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Stories from the Field: Do Not Drink the Kool-Aid

July 12, 2019by reluctantarchaeologist 1 Comment

“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 – […]

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Stories from the Field: Sobbing on Solistice

June 28, 2019by reluctantarchaeologist 3 Comments

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 […]

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Stories from the Field: More Degrees than Fahrenheit 451

March 29, 2019by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

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 […]

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Stories from the Field: The Long Dark Teatime of the Ovaries

January 25, 2019by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

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 […]

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Stories from the Field: Downton Abbey in Cowtown

February 21, 2015by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

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 […]

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Stories from the Field: Crisis Management

January 9, 2015by reluctantarchaeologist 1 Comment

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 […]

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Stories from the Field: Safety Schmozle

December 27, 2014by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

**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 […]

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Stories from the Field: Back in the Mac.

September 20, 2014by reluctantarchaeologist 2 Comments

** 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 […]

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Stories from the Field: Dissociative Morbidity

May 17, 2014by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

“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?” […]

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Stories from the Field: Drawing Lessons

March 29, 2014by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

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, […]

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