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Customer Support Users who Leave Feedback
Day 6/30 – Today I’m thankful for people who not only use customer support, but also leave feedback. I work at Automattic, Inc., the company behind WordPress.com, and I mostly work on helping people with the mobile app. It’s completely awesome working together with people who use our product, and I especially appreciate it when people…
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Ducks at Dusk
Day 5/30 – Today I’m thankful for summer memories which include visuals of ducks at dusk. Especially when I get to observe them in the quiet company of some of my favorite friends. * For November (the month in which we celebrate Thanksgiving in the US), I’m trying to blog about something for which I’m…
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Humorous Signs
Day 4/30 – Today I’m thankful for the laughs we get from unexpected/creative signs. These were the Ladies’ and Men’s restroom signs in a small diner in the Adirondacks, near Cranberry Lake. We stopped there to get ice cream. The area has a lot of hunters. * For November (the month in which we celebrate…
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The Keto Connection
A month ago I realized I had hit an unhealthy weight zone for the first time in my life. I’ve been playing on the border of my upper limit for a while, but was now 6.5 lbs over it. Super not good. My husband always makes me feel beautiful, but I was not happy with…
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Fun Halloween Evening
Day 3/30 – It was Halloween a few days ago, and I had a very enjoyable day. I’m quite thankful for that. Mom and I went downstairs to pass out candy to hordes of creatively-dressed little ones (some even brought dogs that were dressed up 🙂 ). The rain and wind let up for the…
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Photochromic Bifocals
Day 2/30 – Today I’m thankful for my new glasses. I know a few people who have glasses that automatically darken when they go into the sunlight, and I’ve been intrigued by them for a while. According to my research, you either love them or hate them. This made me hesitant to invest since my insurance…
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Blogging Days
Today I’m thankful for blogging time. If you have any inclination to write at all, perhaps you can relate. Thoughts shape in your head and swirl around as you mentally format those thoughts into words, then those words into a specific order, and then the challenge is on to find better words. These concepts compound and…
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Ageism and Automattic
About a week ago I read an article on age and the workplace that was a bit chilling. It linked to a study, which shows that in the tech industry 43% of employees worry about losing their job due to their age The thought was sobering. Downright sad. And scary. What really gets me about all…
Word Quilt
I don't sew, but I write — patching together pieces of my life.
