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Alisa. 36. New Hampshire. Married for two years to this wonderful, funny, smart guy. Previously married. Went through in-vitro fertilization to have my four and a half year old magical son Keegan. Stepmother to the charming Isabelle (5). Just had our first child together, a boy, Harper(born June 10). Policy Wonk and dreaded bureaucrat. Lover of fine cuisine, honeybees, truly romantic moments and the underdog.
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Smoke's Chili

Yield 12 servings (serving size: 1 cup chili, 1 tablespoon sour cream, and 1 tablespoon cheese)

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2 teaspoons vegetable oil, divided
3 1/2 pounds lean, boned chuck roast, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3 cups chopped green bell pepper
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Back In The Rat Race

Well kids here I am sitting at my computer, at my desk, in my cubicle. That's right, I am one of you again. A bonified member of the working world. Well, paid working world that is.
Keegan is happily at daycare. I know this because I called to check on him. I can see immediately that I will be needing to plaster my walls with his photo. I miss his smiley face.
The job is going fine, after all it's my first day. My co-workers are out of the office today so I am reading giant notebooks and reports. This will be a very interesting position and I am sure I will enjoy it. Right now I am overwhelmed with all of the things I don't know. I have two meetings setup for me today to get acquainted with other groups and learn about the library. I honestly couldn't tell you in a nutshell what I will be doing. But suffice it to say that I will be helping improve the available healthcare, particulary to rural populations. And by extension I hope to positively effect change in people's daily lives.

PS There are a few established walking trails here which can help me with training for the 3-Day.

PPS It will be crucial to avoid the bowls of candy on virtually every cubicle. I forgot what that was like. Junk food everywhere. I will attempt to focus all my cravings on the innocent apple I bought for an afternoon snack.

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Good luck, I know how that feels when you first start a job, you'll be up to speed in no time.

Shared by Daneris at October 29, 2004 1:57 PM

Good luck with your new job, and with staying away from the goodies. I know when I go back to work, I will have to be anti-social and avoid the teacher's lounge-there's always goodies in those rooms...it's awful!

Shared by allie at October 29, 2004 2:29 PM

Splalisa,
YEAH! Glad to see you are settling in and think you will enjoy this. You could always just link to your photo section and print out some pictures. Sorry I didn't call you back - I was in bed just before 9! Will try to talk to you later in the weekend.

Shared by Splolly at October 29, 2004 5:38 PM

your site is so cute!

Shared by pris at October 29, 2004 10:17 PM

Congratulations on surviving your first day. Nice that day one was a Friday, so you could have the weekend to help ease you back into the working world.

Shared by Erica at October 31, 2004 9:01 AM









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