Personal Me

This blog started as a place to review the books, graphic novels, and movies that I liked – plus to talk about my knitting. Of course, Smokius Maximus Rex, my pekingese, had to get in on the action.

Allergy

I tried a separate blog for corn allergy issues, but kept coming back here with the posts. Some allergy cooking ended up here as well.

Life changes things.

Infertility

Soon, I found I had a private blog to keep family and friends – and some in the infertility blogosphere – up-to-date on my journeys through IVF and second trimester miscarriage.

Ovarian Cancer

Gearing up for the IVF #6 found DH and I fighting my ovarian cancer.

Professional Me

Professional Services

My blogging adventures have led me to reveal some of my professional life. I can create image maps for your blog (some restrictions apply), for instance.

Professional History

I used to be a librarian for one of the first technology transfer projects to enable businesses to use the Internet. The money wasn’t very good so I went to being a technical writer for a telephone company. I learned a lot there. I made a mistake leaving that job for a higher paying contract position that didn’t last long.

Scrambling to find a job led me to work as an Information Architect / Business Analyst at a bank. I learned a lot about banking and mortgages there. I also learned about the policies of banks. If you are paid well, you lose your job in bad times. (I know it was due to my salary.)

My last job was as a Systems Integrator – a mislabeled position. What the job should have been called was Technology Coordinator. Ever try and get IT types to actually talk to one another? That’s what that job was.

As to Looking?

Right now? I’m in Michigan and, thus, am between work. It’s kind of unappealing to potential employers when you tell them you have to miss a day of work every 3 weeks for chemotherapy. Not to mention every week means more blood tests. Thank goodness I’m married to someone with a steady job and insurance!