Billable with Baby^® Blog

Oh, how I hated cubicles… I thank my lucky stars every day that I don’t sit in a cubicle any more. What a miserable way to work. What a terrible way to spend so many hours of your life.

Last week as I was skimming yet another article on how our lives are being ruined by technology, I got mad. I am sick of reading all these articles on how terrible phones and Facebook and video games are for all of us.

10,000 Baby Boomers retire each day sending shockwaves through the American work force.  Filling the workforce gap will be a challenge. The ranks of the Gen X workers are simply not enough, while many Millennials lack the needed work experience.  Now is the ideal time...

You will never be able to make more time, so you might as well give up the quest.  Just because you’ve always done it, doesn’t mean that you should always do it.  Be deliberate. Be intentional.  Question everything. No More Newspaper for Me Reading the newspaper every...

The choice is not binary. You don’t have to choose either a) go to work or b) stay home. It does not have to be all or nothing

It’s not Valentine’s Day yet but it’s never too soon to think about love, right? I thought it would be good to do a little warm up. And don’t forget to start training now for the chocolate eating and champagne drinking. You’ll want to be in good form come February 14th.

I am the original dress for success girl.  In the early years of my career, I never wore the jeans of my software engineer peers.  I always wore skirts and heels.  I lived the advice that said you should dress one or two levels above the job you had. Now that I think...

I recently had the opportunity to write a guest post for the Work at Home Woman.   The Work at Home Woman is an amazing and reliable work-at-home resource for women.  You should check it out. How to Stop Dreading Monday Mornings I feel your turmoil. Spending several...

The average annual merit increase in the US has been 3% for the past several years.  Consulting allows pay for performance not possible when merit increases are 3%.  I left the corporate world to achieve pay for performance and you can too.  When you have your own...

“When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” — Warren Buffett

I am an action taker and I’m organized.  I love making that list and crossing those things off.  I get things done.  I don’t even have to try because Baby, I was Born this Way.  On my refrigerator at home, I have a grocery list.  You’re thinking, “So what, I have one...

I do 98% of my work remotely.  I have occasional on site client meetings but I never take up residence.  I have some clients that I have never met in person. Because I work remotely I am mostly available to all of my clients from about 7:00 am to 11:00 pm seven days a...