by mfg | Aug 23, 2012 | Mom., Skillz (not) on LinkedIn
It took my sister texting me, “pull up your mommy panties” for me to actually attempt it. Saline + Suction. It’s awful to hear the little one so congested. For a while, her boogers bothered me more than her – or so I rationalized. Then she had...
by mfg | May 31, 2011 | Skillz (not) on LinkedIn, Work, Working Professional., Young.
My main mode of transportation while living in Japan were my bicycles. They went everywhere I did. This is where I learned to bike with groceries*. I was fancy enough to have two bicycles. The first was free, and it was a black, heavy momma of a bike – with a...
by mfg | Apr 20, 2011 | Skillz (not) on LinkedIn, Working Professional.
For a brief glimmery moment in high school I worked at a party supply store. For three months, I got to walk among pinatas and wedding invitations. My hippie friends benefited from my ‘borrowing’ of the fun party toys. I wore plastic rings and decorated...
by mfg | Feb 24, 2011 | Skillz (not) on LinkedIn, Working Professional.
My first job at 15 1/2 years old was as a grocery bagger at the Jewel. (If you’re from Chicago, you know that the always precedes the word Jewel). The Jewel was our local, big chain grocery store, and apparently, the only place that hired 15 1/2 year olds. ...
by mfg | Jan 28, 2011 | Skillz (not) on LinkedIn, Working Professional.
In high school, one of my jobs was working for a Farmers Insurance Agent. I’d work from 4-7pm a few days a week in his office. When I’d arrive his assistant would hand me reams and reams of paper printed from the dot matrix printer. My job had three...
