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Somebody gets paid to check into hotels under a false name and report back on what they find, and she wrote a long running series about doing exactly that. The road warrior instalments cover airports, cruise ships, bars and the strange rhythm of a life spent in other people's rooms, and they are the reason to be here.

The adoption post is the other one that matters. Its title promises the real version rather than the television version, and that turns out to be a fair description of what follows.

She also asks when giving up is the sensible choice instead of the shameful one, having wanted more than once to abandon working for herself and rejoin the people who leave the house every morning. She talks herself back each time and admits it.

Eleven posts, including one about meeting her husband on a blind date and another about a church being sued.

Start with the hotel series and read it in order. It is the closest thing here to an actual story.

SHOCKING NEWS! Church of Scientology Sued for Fraud!

Jan 24, 2013 · mmwempower
Shocking News! Church of Scientology Sued For Fraud! The Church of Scientology seems to be all over the news lately.  Earlier this week, former member and Oscar winning director Paul Haggis was…
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WHEN IS IT O.K. TO GIVE UP?

Nov 11, 2012 · mmwempower
WHEN IS IT O.K. TO GIVE UP? Recently a friend posted this quote on her Facebook page: “ Never give up on something you really want. It’s difficult to wait, but more difficult…
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Stories from a Hotel Shopper~My Life as a Road Warrior, Part 12

Oct 4, 2012 · mmwempower
Stories from a Hotel Shopper~My Life as a Road Warrior, Part 12 It’s almost embarrassing now to admit, because it sounds kind of snobbish,  but I don’t even remember where that cruise…
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Stories from a Hotel Shopper~My Life as a Road Warrior, Part 11

Oct 3, 2012 · mmwempower
Stories from a Hotel Shopper~My Life as a Road Warrior, Part 11 Barbara and I probably hit the sack that first night, after doing a dinner and another bar survey, at around…
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Stories from A Hotel Shopper~My Life as A Road Warrior, Part 10

Oct 2, 2012 · mmwempower
Stories from A Hotel Shopper~My Life as A Road Warrior, Part 10 As I mentioned earlier, life as a hotel shopper means a LOT of time spent in bars and restaurants.  …
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Stories from A Hotel Mystery Shopper~My Life as A Road Warrior, Part 9

Oct 1, 2012 · mmwempower
Stories from A Hotel Mystery Shopper~My Life as A Road Warrior, Part 9 It took Barbara and I a good 2 hours to get through the line to board the ship and…
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Stories from A Hotel Mystery Shopper~My Life as A Road Warrior, Part 8

Sep 30, 2012 · mmwempower
Stories from A Hotel Mystery Shopper~My Life as A Road Warrior, Part 8 Hotel mystery shoppers do not always shop hotels.  Sometimes, we do undercover surveys on cruise ships!  Cruise ship surveys…
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Stories From A Hotel Mystery Shopper – My Life As A Road Warrior, Part 1

Sep 21, 2012 · mmwempower
Stories From A Hotel Mystery Shopper – My Life As A Road Warrior You’ve all seen the ads…”Be A Mystery Shopper and Eat Out For Free!”  Believe it or not, there really…
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I MET MY HUSBAND ON A BLIND DATE

Sep 19, 2012 · mmwempower
I MET MY HUSBAND ON A BLIND DATE Today is the 13th anniversary of the day I married the best man I know.  He is noble.  That’s the best way to describe…
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Adoption, The Real Deal ~ Not The Lifetime Television Version, Part 1

Aug 16, 2012 · mmwempower
Ten years ago, in August of 2002,  we became the parents of 2 children, siblings who were 2 and 4. When we first decided on adoption, we looked at all of the…
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