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Okay, let me be real with you — the first time someone hit me with “Tell me about yourself” in a job interview, I panicked. Picture this: fresh out of college, wearing a stiff blazer I’d borrowed from my sister (two sizes too big, obviously), sweating like I’d just run a 5K in July. The…

Alright, let me paint you a picture: It’s Thanksgiving 2021, and my family’s crammed into my aunt’s living room in Ohio, still buzzing from pie overload. My cousin dares me to host a DIY Family Feud game. “How hard could it be?” I say. Famous last words. (Spoiler: We ended up with an answer board…

Let me tell you about the time I bombed an interview so hard, I still cringe thinking about it. Picture this: fresh out of my teaching career pivot, dressed in a stiff suit I’d borrowed from my sister (shout-out to her J.Crew stash), sitting across from a hiring manager at a tech startup. They asked,…

Let me tell you about the time I nearly failed my niece’s 5th grade state capitals quiz because I underestimated the chaos of "helping" with homework. (Spoiler: Montana’s capital isn’t “That Glacier Place,” and yes, she still brings it up at Thanksgiving.) Turns out, after years of cramming for work certifications, PTA trivia nights, and…

Let me tell you – I used to think throwing together quiz questions was as easy as microwaving a Hot Pocket. Then I hosted my first neighborhood trivia night (RIP, 2018). Picture this: 15 bored adults, a half-eaten veggie platter, and a third-round question about 18th-century French naval battles. My cousin Tim fell asleep on…

Okay, let’s get real for a second. The first time someone asked me “Tell me about yourself” in an interview, I panicked like someone handed me a pop quiz on quantum physics. I rambled about my high school soccer trophies (not relevant), my love for The Office rewatching marathons (also not relevant), and somehow ended…

Look, I’ll be real with you: My “we can do hard things” era started at 2 AM in a Walmart parking lot, holding a melted Carvel ice cream cake. My kid was screaming because his birthday party got canceled (thanks, COVID), my Honda Odyssey needed new brakes, and I’d just gotten laid off via a…

Okay, so you want to up your trivia game? Let me tell you — I’ve been there. Picture this: It’s 2019, and my buddy Dave invites me to his “low-key” trivia night at this dive bar in Cincinnati (shoutout to The Pony Keg — RIP their nacho cheese dip). I showed up thinking, “How hard…

Let me tell you about the time I nearly convinced myself I’d have to quit my first restaurant manager job because of the ServSafe exam. Picture this: a 28-year-old mom of two (with a minivan full of half-eaten Goldfish crackers) trying to cram food safety codes between soccer practices and Target runs. I googled “ServSafe…

Let me tell you about the time I showed up to an interview with mismatched socks and a coffee stain on my blazer (true story). I was so busy rehearsing “perfect” answers from some generic list I’d Googled that I forgot to be a human. Spoiler: I didn’t get that job. But after 5 years…