Several years ago, I was a court reporter, reporting depositions and public hearings around the Pacific Northwest. Since I didn’t work for the State, these proceedings didn’t take place in courthouses or major cities. We’d go to whatever town the witnesses lived in and set up our laptops wherever we were directed to be. We […]
The 8 Fit So Well, I Bought It In a 12
Working in women’s retail for 2+ decades, I’ve learned a lot about our gender. When men shop for clothes, they tend to hold the item in question up, give it a quick, cursory glance, and grunt “Looks good. I’ll take it.” 3 older brothers, 2 dads, and a couple of husbands, and I’ve yet to […]
Some Days, We’re Just Not Working as a Team
Kenny and I bought our house 9 years ago, and it was 12 years old at that time. New homes then had different layouts and focal points than they do today. Kitchen counters were long rectangles, not necessarily islands. Most homes had living rooms AND family rooms, and many also had separate dining rooms, rather […]
Pee Test…You’re Doing It Wrong
Living in Maui for several years was truly an adventure. There are many cultural idiosyncrasies, and one of them is the thoroughness with which they check you out before they hire you for virtually any job. Since many people move to the Islands specifically to escape (literally or figuratively) from the mainland and become more […]
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