Celebrating Extraordinary Everyday Women for International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day, celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. As International Women’s Day approached, I asked myself, “who are the women I look up to?” From Oprah to Jennifer Lawrence, there are plenty of examples of amazing women to admire. Then I started thinking about women I know that aren’t famous but are extraordinary examples of … Read More

Take it to the next level

Last week I got fired. I have to be honest, a big part of the reason I wasn’t too upset about getting fired was the organization management wasn’t a good fit for me. I’d thought about quitting so many times over the past 9 months. So. Many. Times. I’d applied for other jobs, even been on some interviews, but I … Read More

So I screwed up

I made a mistake. Not a big deal- everyone makes mistakes. I’ve you’re a regular reader of this blog you know that mistakes are a-okay! I might- okay I have- even gone so far as to say there’s no such thing as mistakes, instead there’s just life. There’s learning, and growing, and living. Think of a small child learning to … Read More

Celebrating Two Great Years

The Happiest Years of My Life When I started blogging about work-life balance, and personal and professional development, I began enjoying life more and more each day. It’s not because my life is perfect, nor because I have everything I want- far from it! Life continues to have it’s ups and downs, challenges and joys. My happiness flourished when writing … Read More

The genuine and quirky Chrysta Bairre!

Relationships and reader engagement are the reason I blog. If I wanted to write only for myself, I wouldn’t be writing on a public blog which I promote online. I write to engage you. Page rank is all well and good, too, but at the end of the day any confidence boost I get from stats ranks far below your … Read More

Live Love Work: Love your work-life!

Namaste! It’s a beautiful day in Colorado, as many days are breathing in fresh Rocky Mountain air and looking out at clear blue skies. This gorgeous morning I am thrilled to share with you my newly re-designed website for Live Love Work! Live Love Work can now be found at www.liveandlovework.com. Please stop by and take a look! Your comments … Read More

Learning to Love This Life

When you act and interact with your work-life from a place of confidence, gratitude, wisdom and love, you can have the work-life you desire.

Hello world!

Hello world, indeed! Welcome to Live Love Work: a blog about loving your work-life. Through this blog I hope to energize, engage and inspire professionals, office-dwellers, free-thinkers and you! When I decided to write a public blog, I started with a bit of research. I found some great resources, and so I will share them with you. Because this blog … Read More