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An appreciation post for women in the office November 10, 2021 “I’m trying to write code, but Rebecca won’t stop talking about her feelings.” This is what a guy at work said (as a joke) a couple of years ago when I was talking about this or that with my team. I was probably talkingContinue reading “I’m Trying to Write Code, but Rebecca Won’t Stop Talking About Her Feelings”

November 9, 2021 My coworkers think my Kentucky-isms are hilarious. I can’t remember the exact context of the conversation, but my coworker, Paul once overheard me chatting with our boss (Frank from the previous post). When fellow Kentucky native, Frank left the room, Paul said “I’m sorry I don’t speak banjo – what were youContinue reading “I’m Sorry I Don’t Speak Banjo”

November 6, 2021 I fell asleep with my window open last night and woke in the middle of the night to the smell of smoke. My clever brain told me that the smell was the familiar scent of cigar smoke, probably coming from my neighbor’s balcony or someone smoking on their front stoop. My triggeredContinue reading ““Is My House On Fire?” and Other Concerns”

November 5, 2021 I went to a swanky retirement party on Wednesday evening at the type of restaurant I will only visit when it’s on the company’s dime. The party was for two PPMDs (partner, principal, managing directors) at my firm who have been the dynamic duo leadership team for my group at Deloitte. IContinue reading “I Appreciate You”

November 1, 2021 When I met with my new therapist for the first time a few weeks ago, one of the first questions she asked me was “On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your self-esteem?” My knee-jerk response to this was “Well…it depends on what room I’m in.” I wentContinue reading “Notes on Self-Esteem and Gratefulness”

October 31, 2021 I was on the phone with my mom last night after a couple of strawberry margaritas, and I could hear that she had Young Frankenstein on in the background. The movie plot had progressed to that part where Dr. Frankenstein is starting to accept the monster he created in his lab andContinue reading “You Are Good”

October 27, 2021 Miss Maudie Atkinson is a secondary character from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. She lives across the street from the protagonists of the book, the Finch family – Atticus, Jem and Scout. The book chronicles the adventures of 5-year-old Scout and her older brother, Jem -two rambunctious, imaginative children who liveContinue reading “An Ode to a Maudie Dog”

October 18, 2021 My 8th grade Arts and Humanities teacher, an eccentric lady named Ms. Williams, was purely luminescent – that’s the best way to describe her. She lit up every room she was in with her energy and quirky expressive style. When I think back on the lessons from my school years that IContinue reading “Do You Wanna See Something Really Scary?”

October 14, 2021 I bought a copy of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House at a used book store several months ago.  I set it aside to read in the spookiest of months, October.  The other book I set aside for this month was a re-read of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.  I am delighted that both books IContinue reading “Halloween Special: The Haunting of Hill House”

Her first baby come out sideways. She didn’t scream or nothin’. October 11, 2021 I never felt as frustrated with my own upper body strength (or lack thereof) than I did when I moved into my house. I was blessed with enough disposable income to hire some guys to come and move my furniture forContinue reading “She’s Short and Skinny but She’s Strong”