#NotOneMore
Watching the news while folding laundry and I see the mother of a 14-year-old girl who was killed in her classroom yesterday. The mother is screaming for help. For action. For change. This mother is going to go home today and take out a load of laundry herself....
Ok, this focus thing is really hey lookit the butterfly
So, I tried. I really did. I meant to write a post today on the steps I'm taking on my glory filled path to supreme organization and voiceover domination. But I couldn't. Just couldn't control the thoughts. My goal, as much as I ever have one, was to break down all of...
Soul Brand
I'm stealing this week's title from my manager, Celia Siegel. It's the title of a talk that she gave at a conference a week or two ago. I was there and it was the first time I'd seen her do this presentation. The presentation was all about creating a brand that truly...
Doing It All
Clearly, there's a problem in Lyssa Land. More than one, in fact. But the most pressing one seems to be figuring out how to manage all of the things that need to get done while at the same time promote and grow my business. On my plate for just this week: I've got to...
The Plan Goes Awry
So I had this great idea. Not going to lie, I was drinking. But you can't just dismiss a great idea because the source is hazy, now can you? I mean, you have to give it a chance right? Here goes then. The idea is/was/might have been sorta like this; how about I blog...
Time Management 101
Drop off child, go to the grocery store, take the dog to the vet, get drugs for the other dog, where the fuck is the cat, laundry, what color are the floors really supposed to be anyway, laundry, hit the post office, don't forget the bank - oh hell, or to pick up the...
A Fulfilling Life
A couple of months ago, I received an e-mail from a colleague saying, “I think it’s great how you’ve managed to incorporate your professional life with your home life. It must be so fulfilling.” Why yes, I thought smugly, I do have an awesome life. My life, in actual...
Responses to the Affordable Care Act and my welfare mom status
Regarding the Affordable Care Act and Facebook I originally posted my welfare mom story on my Facebook page. As you can imagine, it generated a shitstorm of commenting, most of it, happily, in the vein of “tell ‘em sistah” and “that’s amazing.” Not surprising since...
About the Affordable Care Act and Welfare Moms
Ok, brace yourselves, this will be a long one. When I found out I was pregnant - at 44 and after being told for 10 years that I would never get pregnant - I discovered that I would need to see a specialist. I immediately applied for insurance under the pre-existing...
By Way of an Introduction
Hi, My name is Lyssa Graham. It's pronounced Lisa, which, appropriately enough, is how it used to be spelled. I did that to me. I thought I'd be a supermodel after high school. Unfortunately I wasn't terribly exotic so I changed the spelling of my name as a step...
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