Earlier in October, I signed the paperwork to be a LuLaRoe Fashion Consultant, which I announced in this blog post. Since then, I have been patiently (sort of) waiting to get my official “onboarding” phone call, expected about 8 weeks or so after that initial paperwork was submitted. I also…
Joe and I have this mother-son thing about the Minnesota State Fair. Often I have some work-related events to attend to at the fair and for the past several years, he’s come with me to hang out. I work for a few hours and then we play for the rest…
A week ago I was in Duluth to kick off the summer conference of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. This event is a chance for our members – the turkey farmers, turkey companies, and related industry folks in our state – to get together, network, and learn. We have multiple…
Hello friends! I’ll be taking a few days off from blogging as I’m heading “up north” as we say in Minnesota – to Duluth for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association annual Summer Conference. I’m looking forward to seeing all my “turkey peeps”, as we gather for education sessions, networking, and plenty…
June signals many things, including the end of the school year and the beginning of summer, but did you know June is Turkey Lovers’ Month®? It’s true! I’m not just making this up because I, in fact, am a huge fan turkey – as you well know. June is Turkey Lovers’ Month® is…
Today kind of sucked, people. I know, I know. I just came off a three-day holiday weekend so I shouldn’t be complaining. And I get that. I really do. I promise I’m grateful for the weekend. However, the Tuesday-that-still-felt-like-Monday wasn’t all that great, if I’m going to be completely honest…
I’m on the couch, typing this little weekend update on my laptop with Joe hanging out next to me and Earl the Pug at my feet. I’d say that’s just about a perfect Sunday night. (Oh, and there was ice cream. Always ice cream.) The weather felt more like late…
It’s taken me 72 hours of mini-hibernation but I think I’m finally catching up on my sleep. Last Monday I took off for Saint Paul, where my office started set up for the 45th annual Midwest Poultry Federation Convention – the largest show focused solely on the poultry industry in…