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“The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware” – Henry Miller

Who is This Girl?

Sarah Stealey Reed

Sarah Stealey Reed

I am a writer, speaker, and customer experience guru happily living in a contact center world. Call me a risk-taker. Know me as a fitness fanatic. Happiness comes from being a volunteer, clean eater, collector of books, drinker of fine wine, partner-in-crime to Jason, and an incessant world wanderer.

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Recent Reads

  • Hey, Mr. Sunshine
  • A Sunday in San Francisco
  • My heartbreak; your headache. How to handle divorce in the workplace.
  • Blue dogs and blue underwear
  • Are you kidding me? You BOUGHT a dog? Yes, we bought a dog.

Awesome People

  • CrossFit Rife New home; new box
  • Danielle LaPorte – white hot truth
  • Dayna Steele – rockstar success
  • Dooce – kind of crazy, but never dull
  • Eater – mmmm….food
  • Elana's Pantry – healthy and gluten free
  • Everyday Paleo – recipes for life
  • Paper Craze – when only paper will do…
  • Peter Shankman – ADHD, creativity, and lots of adventure
  • Porch Rockin you must love her and her food
  • Support Ops ~ bringing humanity to customer support
  • The Clothes Make the Girl – train hard, eat clean, live loud

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Hey, Mr. Sunshine

Sarah Stealey Reed April 15, 2018

I stood in the French Quarter today. Specifically, I stood in Jackson Square. It was 55 degrees, but the sun was shining and the people were happy. It’s a tourist weekend here, and yesterday, the weather did not make friends. …

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A Sunday in San Francisco

Sarah Stealey Reed June 23, 2017

I’m but six blocks from the office, but I’m worlds away from Market on a Monday. On Sunday, on a warm day, the streets are L-I-V-E; the streets are raucous. It's a Sunday in San Francisco.

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My heartbreak; your headache. How to handle divorce in the workplace.

Sarah Stealey Reed November 29, 2016

This story originally appeared on Relate by Zendesk.  We sat across the kitchen island, my forever husband and I, chatting about our day. There were periodicals strewn amongst the dinner dishes—magazines nicked from airport lounges, the daily newspaper that’s thrown over …

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Blue dogs and blue underwear

Sarah Stealey Reed November 8, 2016

It’s Election Day; it’s raining today. At 6am I walked the 300 feet to my polling place. I left the house with my newly minted Louisiana ID in one hand and a good cup of coffee in the other. I …

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Are you kidding me? You BOUGHT a dog? Yes, we bought a dog.

Sarah Stealey Reed November 1, 2016

We were reminded last week, painfully thanks to social media, that we said goodbye to our old corgi two years ago. Seeing Iona’s craggy, yet smiling face on my Facebook and Timehop feeds was both lovingly memorable and deeply painful. Twenty-four …

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You want to visit New Orleans, do you?

Sarah Stealey Reed August 18, 2016

It’s novel to live back in a city where people want to visit. With three dates already on the books, we’ll quickly surpass the visitors we ever had to Norfolk. Yeah, we don’t blame you either. If this is your …

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Everything in New Orleans is a good idea

Sarah Stealey Reed August 12, 2016

Another new state, another new city. The Reeds keep the moving trucks rolling.  It’s been what? A month? 6 weeks? No matter the time, the city of New Orleans is grabbing hold—tightly with her dirty, gritty, unwashed hands. Everything Norfolk wasn’t, …

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What did we do? It’s a puppy.

Sarah Stealey Reed February 29, 2016

I never birthed a child. My stepson came to me at the delightful age of potty-trained, able to feed himself, and with the capability to use words to ask for things. This pleased me. I never owned a puppy. Iona …

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You can call me Oy.

Sarah Stealey Reed February 14, 2016

I am obviously not the first dog in this rodeo. I am not even the first corgi. These people seem to get me. They also seem to get me confused with the thing they call the Max. And then there …

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It’s Monday: a new week, a new year

Sarah Stealey Reed January 4, 2016

I woke up this morning with three extra pounds of holiday cheer. My hot husband calls his the Christmas wreath. I’d made it to Hawaii and back with nary a gain. We’d run almost every day and the indulgences, while …

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