I am looking at job listings (again…always) and coming to the conclusion that what I really really want is to be on a reality show. Mostly I want to just be paid for living my regular life. The parts of my regular life that don’t involve going to a real job anyway. Given clothes to […]
I had an job interview last Friday (yay!) About 95% of it went great – exactly the kind of conversation that rises above the rigid Question and Answer format that makes me cringe as I pretend to have fascinating things to say about “a time when I faced a challenge and overcame it.” I mean, […]
Tater is home sick today. His eyes hurt. (How awesome is that picture??) I am unclear on whether this is the precursor to actual sickness, or some sort of headache, or code for “I need a mental health day.” Regardless, he is home. Watching Phineas & Ferb (which is apparently more soothing to the eyes […]
The vocabulary for work status in the business world isn’t working for me these days. If I was in sports, I would be on the verge of becoming a free agent. That sounds pretty cool. If I was in the entertainment industry, I could say that my option hadn’t been picked up. Or the season […]
I am a hardcore suburbanite. I mean, as hardcore as suburbanites get. So sort of a soft fuzzy non-confrontational core. I like lawns, drive-thrus, Target, and readily available parking. Fresh air, clean streets, trees, and wide aisles in the stores. Many days I look very much like that poor woman over there – except with […]
Approximately 44 days ago (not that I am counting) I re-entered the corporate world. I thought I left forever three years ago. I started various businesses. I worked at home. I chaffeured children around. It was awesome. And then it was over. Boo. So back to work I went. I was pretty pumped because I […]
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