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Author Archives: Alexandra Franzen
I remember how THRILLED I was when my 9-to-5 boss offered me a 5% raise, after my first year in his department. I’d created a new system to write & record on-air promotional messages, drafted technical manuals that actually made … Continue reading
You’ve got the dream — but you need the dough. It’s every baby-preneurs first tribulation. In Ye Olden Days, our only options were to pull from cash savings, credit cards or bank loans. Or find a wealthy patron of the … Continue reading
I’ve always been jealous of people with crisp, clear-cut, readily-accessible job titles. “I’m a surgeon.” “I’m a saxophonist.” “I’m a landscape designer.” “I’m an elite call-girl.” I, on the other hand, have been (in no particular order)… a public radio … Continue reading
“I’m so embarrassed. I don’t do this. I had my first treatment chemo treatment today, and I haven’t eaten in two days. I got nowhere to go. I don’t know how else to put it. I’m asking you for twenty … Continue reading
“Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. I’m so sick of compulsively checking my email — what am I, a paramedic? There are no true emergencies in my world. But it’s like my hands clickity-click for my inbox before my brain even … Continue reading
Hey, you. Intrepid blogger. You started your blog for a reason. Even if it wasn’t clear as spring raindrops at the time. So, flicking back through your archives, what’s the big WHY behind all the WordPress wear ‘n tear? What … Continue reading
There’s a Celtic legend that before we incarnate and drop down to earth, we spend some pre-mortal time is a cosmic waiting room. All fluffy and white and spacious-like. I think they have Guinness on tap. And while we’re waiting … Continue reading
As Oscar Wilde once said, “Wisdom comes with winters.”And December’s shaping into a VERY sagacious moon cycle… My 27th birthday. Saturn in return. A trip to Santa Fe. And that’s all before Hanukkah. L’Chaim, indeed. This December, I’m reeling my … Continue reading
Guilty confession: I feel called to teach. Not in a saucy schoolteacher rulers-on-your-knuckles kind of way. (I got Lasik eye surgery a few years back, so the bespectacled temptress look is right out.) More in a…“hey, I’ve been there. Tried … Continue reading
Prologue The following message teeters right on the edge of SNARK. Those with thin skins (and those suffering from ego blows or recent break-ups) need not read on. Go have a cuppa tea, and swing back next week. BUT :: … Continue reading