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Screen Time Ate My Brain

by Terra Osterling | Nov 3, 2013 | Business of Freelance Writing, Finding the artist in me, How I got "here", Old jobs

The phrase ‘screen time’ is in the Oxford dictionary: Screen time: noun : the time allotted to or occupied by a particular subject, actor, etc., on film or television: these characters deserve more screen time : time spent using a device such as a computer,...

Encore: 19 Items Per Minute, or, How bagging groceries instructs my life

by Terra Osterling | Jul 21, 2013 | Experiences, How I got "here", Inspiration, Old jobs, Storytelling

 This post was originally published in April 2011, and, according to my WordPress statistics, is my #2 post of all time. 19 Items Per Minute is about my seven years working at a local grocery store chain. It was the only job I had all through high school and college...

19 Items Per Minute, or, How bagging groceries instructs my life

by Terra Osterling | Apr 3, 2011 | Experiences, How I got "here", Inspiration, Old jobs, Storytelling

Paper or Plastic? In one of my earliest posts I mentioned that I would periodically discuss my various past jobs. Looking back over a littered landscape, each one did provide valuable lessons. My first job, at a large grocery store, by far taught the most lasting...
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