Jennifer Lesher's Blog, page 10
July 22, 2015
Six Ways from Dysfunction
Think about what slice you use to measure your life. For a while I did Crossfit, and now I do Olympic weightlifting. I’m not really the typical body type or age (or personality) for these activities, which sometimes gets me down. But then I remember, I wrote a novel that’s been very well received. I […]
July 15, 2015
Random Thoughts of a Jet-Lagged, Newly Minted Night Shift Worker
I just started my night shift hours hot on the heels of 2 weeks spent 9 time zones away. I’m adjusting, but barely, so here’s a collection of random thoughts. I spent most of my vacation aboard a river cruise boat, traveling along the Danube, Main and Rhine rivers. It was a small boat, with […]
July 8, 2015
Another Bloody Church – Travels Along The Danube
I’m still on vacation this week, traveling the river route between Budapest and Amsterdam. I’m repeatedly reminded that the structures that have survived (or have been rebuilt) from earlier times tend to be the houses of worship. So, our trip winds up as a survey of churches, which in Germany reflect the dizzying history of […]
June 30, 2015
The Road to Hungary
I’m on vacation this week, so my next couple of posts will be travelogues. At the moment I’m on a river cruise boat, docked outside Vienna, on the way, eventually to Amsterdam. Unless you’re a criminal who wants to rob my house, in which case I’m there, with firearms and large dogs (seriously though, I […]
June 24, 2015
Oversharing Ahead
I have been thinking about boundaries/lack thereof and how we’re taught to take care of ourselves. In a post last year I wrote about a friend who never gives anyone a second chance to treat her poorly and how for years I used the alternate method of assessing people based on the potential qualities I […]
June 17, 2015
Mindfulness as the Antidote to Shoulding All Over Yourself
Do you ever “should” all over yourself? Think that whatever you’re doing, you should be doing something else? I do it a lot and it robs me of happiness. Recently I had to deal with some schedule changes that came along with my new job. I wasn’t able to get out to my regular weightlifting […]
June 10, 2015
Some Airplane Noises and What They Mean
First of all a note: this post suggestion came courtesy of my brother who wanted to know what some specific airplane noises mean. I realized this might be a great topic for others to ask questions about. So, if there is a particular noise that you hear on airplanes, that you’re curious about, or that […]
June 3, 2015
Some Pros and Cons of Being a Line Mechanic
Since I am officially a real airline mechanic now, and not just an intern, I now feel qualified to have Big Opinions about the pros and cons of my new occupation. Also, I need a blog post and this seemed like a fun topic. Pro: Unfettered access to airplanes. You know how as a passenger […]
May 26, 2015
A Tale of Peony Envy
One year I went to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. I went with a friend, E, who also liked to garden. This was back in the days when I actually liked to garden. I don’t know if I got lazy, or my priorities just changed, but now a nice lady with an AAS in […]
May 20, 2015
The Next Phase in Project Dream-Life
Today I have an interview at an airline. I don’t want to jinx myself or pre-count chickens, but if all goes well I will have achieved the holy grail of a major airline job right out of school. If it doesn’t go as well as hoped I’ll be where I was before I applied – still looking, […]
