Personal shoppers for chosen tribes
I would like to hire someone – an individual, small business, large corporation, other-worldly being, I really don’t care so long as they can show us how to relocate. I realize there are websites...
View ArticleMoving as the Beverly Hillbillies
We’re here!! But wow, actually getting out of the State of Oklahoma was almost as difficult as living in it. Almost. There was the last week of work, the perpetually angry 11-year-old, the ginormous...
View ArticlePaper Cup Purpose
We made our first trip to the Boulder Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning. Let me just say, Wow! We had a Farmer’s Market in Oklahoma City but Boulder’s was an altogether different experience. It was...
View ArticleLessons from Our Children
It’s humbling, isn’t it, when our kids are braver than we are? In the past three months, I’ve received a startling lesson from the Divine Miss M about courage, or maybe about never learning to be...
View ArticleAdvice and Anniversaries
The best advice I ever received in my life is this: “You don’t have to ride the truck all the way to the dump to know where it’s going.” I took my last drink of alcohol on February 7, 2007. ‘Drink’...
View ArticleThrough the Years: A First Day Chronology
My last post reflected on my grandmother who passed away on Wednesday of this week. In the midst of sadness, it is nice to celebrate fresh starts and new beginnings, even if they result in eye rolls...
View ArticleThese are not the droids you’re looking for …
Recently I’ve begun sending out resumes and applying for new jobs. Starting a new firm in a place where you don’t know anyone is difficult, to say the least. We’re actually doing pretty well getting...
View ArticleSometimes I talk too much and other realizations
Oh my good gracious, I have to be the worst interviewee on the planet. Seriously, are there people out there who actually do this well? Ay yi yi. As you may have concluded, I just finished a job...
View ArticleLosing & Winning
Searching for a job is obviously the last level of hell. I once thought it was moving – you know, the perpetual packing and the boxes and the paper and the junk that multiplies even as you’re trying to...
View ArticleThe Real New Year
The obligatory first day of school pic, with attitude. I believe the quote was, “If you’re going to put me through this routine again, I’m at least going to have fun with it.” As a parent, the first...
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