What a conundrum.  My dog Stella is petrified by street noise and other pedestrians walking in her path.  The sidewalks are really narrow here and the homeless tend to stretch their legs and render half of it out of order.  And keeping with her high anxiety, she's a...

I hate being asked that question.  It's so intrusive, as if what I did defined who I am.  If you're meeting sometime for the first time, why not say so tell me a little bit about yourself?  It's a much better start. If you ask someone what they do, you either get a...

I've resisted hiring one for many years thinking it's a pretentious way to cover up a lazy person. To be clear yes I am a lazy person but I'm not pretentious.  The new place underwent some heavy renovation and even a month after it was finished (for now) the dust was...