Low Tech Girl In A High Tech World

One of the large life changes I made after my marriage broke up was to move. I ended up moving from my hometown (or nearby it, anyway) about three hours north. My ex-husband had been stationed here for a few years and I had really grown to love the community. We had been posted south (that's military speak for "you get to move now") and had thought that it would be wonderful since the town we got posted to was close to our families. While that part was nice, ultimately things ended and I was without work, sans husband and dealing with two kiddos that needed supporting. Anyone who has been searching for work for the last few years knows that unless you have a mix of good luck, voodoo juju and some insider tips, its hard to find quality work. Ask my friends who are in the journalism biz and its not so easy to find a position either. So, that's how I ended up at the temp agency and how I ended up working as a temp at an auto parts factory. I can tell you, shift work su...

As I mentioned in my return-from-the-dead post, there have been a number of changes in my life. I had a rather hasty multi-year absence from blogging. I got a divorce. I moved. I got a new husband. And there have been a few job changes sprinkled evenly in the middle. I quit freelancing and went back to working a day job. Now, I'm working retail. Full-time retail. I've had plenty of experience in this field. In fact, except for a short stint as a fill-in reporter for a paper and some time in a car-parts factory, every job I have ever had included elements of retail to it. Sure, the titles often sounded more important than that but basically, Art Gallery Administrator was retail in fancy surroundings, and Receptionist at an Animal Hospital was basically an odd retail/triage/medical situation. Yes, there were other elements to it but there was a heck of a lot of retail mixed in there for good measure. I don't mind. I'm good at selling stuff and I like where I am. Unlik...

Wow. It's been a long time. Like a LONG time. Like YEARS long. There have been a lot of changes that have happened over those years and I often thought about giving up this blog. And yet, and yet, I didn't.But now, I've decided to brush off this old blog of mine and start again. I'm still a low tech girl in a high tech world. Some of the tech has changed, mind you. The trusty Tassimo has been replaced by a Keurig (still such yummy, yummy hot beverageness, just in a different form). The lovely blue laptop has been replaced by a bigger, shinier, younger black model. And there's been a change of scenery too. Hopefully you are all still interested in hearing what this technophobe has to say and want to hear all about my new adventures. Welcome back!