I received a voice mail message from a representative of the National Women Business Owners Corporation asking to schedule a site visit.  The purpose of the visit is to verify that I am indeed a woman, and that I am running a business out of my residence.

I speak with Ms L (full-time employee of Downtown Baltimore Partnership) and we schedule a visit for later in the week.   She assures me that there will not be a physical exam.  WBOC humor!  Apparently, there are some unscrupulous, wanna-be women out there who are only fronting businesses for their male buddies to win lucrative contracts.  Can you imagine???

This visit gives me the opportunity to tidy up and vacuum the fluffs of cat hair on the stairs leading to the WalkeWorks War Room.

Ms L’s visit only lasts 1/2 hour.  She checks out my spacious office and we retire to the kitchen table for some additional questions.  She is simply verifying my answers on the application.  The most challenging request is to describe a typical day.  I left out the Facebook lurking.

I’m told that my application is 80% complete at this stage and that she gives her official blessing that I am a woman.  Hear me roar.