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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cutting back for the sake of sanity
This week, I made a big decision that will impact my future, my finances and likely my overall sanity. After over two years of working weekends and the occasional weeknight at the local cab company, I asked my boss yesterday if I could cut back to just working every other weekend. “I’m not surprised,” he emailed me. “I was wondering when you were going to pick your personal life over greed.” I very professionally and very maturely wrote back: “Pfffffft!” … Continue reading
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The world’s elite are shaking off their “frugal fatigue”
This article was in the January 22, 2010 edition of the New York Times: “Ready to Spend Bonuses, but Not to Boast.” It’s bonus time for many of Wall Street’s elite and according to luxury retailers, these folks are shaking off their “frugal fatigue” and getting ready to spend their bonus money – discreetly, of course, because the rest of America is still staggering under unemployment rates, rising taxes, foreclosures, etc. While I don’t ever see myself randomly dropping money … Continue reading
Baby Talk: While We’re Still Waiting to Spawn
A few months ago, one of my cab drivers – a nice young woman who is a few years younger than me and has an infant of her own – asked me when my husband and I are going to start our own family. Ignoring the twinge in my ovaries when she said this I told her that we definitely want to start a family, we’re just waiting until we have a bit more money because having babies are expensive. … Continue reading
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Sometimes telling off the boss is a good thing
I should preface this piece by saying that I have only told off two of my employers in my 10-year history of working … wait, that’s actually three times although I don’t think the first time really counts because I got all teary while doing it. While I feel like I have a strong personality, I still realize that there are certain people who a) sign my paycheck and that there are certain situations where you b) you have to … Continue reading
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2010: Optimism and lots and lots of deep thoughts
Well, I’ve written this inaugural 2010 post about a dozen times and to be honest … every day that I’ve encountered in January has brought something different – some things good, some things bleh and some things that have caused me much speculation. Here are the things I’ve been thinking about: Work – I can’t say a lot about this right now because I’m very much in deep negotiations with my brain regarding what I want to do with my … Continue reading
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