I forgot to post last week, and this is getting up late tonight (mostly because there are still people in my house playing Last Night on Earth). Not a lot got accomplished in March, partly because I became 95% certain I would be losing my job early in the month and most of my energy has been focused on starting the job hunt and going over finances with C. Blogging The purpose of these tworead more…
Because I’m at a point where I’m getting ready to start a new chapter in my life- after 8 years at my current company, as of May 3, I will no longer be employed there. I don’t know where exactly I’ll land, but I am excited about the possibilities. So with a new phase in my life set to begin, I thought I would focus this week’s roundup on blogs that are new (or at leastread more…
I have suspected I would be writing this post since last November. I’ve been pretty certain of it for the last month. As of this morning, it is official- I have been laid off. Before anyone freaks out for me, please know that I am good with this. I have had plenty of time to process and come to terms with it, and I know very much that this is not a reflection on me orread more…
The biggest problem with losing weight is that I need to buy a whole new work wardrobe, or, I will need to buy a whole new work wardrobe once I reach my goal weight. But in between now and then, I have clothes that don’t really fit me anymore and I’m trying to look professional in them. It is just as hard to look professional in clothes that are too bag as it is clothes thatread more…
Apparently, this list of questions originally came from Chase (the bank). I got them from Lance at Money Life and More, who answered them himself and challenged the rest of us to do so, too. 1. Would you discuss money on the first date? Remember first that C and I have been married for almost 10 years, and together for over 13, so it’s been a really long time since I’ve been on a firstread more…
As I’ve mentioned before, I am job hunting. I’m not going all out and I am being selective about what jobs I am applying to. (Though I am trying to remember what I’ve learned about men applying to jobs where they meet 50% of the requirements and women feeling the need to meet at least 80%, and applying to a few “stretch” opportunities.) But job applications also mean job rejections. And I’m fine with that. However,read more…
On some level, it does not seem like it was that busy of a week. We saw Flogging Molly on Tuesday night, and I took Wednesday off. But I did not read a single other blog this week (which I feel bad about), so I did not do a round up yesterday. I did get my hair colored yesterday. Priorities, you know. 🙂 I really have done very little this week, and while I needed that,read more…
The Conversation. There are so many conversations you need to have when moving relationships from one level to another, it can feel impossible to remember them all. There’s the kid conversation- do you want kids or not, and if so, how many There’s the debt conversation- how much debt do you have? How much or what kind are you comfortable with? The work conversation- what are your ambitions and goals? Do you want to be aread more…
March- time to throw another imaginary $200 at the stock market. And this month, I need it to be imaginary, as we really don’t have $200 to spare. (Well, we do, but then our savings would be even more miserable, and I don’t think I could actually bring myself to invest if I weren’t comfortable with my cash savings levels, even if the investment has the potential to bring in more money.) Last month, I announcedread more…
It’s the first day of Daylight Savings Time! While I do hate “losing” that hour of sleep, I am actually happy we’re back on DST because it makes it much easier to get to the dog park after work. Blogging The purpose of these two goals is, yes, to grow my blogs, but also to support and highlight blogs and bloggers I enjoy. Just like I will be posting 2 new to me blogs everyread more…
