Er...Don't Call Us.... posted on Sep 08, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Sometimes, amazingly, it's somebody else besides me who screws up & makes everybody laugh.... Today, my poor overworked boss was trying to catch up on her contact calling. Usually when I say "contact calling" I'm talking about birds sqwalking out...
Realism is Not The Point posted on Aug 30, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Today, The Hub took the day off and we went to the Baltimore Summer Antique Show at the Convention Center. We had several goals: a) to see how the other half (i.e. those dealers the bulk of whose inventory does...
Balloons Again posted on Jul 28, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I have seen the future and it involves shoes with velcro fasteners. Well, okay, maybe I'll be able to get by with slip ons....but, really. I'm now worried I may live to see the day I won't be able to...
SomeWingedCreature vs. 10 Helium Balloons posted on Jul 14, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Okay. Now I know what the hardest part of my job is going to be. It's dealing with the daggone helium balloons I have to inflate and tie out on the sign in front and at the gate! Today, for...
Showing Off posted on Jul 11, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Well, I showed my first models today at work. It's amazing how much I remember about the units - but the main thing is that I try to sound enthusiastic about them. 'Cause this is one empty condo complex. I...
Saturday is The New Monday posted on Jul 10, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
First day on the new job wasn't too taxing. It's really weird. In normal times, the time before I got sick, I'd be embarrassed to have taken such a simple job. Now I was grateful that I made it through...
Back to Life posted on Jul 09, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Tomorrow is my first day on my new job. I'll have to take The Hub's jeep because he has to haul a huge toilet which will only fit in the new jeep. He's all wound up about it But thank...
Work From Somebody's Future Home! posted on Jul 04, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I've got a new job. I accepted a position as a sales assistant for the condo seller. So I'm celebrating my freedom from uselessness. It's a pay cut from what I was making at the insurance company, but I get...
Now THAT'S Recycling! posted on Jun 29, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Last night Theresa and I went to the auction in Taneytown, "Where things are either 50 cents or three hundred dollars!" as she said. Taneytown remains my favorite auction, and its auctioneer remains my favorite auctioneer. He also does straw...
A Tale of Two Interviews posted on Jun 28, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
My spirits are lifted by having had two job interviews that seemed to go well. One was yesterday and the other was today. Yesterdays was in the marketing department of a magazine aimed at physicians. It's in Catonsville. The other...
In Which I am a Total Witch and Thereby Move Forward in the Interview Process... posted on Jun 21, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I forced myself, yesterday, to buckle down and get some resumes out via Monster. I tried not to apply for anything that looked too overtly scary ("Be the voice of Citibank!" Ya know, if the good Lord had wanted us...
Exchange Story posted on May 08, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
On Monday I went to the Exchange - that's the Swap Shop down at the dump to see if there were any leftover leavings from weekend yard sales. To suppliment my DI income I've been selling on e-Bay again. Saturday...
Families Fisher Price Never Intended posted on May 06, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I've been listing stuff on e-bay all day long today, but I'm pretty sure it's time to stop. One of the things I've been trying to do is figure out the best way to sell the Fisher Price items I...
"Far Out!" posted on Feb 19, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Looking around some of those booths at WAM I've become convinced that some people have a booth at the antique mall because their spouse told them "Get this stuff out of the house!" Others are really beautifully merchandised, very eye...
Both Sides of The Winkle posted on Feb 18, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Well, the good news is that we're going on a little vacation at the end of the week...4 days up at Deep Creek Lake. I'm trying to get everything ready for the Dizzy Lynn's venture before I go. But I...
Resume Not Required posted on Feb 12, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
My hair is going on a job interview. By itself. Well, I mean, I guess I'm going with it. It's not my job interview. It's Ishmial's....like the guy from Moby Dick. Only he's not a whaler - not in the...
Here I Go Again posted on Feb 03, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Some people can't seem to stay out of trouble. I can't seem to stay out of business.......
The Exchange posted on Jul 17, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Yesterday, before I realized I was going to get whoppingly sick, I went to a yard sale and then to the Exchange. Actually, the truth of the matter is that I might have gotten whoppingly sick from going to the...
What Does the "O" Stand For? posted on Jun 29, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
....."OH, my God it's early!" quipped Robin Williams in Good Morning, Viet Nam. I think I have gotten up at "Oh Dark Thirty" seeing as how I just looked out the window and saw a firefly going by. At least...
Scared Witless posted on Jun 17, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I think the worst, really, no kidding, what is for me the worst is happening. Yesterday I fell. Twice. The first time was in the morning. I got up from the breakfast table to go over to Miss Rose's and...
Duck and Cover posted on Jun 07, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Island Girl has gone into the hospital with a "flare up" of her MS. She went in on Thursday night. She ought to be able to come home on Wednesday. She says she can't get a decent cup of tea....
Blood and Guts posted on May 31, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Well, we decided to name the parakeet "Buckbeak" after the animal in the Harry Potter story. He certainly is a very strong flyer! His wings are clipped but he doesn't seem to know it, and he can cross the room...
S***** Day posted on May 26, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Everyone at Island Girl's house has the stomach flu....and Island Girl has to have help from her wheelchair onto the toilet....her son's arm is still in a cast....and they have one bathroom. So, you can just IMAGINE how my day...
Young Realist Gives Winged Creature Hairy Eyeball posted on May 18, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Hosni Harmony Lots of news! Winston's paw seems to be getting better. I really do think he got stung by a bee. His pad is swollen on the bottom. The Hub and I looked at his foot and all...
Doing the Right Thing Can Suck... posted on May 15, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I had to bite the bullet and get a new vac for AATH. The old one completely died during a cleaning at a commercial client. It was very embarrassing. I mean, it was embarrassing enough dragging in my beat up...
Some Winged Creatures BITE! posted on May 12, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I'm still here. Just nothing all that interesting has happened. Well, I did get bitten by a bird. The other day, I was helping Island Girl change into some shorts. All of the sudden something flew into the room. It...
The Demon Undoing posted on May 06, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Well, they say that nothing succeeds like success, right? I guess that would be true in everybody's case except mine. In other words, people have the idea that once you make a go of something you just have to keep...
An Officer and a Gentleman posted on May 05, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Yesterday was a very busy day in the middle of which I went to The Retrievers. I really like going to The Retriever household, even though it is demanding physical work and Mr. Retriever didn't start out as my favorite...
For My Next Trick... posted on May 02, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Okay. AATH is taking off! That's a good thing. I have work! I have customers! I'm exhausted. I did take a day off yesterday...well, sort of. I tried to do some tax work on my computer, which promptly ate it....
....Only Better! posted on Apr 22, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Well, I did get paid without any quibbling or difficulty from my 5 day a week job. They asked how I liked it so far and I took the opportunity to address a few of the things that had been...
To The Manor Born in The Land That Time Forgot posted on Apr 22, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
This story is the story of my life. In microcosm, of course, 'cause it's only one blog entry. But still. See what you think.... I have heard two different things from /about the family where I have taken on a...
What Am I? Flypaper for Freaks? posted on Apr 19, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I have a breather calling me. Only he's not calling me, he's calling AATH. I guess this is the downside of having those signs made for the car. But, in a twist on obscene phone calls that could only happen...
The Worst Day Award Goes To... posted on Apr 18, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
All I did today was run into houses and cook food. It was weird. I started at 8:30 cooking Mr. T.D.'s breakfast, and by days end had done 2 lunches and 3 dinners, the last of which was the one...
Shut In posted on Apr 11, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
When I was a little kid, during class mass, we used to pray for the elderly and the "shut in". I always thought that was a sort of wierd phrase. I knew what it meant. It meant those people who...
The Not So Itsy Bitsy Spider posted on Mar 31, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Hmm. Well, yesterday I came home and found that my computer had re-set itself to January 1, 2000. I guess maybe it was the millenium bug showing up late or something. I think I fixed that, but now people's comments...
Chia Pet Pays Phone Bill! posted on Mar 18, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Yesterday, after finishing my jobs, I asked The Hub if he wanted to come with me to one of the thrift shops in PA where I hang out looking for stuff to put on ebay. "Sure" he said, which didn't...
...And now you have the rest of the story posted on Mar 16, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Okay, sorry about the cliff hanger. I'll try to type fast so that I don't get kicked off and lose everything. This is the part about the strip club: We came up to a place called The Mill Stream which...
Corn Face posted on Mar 14, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Did you ever have one of those days where, at the end of it, you have had a great deal more life experience than you did when it started? Friday was one of those days. It started out looking like...
Canine Client posted on Feb 27, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
The Hub and I went up to PA to take care of AATH's Canine Client, the beautiful chocolate lab I mentioned earlier. She's a cool dog. This is my first job that is strictly pet sitting, though I do some...
The Hub Is Smart! posted on Feb 24, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
The Hub went up to Hagerstown today to take the MHIC test ( that's Maryland Home Improvement Contractor). That's one more hurdle out of the way - next is a check of all of his references, his credit, etc. Probably...
Beyond The Call of Doody posted on Feb 22, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Well, I want everybody to know ( because if you don't toot your own horn nobody else is going to toot it for you) that AATH has officially gone above and beyond the call of duty....or even doody. Cat doody....
The Right Stuff posted on Feb 08, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
This is kind of like a public service announcement. It's that kind of information that someone can give you out of their experience which is unusual but which may come in handy for other people. This is it: If you...
Going Once.... posted on Feb 03, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
"I'm going to an auction this evening" I told Friend Will breezily this afternoon, as if it were something I do all the time. It's not. I had never been before. Many people find auctions intimadating - you know the...
Sue the Herring! posted on Jan 12, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I'm almost afraid to say it, but things MAY be looking up. I got two new clients this week. They both seem like really nice people. I'm a little worried about the job I took on for Mrs. G. It's...
The Quaker Snake posted on Jan 03, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Okay, holidays are over, another year has begun....life is getting back to it's regular routine. And, as we dip a foot into the waters of the New Year...see how it's gonna be....I'm thinking, "Probably about as weird as ever." Take...
Another Thing to Worry About posted on Dec 31, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
We've really been trying to get the painting job for the C.B.'s done in between other jobs. The trouble is that there are a lot of problems with the C.B.'s apartment. Every time we stain a piece of trim it...
The Cool Cat Act II posted on Dec 29, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Yesterday, I was at Mr. T.D.'s doing the carpet and some other housekeeping. I don't think I said too much about the T.D.'s , partly because they seem to be very private people. They were also very slow to warm...
The Way WAY Back Machine posted on Dec 08, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Yesterday, I met Miss Eileen, my new client, for the first time. This is one of those situations where I am being primarily engaged by her son....but this lady is quite in comand of her faculties and it is out...
Even a Turtle Gets There, Eventually posted on Dec 01, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
We had a power outage this morning just as I was finishing up my entry. Such luck! Really high winds around here today! Power went out all over town, increasing the bummed out factor for the town cops who had...
Back to Work! posted on Nov 29, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
If you can't get back into the swing of things after a holiday weekend....it's even worse when you're self employed. Ugh. Gotta take those flyers down Main St. Gotta make phone calls. Gotta get out of my sweat pants. Help....
If I Were My Employee, I'd Fire Myself posted on Nov 16, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
One of the worst things about self employment is that, when you do something stupid, there is no one to blame but yourself. Take today, for example. I hit the home office promptly at 9:00 and started to work on...
Sitting Duck Seeks Ringing Phone posted on Nov 13, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Mrs. C.B. is leaving tomorrow. I can't believe how much I'm going to miss her and her husband. She's given me a list of things to do around her house - watering plants, etc. We'll be in touch. It's just...
Nice Hat posted on Nov 09, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Mrs. C.B.'s foot looks good. Well, okay, as good as a diabetic lady's foot is gonna look, but she had her stitches out today, she can wear normal shoes, and her responsible son is chomping at the bit for her...
Rent-A-Kitty posted on Nov 03, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
"It's 7:30 Little Birdie!" The Hub shouted up the stairs. "Your tea is steepin'! No president yet! Ohio this time!" I literally put my head under my pillow and groaned. It was aweful enough last night trying to watch the...
Shameless Self Promotion posted on Oct 28, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
My apron, one of my main sources of advertising, rests among other colorful tools of the trade. This photograph ( and shameless self promotion) is my entry for this weeks Thursday Challenge "Ads"...
Attack of the Killer Tomatos posted on Oct 26, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Mrs. C.B. had surgery on her foot today. She had to have part of her toe amputated. Not very much, just down to the first knuckle. Naturally, she was pretty nervous about it. It didn't help that the doctor's office...
Failure to Communicate posted on Oct 20, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
There are a lot of problems I don't have and boy am I grateful. For instance, I live in a country where I speak the native language. Therefore I can find a restroom without too much trouble. Today, while getting...
This is really going to HAPPEN! posted on Oct 20, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Last night Friend Will called me to let me know that the pictures were all up at the gallery. For a minute, I was so embroiled in our latest financial crisis that I didn't know what he was talking about....
How Do You Spell Relief? posted on Oct 18, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Yesterday, we finally dropped all the photos off at the gallery. It was great. Though the whole time I was driving them down there I was about to suffer a nervous collapse. The Hub had everything all carefully wrapped in...
Is Nothing Sacred?! posted on Oct 17, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Lots of people joke about having an ebay addiction. Normally, this means they are buying stuff. Not me. I just found a convenient, effective way of getting rid of stuff that I am no longer using or has bad memories...
I'll Try it Ebay posted on Oct 15, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Well, it's another Thursday night at home. The trash has been taken out. Taking out the trash scares me, since I'm afraid that the great big toter is going to get away with me and go rolling out into Main...
The Constitutional Right to Be Stupid posted on Oct 07, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
When you clean other people's houses, you have to be prepared to run into the unexpected. I'm pretty unflapable - for a winged creature. Let's say I found a bong in somebody's bedroom, or their porno stash, or whatever: my...
Everybody is Somebody Sometime posted on Sep 22, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Man, what a weird day! I was all over the place literally, and in my head and in my moods. The day started with an early hurried trip to the tile shop to pick up the new samples. Bill told...
I Felt the Fear and Did It Anyway posted on Sep 10, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Okay, I did it. I submitted a piece of writing for publication. I can't believe I did it, but I did. Now it's gone. It's out of my hands. It's out there, on its own, in somebody elses e-mailbox. I...
"Are You With Me, Dr. Wu?" posted on Aug 27, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Yesterday, I had the urge to punch somebody in the nose. Besides being assault, which is illegal, it's certainly out side of my usual charecter, and not very Quakerly. But, really, I was seeing red. I took Mrs. C.B. to...
The Adventures of Handyman: Going Bats! posted on Aug 23, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I didn't have any work lined up for today ( scary!). The Hub went down to Friend Will's to fix some wood on the front of their house and also to repair a shutter. He had to rent a longer...
The Shadow Side posted on Aug 08, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
This is how I feel. Something is in the air. A storm is brewing -yes, mostly in my head. Most of my life is basically all happening in my head. I don't know how it is for other people. But...
Closing Down the House? posted on Jul 25, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I am officially exhausted. And, I now have another job. Something is seriously wrong with me. Rick used to sometimes tell me that he really thought I was a work-a-holic: a person who honestly uses work to escape from other...
The Cool Cat Act posted on Jul 21, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I'm thinking that if I keep on going with many more senior clients I ought to take some very basic home health aid training or something. I'm definately going to get my CPR training updated...I should just do that on...
Could This Be What Normal Is Like? posted on Jul 15, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Mr. C.B. got out of the hospital today! It was great to see him settled in his own favorite armchair at home. I don't think life inside his head is all that bad. It's true that he has alzhiemers, but...
Dottie, The Demon Avon Lady posted on Jul 14, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Well, it looks like Mr. C.B. will be out of the hospital tomorrow. That's a good thing. I was worried because I didn't have much work lined up for myself this week, but it turns out that the C.B.'s needed...
Work I'd Rather Not Have posted on Jul 12, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Oh boy. I knew this kind of stuff was going to happen. I know I get attached to people pretty easily....that's why, years ago after working my tail off to get accepted into the occupational therepy program at my college...
"The Long Arm of Coincidence" or It Runs in the Family posted on Jul 07, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I almost gave my mother a stroke last night. Does anybody else out there know the James Thurber story "The Night the Bed Fell"? Even though that story, about a series of assuptions and wild coincidences that takes place in...
Woo-Whoo! posted on Jul 06, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I just found $13.67 in my pants pocket in the laundry! We're saved! ( at least until tomorrow)...
Marketing Even! posted on Jul 06, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Cooler today, thank goodness. Still, not getting a lot accomplished. Waited to see if we get any "miracle mail" today - that is, mail with a check in it....but, no, just the Exxon bill. Plan B - roll change! This...
The Competition is Fierce! posted on Jul 06, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
It was hot today. Too hot for the ceiling fans to do any good, too hot to cook, too hot to run the vacuum ( though I did. Otherwise there would be tumbleweeds of dog hair blowing around in the...
Win-Win Solution posted on Jul 04, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Yesterday, I worked at Clayland Marble and Tile which is just down the street from my home. I had worked for Bill (Clayland) earlier, before my house in MA was even sold, but, at that time he didn't have anybody...
Hot and Sweaty Avon Lady posted on Jun 30, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
This just in: Avon deoderant WORKS! I just came back from door to door canvassing. Four miles in two hours. Homes, businesses, people out walking their dogs.....and it's about 80 degrees here today. Daytime canvassing is really rough, too. Receptionists...
Old Age is Not For Wimps posted on Jun 30, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I've gotten another All Around the House customer, Mrs. C.B. On Monday I drove her and her husband to the doctor, drove her to the bank, picked up her mail at the post office, went to the seafood specialty store,...
I'm With the Russians posted on Jun 30, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
It's official. I am now the business manager of The Hub's handyman business. Not that I'm getting paid for this- at least not directly. But marriage is a partnership and now a partnership is a partnership. This oughta be an...
The Longest Day of the Year posted on Jun 22, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I honestly am not sure how much longer I can keep this pace up. Between the Swedish manuals at the Big Deal job-in-a-box, where some dude at the translation company just puts some French in every now and then, I...
"I sent two boats and a helicopter..." posted on Jun 01, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
"Oh dear, according to this Feng Shui book there's a reason my business is in the toilet!" I said to The Hub. He looked up at me over the tops of his glasses. "It's because the toilet is in the...
"Well, I Haven't Got Opposable Thumbs... posted on May 18, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I have really appreciated everybody's recent comments ( I'm such a comment hound anyway!) especially regarding what to do if I ever think anyone is in the house again. Looking back on it, I'm amazed at how much I "revert...
Ding Dong! Avon Calling! posted on May 16, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Did you ever, when you were in high school, stay up really late watching old, black and white monster movies while drinking a lot of caffine and reading stuff for your literature courses? Then go to bed and have really...
Strange Days Indeed posted on May 15, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
It's the weekend, and I am remarkabley glad of it for a self-employed person. I have to say that the week was a little rough. Thursday, I had an appointment in the morning to meet with the Avon D.M. and...
Meals that Might Still be Moving posted on May 06, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I went down to Mrs. B's house to do my first housecleaning job. I had all my supplies and equipment fairly effeciently packed, had on my new cheap tennis shoes from Wal-Mart. I think if you are a cleaning lady...
Meet the Weebles.... posted on May 01, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
"It's 5:30 Little Birdie!" The Hub yelled cheerfully. An alarm was going off. I had been asleep about 2 hours, not even having laid down until 3:00, and was having a dream about marigolds. I located the floor and flung...
Well, that's a morbid thought! posted on May 01, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
All righty then. This night owl is up and ready for the flea market. You know, we just sold a bunch of stuff 8 months ago before we moved down from MA, and I declare that we have almost as...
Signs of Life posted on Apr 29, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Okay, I love it when a plan comes together! The flea market is Saturday, the weather looks good. Tea Shirts are soakin': everything passed the wash test, though I'm only doing the "classic" prototype for this first outing. Got another...
Holy Smoke! It's a Customer! posted on Apr 29, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Okay. I did it. I called the agency and told them what was happening. They weren't surprised. In fact, the young lady there let it slip that she knew. She said something like, "Well, after you leave we'll have to...
You've Been Canvassed! posted on Apr 26, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Whoo, another day at the job-in-the-box. It's raining really hard here, dreary, nasty, traffic snarlin' rain....worse then snow in this town, really, on account of the low spots and standing water and all of that. Anyway I survived. I did...
Ready or Not!.... posted on Apr 21, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
No wonder I've been having trouble breathing! This was in my HOUSE!!!! The hub discovered it this morning. It's the back side of a pegboard that he took off of the wall in the basement. Apparently, even though the...
Despiration Leads to Inspiration posted on Apr 21, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
This is my Prototype 2 Tea Shirt, made by using tea and other natural products as dyes. Protoptype 1 turned out like all 1st prototypes: it looked like crap. Prototype 2 was also an old, out of shape white...
Wish Me Luck! posted on Apr 16, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Well, it's been a month now since someone who was SO not Donald Trump told me "your fired"! In an effort to preserve my self esteem, such as it is, and stop making the same stupid mistakes over and over...
I Feel A Scream Coming On... posted on Apr 15, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Well, so much for the National Association of the Self Employed as a resource for Health Insurance. Thhhummp! ( is that a good approximation of the "bronx cheer" sound?) They won't insure me because I take medication for asthma and...
Break Even Analysis posted on Apr 12, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
I've spent a large part of today doing a formal Break Even Analysis for the business I am proposing to start, All Around the House Unlimited, and the one that The Hub has started. I think it's interesting that I'm...
Job-In-a-Basement posted on Apr 09, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
So I went on that interview for the chemical company. It's a small company in terms of employees: 5 people. There's the Salesman/Founder, his wife, his brother The Accountant, The Sr. CSR, and the open position. They sell caustics and...
The Second Mrs. DeWinter posted on Apr 08, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
What I really want to know is: can things get any more confusing for me? I thought that I had made a decision about what path to take, and even though I was looking at a huge hurdle - the...
Am I Blue? posted on Apr 07, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
You know, if I'd just pay attention to my dog, my life would be a lot easier. As I've mentioned before, Winston has turned out to be worth even his weight in gold because he is very aware of when...
Down the Rabbit Hole posted on Mar 31, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
We had waffles for breakfast. Not actual waffles, which I don't like anyway. I had bad experiences with actual waffles. Somehow any time I ever encountered them as a kid they were all burnt up and absolutely covered in King...
Can I Be a Sole Proprietor If I'm Not a Fish? posted on Mar 30, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job Outside The Box]
Today was going to be the day. The day I quit thinking about going into business for myself. The day I accepted My Fate. The economy is aweful. There is just nothing out there, especially for somebody like me who...