The rustle of 250 restless bodies crescendos. We’ve been stuck in our seats at a required teacher in-service day for an hour-and-a-half, now. Pure torture. “You’ll have a thirty-minute break, and then our next speaker will begin at 10:00.” I’m a rule-follower. So unlike the renegades who are already making a dash for the conference room doors, I sit still, waiting for our official ... Continue Reading
Personalities
Top 10 Priceless Gifts (that don’t cost a dime!) for a Sanguine/Expressive
This is the final installment in a four-part series on giving gifts that match each personality. Here's a quick online personality assessment if you need to figure that out first! In less than a month, Christmas tree skirts will be empty, trash cans stuffed, and many credit cards maxed. What do you want to feel, after the frenzy of wrapping paper tearing -- and the ... Continue Reading
Top 10 Priceless Gifts (that don’t cost a dime!) for a Choleric/Driver
Note: This is the third installment in a four-part series on giving gifts that match each personality. Here's a quick online personality assessment if you need to figure that out first!) It's less than four weeks 'til all Christmas Gift Lists need to be fully checked off. Perhaps you took full advantage of Black Friday. Or maybe the thought of venturing into the crowds is enough ... Continue Reading
Top 10 Priceless Gifts (that don’t cost a dime!) for a Phlegmatic/Amiable Personality
This is the second installment in a four-part series on giving gifts that match each personality. Here's a quick online personality assessment if you need to figure that out first!) Black Friday is in the past. On this day, many normally sane humans forfeited sleep, joined frenzied crowds, and forked over funds for stuff nobody needs. Then they bragged about what great deals they ... Continue Reading
Top 10 Priceless Gifts (that don’t cost a dime!) for a Melancholy/Analytic Personality
This is the first installment in a four-part series on giving gifts that match each personality. Here’s a quick online personality assessment if you need to figure that out first! The gift-giving season is almost upon us. For many, what should be a celebration of relationships mutates into stress over getting "just the right gift" for each friend and family member. Gift certificates ... Continue Reading