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 A week has passed since I received the terrible text and man, it took a minute to recover from seeing it. Things are great now, but wow, th...

This afternoon, while on the commute home with Hubby, I was sent a text by a family member that they received from another family member, re...

My brother is a piece of garbage who ruined our family. 

 ...was the nickname our friend Charles had for his second wife (he's now on Wife #3), and I feel it fits perfectly here.  Today WHMG2 (...

Thank goodness, I get to go back to my old routine.  The plan is to hire a new Cashier 4 (Dan's old job), and I will go back to opening ...

 Today I told my immediate supervisor that I won't be applying for Dan's job.  Mostly, it's health related. On the third Monday ...

We've hit that portion of the program. I'm ready to go back to part time work.  It's a bit more complicated now, though, since I...

9:32 AM: We're back to hours lagging by and I couldn't be more grateful. Summer is awesome. Fall will be a completely different stor...

When my kids were younger and being unkind to each other, I would usually hear something like, "Mom, ________ called me a butthole....

9:49 AM: All fifty applications have been scored on the website, printed and stapled, Post-It-ed, alphabetized by first name, stacked and cl...

10:46: Yesterday, in a fit of mini-rage, I wrote down everything I need to keep tabs on throughout the day, as well as a list of all the web...

9:50 AM: Fun fact: The "Q word" is verboten to use around the Security guys. They'll nail ya if they hear you say it. It's...

We just enjoyed a lovely weekend at the stunning Lake Crescent, near Port Angeles, Washington, where Hannah's family has owned a cabin f...

7:29 AM: Maybe I should wait till I'm actually done with my shift before I start celebrating, but I did drive through Sbux to congratula...

...is mostly over for the week (next Monday will be rush part 2). Dan was available for helping on Monday, thanks to Monica giving him the d...

 I guess, more like, cruel new job, keeping me from summer idyll. Life is a series of giving one thing up to get something different. The mo...

 10:17 AM: ...and all's wellllllllll. Orders were pulled by Dan, Kayla K, Leilani and I; have been processed by me; and packaged by Kayl...

 7:45 AM: Yeah, I don't know what to title these anymore. I think it'll be more of a work diary for a minute. It feels good to put m...

 7:45 AM: It's also my first day in my new interim Cashier 4 role. Should I be more freaked out? Time will tell. 11:20: I had to walk my...

I'm thinking of doing something to keep track of my progress in various areas of life, to keep myself accountable for staying productive...