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 allContinue reading “The Real Patsy”
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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 supplementsContinue reading “Sorry, Honey…We Have to Break Up”
“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. LikeContinue reading ““You Will Feel Some Discomfort””
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 whatContinue reading “Learning to Coexist with a Wolf Spider”
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 oftenContinue reading “Learning to Play a Trumpet”
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 moreContinue reading “Is It ME? Or Is It Facebook?”
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 noticingContinue reading “I See Things…”
Introducing…ME!
I’m baaaack! I am old enough now that I can look upon my life and see patterns. There have been, of course, the normal transitions that all of us undertake–evolving from child to adult, finding the right grown-up fit for ourselves, parenthood (or not), work to support habits like eating –and if we’re lucky enoughContinue reading “Introducing…ME!”
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