by debidrecksler | May 1, 2009 | Business
Yesterday, my husband and I met with an AT&T representative from the Real Yellow Pages to finalize the ad for our janitorial business. This is a yearly ritual and one that aggravates me beyond words.Each year, clients are assigned a new representative.There is no...
by debidrecksler | Apr 29, 2009 | Business
I am a little creature of habit…As outgoing as I am, when it comes to trying new things, I drag my feet.Yesterday I was a client at the Water Lilly Wellness Salon in Asheville. I recently read an article about the salon and the fact that everything they used on...
by debidrecksler | Apr 26, 2009 | Business
Have you ever watched a commercial, an infomercial, or read a magazine advertisement and questioned the promises being made.Car dealer on a TV commercial is looking into the camera and yelling,” Come on down in the next hour…yes, the next 60 minutes and...
by debidrecksler | Apr 24, 2009 | Human Interest
I went to the Doctor today to find out what’s causing my laryngitis. I’m on my 12th day of dealing with this aggravating voice problem. Good news…This was caused by a viral infection so it will eventually clear up. Bad news..I’m drug sensitive...
by debidrecksler | Apr 21, 2009 | Business
Today, I was in a store and the first thing I noticed was how sloppy the staff looked. There were three young women working with customers and all three women had unkempt hair that hung in their faces. Two were wearing khaki pants that were too tight and one bent over...
by debidrecksler | Apr 18, 2009 | Human Interest
I miss my two little ones…This past year, they left Asheville to seek their fortune in bigger cities. I love all 4 children more than anything in the world but the hardest adjustment was when my babies left the nest. You look around and suddenly realize that you...
by debidrecksler | Apr 17, 2009 | Human Interest
I’ve had laryngitis since Monday afternoon and I’m getting frustrated. When I’m working in my office, I’m handling 3 different telephone lines. By some strange coincidence, all 3 phones rang off the hook all week long. It felt like a cruel joke...
by debidrecksler | Apr 16, 2009 | Human Interest
Yesterday, I saw a child who intrigued me. He had a sheriff’s pin attached to his shirt and he was clutching a colorful octopus. He was smiling as he entertained himself and his family, obviously caught up in the childhood world of fantasy.A few weeks ago, I...
by debidrecksler | Apr 15, 2009 | Human Interest
Monday, I filmed a video with my friend and fellow writer, Susan Reinhardt. It was a piece on make-up tips for women over 4o. Susan is known for her funny southern humor and some of her tips will have you laughing. The video was so edited… it barely resembled...
by debidrecksler | Apr 11, 2009 | Human Interest
My husband suffered through a horrible bout of food poisoning earlier this week after eating a take out order from a well known fast food eatery. When returning to the restaurant to bring back a sample of the coleslaw that we suspected was the culprit (the only item...
