Kristen Howe

@KristenH (33584)

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio • Age 49

Joined myLot 10 years ago

I'm a former New Jersey resident and an Ohio resident for 18 years. I'm an aspiring writer who's shopping 3 manuscripts around to agents & a freelance writer.

Discussions (1390)

Kristen Howe's Discussions

Setting in at Acme

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 20 Oct

Hey everyone. I'm stopping by to check in with you and say hello to give you an update on how I'm faring with moving to Acme Fresh Market since I left Goodwill two weeks ago. Though it's been a bit stressful, long, and busy, I'm...

settling in at acme

feeling good as cashier

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`Farewell Goodwill

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 3 Oct

Mylotter friends, today was a bittersweet day for me. After a long year of wanting to do it, I finally left Goodwill after two-and-a-half years. Like Danielle said to me a year ago, thank you Goodwill. And I will say it now. Thank...

farewell goodwill

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The End is Near

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 26 Sep

A week from today, I'll close the chapter of my Goodwill career after 2.5 years. I've officially turned in my resignation letter, have my work verification letter set for my transportation, and brought new black pants and black...

new normal with late hours

early meals

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Getting Closer to Being Free

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 24 Sep

Mylotter friends, today I officially sent in my resignation letter to my new boss at Goodwill via email. It was originally going to be on Monday. But due to a glitch in ADP, it was postponed until today, since all the pre-hire...

five more goodwill days

bring on the tissues and the champagne

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Leaving Goodwill soon

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 17 Sep

HI Mylotters. Sorry I haven't posted anything to you in a long while. I've been busy crazy with Sugar and Bailey's cat introduction, work, and my job search. I promise to update you hopefully this weekend. But I'm happy to share...

goodbye goodwill

hello new job

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Bailey's cat introduction's first two weeks

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 10 Aug

Hey there Mylotter friends. Sorry I've been offline for another week. I've been busy with the two cats, work, and my ongoing job search when I'm nearing the one year milestone next month. Here's an update of the cat introduction...

bailey and sugar meet and greet

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A Major Small win for me

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 4 Aug

HI Mylotter friends. Sorry I haven't been posting much in the past two weeks since I adopted my second and final cat, almost two weeks ago. And I'll do an upcoming cat introduction post on Wednesday afternoon. But I have other...

bold move to take a chance that paid off finally

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MIssion accomplished: Cat Two has been officially adopted

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 23 Jul

My lot friends, I finally took the plunge this afternoon and adopted my second and final cat. My cat search is over after a year, though it was a close run with 6 cats--one being adopted out yesterday after I visited him at the...

bailey has an older sister

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Countdown to cat two adoption

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 17 Jul

Mylotter friends, sorry I haven't posted much or responded to previous comments. It's been crazy hectic between work, my job search/interviews, and getting ready for cat two. Though I won't be moving this year, a bit late to get...

baileys future sibling buddy is around the corner

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Abandon Ship

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 28 Jun

Earlier this week, Mylotter friends, I posted about my former general manager at Goodwill quit a month ago. Well, fast forward to this week, when both my assistant manager and only quit this past Wednesdays. We have no managers or...

abandon ship

waiting for miracles here

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Back to Square One

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 19 Jun

Mylotter friends, here's a mini work update to share with you all. Three weeks ago, my boss Anita had quit Goodwill, and walked on the job. It was nice knowing her for six months. She was kind to me, and also had helped me gotten...

back to square one

minus a manager

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Glam it Up!

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 16 Jun

Sorry Mylotter friends that I haven't posted anything in awhile. Been busy between work and my job search, which is now 10 months long. Will try to update and post new stuff all this week, every now and then. So I thought I would...

glamming up for business casual jobs

make up and nails

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Been sick for a bit with a spring update report

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 13 Apr

Mylotter friends, did you miss me for the past few weeks? I've been sick for about three weeks since this past Friday with a nasty seasonal cold. It turned out to be something between bronchitis and a sinus infection. At least,...

sick for 3 weeks

more waiting with financial uncertainty remains

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Switching Job Coaches this spring

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 20 Mar

Mylotter friends, I have a bittersweet update to share with you. I found out this afternoon, when I had my job development meeting by phone with Danielle, that her boss is switching me over to another job coach at Hattie Larlham....

saying goodbye to danielle soon

heartbroken

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Things are looking up and better

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 13 Mar

Mylot friends, I have an update for you. Things are slowly looking up for me. Last week, I reported that I'll be receiving my father's survival benefits money starting in April. Backpay will still be determined at another date....

better march so far

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Can't Catch a Break in Job Hunt

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 3 Mar

For the past six months, I've been looking for a job and not getting closer to leave Goodwill. I've had 30 interviews and applied to 80 jobs. I only had one offer from Crackel Barrel last fall, which I deliberated on, since I've...

hitting the wall again and again

more nos than yesses

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And the hits keep on coming...

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 19 Feb

Mylotter friends, I have an update on the Social Security situation. Well, my phone interview was this afternoon with an SS agent. I've waited a full half-hour or so for him to call. He wasn't on time. So I called SSA for a call...

losing medicaid

ss misinformation

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February's Future Looking Brighter

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 14 Feb

Mylot friends, things are slowly turning around for me at work, while I'm still Goodwill for at least another week at this moment. I've spoken to Erin at HR for twenty minutes on Tuesday to talk about my accommodations I've been...

a lit bit brighter

hanging in there

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A Week of Misfortunate Incidents and Bad News

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 8 Feb

This week have been an emotionally hard-hitting and exhausting for me. It had many downs than ups. Besides I've overexerted myself on Thursday at work, in efforts to improve my performance review score to go up in the next couple...

this week sucks big time

i need some good news fast

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Closer to Adopting Cat Two

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33584) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 29 Jan

For the past month, I've been hoping to come closer to the end of my search for cat two to adopt this winter. My main focus was to get an orange or buff cat like Mellow. The ones I've found at the shelter so far are bonded, or...

this cat has chosen me i want him

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