At the age of 27 I got my first imp...

At the age of 27 I got my first important work at jobs as manager of The Bellingham Mall, located where Sehome Plaza now sits.

It was the beginning of the holiday season, and I was completely overwhelmed with the amount of work and responsibility of planning Christmas sales and issues at a shopping mall.

by dint of the time I had exhausted a month stressing out, sleeping fitfully, and working. constantly, I had a chill and the dentist was treating me for pain in my constantly clenched jaw.

if it be not that I didn't slow down.

In my zeal to succe at the work at jobs I ...