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About Kate Crimmins

Retired Human Resources executive with two bossy cats ready to share insights, experiences and wisdom to make you laugh and think in new ways.

A tropical heat wave

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Here’s a tune to play while you read this: Yes indeed! We’re having a heat wave! I’m not complaining. I know I whined through all the cold, damp, rainy spring weather. It’s just that we had 72 hours of wonderful spring … Continue reading

Sadly a leopard doesn’t change its spots or? | HR Memories

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Can people change hard-wired behavioral traits? It’s easier to change habits than those deep-rooted traits that come out of nowhere. I know of only two people who were successful. Both were the result of very serious near-death experiences and neither one … Continue reading

Miracle of the year, or maybe decade!

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The beloved husband wanted to go shopping. I checked the weather feeling sure there was a huge tsunami coming inland or an Armageddon of some sort. Perhaps it was the cause of the oppressive heat wave over most of the … Continue reading

Empty nest syndrome? Or just plain melancholy?

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The weather is beautiful and the social life is good. So why am I melancholy? Maybe because the neighbor moved out and I miss the people activity next door. (This may ruin my reputation of hating people.) Maybe life just … Continue reading

Tess Tales 5 – The last renovation ever

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My kitchen was wallpapered ten years ago. It still looks good but there are some nicks and gashes. I was thinking maybe we should do a light renovation in the kitchen – just the walls. It would start out as a … Continue reading