It's been a great way to mark time; to blog every day for a year. I have 20 days to go before the year is up. As I get ready for the next phase I was reading about the Blogging University's "Writing 201 Finding Your Story." I'm on the fence about signing up for it, … Continue reading 20 Days and Counting
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What I Know About Being Unemployed
Hindsight is 20-20, right? If I knew when I was unemployed, what I know now about being unemployed, I might have enjoyed the time off a bit more. A colleague of mine was recently, and quite unceremoniously, laid off from her job after a 37-year run. Yes, 37 years with the same organization; moving … Continue reading What I Know About Being Unemployed
Three’s Company
The cold (okay, bitter cold) we've been enjoying of late, reminds me of the year's I lived in northern New England; and some days I actually miss it! I may have mentioned before that I lived in New Hampshire for a few years. While I was there I spent about a year living with my … Continue reading Three’s Company
I’m Afraid of Old People
I'm afraid of old people. Well, not really. It's just that I never really had spent time with the elderly. Other than my grandmother, my experience with anyone older than my parents was limited. The summer of 1995 I was what one might consider "underemployed". I'd quit a job without another one to go to, … Continue reading I’m Afraid of Old People
365 Days of Thank You 