Stories from the Field: Do Not Drink the Kool-Aid
“What do you want more of in your life, Yvonne?” The question was provided as a way to break the ice between the participants. It was a Powerful Question – […]
“What do you want more of in your life, Yvonne?” The question was provided as a way to break the ice between the participants. It was a Powerful Question – […]
Traditionally, Yvonne’s longest day of the year is long in the ‘not good’ sense. The longest day of the year has all too often turned into a sobbing and heartache […]
It was happening again. If Yvonne’s mind hadn’t been in hijacked by her amygdala, she’d likely have stood agape anyway. How was this happening AGAIN? Her supervisor continued aggressively, “You […]
There are days when Yvonne rages. She actively seeks out reasons to violently ram her cheap but quickly-moving vehicle into a slower-moving vehicle. She imagines the rush of *finally* breaking […]
Calgary ain’t got nothing on Downton Abbey. But it tries. Like a 19-year old woman fast approaching spinsterhood in Victorian London, Yvonne is networking as if her life depended on […]
Yvonne watched from the corner of her eye as the white car flipped into the air and landed on its hood into the lane beside her, its front bumper swinging […]
**To me, Christmas holidays means chilling out with family and friends and being entertained. Here’s some entertainment for you all from when I was last in the field. Hope you […]
** To celebrate the Alberta September field season, it’s shortening days and industry tempers, I give you a little tidbit of it here. For those of you in archaeology, may […]
“You know how spring usually smells like dog poo?” Yvonne called across the cubicle to her co-worker. “This year I think it smells more like chicken crap.” “You know chickens?” […]
Yvonne is learning to play. To bring out her inner child and artist, she is endeavoring shut the inner critic in the closet and be in the moment.To this end, […]