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99 Cents to Go
I always dread filing taxes even though I’m single with no dependents, no property and everything is pretty much straight forward with the help of an online service. Nonetheless, I like doing the deed on a Sunday morning after breakfast, before my morning hot yoga class. Sounds extremely specific, to the point of ritual, but … Continue reading
Sticky Residue
I attended a social event where we had name tags. Never thought such a good idea could go sideways. After all, how memorable are most people that you catch their names the first time around? The convenience of name tags is golden. Until it isn’t. At the end of the event, I pulled off my … Continue reading
Socks Bonus
In the nick of time, my bonus socks from work arrived on a Saturday morning. Their arrival had taken so long that when I’d asked for an update during a past meeting, one supervisor said that she’d heard that that email, asking for our sock size, was a hoax. Seeing is believing. I packed my … Continue reading
Breaking the Rut
Three times in a row, the work week started off wrong. My personal life exacerbated a streak of the “Monday-est Mondays that ever Monday-ed.” A perfect storm for a bad mood. Exercising after work every day had little effect. My stiff left shoulder revisited. Initially, I experienced that painful condition when I first started taking … Continue reading
Marvelized
Marvelized (adj): the state of believing that one’s life has become something out of a Marvel movie. I suggested both the word and its definition at the invitation of one of my coworkers who asked our colleague resource group (CRG): If you could add a word to the dictionary, what would it be and what … Continue reading
Medication Mnemonics
For six months, I studied for my Pharmacy Technician certification. The nerd in me loved the opportunity to swim in the academic lane again. The Virgo in me seized on the opportunity for my job to pay for it. Throughout all the coursework, nothing challenged me more than having to rote-memorize the details of 600 … Continue reading
Only for Snow Bunnies
I knew this day would come. Enough snow dropped to cancel my plans for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, but since I telecommute, I missed nary a day from work. In the long run, that’s a good thing since I’d much rather use my PTO for actual vacation and appointments. I’m so used to exercising that … Continue reading
50% Rule
In a nutshell, the 50% rule says instead of trying to do all the things, do the half that most resonates with you. At first blush, one may think that it’s all about doing a half-ass job, but in reality, I embraced this practice years ago with a different analogy. During the 2022 Olympics, I … Continue reading
Newest Professional Endeavor
As if I needed ONE more thing added to my already bountiful, jam-packed schedule, I started another professional pursuit: obtaining my pharmacy technician license. Part of the appeal, besides career advancement, is that my company will pay for it. That got my attention. Also, I’m a lifelong nerd. I absolutely love reading, especially in pursuit … Continue reading
F.I.R.E.
I’d never heard of the acronym F.I.R.E. (Financially Independent, Retire Early) before, but I’d embraced the concept years ago. Perhaps “embraced” isn’t accurate. After all, I’ve not achieved financial independence yet. As far as “early” is concerned, that’s a relative term. The current retirement age is 65 (or is it 67?). My mother could have … Continue reading