This is my 101st post! Woohoo! To mark this milestone, I plan to not only listen to the Depeche Mode album of the same name, but I also joined the Day Zero Project. According to the website, “Day Zero is a place to record your goals, discover new challenges, and gain motivation to achieve them.” In other words, I created a list of 101 things I want to do in the next 1,001 days. Because as we already know, I am clearly insane. (many thanks to my friend Stoopmama for the inspiration! The Day Zero Project inspiration, not the insanity inspiration. I get that all on my own, thankyouverymuch.). Continue reading
Category Archives: Work
Money! Money! Money!
(now the ABBA song is in your head, too! you’re welcome!)
We’ve all heard the following career advice, regardless of whether or not we agree with the sentiment: (to paraphrase) … Find something that you love to do, and figure out how to make a career out of it. Well I am really very good, extraordinarily talented even, at spending money. Unfortunately, I have yet to figure out a way to channel this exceptional ability of mine into a professional pursuit from which I can earn a living.
And that blows — especially because saving and budgeting are not what I would call “personal strengths” of mine. Continue reading
Redecorating
So suddenly, I am living alone in what has become a very large living space for me, a crazy spinster cat lady (or whatever my official title is these days). While this whole situation quite frankly blows, you know the saying: when life gives you lemons … pour the vodka. So I decided to make the best of things.
Time to redecorate!
Rebooted
I thought I would share my “reboot and restructure” adventures to let you know how it went. Honestly, results were mixed — as I am sure you can tell, as this is the first time I have posted in a week! Yikes! But I am more on track this week than I was last week, and that is progress. I will take it. Continue reading
Filed under Balance, Food for Thought, Work
The Mysteries of Time
Time flies. Seriously! Although I find myself with a much lighter workload, I feel like I am busier than ever. I am constantly amazed when I look at the clock to find that it’s 6 or 7 p.m. What fills my time?? I am not reading books or magazines, watching movies, or playing videos games (as I have wanted to do ever since giving my notice back in early December). I am out of bed early (well, before 9 a.m. anyway). I’m doing “stuff” … yet when I think back on it, none of the stuff should fill up an entire day. But it does. Continue reading
The More Things Change …
So here I am, four days into my new life as an independent contractor. Life is good! Or it will be … because right now, it is exactly the same as before. Continue reading
