Big Picture Archives - Lady Unemployed On Life, Work, and Everything Else in Between Sun, 12 Oct 2025 22:05:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ladyunemployed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cropped-Lady-Unemployed-6-1-1-32x32.png Big Picture Archives - Lady Unemployed 32 32 Giveaway of Let Birds Fly by Rhea Thomas https://ladyunemployed.com/giveaway-of-let-birds-fly-by-rhea-thomas/ https://ladyunemployed.com/giveaway-of-let-birds-fly-by-rhea-thomas/#respond Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:30:00 +0000 https://ladyunemployed.com/?p=4165 Giveaway of Let Birds Fly by Rhea Thomas

I’m excited to announce another giveaway to my followers. A copy of the book I talked about in my latest newsletter: Let Birds Fly by Rhea Thomas. Let Birds Fly by Rhea Thomas is a magical realism short story collection where the extraordinary sparks everyday lives toward transformation. Connected by Ripple Media, each of the […]

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]]> https://ladyunemployed.com/giveaway-of-let-birds-fly-by-rhea-thomas/feed/ 0 Breaking Up with Alcohol in Middle Age by Lisa May Bennett https://ladyunemployed.com/breaking-up-with-alcohol-in-middle-age-by-lisa-may-bennett/ https://ladyunemployed.com/breaking-up-with-alcohol-in-middle-age-by-lisa-may-bennett/#respond Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:30:00 +0000 Breaking Up with Alcohol in Middle Age by Lisa May Bennett

I’m honored to have author Lisa May Bennett part of my blog today. She shares a helpful guest post as part of her blog tour of her memoir MY UNFURLING.  Nine years ago, I completed my first Whole30. In case you’re not familiar, Whole30 is a food elimination program in which you don’t eat grains, […]

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]]> https://ladyunemployed.com/breaking-up-with-alcohol-in-middle-age-by-lisa-may-bennett/feed/ 0 Strengthening the Building Blocks of Personal Development https://ladyunemployed.com/strengthening-the-building-blocks-of-personal-development/ https://ladyunemployed.com/strengthening-the-building-blocks-of-personal-development/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://ladyunemployed.com/?p=2788 Strengthening the Building Blocks of Personal Development

by Linda Bloom The cornerstone of successful relationships involves the cultivation of personal qualities and traits that promote physical and emotional well-being. We can all promote growth in these qualities by engaging in practices that support their development. We’re offering eight examples of these qualities, along with some suggested practices that can strengthen them. There […]

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]]> https://ladyunemployed.com/strengthening-the-building-blocks-of-personal-development/feed/ 0 Interview With Author Jaime Villalovos About Career & Happiness https://ladyunemployed.com/interview-with-author-jaime-villalovos-about-career-happiness/ https://ladyunemployed.com/interview-with-author-jaime-villalovos-about-career-happiness/#respond Sat, 28 May 2022 21:12:06 +0000 https://ladyunemployed.com/?p=2687 Interview With Author Jaime Villalovos About Career & Happiness

Joining me today is author and entrepreneur Jaime Villalovos, who recently released her book Happy and Strong: Create Your Dream While Life Enjoying the Journey. It discusses how she became a seven-figure business owner before the age of thirty all while raising a family. I’ll be chatting with her today about that journey and advice […]

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]]> https://ladyunemployed.com/interview-with-author-jaime-villalovos-about-career-happiness/feed/ 0 The Frustrations of Job Searching https://ladyunemployed.com/the-frustrations-of-job-searching/ https://ladyunemployed.com/the-frustrations-of-job-searching/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://ladyunemployed.com/?p=2612 The Frustrations of Job Searching

The past few weeks I had two really strong job prospects. For both potential jobs, I had completed writing assignments and had actually received positive feedback as a result. Both were jobs that I felt confident that I not only could do well but felt like my odds were really strong of getting either one […]

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]]> https://ladyunemployed.com/the-frustrations-of-job-searching/feed/ 1 25 Quick and Easy Lunches if You Work from Home https://ladyunemployed.com/25-quick-and-easy-lunches-if-you-work-from-home/ https://ladyunemployed.com/25-quick-and-easy-lunches-if-you-work-from-home/#respond Mon, 10 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://ladyunemployed.com/?p=2407 25 Quick and Easy Lunches if You Work from Home

If you work from home, it can be easy to get in a rut over what you eat for lunch. While I love leftovers, it’s nice to have an alternate in mind that is quick, easy, and tasty. I’m excited to share a variety of easy lunches that are perfect if you work from home. […]

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]]> https://ladyunemployed.com/25-quick-and-easy-lunches-if-you-work-from-home/feed/ 0 All Writing is Political by Margi Preus https://ladyunemployed.com/all-writing-is-political-by-margi-preus/ https://ladyunemployed.com/all-writing-is-political-by-margi-preus/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://ladyunemployed.com/?p=1921 All Writing is Political by Margi Preus

Affiliate Links In Post & a Note from Nicole: I am so excited to invite author Margi Preus to my blog today and talk about whether writing is political. As a writer, I often find myself stumbling into my own point of view in my writing, whether I like it or not. I love what […]

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]]> https://ladyunemployed.com/all-writing-is-political-by-margi-preus/feed/ 0 Ending the Week on a Positive Note https://ladyunemployed.com/ending-the-week-on-a-positive-note/ https://ladyunemployed.com/ending-the-week-on-a-positive-note/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2020 19:25:28 +0000 https://ladyunemployed.com/?p=1858 Ending the Week on a Positive Note

I thought I’d take the time to write up a post as to where I’m at right now with everything. Today is Friday and Portland, Oregon’s air is the worst in the world at the moment. The wildfires have been horrible and devastating. I live in a suburb outside of Portland, and the sky is […]

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]]> https://ladyunemployed.com/ending-the-week-on-a-positive-note/feed/ 0 Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone by Rita Pomade https://ladyunemployed.com/stepping-outside-of-your-comfort-zone-by-rita-pomade/ https://ladyunemployed.com/stepping-outside-of-your-comfort-zone-by-rita-pomade/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0000 https://ladyunemployed.com/?p=1789 Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone by Rita Pomade

When I was eight years old, I taught myself to swim in a local lake on the outskirts of my home town. I don’t recall a lifeguard. Mostly, mothers and the elderly gathered at the lake’s edge to take the sun and watch the kids. I wasn’t sure I could really swim and thought I […]

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]]> https://ladyunemployed.com/stepping-outside-of-your-comfort-zone-by-rita-pomade/feed/ 0 Feminists We Adore by Sarah Stonich, Author of Fishing! https://ladyunemployed.com/feminists-we-adore-by-sarah-stonich-author-of-fishing/ https://ladyunemployed.com/feminists-we-adore-by-sarah-stonich-author-of-fishing/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000 https://ladyunemployed.com/?p=1764 Feminists We Adore by Sarah Stonich, Author of Fishing!

I am so excited to have this post by author Sarah Stonich. Her book FISHING! is taking part in a blog tour with WOW! Women on Writing right now. It is available to purchase at Amazon, Barnes and Noble , and Bookshop.org. You can also add this book to your reading list over at GoodReads. I write this […]

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