Woke up this morning hearing my front door lock getting picked and opened with my cameras being off.
The two intruders who I work with at Walmart came into my bedroom and then gave me my two sets of keys out of my purse. Too freaked out that I didn’t notice anything taken like my red boom box which I’ll check when I get home. They turned on my overhead light.
Both are here today at work but God only knows later. My accountant wants to do a GoFundMe to help me move back home. Emotional and about ready to explode.
Grateful to be alive!
Leslie Elizabeth David.
PS-Boom box found. So far, nothing is missing. Didn’t see them at work. Grateful to be alive!
How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic?
During the Covid pandemic, my workplace put glass coverings between employees to stop the spread of germs plus they offered options to avoid close contact at lunch. I was encouraged to buy masks which I happily did and also poked which I was weary of.
After the scare was over with, as far as I know, that no one got Covid. Years ago, I did get H1N1 which I was at home sick from work for over a month and drained my earned time off. I got infected from a newborn baby volunteering at a mega church nursery. One month of no energy, feeling drained and never ending flu which I built up stamina over time.
In north Texas as well as other places that I’ve been to, life is back to what it was before. Some of the aspects of it, I did keep like picking up my groceries from the neighborhood market (Walmart Jr) plus having food delivered from Uber primarily Chipotle. Traveling on airplanes with layovers at major airports, I rarely saw masks on travelers. DFW, DAL, HPN, CLT, and BDL with nothing at DCA.
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?
My morning starts with me putting my Tazo English breakfast tea pod in my pink Keurig then I put a bagel in my toaster. Then, I smear my bagel with cream cheese. Next, I turn on the tv to watch, “Murder, She Wrote,” while I do other things.
Mini Sudoko, Patches, Zip and Queens on LinkedIn are the games that I play daily each morning. When I started playing them, I was horrible but I woke up to the challenges then my times improved. There’s others but not interested. They are meant to be played against coworkers and my scores are compared to my connections. I encourage you to play and blame me if you hate them.
Being 64 years old with memory loss strong on my Mom’s side, I stretch out my legs with a long V move allowing me to bend forward to stretch out my back to get blood to my brain. Sometimes, I don’t feel I need caffeine afterwards. The rush wakes me up from the stretch.
Murder with games, stretches, tea and bagels are the best way to start my day.
Feel strongly that it’s been placed on my heart to write an “op-ed” on a hot topic. The New York Times and The Washington Post are the best places to submit one which the Times have already judged me on previous submissions leaving the Post as my choice. There’s another media outlet but don’t remember.
Figuring it out in my head and my heart before going to paper and pen or keyboard. Being here, I’ve learned confidence and I’ve read different perspectives and beautifully written. Learned that the writer cannot use a pseudo name for protection but the outlets like controversial subjects.
Challenge yourself when you’re ready. Even a local paper offers op-Ed’s.
The traits that make someone unique are more personality based rather than physical. Emotional feelings and logical thoughts control our physical movements.
Being considered a “free spirit” and being called “rare,” I challenge the path that many people take to fit in or to be part of the crowd.
In my younger years, I craved to fit in and even popular so before my family and I moved out of metro Detroit, I had some bodacious pool parties when I invited most of my class. I was accused of trying to be popular which I moved north mid summer so that argument failed. Years ago, I accepted my individuality and I am glad that I don’t fit stereotypes.
After moving up north, the fellow students who accepted me were grades above me or below. My class steered clear of anyone who didn’t view life as they did. The town was the center of their universe but, since my family traveled, my center was not the small isolated town especially in the winter months.
Most of the things that I have achieved, I worked hard for and arrived early for then left late plus doing my job well. Other times, I only made promises that I knew that I could keep. Plus, the aspect of doing what is right and ethical are things that are rare in some arenas too.
Being “one of a kind” is never easy and never boring. Staying true to my “true north” is all I know.
If you could have something named after you, what would it be?
My peaceful place that I would like to be named after me would be a small peaceful beach on the shores on northern Lake Michigan on the Michigan side that would be accessible to everyone.
The area would be peaceful and quiet that would be sensory friendly with being able to listen to the sounds of waves, wind and seagulls. No stereo or loud discussion greatly discouraged.
Honestly, I have a named beach on Lake Michigan that is one of my favorites not far from the crowds of a nearby State park and another near a soon to be former plant.
Time here in north Texas has made me miss my quiet places along the water and, hope, to return soon.
Learned this by accident about a week ago of employees of some major national retailers will clock in but not actually be in the building called “Time Theft.”. Normally, the people who do this sit in their vehicle on the business property during their assigned shift. Some answer their phones while others go to voicemail.
In some cases, if the person who’s ghosting at work is a supervisor, the subordinates miss opportunities of learning and of getting to know their leader. An employee is absent of duties that is required to keep her job.
In the States, it’s Target, Walmart and others who are hit the hardest. No matter the business, stealing time and money is wrong and, likely, considered theft. Individual States and businesses likely have protocol on punishment. It’s wrong no matter what.
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Growing up in the early 1960s, I attended kindergarten in the metro Detroit area where the auto industry was growing in sales and in processes. Plus, Motown Records was becoming known nationally for their distinct music.
Five years old with dreams of being a flight attendant, Olympic skier and a traveler on my bike. Flying on Delta from DTW to MCO opened my eyes to flying then the Winter Games for skiing and, finally, finding freedom on my bike.
In kindergarten, my dreams were huge when Detroit was forming its identity as well. Although, none came true, I’m grateful.
In order to stay in the fold, retailers must use technology in every aspect of business.
For example, one can open a locked cabinet with an app on a mobile phone then add inventory then on another using an app to clock out on your phone to go to lunch. Supervisors and leads verify an employee’s presence as well as hidden cameras. Plus, smart phones and apps manage inventory too.
Coming from an insurance agency that had processes pre computer era that took time and energy to process, the retailer is a breath of fresh air.
The Magnificent Modern Mature Woman 