Archive for the ‘Jobs n’ Work’ Category
News on the Job Front
23, Jul 2009This week was a banner day chez moi, I passed the 3-month probationary period at my new job. Ya! And how did I celebrate this momentous occasion? With a sick day! Seriously. I woke up with a wicked weather headache, and spent the day on the couch knitting. I was pleased with the milestone at [...]
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Happy News!
11, Apr 2009In case I haven’t told you already, I found a new job! A full-time one. I’ve been currently rocking the freelance writer lifestyle for the last 6 weeks, and while I’ve been enjoying it, Iwas still on the look out for a “cool” full time gig. And I found one…at a bank! It’s actually at [...]
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Feelin’ Blah Fridays
3, Apr 2009Today is just one of those days where I’m feeling blah, mostly because it’s been raining since early this morning, and the weatherman is calling for more rain pretty much all weekend. Blah. I’m also feeling a bit blah because I’m waiting through the “we’re just checking your references” portion of a job offer, which [...]
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Weather Challenge Update-December 13
13, Dec 2008My sister will complain I haven’t been updating y’all enough on the Weather Challenge, so here you are: This past week I had to work from home two days not because of all the snow, but rather because the temperature fluctuated so much that any snow that fell melted and was frozen into some slippery [...]
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Retro Fashion Watch: The Docs are In the House!
24, Oct 2008Spotted today at my office: one of my colleagues wearing 3-hole Doc Martens, in black. Why this is strange: Doc Martens, while not out of business, are certainly not as in vogue as they were in the mid- to late- 1990′s. I know because I had a pair back then. I still have them, but [...]
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