around 5:30 p.m. when the fight inside my head begins. The same question kicks it off every time, “Should I feel guilty that I don’t feel like making dinner?” After the announcer has shared the initial question with … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Creativity, Food, From My Life, Teenagers
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Build Your Wings On the Way Down

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Sara

When something resonates with you, it’s natural to want to share it with others. I was very young the first time I read FARENHEIT 451, and I probably didn’t understand it completely, but I knew even then that this writer understood … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Creativity, Life Lessons, Video
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Walk Like An Egyptian

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Sara

I’ve been to Egypt twice. The first time was in 1986. I  was 21 and traveling with friends. We spent about a week, living on the cheap, and went from Cairo to Luxor to Aswan. Saw the Sphinx, the Pyramids, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Theater
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