Eggs ‘n Ideas

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

I have takers for the many fresh eggs coming from my laying hens. In this early spring, they’ve just begun laying and already are producing too many eggs for my needs. Good girls!

After exploring with several coworkers and finding that most would enjoy having fresh eggs, I’ll start taking the extras to work. Today, to initiate the process, I’ll take eggs and a little jug for donations of a buck or two to help with the ever-rising costs of chicken feed.

Yesterday, at work, I was assigned to Intimates and met a visiting representative from a major bra label. I cornered her and spoke of my recent learning from women customers, about attitudes toward their breasts and their dissatisfactions with bra-hunting and -fitting.

The representative said she’s worked in the intimate apparel industry for a long time and often hears the same. She responded to my questions kindly and clearly, seemed very bright, and moreover, she’s a subject matter expert. I upped my courage and asked if she’d consider collaborating to create an essay that addresses some of those issues.

I can make a decent argument for a major newspaper’s interest in such an essay. She listened and agreed to consider a possibility. Today, if we revisit the idea and it seems doable, we could start planning the early steps.

A collaboration sounds fun. And tackles a subject of interest to a very wide audience.

Dear Friends: Another day of happenings at work, and maybe today also. Diana