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Tag Archives: Holiday
The reason for the season
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… Actually, it really is. I’m not just saying that to be all witty. I’ve got the tree up and decorated. The Advent calendar is hanging on the wall, and the four-year-old has … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday
Tagged Advent, Christians, Christmas, Holiday, Jesus, lights, prepare
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Christmas is coming…
Christmas is coming! (Okay, I cannot write or say those words without seguing into the little song from the Muppet Christmas movie–you know, the one with John Denver—so bear with me while I do that real quick.) Christmas is coming, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holiday, Uncategorized
Tagged Advent, Christmas, gingerbread house, Holiday, John Denver, meaningful, muppet, ornaments, parade, Pier One, Publix, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Santa, Target, Ten Thousand Villages
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Working on Thanksgiving?
A friend of mine posted on Facebook earlier today that she was dreading having to deal with the work that she brought home with her for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. That’s a lousy feeling. I am feeling extremely thankful myself … Continue reading
Posted in Freelancing, Holiday
Tagged dinner, Facebook, Holiday, holiday weekend, thankful, Thanksgiving, turkey, working on a holiday
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Laboring on Labor Day
Happy Labor Day, folks. Let’s see a show of hands. Raise your hand if you’re actually working today. Let’s see…you there, is your hand up or down? Down? Okay. Is that one over there…no? Mmmmm, looks like it’s just…. Me. … Continue reading
Get going already
So….I took most of last week off. You can do that when you’re the boss. The week before last was crazy. I got a last-minute assignment from a regular client, in addition to two regular assignments that I was already … Continue reading
Posted in Freelancing
Tagged article, assignment, boss, Diet Coke, Fourth of July, freelancer, Holiday, income, making money, vacation, write, writing
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Working for (or during) the weekend
Raise your hand if you’re working–either as an employee of someone else or as a freelancer–today or at some point over the three-day Memorial Day weekend. I was grousing earlier because I am trying to pin a couple of people … Continue reading
Posted in Freelancing, Holiday, Journalism
Tagged Christmas, freelancer, Freelancing, Holiday, interview, job, Memorial Day, news, newspaper, reporter, Thanksgiving, time off, vacation, weekend
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Why was this never a holiday when I was a kid?
So it’s President’s Day today. The powers that be merged George Washington’s birthday (Feb. 22) with Abraham Lincoln’s birthday (Feb. 12), did some fancy math and chose…the third Monday in February to honor these great former leaders of our country. … Continue reading
Posted in Random musings
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, banks, birthday, February, George Washington, Gwin Elementary, Holiday, Monday, post office, President's Day, school, stock market
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