Archive for February, 2010
Fingers crossed for a panel interview!
First off, thank you for so many wonderful comments regarding my current life slump. For those of you who are in the same situation, I will have good thoughts for you guys to regain your moxie and to figure out what way is the best one for you to find happiness. For my [...]
Posted: February 25th, 2010 under Everyday Living, Where My Money Goes, work.
Comments: 2
This world is a challenge to my finances and to my hairstyle
I have a lot of things going on in my life right now, a few of them that I’ve only shared with those who are in my inner circle. (And no, family members and friends who read this blog – I’m not pregnant.)
There are a lot of days where I end up [...]
Posted: February 19th, 2010 under Everyday Living, Random!, Relationships, Where My Money Goes, work.
Comments: 5
Do I need a social media detox?
For those of you who follow a Christian church calendar, we are now entering the season the Lent. Or we have entered it … however that works. When I was growing up, we never gave up anything for Lent. I don’t know if that was my parents, if it was my denomination, [...]
Posted: February 18th, 2010 under Money Saving Strategies, Random!, Relationships.
Comments: 3
Job Interview Recap: Sometimes it’s who you know
I’d like to say that there was something familiar about the face of the guy Jeff who interviewing me. But there was really nothing recognizable about the dark hair and the other features. But then he mentioned that he had a little brother who went to the same college that I did and [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2010 under Everyday Living, work.
Comments: 2
Thoughts upon wearing the right pair of shoes
Well, I have a job interview today and although I searched high and low, I could not find my usual pair of staid, black lace up shoes that I typically pair with my black pants when I’m trying to look “formal.” Although I felt myself in a slight panic, I grabbed my other, more [...]
Posted: February 12th, 2010 under Debt Reduction, Everyday Living, work.
Comments: 2
We call these ‘oh sh!t’ moments
There’s something dangerous about hitting “send” on what should be a perfectly innocuous email. My reliance on email has made me relatively lax on some stuff when it comes to personal correspondence – just ask my husband when the last time was that I actually used capitalization and punctuation in a missive to him. [...]
Posted: February 11th, 2010 under Debt Reduction, Everyday Living, Random!, work.
Comments: 4
Tired of temptation: Valentine’s Day 2010
Can I let you in on a little secret about me? Here it is: I really suck at being frugal. Sure, I shop the sales rack and Savers for my clothing. I do clip coupons, I do sign up for rewards at my favorite retailers whenever possible and I am credit [...]
Posted: February 9th, 2010 under Debt Reduction, Everyday Living, Random!, Relationships.
Comments: 6
Bucking a trend: This doctor only takes cash
I read this article today over my lunch break and had to share it with you guys. It’s from the Minneapolis Star Tribune and documents the “back to basics” approach of Dr. James Eelkema who quit his job at a large family medicine clinic and set up his own shop. While this isn’t [...]
Posted: February 2nd, 2010 under Everyday Living, Good Reading, Money Saving Strategies.
Comments: 4