Below is an op-ed I wrote that appeared in the 4/19 issue of THE HILL. Long days, high stress behind Capitol Hill exodus By Tricia Ferrone How ironic is it that after working on historic healthcare legislation exhausted staffers are ready to close the books on their own history-making careers on Capitol Hill. Staffers from [...]
We just started the third month of the New Year and it is time to see how your commitment to starting a regular workout in 2010 is actually working out. Now, if just reading the word “exercise” made you cringe – even just a little – I think it’s safe to say that you have [...]
Did you ever think of stress as being habit-forming? Well, it is. In fact, the habitual qualities of stress are why some people thrive on stress to the point of abusing it while others find it difficult to prevent it or eliminate it from their lives. However, whether you misuse it or can’t seem to [...]
At the end of Act II in Thornton Wilder’s iconic play, “Our Town,” the character Louella Soames says, “Happiness, that’s the great thing! The most important thing is to be happy.” I am familiar with this line because I played Mrs. Soames in a community theatre production of “Our Town”. The play ran during the [...]
Back in January, leadership of the House and Senate announced their proposed legislative schedules for the first session of the 111th Congress. The House expected (hoped) to recess by October 30, just in time to go trick or treating. The Senate recess date was TBD (what a surprise), although, secretly, the “upper body” was hoping [...]
