Tag: work

Setting up a home office, Part Four: Flooring

by Karen, posted in my one word, Work from Home

We had a Berber carpet down in the room. Nothing wrong with it. Nothing except that it wasn't a wood floor and that's what we both really wanted. After we bought the house we planned to replace that floor at some point, and had been talking about it for about 5 years or so. We … Continue reading Setting up a home office, Part Four: Flooring

Cakewalk in the cube

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, baking, friends, Life in the cube

The planets somehow aligned last week. That's the only explanation that I can come up with for this phenomenon that occurred at my place of employment. Are we a restaurant? A cafe? A bakery? No. We are an office full of nurses. Yet we  had 4 (count 'em) cakes to share during the work week. … Continue reading Cakewalk in the cube

Write it down, make it happen

by Karen, posted in books, Date night, family, fitness, health, Life in the cube, Midlife Crisis, no fear, Someone's gotta say it, tweens, writing, yoga

Okay, it's a book (not mine!) title. It occurred to me to apply the philosophy of: "If you build it, they will come" espoused by James Earl Jones and put into force by Kevin Costner in the Field of Dreams movie which coincidently (?!) contained a female lead character named "Karen" (not sure how she … Continue reading Write it down, make it happen

My one word: March update

by Karen, posted in family, Life in the cube, my one word, Pantry Project, tweens, writing

This is how March went: Changed sheets on bed: threw out excess of two sets (one set for the wash, one set for the bed is really all I need). Brought one book or magazine a day (well, most days) out of the house and gave away. Brought clothing that my daughter has outgrown to give to others who have … Continue reading My one word: March update

Lunch on the lam

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, Life in the cube, quest for the best, restaurants

Sometimes life in the cube can get overwhelming. Have you ever been at work and just wanted to take a break? I mean, really, take a break. Change the scenery for a half an hour? Not make small talk? Not force positivity for just a little while? This is when an audio book can come … Continue reading Lunch on the lam

A room with a view

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, books, writing

I got to have an entire room of my own (with a view!) in which to work on editing my book. This is big; you see, I've never had my own room before. My husband, after realizing that I had an extra day off this week said, "Hey, get a room!"...Well, even though he didn't mean … Continue reading A room with a view

Life in the cube

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, fitness, health, movies, yoga

I was sitting in my cube at work (hour 10), checking out Mayo Clinic's website for anything new. I found a video of people working at treadmill desks. I do not have a treadmill desk. Currently, I sit in my cube (to borrow a line from Sandra Bullock in the movie While You Were Sleeping) for 10.5 hours a … Continue reading Life in the cube

The Cake Fairy

by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food

I went to lunch today and when I got back to my cubicle desk there was a cake there! a cake that I am sure was not there before I went to lunch!  this is clear evidence that the Cake Fairy is alive and well and was in Portland, Maine at 12:30PM today! Is the Fairy … Continue reading The Cake Fairy