Bee’s Musings

What a great idea… A company in Tokyo is allowing employees to take paid time off to deal with the end of a relationship. Most people jsut call them sick days, or personal days, but I think most people have been guilty of doing this.

Read more about heartache leave - and a couple of other new days they should give us: WalletPop

I’m a big fan of snacking. I joke that I only have one meal a day, and it lasts all day. (Ok, so maybe I’m not quite that bad… but I do have a fair number of snacks that I keep around in case of munching emergency.) So, when I found this list of 20 foods that help boost productivity, I had to share it. And after this post, I have to go to the grocery store to pick up some of these delightful goodies.

Walnuts. These are full of omega 3 fatty acids to help you think more clearly and keep you focused. Excellent source of protein, but be sure to chew well.

Strawberries. As with carrots and flaxseeds, strawberries surprisingly aid in better eye sight. Eating strawberries has also been linked to preventing cancer.

Papaya. The colorful fruit helps protect you against the potential damages of secondhand smoke, rheumatoid arthritis, and even the common cold.

Pear. Usually only available during the pear season and when they come out, I always get them. They taste good, they’re cool in the mouth and they are hypo-allergenic.

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If you’ve ever worked in Corporate America, known someone who worked in Corporate America, or watched a television show that featured someone who worked in Corporate America, chances are that you’ve heard some of the key words that float around, driving us to distraction. Now, Tom Stern from Fast Company has posted some of the most notorious phrases that should be banished from conference rooms, conference calls, and hallways around the nation.

Some of them are:
“Think outside the box” - One of the respondents had a great response that made me think. “What box? How can I think outside the box, when I’ve never even seen this box!?”
“Win-Win Situation” - Sure… we all like to win. But isn’t the rule we learn in this game of life that in order for someone to win, someone’s going to lose? Sure, maybe they don’t lose as much as they could, but its a loss, nonetheless.
“Mission Critical” - I don’t know when most of the industries that we work on became “critical”… but yes, keeping that report from being stuck in analysis paralysis is definitely mission critical.

Read more from Fast Company.

So… let me start this off by saying that I am not engaged, have not been engaged, and am not calling off an engagement. I just saw the headline on CNN (yes… CNN) and thought it was an interesting question.

Their take… well, it depends on where you live and the circumstances in which the ring was given. You can read all about it “Engagement’s Off”.

I’ve had a couple of friends who have been engaged a couple of times - and in most circumstances they kept the ring. In one case, not only did she keep the ring, she wore it on her right hand while she wore her current engagement ring on her left hand. I’m not sure what the point of that was, but it just seemed tacky to me. If you’re going to keep the ring, at least get the diamond re-set into a necklace or some other sort of ring. Or, do as one couple did, and sell the ring, and split the proceeds. If the groom gets the ring back, he should definitely not try to give it to the next woman. Nobody wants that kind of recycled ring. Its not a family heirloom. At that point, its just baggage.