Over the years I have honed my selective listening and memory skills. To be more kind to myself in this description, I have fine tuned my information filters throughout my lifetime. In my seemingly never ending quest to figure out, "Now What?", I have turned to career books to help point me in the right… Continue reading Friendly Perspectives
Author: tahlia42
First Impressions
Normally once or twice a week I stop and collect a super-sized cup of my favorite elixir. For a while, each time I went in to feed my addiction buy my soda, there was this very small man in holey clothes that would always try to strike up a conversation with me. Unfortunately for both of… Continue reading First Impressions
The Time I Got Questioned by the Cops
Last week, our schedules worked out so that DH2U and I could go together to our garden at Hillary's house to do some weeding, plant some seeds, harvest some veggies, and tend to the compost. We were almost ready to go when we heard the back gate slam. She was burgled a few months ago, so… Continue reading The Time I Got Questioned by the Cops
Geeking Out
Today, 3/14, is Pi Day! I figured what better way to celebrate than to geek out on here about space. Growing up I was not one to be captivated by what was beyond this beautiful planet. It simply didn't interest me. Sure, I watched every single episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but to me that… Continue reading Geeking Out
Not 20 Any More
A couple weeks ago, I have having my hair done, and my wonderful hair dresser and I were discussing how my hair was changing as I got older: I've inherited Ma's matted dog curl, which adds irregular waves, primarily in back, and I have a pieces of what I affectionately refer to as "tinsel", which… Continue reading Not 20 Any More
Post Its to the Rescue
Some days I get so frustrated at the little things that I can't see the forest through the trees any more. Actually, I'd probably deny that there is a forest because my focus has no big picture setting. When I would get like this when dancing, Kurt always told me frustration was a choice. Unfortunately for… Continue reading Post Its to the Rescue
Joys of English
At the beginning of the year, I took the plunge and am back in school. Need I say that I'm loving it? I'm in school, I'm getting graded, AND I am learning really cool stuff ... grammar! Grammar Lab is the first class in a copyediting certificate program. It is awesome! Isn't it odd how… Continue reading Joys of English
Muling It
I realized that I have discussed many of my international traveling exploits, but I've never talked about the first time I ever left the United States. Like many who grow up in a border town, my first trip outside the country was just a stone's throw away, in my case, to Tijuana, Mexico. Unlike many… Continue reading Muling It
Let’s Eat
I have several friends who have made the transition to becoming vegan. Thank you Pako Mera for use of this awesome Vegan PETA Campaign picture. While I know it is not for me, so long as they have done the research and know how to do it safely (selfishly I want them to still be… Continue reading Let’s Eat
Running with Scissors
Back in the early 1990s, there was a car commercial that had the announcer saying, "Stay between the lines. The lines are our friends", as the driver of the car then proceeds to not stay between the lines. Once again, I can't remember what company it was for, but I do remember wondering why someone… Continue reading Running with Scissors
Grown Up, Now What? 