I speak for many former co-workers when I write that my last boss made his staff nuts. He’d spot an insignificant error and insist on a complete and time-consuming re-do. Morale was not good.
Not having to put up with that nonsense is one great benefit that I’ve enjoyed since I started working for myself. I [...]
I live in the suburbs and whenever the blandness gets to me, I take a day trip to one of the neighboring towns. I like to visit art museums and junk stores all in the same day. Just recently, my family and I piled into our little Corolla and drove an hour to a contemporary art [...]
I think about clothing and fabric all the time, partly because I’m a textile artist and partly because I grew up listening to non-stop conversation about clothing. My grandfather on my mom’s side owned a men’s clothing store, and my parents met when my dad started working there. My father eventually opened his own men’s [...]
You’d never know it by looking at me now, (which I’m awfully glad you cannot do because it’s 20 degrees Fahrenheit outside and it’s not all that warm inside either, so I’m looking rather bulky because of all the layers), but I own a large closet filled with really great clothes. Because I’m a textile [...]
