stereotypical single woman

I love that NaBloPoMo has allowed me to find so many more great blogs. Because, in all honesty, before joining I was starting to think that there wasn’t anything else good out there. You have the wonder team of Dooce, Mighty Girl, and the gang; Crazy Aunt Purl and some other essential knit blogs to [...]

This afternoon I went grocery shopping and, to my very big suprise (seriously, WWIII could happen right now and I’d be too busy to notice), I realized that it’s that time of the year again!

If you need me at any point later this next week chances are 3 to 1 that Harvey and [...]

I just finished my first week at my new job working as an Aide in the Library Technology Room in a large Detroit suburb.
It was a little unnerving at first, I work with mostly men so I started with two strikes against me because

I have ovaries (I was going to say boobs, but a couple [...]

I have spent the last three days of my life constructing an eight page paper filled with gold-plated bullshit. This project was the most pointless busy work I have ever been assigned in my life. In addition to the paper I have also made a power point presentation and handout for class tonight, all on [...]

Not too much today. I’m in the middle of a paper on Mary Eileen Ahern, a strong woman leader the early 20th century library world* but last night I realized that I’ve completely over-thought the project. So I have to cut my paper in half, which is harder than writing it in the first place. [...]

Why is it that on the morning of your first day at a new job - the day your photo id will be taken, you know, the id you will be wearing in public around your neck every day you work until you quit - your hair simply will not cooperate? And how come no [...]

Two years ago today I was at my emotional worst. I had worked toward a career for ten years, landed a great job, only to move home after four months in New York. I then had a disastrous time working in Grand Rapids theatre (don’t think it’s all bad though, some of it can be [...]