Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

I think that every single adult in the world has those things they know they should get by now, but since they don’t, they’re too embarrassed to ask because they feel like it’s too late. Well, folks, listen up – it’s never too late. All you have to do is fine the courage to ask,...

If you’re a person of a certain age – a person who was using Microsoft Office’s suite of products back in the aught’s, for example – you might remember the little paper clip that would pop up offering to give you tips or answer any “help” type questions you might have. You could hide him,...

There’s a trend of celebrities (and some regular people) musing on what they would tell their younger selves if they could go back in time and save themselves some trouble (and a lot of heartache in the process). Whether it’s personal or professional, we’ve all (hopefully) learned quite a bit with the benefit of maturity...

Just when you think we know everything there is to know about water, scientists go and find a way to make it exciting again – and what could be more intriguing about the idea that water exists on Earth that also exists all over the Milky Way? Recently, researchers at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics...

I remember having my mind blown when a housecleaner told me that all she used to clean my hard floors was vinegar and hot water. Like…they looked great, the germs were gone, and it was surely way cheaper than the cleaners I’d been splurging on for years. That revelation sent me on a question to...

Who doesn’t love the idea of going about our business on any given day and stumbling across something super cool, a little slice of life that makes us feel connected to the people around us – or those who came before us? I know I do, and I’m always on the lookout for stuff like...

If you’re a history nerd like me, you probably dream about stumbling upon something totally cool, some artifact of life gone by, in an attic or a basement or in one of those thrift shops no one understands why you just have to check out. You get it, right? If you know, you know –...

If you’re having one of those days when nothing seems to be going right, and you don’t think anything could make you smile, well, that’s when you turn to the internet. I mean, who better than a bunch of strangers trying to be funny to raise your spirits, right? I don’t know why that logic...

As a mom, I can say for sure that our kids are a delight in our lives, and while they can’t (and shouldn’t) be a reason to live, they definitely make the tough times bearable (and the good times even better). Now, there’s science to support the idea that moms who stay close to their...

Don’t you hate when you get in the mood to tidy and something gets in your way? For me, that goes for my phone, too, and when I want to put everything into neat little folders and trim all of the fat, I get so frustrated when there are apps I never use but can’t...

I don’t know about you, but for me, one of the coolest things to come out of the pandemic was people being forced to find new (distanced) ways to connect with friends, family, neighbors, and even strangers who cross our paths on a daily basis. Companies found new and innovative ways to find customers, education...

Working can be complicated, especially in a situation where a job is your first or you’re not given much power or chance to voice your opinion. First jobs, or jobs that we have when we’re teenagers, definitely fall into this category, and most of us quickly learn to do what we’re told and keep our...

There are times in life when you’re standing beside someone who is begging for a shovel, just dying to bury themselves in one way or another. Depending on the situation, you either take the shovel away and talk them away from the edge or you stand back and just let it happen. Or in this...

In a perfect world, everyone would get to do work that inspires them for employers who value them and their existence as whole human beings. We don’t live in a perfect world, of course, which means much of the time, we have to muddle through jobs that aren’t super fulfilling and bosses who don’t care...

If you’ve got kids, or have ever had occasion to read books to children, there’s a good chance you’ve come across The Monster at the End of This Book. First published in 1971, author Jon Stone and illustrator Michael Smollin struck gold, and you’d be hard pressed to find a children’s library that doesn’t contain...