I left my job of 16 years at the end of March. I was shell shocked through the end of May. I am finally free. It helps that a job I have been working on securimg is finally at a revenue point of happening and also, I picked up a a part time job from networking with a college friend who I usually run into every 5 years. He is my Wisconsin ( Read more... )

Natalie joined the Daisies and they had their first meeting a few weeks back. Her troop is brand new and consequently, they have exactly ZERO dollars in their savings account. Yes, the cookie sales will yield them some cash, for sure, but that's not til January ( Read more... )

I just got back from Boston. I love that city. I love how one feels the history in the streets of the east coast. I love little Italy and Legal Seafoods and Union Oyster House and Faneuil Hall ( Read more... )

Working moms bashing Sarah Palin because she works? Working moms of special needs kids bashing Sarah Palin because they've "been there?" All this while You Work Outside the Home as well ( Read more... )

This morning, I finally finished all my knowledge testing exercises administered by my boss. Hooray! Technically, overall, I got an "A" at 94% on my combined score on the written test, sales calls, and product demos. We definitely have a lot of freaking products, with a lot of freaking features and benefits ( Read more... )

We have this software consultant who comes in here from Cali once in awhile. I just saw him.
He looks JUST like Percival from Little House on the Prairie...Nelly Olson's husband.

I really loved that show. Percival number 2 always gives me a chuckle.

When I'm out on Fridays, I always get voice mails that I check on Monday. Typically, it's a long ramble with a phone number blurted out so quickly at the end...my OCD nature requires I replay the whole damn message to make sure I got the phone number correct ( Read more... )