Did You Know 4.0?
I know a few people who, despite acknowledging that the world is increasingly going online, refuse to join it. One guy I know is looking for jobs in the public sector (the government is hiring,...
View ArticleNational Breast Cancer Awareness Month
If you haven’t noticed already, there are a lot of people wearing pink this month. And with good reason: It’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I had a breast cancer scare a few years ago, and...
View ArticleMaternity Leave.
On our recent trip to Norway, I was constantly asked what kind of maternity leave I will get following the birth of my child. When I said, “None, I’m a freelancer,” people were genuinely shocked. Some...
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The Toughest Job Ever.
Or maybe I should say, so far. On October 24, 2009, my husband and I welcomed our daughter, Mimi, into this world. After about 12 hours of labor and a few hard pushes, she came out kicking and...
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Happy 2010. Happy New Decade. Happy End of January.
Manhattan Beach Pier. Photo by Aasulv Wolf Austad. January’s Over! The Baby’s Asleep! and…What Lies Ahead ? Is January ending already? Where did it go? Actually, I’m still trying to figure out where...
View ArticleHi-ho, hi-ho, it’s back to work I go!
New Projects. Hubby’s new site. And Baby’s 4 Months Old! Actually, I’ve pretty much been back at work for almost two weeks, when I got roped into writing for a few small projects. Although it’s been a...
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Happy Monday. And stop! Smell the roses!
I’ve been so busy with just a few projects, I didn’t notice that these roses, which I planted in our front garden over a year ago finally bloomed. Finally! I was oh so close to taking them out and...
View ArticleHaving Trouble with Updating to WordPress 3.0?
Someone just alerted me to a set of duplicate posts here…it looks like there are two of everything I’ve posted up to April or May. This must have happened after I tried updating to the latest version...
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Check it out! Big Belly Solar is in town.
On our usual Sunday morning walk, we passed this solar-powered compactor can – fancy English for trash can – and initially mistook it for…a vending machine? a newspaper stand? It turns out that the...
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