I could hardly wait to slip into my old habits now that I’m getting organized and have my keyboard under my fingers again. The first ‘thing’ outside of home stuff that I did was to go to the Warrenton County Memorial Library to ask if I could use their room to hold a Women Writers Group. The head librarian agreed graciously. If you are a woman, like to write, want to write or have been writing, come on down and join in on Wednesday, February 15 from 6:30 to 8:00. That’s p.m. All you need to bring is paper and pen. It’s free and experience is not necessary, only the desire to write. It’s through the encouragement of the International Women’s Writing Guild that the group meets.
The Warrenton County Library is at 117 S. Main Street in Warrenton NC. If you need further information, email me at; asbice@aol.com
If you are not in this area but would like to join a women’s writing group, check into the website: http://iwwg.org
Enjoy.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Some Assembly Required
One of the first things to do after un-packing, was set up an office. Upon the sage advice of my good friend Joe, I ordered a decent computer desk from Office Depot. No sense in simplifying things so I also got a file cabinet and a few odds and ends. Now that I’m living in the country they agreed to deliver to my door.
They did. The young, charming tractor-trailer driver brought my stuff and my 170-pound computer desk into the office. The desk was in a box. Now I knew ‘some assembly required’ was on the picture on the website. But I didn’t know ‘all assembly was required.’ They even suggested I count all the pieces to be sure everything I needed was there. I’m not sure I can count as high as the pieces before me.
Some assembly was required with my file cabinet. I screwed the handles on, after they sent them separately of course. They forgot when they sent the cabinet that handles were required also.
I lay all the pieces out flat so the wood wouldn’t curl by the time I got to it. Every day I looked at the pieces and said to my cats. “I can do this. It’s simply a matter of reading and following directions. I can do that.”
After ten days of looking and talking to my cats, I ran into my new neighbors at the gas station-food store. We exchanged pleasantries. Out popped “I may have some little stuff around the house that I am too busy to do. Do you know of any local handymen?”
Bless Joe Caplan and my new neighbors. I now have a great work station.
They did. The young, charming tractor-trailer driver brought my stuff and my 170-pound computer desk into the office. The desk was in a box. Now I knew ‘some assembly required’ was on the picture on the website. But I didn’t know ‘all assembly was required.’ They even suggested I count all the pieces to be sure everything I needed was there. I’m not sure I can count as high as the pieces before me.
Some assembly was required with my file cabinet. I screwed the handles on, after they sent them separately of course. They forgot when they sent the cabinet that handles were required also.
I lay all the pieces out flat so the wood wouldn’t curl by the time I got to it. Every day I looked at the pieces and said to my cats. “I can do this. It’s simply a matter of reading and following directions. I can do that.”
After ten days of looking and talking to my cats, I ran into my new neighbors at the gas station-food store. We exchanged pleasantries. Out popped “I may have some little stuff around the house that I am too busy to do. Do you know of any local handymen?”
Bless Joe Caplan and my new neighbors. I now have a great work station.
Saturday, January 21, 2006
New Girl in Town
New Girl in Town
Well, you would think moving to a new location would not be a big deal. Like what is it to email your friends the new address and telephone number, right? Wrong. You just aren’t aware of how many address changes have to be made and won’t be accepted by email. To list a very few: social security, ebay, paypal, professional associations, banks, magazines & newspapers, credit card accounts, attorney, accountant, investment broker, societies i.e. historical. It seems just like packing up to move; there is always one more thing forgotten.
Then when you arrive and come up for air from under the bubble wrap and tissue paper it’s time to go to the doctor’s for a check-up. Which one? Where do you go for a referral?
I try to go to the post office at times it will be less crowded because I can. I went to Littleton and noticed the clerk wore a nice ‘do’. I asked “where do you get your haircut?” She smiled and quickly answered “Rumors in Roanoke Rapids.” Then I continued. “I’m new to the area and that is the hardest thing to come by, haircuts, doctors, etc.” Just as quickly she answered. “Need a really good doctor, too? Dr.Replogle at Littleton Family Practice near the Food Lion.” From there our conversation continued. I received some very helpful information.
A couple of my new ‘neighbors’ up the road apiece also responded when I asked the same questions. These are recommendations I can rely on. They don’t benefit as a sales person would. They’ve lived in the area for many years and know the ‘skinny’ on where to go and where not to go. Blessings at earth level.
Well, you would think moving to a new location would not be a big deal. Like what is it to email your friends the new address and telephone number, right? Wrong. You just aren’t aware of how many address changes have to be made and won’t be accepted by email. To list a very few: social security, ebay, paypal, professional associations, banks, magazines & newspapers, credit card accounts, attorney, accountant, investment broker, societies i.e. historical. It seems just like packing up to move; there is always one more thing forgotten.
Then when you arrive and come up for air from under the bubble wrap and tissue paper it’s time to go to the doctor’s for a check-up. Which one? Where do you go for a referral?
I try to go to the post office at times it will be less crowded because I can. I went to Littleton and noticed the clerk wore a nice ‘do’. I asked “where do you get your haircut?” She smiled and quickly answered “Rumors in Roanoke Rapids.” Then I continued. “I’m new to the area and that is the hardest thing to come by, haircuts, doctors, etc.” Just as quickly she answered. “Need a really good doctor, too? Dr.Replogle at Littleton Family Practice near the Food Lion.” From there our conversation continued. I received some very helpful information.
A couple of my new ‘neighbors’ up the road apiece also responded when I asked the same questions. These are recommendations I can rely on. They don’t benefit as a sales person would. They’ve lived in the area for many years and know the ‘skinny’ on where to go and where not to go. Blessings at earth level.
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