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Direction
Ever feel like you don’t have a direction in life? Specifically, I am talking about career-wise. It would be great to only find fulfillment in your personal life and not have to worry about a job, but that is not the world we live in. I wonder what people thought about back in the day. Did they wish for more as much as we do now? Or is the lack of easy access of information made us always look at the other side of the fence?
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Options to save money
I loathe being in the type of spot where I might have to stop my medications because they are getting too expensive. After getting fired, money is on my mind constantly. It doesn’t help that my Youtube ads are now filled with get rich quick schemes designed to prey on stay at home mothers. I have a job now, but I am nervous it isn’t going to be enough. Everything is way to expensive and I have no idea how anyone is affording anything. I guess nothing to do now but to wait and see. Does anyone know any good money saving tips for everyday? Let me know in the comments!
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Ireland Trip
Well, I just got back from a week long Ireland trip and I actually feel pretty good. I am one of those people that has gotten sick on many different types of transportation like boats, planes, buses, etc and it wasn’t easy. We went on a boat to the islands off the coast of Ireland and it felt like I was on a large jet ski: going fast and bumping over waves. We went to Dublin and Galway and the best part was the food. It was fantastic and I am so excited to go back! I had my 1 year old with me and she did great, even though the flights were a bit rough. They have these infant seats you can use that attach to the wall in front of the seats. However, they cannot be in there during take off, landing, or any turbulence so it wasn’t worth getting her to sleep only to take her out at every bump. I would highly recommend anyone go to Ireland if they can, it was a beautiful country with fall-like weather which is my favorite type of weather.
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Job Success
I finally found a job! It isn’t in my field but I think it might be good to take a bit of a break. Being let go from my job was a bit of a shock so I want to get back into the market slowly. It feels better and less stressful to know that I am going to have at least some income coming in, though it isn’t much. I have a family to think about and we need two incomes to support it
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Turning My Brain Off
I want to put my head down, work hard, and then go home to my family to enjoy the time I have with them. I have been putting out a pretty wide net for jobs so I hope that I can get back to more of a routine. When my daughter is with my mom or my in-laws, I don’t know what to do with myself. Are we all trained to want to work hard everyday to fill the time we have? I know I messed up my attention span with Youtube and video games, but has society made me resent free time?
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Randomly Writing a Book
I know this blog is pretty unpolished because it is my unfiltered thoughts put to public posts. However, I always had an idea to write a novel mostly because I would have such vivid dreams that I thought would be a really cool book. I am using bibisco to keep all the thoughts organized and so far it has been really helpful. Let us see if anything comes of it or if it makes me feel just a bit better
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Job Hunting
I know it’s a meme now, but I feel like I spend more time filling out forms than I do practicing coding so that I can actually pass a coding test. Motivation doesn’t just magically appear, I know I have to make motivation happen and work hard to keep it. Depression is making me not want to do anything, let alone participate in professional development. I’ll just have to hunker down and get it done, nothing can be done about that
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Finding a Purpose
It has been a week since I got laid off from my job, and it feels pretty weird right now. I am trying to fill up my time with streaming, cleaning, doing errands, and taking care of my child but it still feels like something is missing. I am afraid I won’t be able to relax and take my time finding a good job and not panic and take the first opportunity that comes along
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Memorial Day with Family
Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! I wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on my family members who have passed away who fought in various branches of the military. They did not die in battle, but they were a big part of my life and I wanted to share some fond memories I have of them!
- Uncle Dave – My uncle Dave served in the army and he loved acting. He moved to California to work as a voice actor and was also cast in several background parts and one main part of a movie that went under the radar (shoutout to Dead Women in Lingerie). He also had an oldies radio station that he loved and he was one of those people who brightened up a room with his constant dad jokes and random trivia about old celebrities. He used to call me on my birthday every year and start the call with “…birthday to you! Oh you missed it!” and it never failed to make me smile and roll my eyes
- Pop – My grandfather was 96 when he died so he lived quite a long life. He was incredibly smart, caring, and always had a dry joke ready. He was also in the army as a radar technician who had a passion for photography. I spent many days in my childhood coming over to my grandparent’s house to play with my siblings and they are saints for allowing us to come over so often.
- Pop Pop – My grandfather on my mother’s side was gruff and liked what he liked. He was a marine and then went into plumbing so he was sort of a no nonsense sort of guy. He always had time for us kids though, and we used to watch the Kentucky Derby together and randomly Chiddy Chiddy Bang Bang. He was the first to arrive at a party with some Philly Pretzels and the first to leave because he never wanted to stay anywhere but his own bed.
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Unemployment
Well, it was the worst time to lose my job so of course it happened yesterday. It feels good to not have so much stress work-wise, but now I have a bunch of stress about not having money come in. How do you figure out what you want to do? I am not a hustle everyday type of person, but I am also not the person who doesn’t have a job and fills up the day with hobbies. I want to put my head down, work, and then someday retire (if I’m lucky).
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