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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...

Flight from PDX to LAS (Alaska Air) was impeccable - we even arrived twenty minutes early. We took a cab from LAS to...

 I arrived at work to find Clay the Custodian mopping. "Happy Birthday," he grinned. "Wanna know how I know it's your bir...

I spent this entire autumn dealing with a crappy decision a certain manager made, which ultimately caused all of the store's non-permane...

 *Dan is to blame for this one. I think it's hilarious so I'm writing it down here. 

Time to move to another country. It's on all of our minds this morning - choices are being discussed via the family group text thread. I...

 We all voted for Vice President Kamala Harris. It's a cool day for me - it's R's first presidential election, and all five of t...