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    I look forward to hearing more from you. I currently commute to work full time. I work in HR (government job) so I completely understand about reality versus how things should be in the work place. Since I live […]

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    Thank you. Just getting started in the last month on my journey. Trying to figure out how this will all work out.

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      Thank you. Just getting started in the last month on my journey. Trying to figure out how this will all work out.

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