Author Archives: annamfarley

I have been reflecting how fortunate I have been to know and be influenced by so many strong women in my life – and men that support and empower those women as well.  As a woman, I am very supportive of true female equality.  I do not tend to embrace all of the modern aspectsContinue reading “Spotlighting the Strong Women in My Life – Part One”

On March 30, 2002 – almost 17 years ago – my family and I disembarked from an airplane in Houston, Texas.  Our new home. I had long dreamed of moving to America, Texas specifically.  As a fifteen year old in high school, I remember telling a classmate, \”before I am 21, I will be livingContinue reading “Today I Became an American Citizen”

Most people who know me only from workplace or social situations are surprised to learn that I am an introvert.  I am never afraid to chime in with an opinion, lead a discussion or run a meeting.  I dislike small talk but I am not afraid to open up conversations with strangers or make themContinue reading “Functioning as an Introvert in an Extrovert World!”

One thing I wish, as we continue to reflect on women and our empowerment, is that we would stop passing our opinions down on other women as to when or if they should be mothers, how long they should breast feed, how to parent their kids, or any number of \”none of your business\” topicsContinue reading “A Plea for Women to Stop Judging Other Women In Their Reproductive Journeys!”

Today is International Women\’s Day and as I reflect upon that I wanted to share a recent conversation I had with a female leader in my life.   Over the course of my working life, I have had a lot of interaction with both men and women but in every role that I have had IContinue reading “Women Helping Women Succeed”

Over the past few weeks I have been engaged in a truly empowering and mind-opening experience at work.  I was leading a team for our local Shingijutsu Kaizen event, which was entirely new to me.  I was previously familiar with kaizen principles – and throughout my masters degree program I was certainly experienced in usingContinue reading “My Kaizen Experience: Personal Growth”

Sometime back, a situation arose at work where someone was behaving pretty disrespectfully.  When I called attention to this, I was told, \”she is going through some things at home\” and that I needed to give her a break. I took exception to this.  There are some things I would gladly overlook or have compassionContinue reading “Grace and Dignity in Difficult Times”

I started using Rosetta Stone to learn French a little over a month ago.  I hesitate to call this a review, because one month is not long enough to tell whether I will be successful at this.  However, one month in I definitely have some opinions to share! So, to start, I bought the electronicContinue reading “My Thus Far Experience with Rosetta Stone”

Home organization and de-cluttering blogs and vlogs are becoming increasingly popular.  As people become busier, their home lives become more disorganized and messy.  Popular TV shows like Netflix\’ \”Tidying Up with Marie Kondo\” and YouTube stars such as Mrs. Hinch have amassed huge followings by people who are eager to learn tips about cleaning andContinue reading “Taking out the Trash”

I always run into a few pet peeves in January.  One is increased congestion of \”resolutioners\” in gyms and on the pathways where I get my miles.  These are the folks who get out there hard core at the start of January but by month end they have disappeared.  Another is the often repeated andContinue reading “The Year of No Excuses!”