Who You Are

On September 11, 2011, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, by leslye
"YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE YOUR MOTHER unless she is who you want to be.  You do not have to be your mother's mother, or your mother's mother's mother, or even your grandmother's mother on your father's side.  You my inherit their chins or their hips or their eyes, but you are not destined [...]

Gender Equality in the Workplace

On September 3, 2011, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, by leslye
If you are a woman and you think you are getting paid the same as a man doing the same job—don't bet on it!  Just because women aren't asked to get their boss coffee anymore doesn't mean there is gender equality in the workplace.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, female attorneys make only [...]

Social Networking Overload

On August 21, 2011, in Blog, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, by leslye
Are you becoming a prisoner of your social networks? Are you suffering from social networking burnout?  It's time to reevaluate the sites you have joined or may want to join.  First you need to streamline.  If you're logging into multiple social networks to post the same content, you can use sites like OnlyWire, Ping.fm and HelloTxt [...]

Social Media

On July 13, 2011, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Marriage, by leslye
Everyone should have learned a lesson from the Anthony Weiner debacle.  There's no need to go into the details of the downfall of Congressman Weiner.  Google his name if you don't know the sordid details! The Internet has completely changed any notion of privacy.  Once you publish words, photographs or videos online, they are "written in [...]

Early Midlife Crisis

On May 9, 2011, in Blog, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, by leslye
Researchers have found that many twenty and thirty-year olds go through a quarter-life crisis—feeling anxious and trapped in a job or a  relationship. Young adults are just as susceptible to distressed and depressed feelings as older adults in a midlife crisis.

Online Privacy

On April 28, 2011, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Advice, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, by leslye
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as online privacy.  The drive to make money from your personal information is greater than online advertising. Many companies sell every bit of personal information they have about you in exchange for pennies. There is a huge marketplace for personal information.  The biggest threat to privacy is the packaging and sale of [...]

Men You Shouldn’t Date

On April 26, 2011, in Blog, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Marriage, by leslye
These are the guys you should forget about:  Rebound Guy: He's always comparing you with his ex. Avoid him until he's healed; Disappearing Guy: If he always has excuses like "work's really busy"—there is usually something else going on. The giveaway is erratic contact; Slick Guy: If his life looks like a magazine spread (sports [...]

Wedding Vows

On April 23, 2011, in Blog, Leslye's Quotes and Notes, Marriage, by leslye
Today many people write their own wedding vows.  Love and  cherish or honor should be part of your wedding vows—but not  OBEY (in the past "love, cherish or honor and obey" were part of the vows).  Only women were  the ones whose vows included "obey."  No woman should have to "obey" her husband.  Kate Middleton as well as [...]