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…but Mexico really wasn’t ALL bad! I know I gave you the impression that it was a terrible vacation. It wasn’t! In fact, 93% of it was lovely. It’s a shame that I let 7% of the time take up so m...

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Sunday evening. I’m home from Mexico and exhausted. Whew. What a freaking trip. That truly took a lot out of me. Disclaimer: All of the things I’m about to say below are going to sound petty and...

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Prompt: Are you afraid of being your true self around others? Why? Nope. And especially not on this trip. Ha! I’m about to go to bed on the last night of my girls trip. It’s been fun, but I have ...

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No idea what the prompt is today - okay, I just saw. I can’t do prompts today. Still on my Girls Trip in Mexico. Tonight was emotional because Lisa, one of the girls in my group, suggested that ...

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Prompt: Thirsty Thursday! What do you like to drink - alcoholic and nonalcoholic? Are you really asking me this question right now? While I’m in the land where they push tequila on you as soon as...

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Prompt: Something no one else knows is… I was going to write an entry earlier because I had a ton of time at the airport but then time got away from me and here I am in Mexico with my friends - t...

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Prompt: What’s your biggest pet peeve about yourself? Surprised I’ve been doing the prompts, but then again, I don’t feel like writing about how stressed I am about C. taking my dog while I’m on ...

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Prompt: What is something you’re weirdly good at without having had formal training or much practice? I dunno. What comes naturally or easily to me? It’s probably something I should do more of: c...

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Prompt: National Donut Day! Do you like donuts? What’s your favorite? I mean, yeah. I actually love a nice cinnamon sugar donut or those little powdered mini donuts. I went to an event a couple o...

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You can find the NoJoMo prompts here! Prompt: If you could go back in time and visit one event in history, where would you go and why? I don’t know that I’d want to visit a historical site or som...

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You can find the NoJoMo prompts here. Prompt: It’s Friday! What are your plans for the weekend? Ah yes, Friday. The end of Week #3 at The Cool Cat Company. I swear, as structured as I feel like ...

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You can find the prompts here. What are your goals for this month? One of my goals every November is to write an entry a day. That's been a given for several years now since the OD days. I mean,...

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Well hello there! It’s that time of year…the entry-a-day time of year! I rarely use the prompts, but maybe I’ll try this year. Today’s prompt from our dear fellow PBer [kitkat] is: November 1 -...

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First payday of this new job! Grateful to be gainfully employed again! I’m starting to get a real feel for this gig. It’s going to be interesting because my boss truly is a Nazi in every single w...

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The birthday was Thursday. Here’s what happened the rest of the weekend: Friday: Half-ass worked all day. I honestly can’t remember much of what I did, if I did anything at my new job. Isn’t that...

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On Thursday, I woke up to my fifty-sixth birthday. I gave a little kiss to the dog (she had been at the foot of the bed, sound asleep), and I said, “It’s my birthday!” with a hint of enthusiasm t...

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New Job: Tomorrow morning starts Week #2 at Cool Cat Company. I have a big meeting with the founder in the morning, which will require me to spend the first hour just getting my shit together as ...

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So far so good…but I don’t even have an email set up yet, so I’m really just playing around and learning the product categories. I like it right now, but I know the storm is coming. I’m bracing m...

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Today is my second day at my new job and I’m sitting outside on the patio of a Starbucks while several other remote workers have meetings around me. It’s a little weird being two time zones away ...

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Well guys, I start my next job tomorrow. Fully remote, and I was able to negotiate $5K more annually, which still doesn’t cover my portion of the medical insurance premiums, but I’m making due un...

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Ughhhh. Why is negotiating for a job so stressful?! In a series of stressful events, I’ve not only gotten an offer from the company I’ve been talking with (let’s call them The Cool Cat Company, o...

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Yesterday I had mohs surgery on my shoulder. That nasty ol’ squamous cell bugger had gotten bigger and crustier since the original derm did the biopsy. I can’t believe how fast a fucking skin can...

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Monday, October 2nd: Had what would have been my 3rd or 4th interview with a company I’ve been talking with for a while. It’s a lot of talk, talk, talk, and finally I talked with the guy who’d be...

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Sitting here at this lovely, lovely coffee shop with massive patios overlooking the lake and tons of outdoor seating and live jazz. Sipping my half-caf bottomless drip coffee and tapping out an e...

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Read the updates to the previous entry for what happened with the interview at the Home Decor company. I am shattered because I’m just so tired of the bullshit happening. Companies need to get th...

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