Kvetch in the City | carriemills

What a Wonderful World

After a comment I had made in one of our recent staff meetings, a co-worker remarked that I need to be an online personality. He said he’s convinced I’d have a lot of followers. To which I retorted, “Yeah…so they can follow me right off the cliff.” I then asked my co-worker if he’d like to be my manager, or agent. I need to be monetized. I need help. I know that can be taken many ways and should be. All of this came about during a share in our monthly staff meeting, after be

Carma

There’s an inspirational saying that goes something along the line, if you can’t get in through the front door, go through the window. Meaning, there’s always a way, don’t give up so easily. This saying came to mind the other day as I was in the process of buying yet another used car. I thought I'd hold out and buy a new car this time around, which I really did not want to do, because, let’s face it, cars depreciate the minute you roll off the lot. As good fortune had it, a

It's a Mall world after all...

“It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears, a world of hope and a world of fears, there’s so much that we share that it’s time we’re aware it's a...." Small world. I don’t know about you, but I’ve always loved Mom & Pop stores. Boutique stores. Family-owned businesses. Small little four walled universes unique unto themselves. Maybe it’s because my grandparents owned a fountain shop, the forerunners to coffee shops and bodegas on Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn. Besides the swive

Hey Siri

I find myself talking to Siri a lot lately. That should tell you everything you need to know about my state of relationships. I’m getting so used to being by myself that talking to my phone is beginning to feel normal. I mean, I have to admit it, she does seem to have a lot of answers, and she doesn’t snap at me, well, at least not yet. I think it actually would feel a lot more real if the designers of Siri gave her a little bit more ‘tude. Sometimes I have to say her name te