Tag Archives: relationship

10 Helpful Steps to Creating Change

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

If you’ve followed my blog over the past year, you’ve been able to see how I was able to make a huge and daunting career change.  If you are wanting a change, how can you apply some of these techniques … Continue reading →

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The Pros and Cons of Dentistry

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

Contemplating a career in dentistry? If so, you’ll be happy to hear that US News and World Report recently crowned the dentist as the #1 best job of 2013.  But wait, not so fast.  Is this report sugar-coating the realities … Continue reading →

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How’s Your Online Etiquette?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

Do you have good internet manners?  If you have good manners in real life, it may not be safe to assume you know how to behave online.  But should the rules here be any different?  The Daily Posters at WordPress … Continue reading →

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Take This Quiz: Is Your Boss Right For You?

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Remember those quizzes from Seventeen magazine? While my values and morals were taking shape during my teenage years, these quizzes helped guide me to make important life decisions.  When my high school crush started dating my best friend, I still … Continue reading →

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It’s Not You, It’s Me

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

At first glance, reading the history of how tumultuous my relationship was with dentistry, it might appear that I am placing all of the blame on bad jobs, mean bosses, or difficult patients.  But those are just details. The fact … Continue reading →

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My Coming Out Party

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

One or two of you might be wondering where I’ve been the past few weeks.  I had a chance to do what I love doing most. Visit new cities… Celebrate love and life with old friends… And splurge on yummy … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Test

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

Finally! I could see the light at the end of my career tunnel!  The depressed feelings dissolved, and a fresh hope blanketed over me.  I was very lucky to rely on the stability of the dental practice while I started … Continue reading →

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chalking it up

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Reblogged from Our own sweet time…: A painful interaction with a friend I thought I knew well sent me scrambling for meaning last week. Somewhere between my WWJD/Buddhist thought/Universal wisdom processing and the feedback from my been-around-the-block-together friends, I found … Continue reading →

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Therapy is Like a Good Root Canal

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

Alright, I’ll come clean.  I’ve never actually had a root canal, and like many, I hope I never have to.  Whether you want one or not, most of the time you feel better after it’s done.  It can actually help … Continue reading →

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Did You Ever Want to Rip Someone’s Teeth Out?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Surely you’ve heard the recent news about the dentist in Poland who PULLED OUT ALL OF HER EX-BOYFRIEND’S TEETH, right?  The victim asked his 34 year-old ex-girlfriend to see him for a toothache.  I guess when he showed up in … Continue reading →

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