Uncommon Sense

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Monday, October 4, 2010

Other People's Messes: I'm With Stupid

"I gave up dreaming years ago. All I do now is cook and scrub and change my library book." ---Sue Arnold The next day, I heard a knock on my door, around ten a.m. It was Bruce, all dressed up in a blue button-up dress shirt, and his woolen slacks. He smelled good, and his hair was perfect. He had... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: This Was It

I was beginning to notice that there was never a dull moment with Bruce. Unlike other men, he was not one to sit on the couch much. He wanted to be doing, achieving, and attending things. At first, this was fun. Then the Type B personality in me kicked in, and I began to resist. Every Saturday was... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: Not Too Shabby

"I've seen women actually turn grey under the weight of their tiaras." ---Gertrude Atherton Bruce and I continued dating. About a week before Valentine's Day, he began taunting me with phrases like, "You are going to LOVE what I got you for a Valentine's gift. You won't believe it." I was beginning... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: Not Even On My Radar

"Women may feel like a million dollars when they look good---but they haven't got a million dollars." ---Phyllis Chesler and Emily Jane Goodman Since I was a 'women's leader' at church, I found that I actually had to lead, which I wasn't loving. I'm more of a blender-inner, not a leader. I was... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Other People's Messes: All In One Basket

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket," is a proverb which no woman has ever yet learnt, or will ever learn, for from the beginning of time she has put all her eggs in the one basket of love." ---Norma Lorimer Since I started working full time with the cleaning business, Bruce kicked into high... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Other People's Messes: Letting Up

In the midst of trying to raise my three children virtually single-handed, attempting to start a business, and beginning a new relationship with the neighbor guy...I was to have even more given to me. My church asked me to be one of the women's group leaders. I felt flattered; they didn't normally... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: No Idea

I would learn so much about cleaning in the future; things I never dreamed of. But I was in the Petra house now, with all of that learning before me. I had always thought that housework was somewhat mindless work. I liked those no-brainers, being a multi-tasker. It was nice if I could just go along,... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: Getting the System Down

The minute the door was locked at the Petra Street property, I noticed something. This home, for the next several hours...would be my own private, personal space. There were no meals to cook, no laundry to do; not one bill in sight. Just a vacant, empty house. I could sing at the top of my lungs, if... Sign in to see full entry.

Other People's Messes: The Cleaning Lady

The first house that we cleaned turned out to be a disaster. I made zero money on that venture. Quite the opposite; I went in the hole at least fifty dollars, maybe even more than that. Money that I could ill-afford to waste. Because it was my first 'trial' house, working with the Super Property... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Other People's Messes: Too Much Time To Think

I didn't call Kristi and Nena back for another job. I had told them from the beginning that their employment was on a job-by-job basis. If they did well on one, they'd get another, and so forth. They resisted being trained, and there was evidence of lack of effort on the first job I'd given them;... Sign in to see full entry.

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