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Monthly Archives: 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 friends who emailed me personally to encourage me – thank you very much. Secondly … I got a haircut. Yup – that was my Friday event – … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Living, Where My Money Goes, work
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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 feeling very sad and defeated. I have this strange little uplift that comes to me at about 5:15 p.m., when I’m pulling into the driveway of my … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Living, Random!, Relationships, Where My Money Goes, work
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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, if it was the hippie-ish pastor who liked to play his electric guitar in church … all I know is that while my friends gave up stuff like … Continue reading
Posted in Money Saving Strategies, Random!, Relationships
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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 that’s when I looked at the business card sitting in front of me. There was only one guy who I knew in college who had a similar … Continue reading
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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 casual – oh let me be honest – they are black, leather tennis shoes that are supposed to be “trendy” with some cream colored laces and … Continue reading
Posted in Debt Reduction, Everyday Living, work
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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. When it comes to business, I utilize the skills that should just be second-hand to this English major. Recently, I’ve been trying to grow a base … Continue reading
Posted in Debt Reduction, Everyday Living, Random!, work
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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 card debt free. But start waving around a “holiday” of little or no significance, I feel this awareness growing in my psyche … who cares if I know that … Continue reading
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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 unheard of, Dr. Eelkema took it a step further … if you want to see this doctor, you have to pay cash. http://www.startribune.com/business/83165347.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiacyKUnciaec8O7EyUr I’ll be honest – … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday Living, Good Reading, Money Saving Strategies
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