Monday, July 19 – Sunday, July 25, 2021 The Week in Conspicuous Consumption: I vaguely remember ordering a candle wick trimmer weeks ago when my scissors we not…cutting it…as far as reaching down into a jar candle. I guess one day I must have had enough. Part of my reaction to the pandemic is toContinue reading “What I Learned This Week: #204”
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What I Learned This Week: #203
Monday, July 5 all the way to Sunday, July 18, 2021 (Two week’s worth of minutiae!) The Week in the Week That Got Away: I usually write these once a week musings on Sunday night, occasionally on Monday if the weekend gets away from me. Sunday is both my day of reflecting on the pastContinue reading “What I Learned This Week: #203”
What I Learned This Week: #202
Monday, June 28 – Sunday, July 4, 2021 The Week in Prime: On one of the mornings of last week’s Amazon Prime shopping event, my 3 year old coffee make made a whale of a sound while brewing my morning Joe. 3-4 years life span is what I expect for the amount of coffee andContinue reading “What I Learned This Week: #202”
What I Learned This Week: #201
Monday, June 21 – Sunday, June 27, 2021 The Week in Multi-Tasking: There’s a thing in retail called “recovery” and it is almost as dramatic as it sounds. Recovery is an attempt to overturn hours of shopping to put the store into a fresh state for the next day. It’s a reset, and an importantContinue reading “What I Learned This Week: #201”
What I Learned This Week: #200
Monday, June 16 – Sunday, June 20, 2021 The Week in Milestones: What I Learned this Week is 200 posts old. I started blogging in 2017 to practice writing. At first, I wrote on random topics on random days, but soon settled into once a week “reporting.” For 64 days during the early lock downContinue reading “What I Learned This Week: #200”
What I Learned This Week: #199
Monday, June 7 – Sunday, June 13, 2021 The Week In Bye-Bye Zoom: For the first time since February 2020, my book club met in person. We shared snacks. We read each others’ nonverbal cues. And, bonus, we all like the book. Next month we meet at my place which means I have to doContinue reading “What I Learned This Week: #199”
What I Learned This Week: #198
Monday, May 31 – Sunday, June 6, 2021 The Week in Puppies!: A friend of mine fosters dogs. She’s been doing it for a couple years and only has had one “Foster Fail” which actually means she ended up adopting one dog herself. Part of fostering puppies is getting them ready for their forever homes.Continue reading “What I Learned This Week: #198”
