Katie Krueger

I am grateful for how much more enjoyable work conferences become when you carpool with a friend and stop at the outlet malls on the way home.

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I spent the day driving around northern Wisconsin, visiting school districts for whom I’ll be writing grants this year.   On a drive from Superior to Mellen, I saw three bald eagles.  These enormous creatures  just perch in the tree branches next to the highway, casually watching me drive by, oblivious to the involuntary patriotic fervor […]

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I am taking  small business classes through the Entrepreneurial Training Program at the Small Business Development Center and really enjoying them.  Twice a week, I am reminded how much I love being a student -  although a lazy one who prefers to drive to class and park in the Grainger lot for $5.  I’ve ridden […]

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When I heard the footsteps move from the front door to the staircase up to my apartment, my heart started pounding.  I lept up from my desk chair, grapped the closest weapon I could find (it happened to be a half-full coffee mug - not gonna save me) and tried to look tough so that […]

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Today, I had to get out of the home office if I had any chance of getting work done.  Sometimes, the couch has a magnetic pull on me that I can’t resist.  This is not very condusive to getting work done.  I decided I needed a quiet work space with lots of windows that would […]

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Last night, as I came to the realization that the joy and freedom of the three day weekend was coming to an end, I found myself feeling something for the first time, possibly ever.  I was actually excited to start the work week.   That is a great feeling!
One of the best parts of being the […]

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