Category Archives: Personal

Unplugging – how do folks do it?

Posted on July 15, 2019 by A Dreamer

It would certainly seem that I can’t. While I find that while I am quite relaxed here on vacation, I can’t really “unplug” so to speak. I can’t help but think part of it is this 100MPH 24/7 news cycle … Continue reading →

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I survived the conference!

Posted on November 9, 2018 by A Dreamer

And it did not kick my ass nearly as bad as it did last year. Seriously, at the end of it last year, I wasn’t sure I ever wanted to do it again. Ever. This year, I’m tired and my … Continue reading →

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No phone?  No problem. HA!!

Posted on December 31, 2017 by A Dreamer

Good lord not having my phone is absolutely maddening.  All my two factor authentication is out the window, I don’t know how to get anywhere right outside my immediate neighborhood, I’m terrified that my car will decide to break down … Continue reading →

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2017, Good riddance to bad rubbish

Posted on December 30, 2017 by A Dreamer

Well, it’s been a year, hasn’t it? 45 and his administration has forced me to nag my Congressman and Senators far more often than I should need to, and in general has me perpetually infuriated. Moxley the AwesomeDog went to … Continue reading →

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Night Shift No More

Posted on September 3, 2016 by A Dreamer

So, tonight is my last night shift and it’s on to bigger and better things.  I found that working overnights did not suck and was easier to get used to than I would have thought.  (However, I am a night owl, … Continue reading →

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May 11 is National 3rd-Shift Workers Day!

Posted on May 9, 2016 by A Dreamer

I’ll admit, I didn’t even know it was a thing until this morning.  (Thank you CBS Sunday Morning for alerting me to this celebratory day!) I love that we have national days for pretty much everything, and especially this one … Continue reading →

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Why are my shoulders connected to my ears?

Posted on January 14, 2015 by A Dreamer

At some point I figured out that I carry all the tension in my life in my shoulders and the back of my neck. It took a ridiculous amount of time to figure that out, but that is on par … Continue reading →

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So, what now?

Posted on December 11, 2014 by A Dreamer

Sent off my final write up for my archives class this morning. 9 pages of “what I did at the archives!” (Seems that spending 70+ hours in a bar and new BRAND NEW work environment will give you a lot to … Continue reading →

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My Internet friend died this week.

Posted on April 18, 2014 by A Dreamer

I’ve been a bit hit or miss on the TMF boards in the past few weeks – impending finals, Easter, whathaveyou.  It happens.  But I logged in earlier today and discovered that TMFPMarti, aka self-named “Uncle Phil” had gone on … Continue reading →

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The broken blog is almost a year old!

Posted on March 8, 2014 by A Dreamer

I am at Spring training in lovely (and more importantly warm and sunny) Phoenix, and I realized, that was when I started the blog last year! Thanks for hanging out. Here’s a margarita.

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