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Car repairs
Today I really have to try and replace the pads on my front brakes. I haven never done anything like this. I don't think I've even ever taken off a tire.
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Secret diary
I seem to be diving back into writing many different things. Nothing focused, of course. I started a travel blog at www.thedeliberatetraveler.com. That's more straight writing. Then there is the more essay type personal writing at Part of the Solution, and the photography at Worth 365,000 Words. It's supposed to be a photo a day. In my mind it was ( Read more... ) -
A change is in the wind
Today I found out I am official on the register for the Office Management Position for the Foreign Service. For those of you who don't know what that means, it means that after 10 months of applications, flying to DC for a terrifying Oral Assessment, tons of medical exams, an extensive and intrusive background investigation, and facing a final ( Read more... ) -
Snow Day
Okay, so it's only a snow day for me, but that counts, right? It's not that I can't physically get to work, it's that I can't mentally get to work ( Read more... ) -
When I win the lottery...
...this is how I will spend my money ( Read more... ) -
Really?
Jenny and Shane? Eww. Why do I keep watching a show I hate? -
Money, money, money, money. MONEY
Why am I so bad about money? Every time I get near the end of a pay cycle, I end up racking up tons of overdraft charges. I think, every time, that I can keep a running balance in my head, but I can't ( Read more... ) -
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So...the season is upon us again. I love Christmas. It's my favorite time of year. This year is proving rather difficult for many reason. Money is a big one. I just found out my car is dying. Two thousand dollars to put in a new transmission. Which I can't do. So, I'm carless. The divorce goes through in January. I really need a job. And I ( Read more... ) -
A roller coaster of a day
It has certainly been ( Read more... ) -
The the women who hold me up.
I am a terrible blogger, diarist or whatever ( Read more... )