Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

If this past year has taught us anything, it’s that being home all the time has its downsides, but being able to work from home – at least some of the time – is not only less stressful, it’s making employees more productive, too. If you’ve discovered that working from home is definitely for you but...

One of the best things about the world we live in these days is that you can literally find the answers to any and all of your questions with a few clicks of a button. If you want to know all of the reasons, for instance, that the minimum wage being raised would benefit millions...

It can be weird to realize that we’re living in someone else’s future, can’t it? For someone who lived a hundred or even forty or fifty years ago, it would have been impossibly to imagine what our reality would look like – but that didn’t stop people from trying. These 17 images are what people...

Even for people who are fairly straight laced and generally nice, letting someone else look through your phone – or really use it for any reason – can be something that puts you slightly on edge. If you’re someone who isn’t generally those things, I imagine it’s fraught with major anxiety and is just something...

When things have been a certain way for a long time (or always), it can be a real eye-opener to stop and think about them in a different way. We pay medical insurance (or at least part of medical insurance, if we have an employer), but if we want that insurance to cover our teeth...

For most of us, there’s a gap between wanting to exercise and be healthier and actually getting off our lazy bums and making it happen. We want to live long lives, but exercise just isn’t, you know. Fun. This guy suggests that it’s not the exercise that’s actually the issue, it’s just that being active...

You know what kind of movie you’re in the mood for on any given day – something funny, something you don’t have to think about, something you do have to think about, or something that’s going to inspire some tears that you badly need to purge. If the latter is what you’re looking for today, these...

I think the reason that movies have so many moods, and cross so many emotions, is because that on any given day, any given human is going to be in the mood for something different. And while some people avoid gut-wrenching stories for very valid and personal reasons, there are plenty of others who are...

There are social rules and constructs and expectations, but I think most of us realize there are always times those things can be broken – for the right reason. Getting up in the middle of meal isn’t polite, sure, but if the circumstances warrant it, don’t you think it could be better than the alternative?...

I definitely didn’t realize how “official” homeowner’s associations were, and how much legal power they wielded, until I lived subject to one and thought I’d buy a backyard shed. The drama, y’all. So while their rules can seem capricious, overly controlling, or even arbitrary, you have to think twice before you actually go breaking them...

I’ve been a waitress, and let me tell you, it’s not as easy as it looks. It takes time and the right sort of personality to really do it well, and even when you’re really, really good at your job, it doesn’t always translate into making more money. Which is to say, waitresses are already...

I know, I know – this title is big billing. That said, I like to think I know a thing or two about movies, and if what you’re looking for is something that drops your jaw in surprise, today we’ve got your back. We’re not talking the little twists, either, or the ones that are...

There are plenty of movies out there that plod along, giving us exactly what we expect and exactly what we’re up for that day, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Other times, though, we’re looking for a film that will not only engage and challenge but surprise (or even shock!) us but it can be...

When it comes to movies, it takes a bunch of elements coming together really well to make something great instead of good – and it’s the rare film indeed that remains imprinted on our memories long after our first viewing. If you’re someone who likes great twists, you know those are rarer than you’d like...

Let’s just say up front that there are plenty of not-smart (or just naive) people in absolutely every culture around the world. Americans tend to bear the brunt of the jokes online because we’re easy targets….but also because people like these 17 run their mouths online at every opportunity! When you scroll through these jaw-dropping...