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Prelude to a mother-in-law’s visit

In a few short hours, my mother-in-law will be arriving for a weekend visit.This will be her first time in our house since 2002. We’re hardly estranged from the in-laws – we talk on the phone regularly, and Sam and I have made a handful of trips to...

The Grilled Cheese Chronicles

At 11:00 on Monday, it hit me. Hard. It was overwhelming.I needed a grilled cheese sandwich.I was at work, and I couldn’t think of a place to procure said sandwich. I instant-messaged my husband, bemoaning the fact that even going home for lunch wouldn’t...

Fake Plastic Coins

Like so many other work projects, it started with a bang and ended with a barely audible sputter.Just over a year ago, I started my mission to bring behavior-based recognition to my workplace.I feel compelled to tell the story here, because I’m trying to figure...

From the prisoner aisle to the snack cakes

I can’t believe I’m losing weight in the season of Easter candy.It’s actually the tail end of the six month Candy Corridor, when you can’t enter a grocery store without being assaulted by chocolate.The assault begins in early fall with the...