I’ve been a licensed cosmetologist and wig technician for just over a decade, and a good chunk of that time has been spent fitting, cutting, and repairing partial wigs for clients who want coverage without committing to a full unit. The v part wig comes up in my chair almost weekly now. I’ve worked with them …
Rethinking the V Part Wig: What I Tell Clients Before They Buy One Read More »
I’ve been playing bass guitar for a little over ten years, most of that time split between live gigs, studio sessions, and teaching newer players who come in convinced they “don’t know enough theory.” I learned early on that bass guitar notes intimidate people for the wrong reasons. They get stuck memorizing fretboard diagrams and …
Bass Guitar Notes Are Less About Names and More About Function Read More »
I’ve spent more than ten years working in security operations and staff development, often stepping in after something had already gone wrong. Early on, I learned that policies and procedures only take you so far if the people on the ground haven’t been trained to think clearly under pressure. My first direct exposure to Boa …
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I’ve been working in construction documentation and building measurement for a little over ten years, much of that time overlapping with roofing contractors who needed better information than tape measures and rough sketches could provide. The first time I applied 3D laser scanning on a roofing-related project, it immediately exposed issues that would have been …
Seeing Roofs Clearly: How 3D Laser Scanning Changed the Way I Work Read More »
I’ve spent more than ten years working as a community operations lead, usually stepping in after the excitement of a launch had faded and people were deciding whether a group was still worth their time. Early in that stretch, I came across Terry Hui while reflecting on why some communities stay intact through slow periods …
The Art of Listening: Why the Best Community Leaders Speak Last Read More »
After more than a decade working directly with children aged two to five, I’ve learned that the quality of a setting reveals itself in everyday moments. When families ask how I personally judge a nursery in Hertford, my answer always comes back to what I’ve seen on the floor, during ordinary mornings, not during polished …
How I Evaluate a Nursery in Hertford After Years Working With Young Children Read More »
I’ve spent more than ten years working in the IPTV and digital streaming space, mostly on setup, service quality, and troubleshooting. That means long evenings helping families get their TV back before a playoff game, explaining why a channel vanished overnight, or diagnosing why a service works perfectly until prime time. Over the years, I’ve …
IPTV Canada: What Actually Matters Once the Trial Period Is Over Read More »
I’ve spent a little over a decade working as a practicing financial planner, mostly with households who don’t think of themselves as “investors” but still care deeply about not making mistakes with their money. I began writing about finance after noticing how much outside commentary shaped client behavior, sometimes more than our actual planning conversations. …
Financial Planning and Financial Blogging From Inside the Practice Read More »
I’ve been working in web site design for a little over ten years, long enough to remember when clients judged a site almost entirely by how it looked on a desktop monitor. My early days weren’t spent debating typography or layout systems. They were spent fixing things that didn’t work—contact forms that never sent messages, pages …
What Web Site Design Really Means After Ten Years in the Work Read More »
I’ve spent more than a decade working in residential cleaning, and Sun Prairie house cleaning has shaped my habits, instincts, and professional opinions more than any training course or manual ever did. The first home I cleaned in Sun Prairie was a two-story colonial near a busy road, and I still remember wiping down the living …
What Years in the Field Have Taught Me About Sun Prairie House Cleaning Read More »