Two weeks into my new position as an assistant store manager, more specifically customer experience manager, I was scheduled to work seven days in a row. One of my peers told me I couldn’t do it and I should switch my schedule with someone to have a day off in the middle. I took itContinue reading “7 Messages in 7 Days”
Author Archives: Lori
Too Late To Ask
I wonder what she thought about while she sat at the narrow table attached to the wall in her galley style kitchen. Every morning she boiled water in a glass kettle on the stove and made coffee through a single serve pouch that hung in her cup. Wrapped in her bathrobe with slippers on herContinue reading “Too Late To Ask”
Stitch Ripper
We don’t notice the threads being woven together or consider even what goes into creating the fabric of our lives until it comes time to make alterations. When our choices no longer fit our preferences or become uncomfortable in our daily activities, habits, or thoughts- that’s when we stop to analyze the situation. That isContinue reading “Stitch Ripper”
Make it Make Sense
Make it make sense. That’s what I’m trying to do. Every aspect of my life, everything I endeavor to work on, every time I move in a new direction, none of it makes sense. I wonder if that is the point. I wonder if I am not supposed to try to make sense of anything,Continue reading “Make it Make Sense”
My People (redefined)
My People (redefined) I recently referred to a bunch of women I just met as “my people” and in the moments I am with them and we are doing “our thing” they are my people. However, it doesn’t mean I am of the same mindset as them on all things. I have been at cookoutsContinue reading “My People (redefined)”
The Start of Something New
Last night I was cleaning and organizing photo albums from my entire life. Many albums had fallen apart so I was putting the pictures into new albums. I came across so many memories that I was crying and laughing at the same time and occasionally sent snapshots to my kids. Those photos showed me aContinue reading “The Start of Something New”
Dancing in the Moments
Do you hear it? The music is beautiful. The sounds of life around me playing the soundtrack to this new journey I’m on. The voices of people, no matter what they are saying, all contribute, even the negative outbursts of those unknown add a deep beat to the track and give me something to riseContinue reading “Dancing in the Moments”
Intentional Isolation
It’s been four months since I last wrote so it’s time for an update. Everything has been going as planned and I am thrilled about it. I can’t remember what clever way I described what I had been through in 2020 but I remember saying I was entering 2021 as if walking through the amusementContinue reading “Intentional Isolation”
Eve of the Inauguration
For the last four years I did not listen to one word the President of the Unites States said. I did not respect him nor care about any of his opinions. He is repulsive to me and I cannot stand to look at him nor even say his name. On the eve of the inaugurationContinue reading “Eve of the Inauguration”
Tickets Please: 2021
It took a ride on an experimental roller coaster for me to figure out that I need to modify the type of adventure I seek. I walked into 2020 confident about my motives, unsure about the execution, and curious about the outcome of all that I set out to achieve. Not only did Covid shutContinue reading “Tickets Please: 2021”
Lori Minutoli 