Mixing business with pleasure

This Wall Street Journal article made me think twice about finishing a client's campaign report while in bed.

No cuddling for you, honey.

I hate bringing home work. When you are slaving away 10-12 hours a day, it is just but normal to rid yourself of anything that resembles what you do for a living when the 13th hour strikes.

But if you cannot avoid bringing home work, avoid spending time doing so in the bedroom.

Why?

Well, apart from the usual stiff neck and back pain, it is just not right. (Okay, I need to be more convincing, I know.)

The bedroom should be a "no work zone, just pure pleasure and bliss zone."  That means, no work-related interruptions, and yes, that includes checking the smartphone every 30 minutes for emails and tweets. 

As the WSJ article notes, people should "take steps to be more efficient during the workday, and to keep the bedroom off-limits for everything but sleep and sex." 

I agree. So bye-bye report. 

Oh wait. The WSJ article didn't mention about banning work from other areas in the home, right?

On writing and dumplings

Hey, Savannah here. I thought of writing once again—but this time, creatively. Not that I don’t write creatively at work (as a PR specialist, it’s a must to captivate the audience) but you get what I mean, right? So, in this blog you’ll see me talking about fashion, movies, coffee, food, TV shows, books, music, pop culture … the list is endless. Maybe what you’ll not see me explore here are politics (that’s what OP-ED pieces are for), religion (better discussed between me and my God), and relationships (I’m single, what’s your excuse?).

Just heavenly.

Take for instance this The New York Times piece on dumplings. Once you get past the “Dumplings to Die For” slideshow, you’ll find yourself wishing you live in New York. (Oh wait, I live in New York! *Cue evil laugh*). But seriously, who doesn’t love dumplings? They are little pieces of heaven. You pop them in your mouth and you forget you don’t eat pork. They are so good you just cannot stop with one. You just have to have more; especially with cold beer and great friends. If there’s one thing that is okay to indulge in, it should be dumplings. Let’s all take time to thank China for making the world a better place with dumplings.


 Jeff Gordinier, I agree. It is a very good time to be a New Yorker. See you later, pretzel dumplings.