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Welcome « just another day out west

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Welcome « just another day out west.

Hi.  Thanks for visiting my blog.  I’m cowgirliz, aka Liz, Lizard, Lizzie B.  You may pick up on the fact that I am a body worker, also known as massage therapist for horses, people and anyone else that needs my help.  I’m also a part time philosopher, amateur psychologist and occasional horse trainer.  Think existentialist meets horse girl.  I have no idea who or what came up with the idea for horses, but I am sure glad they are part of my reality.

Just Another Day Out West is a way for me to share what goes on in my day.
Topics may include:

  • The rural life that I lead (lots about horses)
  • Being on a gluten free diet, how I do it and why
  • The fun and frivolity (HA!) of having a small business and being a body worker

Content may be delivered with all sincerity or may include humor, sarcasm or just plain bitchiness.

Here are the rules:

  • If you don’t like what I have to say or how I say it, you are welcome to leave.
  • In my stories I may change names to protect the innocent.  I am unlikely to protect the guilty; instead I may include contact info and a home address.
  • All writing and photos (unless otherwise noted) are things that I have created.  Please ask me before you rip them off.  Really though, if any of my Junior High, High School or College English teachers see this, remember who I am and how much I procrastinated and hated writing they are likely to have a stroke.  If I recall correctly my entire year of 9th grade English consisted of bargaining with Mr. Tunnel to get more time on every single writing assignment.  Eventually they were all turned in, and I passed the class.  Barely.  So, if my writing seems juvenile and somewhat uncreative, like a 12 year old could do better you know why.   Who would want to steal that?
  • If you do rip me off without proper permission and credit, I will track you down and exact payment in some form or other.  Maybe money, maybe blood, maybe sweat, maybe your first-born.

IRL I can have a serious potty-mouth.  I am challenging myself to keep the language clean here, although no guarantees that I won’t ever swear here.

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The One and Only Me « One Sister’s Rant

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The One and Only Me « One Sister’s Rant.

“The race to discover answers to life’s rhetorical questions before I die, lose my mind, or forget how to spell.”

The One and Only Me

I like to consider myself the Bond girl who was never signed on. I love adventure, excitement, and anything that allows the endorphins to kick in. Since I get very little, if any of this in my real life, I spend more time than I should visiting the alternate reality that exists in my head.

Blogging is my humble attempt to find answers to life’s confusing, irritating, frustrating and what I’m convinced, are rhetorical questions.

I’m addicted to chocolate, would rather give up sex than coffee, and hate the word “awesome”.

I love taking long walks with my dog Roxy and when I’m not doing that, you will find me slathering on lotion to stop wrinkles from making my acquaintance.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Buckle up and enjoy the ride!

About « Broadside

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About « Broadside.

I’m Caitlin Kelly, a lifetime print journalist, writing for a living since college. A generalist,  my work runs the gamut from personal essays for The New York Times to business writing, sports, travel, design  — anything that challenges me.

Here at Broadside, I talk about everything — often about women, work, journalism, books, culture, family and relationships.

My new book, a memoir for Portfolio/Penguin, is about working retail in a suburban mall for more than two years. “Malled: My Unintentional Career in Retail” is funny, poignant and a detailed, unprecedented look into the nation’s third largest industry. It’s out April 14, 2011.

Entertainment Weekly called it “an excellent memoir” and it’s been featured in Marie-Claire, USA Today, People, Time.com, Fortune.com, Forbes.com, allure.com.

I also contributed a piece to the Harvard Business Review blog about the overlooked value of retail associates.

“Rollicking and riveting” , says biographer Meryl Gordon. “Kelly’s powerful descriptions of retail…highlight so much of what is wrong with our economy” said David Madland, Director of the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress.

My 11 Reporting Tips from daily newspaper veterans appeared in the May 2010 issue of The Writer magazine. You’ll find much more about me, and samples of my newspaper and magazine writing, at this website. Here’s the site for my first book “Blown Away: American Women and Guns.”

I also coach fellow writers and edit their work; Please email me for my rates.

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