Category Archives: Job

The Little Things Don’t Tweet and Ring

Posted on April 13, 2011 by This Woman Writes

One of the phones buzzes; another one shrieks; the third one retches. When they all go off at once it sounds as if the dog is getting sick. Continue reading →

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The Multi-tasking Norwegian

Posted on April 5, 2011 by This Woman Writes

Given that the Norwegian Artist, however, is one of the sanest people I know, his digital reading habits in conjunction with the wielding of his brushes apparently don’t mess with his brain as much as living in constant contact with me.

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The Uncommon Cold

Posted on March 16, 2011 by This Woman Writes

The Norwegian Artist, however, believes that the Enemy Cold Virus needs to be attacked head on: sweated out, molested, assaulted, crushed, mashed, mangled, forced into unrelenting hard labor, deprived of oxygen, marched to the edge of the precipice and hurtled over the side. Continue reading →

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Sewing, Knitting, Quilting — Real Women and Real Men Do These Things

Posted on March 7, 2011 by This Woman Writes

At the Norwegian Artist’s receptions and opening nights, I appear in something that exists all its own on the planet — no twin at Wal-Mart or Nordstrom’s — what I’m wearing is as unique, unusual, and imperfect as I am. Continue reading →

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Home Office Space — The Final Frontier

Posted on March 3, 2011 by This Woman Writes

While designated space is nice, reality is that most of what’s available is taken up by dining room tables and sofas and bedrooms for children still living in the house and toilets and such, and when you want to carve a niche out for your business or hobby, you have to be as creative as what you plan to do once you get the space to do it in. Continue reading →

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Is Trivia Really Trivial?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by This Woman Writes

Despite the challenges, raising children is infinitely preferable to doing laundry, although it’s not as if there were a choice in the matter to drop the latter from your life, and finding the right detergent to do the job is a task I am still working on, as that first baby is producing laundry creators of her own. Continue reading →

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Seriously — Is My Health Insurance Company Really My Family?

Posted on February 15, 2011 by This Woman Writes

One of the most memorable offerings that I received this Valentine’s Day was a gigantic red and white card, teeming with colossal, poofy, happy hearts and a warm, loving message signed, “Your Extended Family.” My health care plan. Also known … Continue reading →

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The Punctuation Princess Says: Easy on the Exclamation Points! Please!

Posted on February 12, 2011 by This Woman Writes

So, take that little box of exclamation points and put it in the back of the cupboard, removing it only on special, special occasions — which, incidentally, pretty much never occur on resumes, cover letters to prospective employees, business reports, or essays for a 101 English paper. Continue reading →

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Michelle Obama and Tom Selleck: They Agree about Something

Posted on February 3, 2011 by This Woman Writes

After he swallowed what he was chewing, the Son and Heir recalled a social groupie thing that involved a half-dozen captive boys sitting around a table, being guided in how to behave by male instructors. Much was said about how to cut one’s meat (not with the hands), where to blow one’s nose (not at the table), and what to do with one’s free hand (not on the girl’s thigh). Continue reading →