by jennlbpak | Sep 7, 2022 | Employment Skills, Personal Care Skills
Schools out! For some, permanently. Yup, time to enter the workforce. Become a productive member of society. Earn a living. Move out of mom and dad’s house. It’s a scary time for some of our kids. But remember back to when you started on your own. We were...
by jennlbpak | Sep 6, 2022 | Employment Skills, Financial Skills, Home Care Skills
A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind. I’ve seen this saying in various offices, as wall art or as a desk placard for much of my career and, to some degree, it may be true. Certainly, a pristine desk MAY (but not necessarily) indicate anything from a degree of...
by jennlbpak | Sep 6, 2022 | Employment Skills, Financial Skills, Home Care Skills, Personal Care Skills
The Pew Research Center reported in 2020 that 26.6 million young adults (18-29 years old) live with one or both parents. That’s 52% of the age group population. Only 18% of this number (4,788,000) accounts for young adults living at home due to the COVID-19 breakout...
by jennlbpak | Sep 6, 2022 | Employment Skills, Financial Skills, Home Care Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Personal Care Skills
We often hear about Life Skills. But what, specifically, are they? Life Skills are the abilities, skills, and behaviors that enable a person to manage the challenges of adult life effectively and responsibly. Indeed.com helps flesh out this definition by listing...
by jennlbpak | Aug 31, 2022 | Employment Skills
I remember when I was a kid. Mom stayed home and cared for my siblings and me, and dad went to work. We didn’t see him much. He had an office job and performed a straight 40 hours per week. When he got home, he was fixing things around the house, budgeting,...
by jennlbpak | Aug 31, 2022 | Employment Skills
Schools out! For some, permanently. Yup, time to enter the workforce and become a productive member of society. Earn a living. Move out of mom and dad’s house. It’s a scary time for some of our kids. But remember back to when you started on your own. We...
