If I had a dime for every time someone said to me,”I’d like to be self employed”, I’d be rich (well maybe my pockets would jingle). You don’t have to have a chronic illness to dream about self employment. But I can tell you from personal experience, it […]

QUESTION: What do a farmer and a job hunting person have in common?
ANSWER: They both have to spread more seeds than they can ever use in the hope that some will sprout.
A client, L, emailed me asking my opinion if she should go to a career expo, sponsored by Women for Hire.
L asked: […]

How hard is it for you to regulate your own environment? How well do manage your resources? Forget it - you can’t look to the United States government or most of the developing countries of the world for a role model - they stink at it. Why?
My theory is because it’s just […]

If Andy Warhol was right, I’ve used up my 15 minutes of fame.
That’s how long it took for me to read this article “Working While Chronically Ill” , forward it to my family and take a breath to revel in the press!   It’s in the “Shifting Careers” column of the […]

In the past few weeks, I’ve “traveled” out of town twice: a short business trip and a longer vacation. And again I was reminded of my disabilities and their affect on what I do and how I do it. The take away message?

Gotta’ be clear with myself about what […]

Several emails asked me to post a picture from my trip to Argentina. This was Iguazu Falls. Impressed that a sign indicated wheelchair accessibility — but disappointed no rating for “people with bad balance that gets worse in intense heat!” But we know that chronic illness symptoms […]

I recently discovered the website, celebrating uc success where I read about Joshua Reineke who is doing remarkable things — while living with a chronic illness, ulcerative colitis (UC) . I wrote Josh and asked him if I could interview him so you could hear his story.
By the way, Josh is a […]

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I sat down to write my usual post — about chronic illness, career, issues that move me.   But,  I’m distracted by my  “to do” list:  Work (did I email […]