For seven years I worked at a company that was very good to me. They kept me on when financially they should have laid me off. They encouraged (and paid for) me to learn new skills. They highly valued my abilities and told me so frequently. Even when I spent 1 ½ years thinking that every day was… Continue reading No Regrets
Author: tahlia42
April Follies
This weekend Kurt and his dance partner will represent Diversity Dancesport in Oakland at the April Follies dance competition. Last year I joined them and took pictures (If you'd like you can watch some of the videos). Being around the dance scene (and the memories it brought back) was bitter sweet. Suddenly, in my mind I… Continue reading April Follies
Mortified
It's been a while since I've shared an embarrassing story about myself on here. Ever since I wrote the post on first impressions, I knew I was going to have to tell my tale of a time when I was able to overcome an incredibly poor first impression I made. This one was in grad… Continue reading Mortified
Labeling it
As I have previously mentioned, I’m a firm believer in seeing the movie before reading the book. Last year DH2U and I went to go see The Hunger Games just before it left the theaters. I’d just received the book from Paperbackswap, so I had to go see it first. A few weeks after seeing… Continue reading Labeling it
Little Things
My collection of vintage jewelry has shifted from broaches to screw-back earrings. They are virtually guaranteed to be vintage, and they definitely fit with my sense of style. When my grandma passed away, I was so pleased to be able to select some of her pieces of jewelry, including a pair of screw-back earrings. They are unusual, and… Continue reading Little Things
First Synogogue
The first step on my path to Judaism was attending my first worship service. At that point in my Adventure Girl journey, it was important that I go alone. So on a Friday night, I went to the nearest reform synagogue, took a deep breath, and I walked in. I almost left right away because… Continue reading First Synogogue
Estimating
Once upon a time, okay nearly half a lifetime ago, I worked for PC World Magazine as the administrative assistant to a senior executive. Although we were not on the content-related side of the publication, my boss had an valuable and very eerie talent: By looking at a mock-up of a cover, she could determine… Continue reading Estimating
Living Past
Thanks to Bethel, a fabulous woman (and an incredible entrepreneur), and her sharing her discovery of podcasts on social media, I have a new source of entertainment. When I first saw her post, I patted myself on the back that I wasn't the last adopter of the technology. I normally am. Then, however, I read… Continue reading Living Past
Serendipity
Since it worked so well for me last year, I decided to make March my write-a-blog-post-a-day month. I decided this on February 28, and I was all raring to go, so I changed things up a bit: Between the end of February and the end of March, I was going to write thirty-one posts ...… Continue reading Serendipity
Spaghetti Around the World
For many people, myself included, we go on vacation to get away from it all, or at least to trade in our "all" for someone else's. To me, the process never seems quite complete, and I was able to figure out why: I keep bringing myself along. When I'm in new exciting places, I still… Continue reading Spaghetti Around the World
Grown Up, Now What? 