Hi
all
I've been a
not-so-technical tw for 23 years, all for the same company, mostly within
the same department. Within that time frame I've earned a BA in
writing and research and recently an MA in more of the same. Can't say the
MA has helped me in this career but it did wonderful things for my own sense of
...well, everything!
Because I've
written, edited, and managed all aspects of procedure writing, that's where my
talents are, however, the company changed over the past few years and all things
procedure-like are done at another corporate location in a city far, far
away Recently the drums are inferring things might go back to the
way they were...and maybe my job will return to the joys of
yesteryear.
One of those joys
was being published by Joanne Hackos in her newsletter after I submitted
an essay to her I had written for a leadership class. I was able to
interview both Joanne and Ginny Redish at the STC conference held 5 or
6 years ago in Chicago. Yep, that was the highpoint of my career and
the degree!
I've also been an
officer in a Toastmaster's club, a competion judge in STC, an online life coach,
a grandmother, a great-grandmother, the list goes on ad infinitum.. Since
I reached the tender age of 62 last month, I'm getting pretty excited
about some other of life's options....also known as RETIREMENT, not from
working, but from working in corporate America.
I REALLY
want to be a food writer, a travel writer, a novelist, a script writer, a more involved life coach, a
rehabber, and ... I intend to relocate to the Indianapolis area within the
next year or so, which is where my kids and their families live, to experiment
with all the possibilities.
In the meantime, I
like to stay current in the field by reading the forums and continuing to learn
all there is to learn. (Now if Geoff Hart could just post here I'd be
forever indebted!)
I don't imagine I'll
post very often since lurking seems to be my m.o., but I wanted to say hi to
y'all and "You go girl!" to Lisa.
Kathy
Parrott
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