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I have issues: running out of gas
Confession: I have run out of gas in every vehicle I’ve ever owned. Ever’one. Pathetic, right? I’m not proud of it but I’m sharing it here because apparently this blog’s part-time job is to provide a forum for me to embarrass myself or my husband, or both of us. Now you might have picked up on this factoid about me if you read the he said-she said posts that we wrote when we took a wrong turn deep in the heart of Texas and nearly ran out of gas. So I figured I’d spill the full details. The time in the Skylark It all started with the 1976 Buick Skylark…
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A parent’s day post – say what you need to say
I wrote a version of this post in May for Mother’s Day and didn’t publish it on my blog because I worried it might be too sad or depress those of you who are fortunate to get to celebrate the day with your moms. I’m bringing it out and revising it for Father’s Day because I just watched a video that made me realize this is a message everyone needs to hear about relationships with either or both parents. I tried so hard to not take tomorrow for granted during the decade my mom struggled with early onset emphysema. I talked to her almost daily and visited her in Missouri…
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Happy one year {career break} anniversary to me!
This week marked one year ago that I decided to take a break from full-time employment. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do but I was at a good spot to stop for awhile and think about it. It was a planned break and one that Lee and I discussed and agreed on – planned but not completely mapped out. It was hard to define the break because I had a lot of questions and I knew that as I started to find answers, those answers would steer me in the direction I needed to go. I’ve learned a lot in the past year and I’ve gone in several…
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Should I have a beer with the painters?
We’re having the exterior of our house painted this week and, of course, the temp has jumped to 100 degrees here in Wichita. I feel badly that they are out there working in this heat and humidity and it got me thinking: what’s the proper etiquette regarding service and repair people visiting your home? Besides just being the right thing to do, I’m wondering if there are certain gestures that result in a better job or an on-time completion. Should I offer them water? I can see that they have a cooler and bottles of water, though, so they likely don’t need my water. Should I offer them something else…
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Writing and working and traveling and writing and working …
I haven’t been able to post here on the blog as much as I’d like lately because I’ve been busy with work projects and planning for a big trip, which was also work related. Here’s a quick update on what I’ve been up to, starting with a quick explanation of my work situation. I am a full-time freelance writer. No, I’m not writing the great American novel {although I like to tell people I’m writing the dirty version of Fifty Shades of Grey just to see their reaction}. I am a journalist and also have experience in public relations writing and creating marketing copy. You can see my portfolio at melindaschnyder.com.…