My Mom's Blog by Thoroughly Modern Millie

Monday, December 11, 2006

I HAVE BEEN TAGGED
My friend Zadi has tagged me. ;-)

Five Things You Do Not Know About Me

1. I sold Avon for ten years - started out by going door to door in my neighborhood and eventually had a number of representatives selling for me. When Steve was a youngster I had him delivering orders using his bike. At Christmas time I had my husband and Steve help me pack up the orders. Business was good!

2. I participated in and organized many major fund raisers for Hadassah, even had my husband put on a magic show and charged admission. In one of the shows Aaron had Steve participate, he gave Steve a glass of milk and Steve made the milk disappear! That was the hit of the performance.

3. I volunteered at a Senior Day Care Center. That's where I learned that you do not ask the participant, "How Are You," They will tell you! - you say, "It's nice to see you today."

4. I had an office job where the boss chased me around the desk. That was before the term sexual harassment was used.

5. I play a game with myself when I read a comment from someone. As I read it, I try to figure out who made it - I usually get it right.

I'm not going to tag anyone but if you want to share "info" with me, I'd love to know more about you. ;-)

posted by millie garfield @ 12:00 PM | Permalink | I LOVE COMMENTS >>

Comments:

Millie! I love your five. I can picture Steve on his bike helping you deliver the Avon products. And we have to get him to show us that magic trick.

I can also picture your boss chasing you around the desk. For some reason in my head he looks like Benny Hill. Today, if that were to happen, he would warrant a kungfu kick in the you know what. :)

# posted by

Zadi : 1:43 PM

Zadi
Funny you should say that. My bosses name was Ben and he sort of looked like Benny Hill with that gleam in his eye.

I was 25 and he was 50.

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millie garfield : 2:50 PM

It is nice to learn more about you Mildred.

Melissa
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# posted by

Anonymous : 5:01 PM

Good evening (It's 10 past 10 here) Millie and all

currently in the process of tagging you on my myspace

i also have a blogger account but dont use it very often i think this is the post to start with lol

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Anonymous : 5:11 PM

hahaha cute :)
I tried selling Avon when I was 17. And sucked at it. I think they just wanted me for their pyramid thingy so the lady could say she had so many under her :)
She was way more interested in getting me signed up than showing me what i was supposed to be doing.

But MAN those samples were awesome!

# posted by

Brandy : 12:00 AM

always interesting!

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Steve Woolf : 5:18 AM

I really enjoyed this Millie. Interesting about the sexual harrassment...makes one realize it's been going on for years! But NOW women have recourse to put a stop to it.
Loved the one about the Sr. Center...lol How true! As a home health RN, sometimes I dreaded walking in their house and asking how they were....lol

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Anonymous : 3:34 PM

I just recently found out that three men's cologne decanters that I have of Avon's "Wild Country" are worth about $20 each. I purchased the cologne around 1970.

# posted by

Anonymous : 8:22 AM

I will remember your advice if I ever volunteer at an old age home!

# posted by

Anonymous : 1:55 PM

Humm Millie..thanks for the heads up about the guessing game

"Who posted this comment"

PS: You look mar--vee--lous in your sea blue, down in Florida dress..

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