Category Archives: Life is weird

All business is all boring. Sometimes life drops topic-fodder right in my lap … and who am I to deny life a response?

Grateful it's gone

Thanksgiving is traditionally a time to think about things for which you’re grateful.  But this year,  my focus is on the things that have been lost. Since launching Rescue Desk a little less than a year ago, it seems every day … every week … every month … something disappears.  Stolen.  Kaput. Outta here. Never…

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Meeting her match

I am a loyal and dedicated attendee to most events hosted by the local chamber of commerce. Once or twice a quarter, the chamber hosts an educational breakfast session with a local speaker who entertains the audience about everything from networking to sales to doing the books. At last month’s event, an interesting phenomenon caught me…

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A baseball cap and cheap watch

Like most small business owners, I’m always conscious of presenting my best self to clients and business acquaintances. I have a quality (albeit relatively small) collection of jackets, skirts and business suits, I never leave the office without my bag filled with business cards and brochures, and I walk into every meeting and event fully…

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Educated Mischief

My office sits at the top of a hill, right on the edge of a nice little neighborhood. As I sip my morning coffee, I often catch myself staring out the window contemplating something I read in the morning paper, or taking a few minutes to think through the best way to tackle my day’s…

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