A word first: I’ve never met her but I enjoy reading her blog for several reasons. Like millions of people not like me, she is a hard working mom, trying to manage her nottohelpful husband (identify with that ladies?), and a too-stoopid-to-live attorney boss who makes her do incredibly stupid things, and a semi-dysfunctional family who intrudes on her sanity and safety, AND two daughters who she affectionally calls “the dramas.” I think her girls must have names but on her blog she simply calls them “9″ and “13.” Priceless.

And on top of that, she is going to night school. If you want to understand one woman’s view on the current workplace and home life, read her stuff. She needs meds.

So, she is home doing her homework one night, when “9″ comes up to her with one of those tough questions we have all heard. “Mom, what’s the difference between roast beef and pea soup?”

Admittedly, “UsedToBeMe” wasn’t parentally engaged at that moment, she ignored “9″‘s question and hoped she would just leave. “UsedToBeMe” often shares what she is thinking as opposed to what she is saying. If you are a parent, you can see this situation, “been there, done that.” Another inane question from a “drama” who just wants attention.

Finally, she had to answer “9.”

“Well, you know this, roast beef is in the oven with carrots and potoatoes, and pea soup is that vomit-iike stuff that only your dad likes.” (I am really waiting for the birds and bees questions to come up now, because THAT answer was a good one.)

But then “9″ said: “Nope, you can roast beef but you can’t pee soup.”

Point. The sun is always shining somewhere.

Her blog is here.

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Ed. Note: This collection of posts from some career experts is really top notch. I hope you browse through a few of these. They are veryvery good.

Gayle Howard: Today’s Enlightened Job Seeker

Meg Montford: Job Action Day: Finding Your “Mojo” After Layoff

Debra Wheatman: Plan B from outer space; or what do you have in case your first plan doesn’t work out?

Heather Mundell: Green Jobs – What They Are and How to Find Them

Erin Kennedy: Cutting Edge Job Search Blueprint

Grace Kutney: Securing Your Career While Navigating the Winds of Change

Hannah Morgan: Career Sherpa Why Our Job Search Advice is the Same but Different

Heather R. Huhman, Take Action: 10 Steps for Landing an Entry-Level Job

Laurie Berenson: Making lemonade out of lemons: Turn unemployment into entrepreneurship

Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter: You Can Thrive In, Not Just Survive, an Economic Slogging

Rosalind Joffe: Preparedness: It’s Not Just for Boyscouts

Rosa E. Vargas: Are You Evolving Into The On-Demand Professional of Tomorrow?

Dawn Bugni: Your network IS your net worth

Miriam Salpeter: Optimize your job hunt for today’s economy

GL Hoffman: The Life of An Entrepreneur: Is It for You?

Katharine Hansen: Job Action Day 09: His Resume Savvy Helped New Career Rise from Layoff Ashes

Martin Buckland: Job Search–The Key to Securing Your Future Career.

Chandlee Bryan: Where the Green Jobs Are

Barbara Safani: Where the Jobs Are 2009 and Beyond

JT O’Donnell : Actions that got people jobs in this recession