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World’s Worst Driver?
**I’ve heard a lot of grumbling about people generally disliking Disqus– the comment system I currently have on my blog. If the majority of you don’t like it, I’ll happily switch back to the Blogger comments (it just makes it more difficult for me to individually respond to your comments). Please take a second to let me know your thoughts by voting on my poll! :) –> Driving is not always the easiest thing in the world, but it’s definitely not rocket science either. We’ve all had our “Oops!” moments, but I’m a pretty cautious driver–I don’t really trust anyone around me on the road. I’ve seen too many stupid…
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Five Cents, Please*
(image found at: http://iloveeco.typepad.com/.a/6a00e550ca9fed88340112790ddbb728a4-800wi) “Would you like a bag for that?” This has become my new closing statement as I complete transactions in my store. Some people simply smile, and nod, grateful that we offer bags at all. Others shake their head and tell me they’d prefer to take a box. That’s awesome. Then there is the third group of people who inevitably respond to my question with, “Are you charging for bags?” “Yes. They are five cents.” They then look at me like I’ve broken into their bank and stolen all their retirement money, grumble about the high price and throw their money or credit cards down on the…
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20SB Blog Swap 5 – “Well, that was Easy!”
Hey blogosphere! It’s the 20SB Blog Swap Day! This is Phampants here. I’m partnered up with Shop Girl who happens to be a teacher like myself. So for this swap day, we’re going to treat you with our awesome stories about being a teacher. First I’m going to share you one of my favorite stories during my teaching days. Once you finish reading mine, go check out Shop Girl’s post on my blog. The first class I ever taught was seniors. Let’s just say this; there was basically no age difference between them and me. They saw me as one of them; and so, they expected me to be a…
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Dear Valued Customers*
(image found at: http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/81773319.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=F330F0269FBF92944D33CB4F112EBAE1E30A760B0D811297) If I haven’t already told you, I work in a little independent grocery(ish) store that is known for having fabulous deals on lots of big-name products. Even though it’s not in my field, most days I don’t mind it. However, these past few days my normally cheery exterior has been wearing thin as customers chipped away at it with their bad manners and poor etiquette. As I can’t complain about it at work, I thought I’d do it here… and how better to do so than a lovely drafted letter? Dear valued customers, Before I begin, please know that this letter is not directed at all…
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Something’s Gotta Give*
(image found at: http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h149/demotivator/overwhelmed.jpg) It’s no secret that I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed lately. Rather than gradually easing out of my unemployed nothing-ness, I jumped head first into craziness and I think that it might be too much. I have so much going on that it’s becoming difficult for me to focus on the things I should be doing so I just do nothing instead. I make sense like that. :) So, I’ve decided that I need to let something go for my own personal sanity. I’ve got several “big” things on the go–work, school, and volunteering–and today I evaluated whether or not I could let any of those…
