The Real Patsy
I have met many people over the course of my life. Having a wide and varied resume in the service industry including hospitality, retail, bartending, food and beverage service, and ultimately cleaning houses. They run the gamut from sedate to fully insane. I’m not kidding. In the usual vocations of public-facing service work, we’ve all…
Sorry, Honey…We Have to Break Up
France Blog #5 With healthcare being as expensive as it is these days, even with insurance, is it any wonder that many people seek out alternative natural medicines on their own? The sometimes sketchy industry has grown by 30% in the last 10 years, yet we spend our hard earned dollars on everything from supplements…
“You Will Feel Some Discomfort”
That’s what a doctor or dentist will often say during and after a difficult procedure. It also applies when moving to another country. I knew that there would be some things I would have to deal with like the language barrier and altogether unfamiliar surroundings, beautiful though they may be, but there is more. Like…
Learning to Coexist with a Wolf Spider
I have come to the conclusion that French women don’t sweat. I, on the other hand, don’t seem to have any control over my personal production of perspiration despite checking the weather report and dressing accordingly. Forty degrees and rainy, you say? Better layer up! That’s what I would do in Colorado. But apparently what…
“You’re Doing WHAT?”
This was a common response when I told friends and clients that I was moving to Europe–France specifically. There were more than a few expressions of incredulity. Some were fleeting as if the person realized their face revealed what they were thinking. Others… were blatantly disbelieving. “What? But… how are you… ?” they would trail…
Learning to Play a Trumpet
I have, in recent months, nose-dived into a number of different rabbit holes. I’m not very good at sitting still. Meditation sounds divine to me, but my monkey brain resists the challenge. The closest I can get is walking, which I try to do daily, but in the midwestern summer the humidity alone is often…
Is It ME? Or Is It Facebook?
Contemplations of promoting a small business in the age of Social Media I have been self-employed for many years. It’s not been lucrative work in the strictest sense of the word, but there’s something to be said for being one’s own boss. Not that working in a “traditional” job would have made my finances more…
I See Things…
There have been many times in the course of my cleaning work that my clients have asked me, “Have you seen this _______?” or conversely, “WHERE did you find the _____?” Because during the process of cleaning, I have to look, really look, at everything. So… I see things. I am a master of noticing…
The Road I’ve Traveled
“After all, everyone’s favorite subject is themselves.” ~ Neil Strauss All writers draw on their own life experiences to create their stories. They recall people in their history that left a mark, however good or bad, to weave the heroes and villains into the books they write. But mostly, it’s about the writer. I think…
Me? Cozy? Actually…yes!
I have always loved puzzles of all sorts from those 3-D wooden puzzles to computer video puzzle adventure games to the seven wonders of the world–though Rubik’s Cube still baffles me. I love tinkering and figuring out how stuff works and fixing things that are broken. As a kid, I successfully converted my tricycle to…
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