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You know what I'm talking about: the want ad gives you the title of the job along with a couple vague, obvious descriptions of daily work. You circle the ad, thinking, "Oh, that looks like a fun job! Just what I want to do!"

Then, you read the sneaky punch line: "...and other duties as required."

The first few times this happened in my life, I shrugged it off. "Scooping ice cream at Baskin-Robbins?? Fun!" But, then came the insidious "other duties," like cleaning the oogie drains in the floor, or scraping your forearms all to shreds on the rims of those tubs of ice cream as you scoop. Not so fun.

Selling clothing? With commission? And an employee discount??? I'll take the job! You guessed it: those "other duties" even ruined that. I mean, shouldn't they have warned me I would have to help naked old ladies in the fitting rooms (my eyes! my eyes!), or reset an entire sales floor while wearing a wool suit and heels?

Don't get me started on the other duties hidden in the contract for being a wife and mother...

Ok; so you get the idea.

As my life has continued, I have learned to be much more wary of those 5 little words hiding in the fine print. But, as you'll discover if you continue to follow this blog, not wary enough.

Not nearly.