I remember the day when I realised that my marriage was over. — I remember the day when I realised that my marriage was over. Sat on my parents’ bed, I stared down at the tiny blue flowers on the edge of the crisp white blanket resting on top of the sheets. …

Life gets easier once we learn to see people for who they are and not who we want them to be. — So-and-so would be so much better if only they just did [insert random thing here]. I imagine that line made you cringe, right? So why do we feel the need to judge people as unfinished projects instead of accepting them for who they are? Sometimes the reality of the situation…

Because no one ever adequately prepares you for the harsh realities of babysitting grown adults. — Let’s be real here. When you were applying for jobs, did anyone ever tell you what it’s really like to be an Executive Assistant in the Corporate world (yes, that’s “big corporate”, with a capital C)? No, because if they did, most reasonable human beings would probably run screaming for…

A quick guide to maintaining your professional boundaries with clients. — After all your hard work nurturing a potential client to sign on the dotted line, it looks like you’ve hit a snag: they expect you to be available at all hours and to deliver work in an unreasonable timeframe. You don’t want to upset them and risk them walking away…