Author Archives: annamfarley

I\’ve had this conversation a few times in the last few weeks and felt like it made a good broader discussion. It came up because last month I rejoined Instagram and of course, friends soon started recommending the funny meme pages that I needed to follow. I won\’t lie, some of them are pretty funny.Continue reading “Creating a New Normal”

About a month ago I excitedly pre-ordered my tickets to see the Downton Abbey movie, and last week was the big day. The theater was completely full, which stood out because I cannot remember the last time that theater was totally sold out. There were women there dressed up with fascinators in their hair, and otherContinue reading “Review: Downton Abbey Movie (no spoilers)”

I have been troubled lately by friends and acquaintances who refuse to discuss politics with me – perhaps because I am a \”crazy\” third party voter, or perhaps because I come to every discussion perfectly equipped with sources and facts – and they yet share things on social media that I find borderline offensive inContinue reading “My Objection to Closing the Door on Healthy Debate”

At some point during my time in university, as part of my leadership courses, we were asked to take the Myers Briggs (MBTI) test, which asks some questions to determine a little about your personality type, how you communicate, and how you see the world. This is not a test meant to put people intoContinue reading “Myers Briggs Type Indicator – Communicating Better”

It\’s pretty much common sense to agree people shouldn\’t drink and drive. Yet, people do and if you pull up your county bookings online (public record) you can find people are getting charged with this everyday. My family has been wrought with the pain and consequences of this. My mom has buried more than oneContinue reading “I Was Nearly Killed by a Drunk Driver”

The past few weeks I have been engaged in some training initiatives for my new role at work. This training has involved a lot of new material and experiences and has required me to interact with tons of people I don\’t know and from business segments to which I am still pretty unfamiliar. When IContinue reading “Gaining Confidence with Age”

In my youth and early adulthood, I gave very little concern to the environment. I didn\’t trouble myself over people who littered, or my excessive consumption of single use plastic. I didn\’t worry about what pesticides did to the ecosystem. I didn\’t care.  Even in high school and on college campuses, when the young peopleContinue reading “My Changing Perspective on Environmentalism”

I was having an amusing recollection the other night, discussing with my mom how sensitive I am to my house being untidy.  I know precisely what needs to be done, and I truly have trouble sleeping if I know there are dishes piled up in the sink! My husband does not share this problem. HeContinue reading “The Funny Way I Learned to be Resourceful”

I\’m about to make a career change at work that is unlike anything I have tried before.  I am leaving the side of the business where I have established myself for ten years, where I have made connections and learned functions and developed different skills, and I am moving into a sales role. Ten yearsContinue reading “Fearing Boredom More Than Change”

I am not a movie buff by any means, but I wanted to share my thoughts on the new Aladdin movie that is currently in theaters. Prior to seeing it myself, I had seen some reviews, some good but some pretty bad. Full disclosure, the 1992 animated version of Aladdin is one of my allContinue reading “Review: Aladdin 2019”