One foible of working from home is the great temptation to stay in pajamas all day, sans bra and makeup. It can make for awkward encounters if you feel compelled to open your front door.
He blushed a shade of pink that reminded me of a newly washed baby, a color that I wished I could duplicate on my pale, aging cheeks.
I admired his faith and dedication, but was amused that he suddenly had somewhere else to be when I offered to share my beliefs with him. Seems his door-to-door calling didn’t extend to reciprocating conversion chitchat.
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I’ll have to try that! By the way, I love the photograph!
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Awesome. Love the idea of flipping the script on them.
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Had to giggle at this piece-great way to turn the tables on these faith “sellers”,eh?What a great piece Tara,loved it:-)
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Beautiful photo! The story had me right there with her, yoga pants and all.
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That’s one way to keep them moving! I have a sign “no soliciting” because at certain times during the year, there seems to be a lot of knocking on our doors!
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I like the way you tell this – and it made me smile because I’ve driven away doorstep evangelists using eager questioning and counterpoint evangelism.
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I loved this because it is secretly me. Working from home, too, I can be/ what I want. I always peek through a side window to see who’s at my door and as if by reflex, I look down to check for decency. Loved this!
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This was a fun read. And the door to door guy desreves what he gets.
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