My thoughts*
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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…
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So, Tell Me a Little Bit About Yourself*
I think about things. A lot. And ever since teacher’s college I’ve found myself to be reflecting about who I am and what makes me ‘me’ on a regular basis. One of the things I hate most about interviews / getting-to-know-yous of any sort is the dreaded, inevitable invitation, “So, tell me a little bit about yourself”. For some people this would be the simplest question to answer. For me, I feel like a huge spotlight is glaring into my soul and what they are really asking is, “So, who are you?” My knee-jerk response is always, “Well, I’m 24, a teacher, and I’m married.” But then I think, is…
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Work, School and a side of Volunteering*
(image found at: http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/images/2008/04/12/busytimes.jpg) My life has changed quite a bit these past few weeks. I went from being an unemployed blogger who sat at home all day to a busy little bee (who sometimes thinks I may have taken on too much) in a matter of days. Sadly, I know it’s affected my writing a little bit, and it’s definitely affected my reading / commenting which hurts my heart. I have to do it all in blocks now which is SO much less fun. This is the new me in a nutshell: The Job I’m happy to say that in many ways my job has really improved. My coworkers…
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Let’s Talk TV*
I’ve always been a voracious reader (I lived in books as a child. Seriously. There is home video footage of me sitting in my living room reading amidst a pile of books with absolute sibling chaos going on around me… and I am oblivious to it all. I heart books with some good hearting.) …but I have also always loved watching TV. When my brothers and sisters and I were small, my parents believed that we needed to foster our imagination / mind through books and outside play, so out “TV time” was limited to evenings… and Friday night was always the best. Friday night was Chip Night. Every Friday…