Finding Direction in Detours
The scenic route makes for the best stories
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Just like many of you I´ve been trying to lose weight for years…since I pushed out my last baby! Let’s just start with the truth: I’ve tried all the diet apps and diet types. Weight Watchers, Noom, MyFitnessPal, Kure, intermittent fasting, keto, carb cycling, moon-phase eating—you name it, I’ve logged it, tracked it, and eventually…
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When I first took the HR role at a manufacturing company with an all-male employee base, I thought, “Finally-no drama.” I had spent years in female-dominated departments where the gossip could power a small village, and the passive-aggressive emails deserved their own awards show. I figured men would be simpler. Less emotional. More direct. Oh,…
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I never set out to become a fruit vendor, but life has a funny way of turning quiet corners into unexpected opportunities. Last year we moved into a new house with a BEAUTIFUL garden. The former owner had planted and grown pawpaw trees in my yard. When I met him, he told me about the…
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Hi World! I’m Brigitte, and this is the beginning of something new. After years of hearing “How do you do it all?” from friends, colleagues, students, and even strangers, I’ve decided to start writing it down. Not just the polished outcomes, but the messy middle; the detours, the pivots, the late-night problem-solving sessions, and the…