Mackgurl's Musings

Hey Hey Hey. Guess what? I was have secured another guest for the WHO ARE YOU? series! Whoop Whoop!!! Exciting right? I knooooow!!! Get this - this week's guest's name is SHAFT! Mackgurl:  Good evening, Mr. Shaft. Shaft: And hello to you baby, but it's just "Shaft". Mackgurl: (Ooohh la la) Alright then, Shaft... Shaft: Sho' yo' right Mackgurl: LOL Well, thanks so much for joining me today and letting me borrow you for this interview. Shaft: The pleasure is all mine. Mackgurl: (Whoa, is he doing that caramel-coated chocolatey voice thing on purpose???) Ahem, alright well let's get right to it. So, what do you Shaft? Shaft: That is a loaded question with many, many answers. You sure you can handle them? Mackgurl: (Hmm, I, well, ooh...) LOL ok ok no seriously, tell us what you do? Shaft: LOL alright, Mackgurl...I'm a retired Steward that enjoys life! Mackgurl: A Steward? So tell our readers, what does a Steward do? Shaft:  Well I retired fr...

Hello there, Lovebugs! It's your girl Mackgurl here with another installment of my WHO ARE YOU? series. Today's guest is "P". She has agreed to let us take a quick peak into well, who she is and what she does. Mackgurl: Hi P. Thank you so much for agreeing to sit with me today and for letting the Blogosphere take a peak into your life. P: My pleasure. Mackgurl: So P, tell us a bit about what you do...for work...I mean if you want to give us the 411 on some stuff you do in your free time, I'm happy to hear it LOL P:   LOL hmmm well, I have been working in the medical field for about 15 years now and my current job title is Patient Navigation Associate.  Mackgurl: Oooh so you're like a human GPS for patients. P: LOL I never thought about it like that but yes, I suppose so. I meet and greet patients and visitors in a kind and compassionate manner. I assist them physically -  if they are in need of wheelchair assistance - and verbally with directions to t...

Hello hello hello! That's right, blogosphere, your girl Mackgurl is here! And guess what? I have a guest! Yes I found another willing participant for the WHO ARE YOU? series.  Mr. Teddy Masters has agreed to let me pull back the curtain of his life...just a little. Mackgurl:  My guest today is Mr. Teddy Masters. Mr. Masters, how are you this evening? Mr. Masters: Teddy, please. I'm doing quite well thanks. Mackgurl: Hmm, Teddy? Is that short for Theodore or is your name actually Teddy? Teddy: Neither, lol. It's a nickname I was given - actually, folks say I'm like a living breathing Teddy Bear, lol. So the name kinda stuck. Mackgurl: Ahhhh, nice. Ok cool.  So Teddy (trying so hard not to say Teddy Bear, hehehe), what is that you do?  Teddy: I work in home remodeling and demolition. Mackgurl: Ooooh really? So you gut, tear down and rebuild houses - making them even better than they were before? Like the shows on TV? The ones that follow designers who do...

Hi there, blogoverse. The foray into the lives of others - what they do, what they like (hmm, kinda nosey huh? nah, just curious as always, lol) - basically what makes them, well THEM - continues. Tonight's guest in the WHO ARE YOU? series is Elizabeth Fiorentino Williams. She's agreed to give us a peek into her life. Mackgurl: Good evening, Mrs. Fiorentino Williams. Mrs. Williams: Hahaha! Good evening, Mackgurl. I've known you too long for all that so please, call me Elizabeth. Mackgurl: LOL You're right! Thanks, Elizabeth. My series interviewees have been decidedly male until now, lol. Thanks for shaking things up a bit. Elizabeth: My pleasure. Mackgurl: So, Elizabeth, what do you do? Elizabeth: I help others. I created Naturally Complete of NC (#NCofNC) so I could offer hands-on support to individuals and families looking to make transitions in their life with their health, wellness, weight loss, and/or other areas. I teach classes, workshops, demos, and s...

Hey there! So guess what?? I was able to wrangle, rope, secure 🤔? Yeah, let's go with that SECURE another interviewee for my new series WHO ARE YOU? Tonight's guest is Mr. Bradley Charles (don't you just love a man with 2 first names? LOL) Mackgurl: Good evening, Mr. Charles. Mr. Charles: Good evening and please, call me Bradley. Mackgurl: (Hmm, Bradley huh? Not Brad? Interesting): Thank you, Bradley. So what do you do? Bradley: I work for the Social Security Administration. Mackgurl: Nice! Do you like your job? Bradley: I love my job. Mackgurl:  Yeah, that's great! What does one who works for the Social Security Administration (man that's a mouthful) do on a daily? Oh and what do you like about what you do? Bradley: I award benefits to those who have been disabled. It's rewarding to know that what you do helps them find relief. You may hear about wait times but I try really hard to get the job done right the first time. Mackgurl: Wow! That...

I’m admittedly curious about, well, quite a few things. But perhaps I am the most interested in people. Why they do the things they do…their likes, dislikes, dreams and aspirations. Sooooooo I figured, why not ask a few people a few things about themselves. I’m going to try to convince , cajole, coerce ,  beg , ask a few people to take a few minutes to talk about their favorite subject - THEMSELVES. This is the first in what I hope will be many entries in the series   WHO ARE YOU? My first victim , guinea pig, test subject, guest is Tra.   I had the pleasure of interviewing him this afternoon. Here’s what he had to say: Mackgurl: Tra,thank you for agreeing to chat with me today. Tra: My pleasure. Mackgurl: Okay so no pressure just a few questions to help us learn about you. Ready? Tra: Ready Mackgurl: Great! First question. - What do you do? And by that I mean, for a living? Tra: I sell Kirby vacuums. Mackgurl: A salesman! Very nice! How...