Monday, April 29, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
STARBUCKS HAS LOVE FOR THE ADMINS - COLLECTIBLE STARBUCKS ADMIN'S DAY CARD!
I could not believe my eyes when I saw this Starbucks Admin's Day Gift Card. Finally, somebody is showing some love for some of the hardest working men and women on the planet. The secretaries, receptionists, file clerks, administrative assistants and legal assistants who keep the wheels turning.
As a coffee lover, I would so appreciate my bossing loading this baby up for Admin's Day. Hint-hint.
This card is too cute. It's got a coffee cup, desk lamp, tape dispenser, paper clips, vase and telephone imprinted on it. Go, Starbucks!
And, you don't have to wait for the boss to show love to spread love, why not pick up a few for your co-workers who know what team work is all about?
Big "ups" to Starbucks for realizing that some jobs can't be done by computers or Siri (R).
Administrative Assistants Day is Wednesday, April 24th!
Monday, April 1, 2013
HAPPY EARTH MONTH FROM PROXI! (WIN FREE STUFF!)
No fooling (happy April Fool’s Day) – another great sweeps is here!
Enter for your chance to win a set of PROXI products that harness the healthier, high-performance cleaning power of hydrogen peroxide, a familiar and trusted household staple for more than 100 years! 30 lucky winners will get one of the following prize packages:
10 lucky winners will win all 12 PROXI products (plus a canvas summer tote with the PROXI logo and a PROXI T-shirt): Daily Shower Cleaner, Bathroom Disinfectant Cleaner, Multi-Purpose Disinfectant Cleaner, Kitchen Disinfectant Cleaner, Dish Soap Concentrate, Automatic Dish Detergent Pods, Hand Soap, Foaming Hand Soap, Body Wash, Body Wash for Men, Anticavity Whitening Toothpaste, and Mouth Rinse. Approximate retail value: $75
10 lucky winners will win five PROXI Home Care products (plus a PROXI T-shirt): Dish Soap Concentrate, Automatic Dish Detergent Pods, Kitchen Disinfectant Cleaner, Daily Shower Cleaner, and Bathroom Disinfectant Cleaner. Approximate retail value: $25
10 lucky winners will win five PROXI Personal Care products (plus a PROXI T-shirt): Hand Soap, Body Wash, Body Wash for Men, Anticavity Whitening Toothpaste, and Mouth Rinse. Approximate retail value: $25
To enter, “Like” our PROXI Facebook page and click on the Sweepstakes tab at the top under the large cover photo.
The sweepstakes ends on April 30th.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
PURSE SNOBS
In a town full of purse snobs, what’s a girl to do?
I know that working in the big city has its pros and
cons. I love the energy, excitement and
the fact that there’s always something going on in San Francisco. It’s a “vibe” like no other.
I also appreciate working in a nice office with nice
amenities and free gourmet coffee. I
also respect firms that have a “dress code.”
And I never (well, almost never) go to work looking like a slouch.
But this whole designer handbag thing has gotten
completely out of hand (pun intended).
The other day I went into the shoe shop to get the handle fixed on my
vintage designer purse. Yes, I’m now at
the age that I am the original owner of vintage clothing.
I realize that a lot of younger women are probably still
living at home or have very high incomes and can afford to drop a few stacks on
a handbag. Unfortunately, that’s not my
situation.
However, the way these women were coming into the repair
shop with this Prada and that Gucci and this Jimmy Choo and names I couldn’t
even pronounce had my head spinning. The
first thought that came to mind is “these must be attorneys, because surely
they can’t be secretaries!”
Confession. I did
happen to be carrying a Jessica Simpson purse which probably made me stick out
like Minnie Pearl. Actually, references
like Minnie Pearl aren’t helping my age case much. And the way they looked at little old me – if
looks could kill!
Any-hoo, I left the shop feeling like the lowest of
low. In all fairness, the repairman was
super nice and told me that he could fix my bag up so that it was presentable. I waited until the shop had cleared and I
told him that I didn’t envy him one bit.
Having to deal with all those “bag-tudes” all day could drive a person
insane.
He looked at me, smiled and said, ‘Ma’am, you have no
idea.’
Whatever happened to working women who shopped at good old
JC Penney?
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Springing Forward - Helpful Tips for Waking Up and Getting to Work On Time
Today marks the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. I love having that extra daylight in the evenings. Even if I'm working late, it's still light when I get off. Makes it a lot safer for commuting and taking care of errands.
Downside: It takes me about a week to adjust to that "lost" hour of sleep.
Here are a few tricks I've tried over the years. And here's to hoping they work this year!
1. If you wake up to music, change the station that you wake up with. If you're waking up to classical, how about setting the station to rock. That'll get your attention.
2. Instead of taking a hot shower, try taking a lukewarm shower. You won't freeze and you'll be more awake.
3. If you have an automatic drip coffeemaker, program it the night before. Grind your beans, place out your mug, etc. Every minute counts.
4. Plan your wardrobe the night before. Just like when you were in school. 'Lay' out what you plan to put on in the morning. No time for indecision.
5. This might be a week to try minimal makeup if you can get away with it. For me, it means maybe skipping the eyeliner. My eyes don't focus the way they used to and I want to make sure I have a straight line.
6. Mind over matter. Don't focus on the hour you're losing in the morning. Focus on the extra hour of daylight you'll have when you complete your workday.
And lastly, remember - it's beyond your control! Change is good. Next week this time, you'll be smiling!
Thursday, February 28, 2013
LUNAFEST COMES TO EL CERRITO, El Cerrito High School’s Performing Arts Center in El Cerrito, CA on Saturday, March 2, 2013
LUNAFEST
Returns to El Cerrito on March 2, 2013
Popular film
festival brings world-class films and filmmakers to local audience
El Cerrito High School's Performing Arts Center
540 Ashbury Ave.,
El Cerrito,
CA,
94530
El Cerrito, CA,
LUNAFEST®, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about
women's issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in
their communities, returns for a sixth year to El Cerrito High School’s
Performing Arts Center in El Cerrito, CA on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Tickets
range in price from $5 - $50 and can be purchased at http://eclunafest2013.eventbrite.com/.
This unique film festival
highlights women as leaders in society, illustrated through nine short films by
women filmmakers. The films range from animation to fictional drama, and cover
topics such as women’s health, motherhood, body image, aging, cultural
diversity and breaking barriers. Clips from the films can be viewed here: http://www.lunafest.org/elcerrito.
LUNAFEST East Bay will again be
hosted by El Cerrito resident and actress Karen Grassle, “Ma” of the hit TV
series, “Little House on the Prairie”. Ms. Grassle will also interview two of
the filmmakers after the screening. This special feature of LUNAFEST East Bay
allows the audience a peek behind the scenes and into the creative process of
the films they have just watched. This year, Ms. Grassle will interview Sharon
Arteaga, filmmaker, “When I Grow Up” and Jisoo Kim, filmmaker and artist, “The
Bathhouse”.
All proceeds from LUNAFEST will
benefit the Breast Cancer Fund, El Cerrito High’s IT Academy and World
Neighbors. Thus far, LUNAFEST, which is created and funded by LUNA®, The Whole
Nutrition Bar for Women®, raised over $556,000 for
Breast Cancer Fund and over $1,000,000 for other women’s non-profit
organizations.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Book Review: "GODS OF MISCHIEF: My Undercover Vendetta to Take Down the Vagos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang " by GEORGE ROWE
Wow, what a ride! “Gods of Mischief – My Undercover Vendetta To Take Down The Vagos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang” by George Rowe is aptly titled and a hold-on, rumbling read.
George Rowe is a “drug-dealin, multiple-felon, racist a__hole,” who seeks a metamorphosis by becoming an informant for the ATF and working for a little payback to the 1%-ers, for a deed that so far, went unpunished.
The term “Vendetta,” says it all, as Rowe’s efforts proved to be a prolonged and arduous journey to retaliate and gain vengeance against the very group he became a part of.
The Vago MC of California is well known as a violent and prolific trader of vice and mayhem. George lived first-hand the lifestyle of the gang before becoming a part of the Club.
The read is interesting and absorbing. I felt the author was asking me to believe his “evolved” since of morality. But, with the several anecdotal flashbacks he provides to purge the actions of his dark past, and his repeated declarations stating he’s a changed man, I still don’t know if I am all the way there by the end of the 324 pages.
In the end, I would define this work as a confession but not a penance. I feel he has come fairly clean but I don’t get a warm and fuzzy feeling that his previous propensities to violence and drinking have left him completely.
In the end, it all about the book and what it does to/for the reader. The book is good in the way it evokes emotional thought. I kept wondering what I would do in similar scenarios and how I would handle some of the interpersonal relationships George came to endure.
Answer is, I don’t know.
I am not George, nor do I have a friend like George, nor have I had any interaction with 1%-ers…but now I have, thanks to this book!
(Reviewed by JRS)
"Gods of Mischief" by George Rowe - A Touchstone Book, a division of Simon and Schuster
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