Author Archives: Jana
One of the things I love most about this site is the name—Richly Reasonable. To me that name evokes a certain kind of image and represents a level of maturity it’s taken me a long time to achieve. To me, that name means that we can all have a rich life as long as it’s [...]
If there is one thing that stresses me out about the holiday season it’s office holiday parties. These parties drive me insane. Don’t get me wrong. I like having an afternoon off of work to hang with co-workers and eat, drink and be merry. Even if the party is in a building conference room that’s [...]
Have you seen the commercial that’s been airing lately? The one where the well-meaning husband surprises his loving wife on Christmas morning with a car, a Lexus I believe, wrapped in a bow? I hate this commercial. I hate this commercial for so many reasons. First, I would be so upset if my husband went [...]
When I was a kid, I bit my nails. It was terrible. I was a chronic, habitual nail biter. I bit my nails mainly when I was stressed (which, as a naturally high strung person, was quite often). But there were other triggers for nail biting—loneliness, boredom, awkwardness. Pretty much every negative feeling a child [...]
Last month, I finally joined the ranks of millions of others and became the proud owner of an iPhone. Upon receipt of my phone, I promptly added my email account, Twitter, Facebook, Angry Birds, The Oregon Trail and a game for my daughter (this has come in so handy, particularly in restaurants while waiting for [...]
I spent a very long, cold afternoon this weekend at my local Halloween parade. Each year, the city closes down Main Street for a Halloween parade followed by trick-or-treating for the kids. It’s very chaotic and very disorganized. And it’s very cold. But, the kids find it fun (this was the first year my daughter [...]