The moment I knew I was 100% ready to leave my former job was actually after I got hired for my new job. As standard practice, the HR manager with job #2 called my supervisor at job #1. Apparently he gave me a glowing recommendation. Until. Until she asked if there was anything he’d like [...]
July 10, 2008
Categories: Mommyhood, Wisconsin, Work . . Author: Heidi . Comments: Leave a Comment
I’m heading HOME a day earlier. Mostly at my own will. Not totally, though. I’m 100% disappointed in how everything has been handled with my (soon-to-be) former employer. I know that I am causing added work for many people, but it’s all about NUMBER ONE. They should know that, because they feel the same way [...]
June 7, 2008
Categories: Wisconsin, Work . . Author: Heidi . Comments: 2 Comments
Good Morning! It seems like baseball weather is finally here! I was emailing to let you know that after Sunday, I will no longer be working for the Wisconsin Timber Snakes. I accepted a job in St. Louis, Missouri with a better organization where I will actually be making a difference in the world.
I [...]
June 5, 2008
Categories: Wisconsin, Work . . Author: Heidi . Comments: 1 Comment
There’s no picture with Charlie Brown playing baseball in the snow. Probably because baseball should never be played in states that have snow in April.
April 12, 2008
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April 11, 2008
Categories: Wisconsin . . Author: Heidi . Comments: 1 Comment
I was always in the newspaper in elementary, middle and high school. Honor roll, sports, extra-curricular activities…yep, at least once a month. My mom had clipped out every article, picture, and reference to both her kids. And in they went to a scrap book that was proudly displayed at our graduation receptions.
When [...]
March 11, 2008
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“A cheese curd is an orangish cheese byproduct that feels like Silly Putty but tastes a lot better. It was invented accidentally by UW cheese scientists attempting to create an object of pure cholesterol that would still squeak. Rats who are fed this remarkable food develop an unusual capacity to polka and drink [...]
March 3, 2008
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