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a woman holding a red pen -- as if she were going to edit something or issue her grade -- grins somewhat mischievously. No fear, it's just Sara Dagen, the author of All Things Work Together.

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Category: Humor

Really? I have to describe humor? Let’s put the stories that land squarely in the Humor category. Laugh out loud funny. Or those already tagged humor or humorous.

What Not to Do When You Host a Virtual Event
2020, event planning, events, humorous, virtual events

What Not to Do When You Host a Virtual Event

“All this for a virtual event!” my wonderful marketing assistant had said it best a week before. She had gazed at her once-sparse office now loaded with box after box. Continue reading What Not to Do When You Host a Virtual Event

Just Above the ‘Window to the Soul’ Is the Truth Teller
2020, aging, beauty tips, Humor, it happened to me, life, self

Just Above the ‘Window to the Soul’ Is the Truth Teller

Your eyebrows are telling your secrets. Unfortunately, taming them so they don’t tell all requires time and talent and too much cash. Continue reading Just Above the ‘Window to the Soul’ Is the Truth Teller

The Students Have Returned! This Is How I Know
2020, COVID-19, Humor, life, schools

The Students Have Returned! This Is How I Know

Traffic! COVID’s shutdown of schools lulled me into thinking my commute could be quick and easy. “Normal” traffic patterns are returning with the students. I’m positive. Continue reading The Students Have Returned! This Is How I Know

BFF May Not Mean What You Think It Does
2020, blogging, Humor, relationships

BFF May Not Mean What You Think It Does

If your best friend is a blogger, that is I was sitting in the back seat of Pamela’s navy blue Toyota … Continue reading BFF May Not Mean What You Think It Does

If You Haven’t Been Tested Yet You Need to Know How Awful it Feels
2020, COVID-19, Humor, life, workplace

If You Haven’t Been Tested Yet You Need to Know How Awful it Feels

I’m negative. I’m also negative about wanting another swab. In order to return to work, every employee in my enormous … Continue reading If You Haven’t Been Tested Yet You Need to Know How Awful it Feels

How Do I Report Sexual Harassment During COVID-19?
2020, all in a day's work, Humor, life, relationships

How Do I Report Sexual Harassment During COVID-19?

It’s just one of the many perils of working from home My husband is retired. COVID-19 has forced me to … Continue reading How Do I Report Sexual Harassment During COVID-19?

Do These Brake Lights Make My Rear Look Big?
2020, character, Christian life, Humor, life lessons

Do These Brake Lights Make My Rear Look Big?

And other questions pertaining to the Christian life Nothing is more commanding than brake lights on the vehicle in front … Continue reading Do These Brake Lights Make My Rear Look Big?

The Coronavirus Is Messing with My Inbox
2020, Humor, life, teaching

The Coronavirus Is Messing with My Inbox

The world’s move to online education has driven traffic to a website I created in 2009, resulting in a flood of unwanted emails. Continue reading The Coronavirus Is Messing with My Inbox

Some People Are Too Nice to Own a Cat
2020, Humor, life, life stories, pets

Some People Are Too Nice to Own a Cat

The prodigal cat. The idiot cat parent. If she weren’t such a bother, I’d be proud of my cat’s many talents. Please don’t skip this read because you hate cats. Continue reading Some People Are Too Nice to Own a Cat

I Read the Bible in One Year; This Is What It Did for Me
2020, Christian life, Humor, life stories

I Read the Bible in One Year; This Is What It Did for Me

(Spoiler Alert: I Need to Do It Again) “In two more days I will have read through the entire Bible … Continue reading I Read the Bible in One Year; This Is What It Did for Me

Why Put So Much Effort Into a Body That Is Wasting Away?
2019, aging, Christian life, exercise, Humor

Why Put So Much Effort Into a Body That Is Wasting Away?

If you had to use a fragile clay pot to contain something precious, wouldn’t you take the utmost care with it? Continue reading Why Put So Much Effort Into a Body That Is Wasting Away?

What I Really Want Is Less of Me
2019, character, Christian life, Humor, life stories

What I Really Want Is Less of Me

I search for more in all the wrong places when what I really need is less of me and more of Jesus. Continue reading What I Really Want Is Less of Me

This is more disturbing than stepping in gum
2019, gym life, Humor, life

This is more disturbing than stepping in gum

I’ll give you a clue. It involves bare skin. You can call me “Sweet Cheeks.” Or “Sticky Buns.” But don’t … Continue reading This is more disturbing than stepping in gum

Why my blissful new-car feeling lasted just a week
2019, Humor, life, technology

Why my blissful new-car feeling lasted just a week

A lighthearted look at failing to see the light I know. I never thought it would happen either. I got … Continue reading Why my blissful new-car feeling lasted just a week

How do you know when something is really broken?
2019, aches and pains, aging, character, Christian life, Humor

How do you know when something is really broken?

Isn’t it possible for something to get worse in such tiny increments that I fail to recognize “worse” until it’s completely broken? Continue reading How do you know when something is really broken?

Parenting Rule #1: Stop looking the “gift horse” in the mouth
2019, adult children, Christian life, Humor, parenting

Parenting Rule #1: Stop looking the “gift horse” in the mouth

I had always wanted children. I simply had no idea that raising them — or parenting them once their decisions were all theirs — could feel so hard. Continue reading Parenting Rule #1: Stop looking the “gift horse” in the mouth

Make them want what you have
aging, gym life, Humor

Make them want what you have

Whether I intend to or not, I am marketing by the way I live — positively or negatively. You are too. We are marketers. Continue reading Make them want what you have

‘Are you doing this because you love me?’
2019, grandparenting, Humor, life, love, parenting

‘Are you doing this because you love me?’

On a special Saturday morning, I spent time with my grandson saying I love you with every chore. He got it. Continue reading ‘Are you doing this because you love me?’

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