Category Archives: Work Life Balance

The Orange What?

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Deb Cote

I don’t have children, but my favorite times of the year are school vacations. Why? Because they result in far fewer cars on the road during my commute. As a North Shore resident, that’s pure gold. In February, the latest … Continue reading →

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Hide That Phone!

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Janet Dougherty

My daughter recently sent me this picture of her son practicing “distracted driving” at age 18 months! Hmmm, time for me to make some changes! I came to the conclusion that for myself and those around me, both at home … Continue reading →

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Is Your Budget Ready for the New Year?

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Suzanne Davidson

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been building an application called Budget Buddy. It’s a tool to help our staff to track and manage expenses for their respective teams. It’s been interesting to work on, and I’ve been learning a … Continue reading →

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The importance of face-to-face communication

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Michael Madden

In today’s fast-paced business environment, we are inundated with emails, text messages, and other forms of social media. Technology has greatly changed the way we all work. I remember when I first started working in the business setting when there … Continue reading →

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Be A Beginner!

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Janet Dougherty

I recently returned from a one-week vacation on Cape Cod with my family, which included my children and grandchildren. Traveling with small children, I find, always opens my eyes to the wonders around us. At the risk of telling boring … Continue reading →

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You had me at Hello: Robocall Dos and Don’ts

Posted on July 25, 2018 by admin

You had me at hello and then you didn’t. I can’t hang up fast enough when I receive these calls. I remember when it seemed that these were limited to landlines and you’d have an actual human being on the … Continue reading →

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I Took a Pencil

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Sandie Kimball

I recently ran across a hot pink pencil in my Hello Kitty pencil cup. I had forgotten about it because the only thing brighter than a hot pink pencil is a bunch of multi-colored ones emblazoned with kitties, hearts, flowers, … Continue reading →

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Are we beginning to accept mediocrity?

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Michael Madden

When I was a kid it seemed that tangible goods lasted for a very long time. I guess the word “tangible” meant something back then. These days it seems that we live in a throwaway society and quality has taken … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Rabbit

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Deb Cote

One of my college roommates, a super sweet, laid back southerner from Tennessee, was the queen of superstition. Laura knew them all. And she believed them all. Don’t step on cracks on the sidewalk. Only pick up a penny if … Continue reading →

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What Would You Do?

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Sandra Cadogan-Beebe

For nearly 40 minutes this past Saturday, more than one million Hawaiian residents and tourists thought they had good enough reason to believe they might die from an inbound ballistic missile, panic triggered by a false Emergency Alert broadcast communication. … Continue reading →

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