beenie

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It's my catch-up (ketchup, get it? :P) post! Since we've last spoken, I've...

• Found out that my sinus problems might be allergies and started taking Allegra. This was only yesterday, so I'm not sure if it's helping yet.
  
• Gotten a "needs improvement" on my annual review because of the ridiculous problem I had at work a while back. Getting a "needs improvement" can affect my bonus and raise. I was going to start looking for a new job after bonus time because I worked too hard last year to leave before bonus time. Now I probably won't get as much of a bonus as I'd anticipated. Maybe I'll start looking sooner.
• Gotten really burnt out at work because my department has taken on some more responsibilities FOUR MONTHS before the opportunity to get rid of any of our own.
• Realized that I'm not always the best wife I can be and that I really need to work on that
• Felt really bad for blowing off something my mom was really upset about because I didn't think it was something to be that upset about it, but then understood where she was coming from when I looked at it from her point of view.
• Met a bunch of pretty cool new people at work
• Decided I'm going to try really hard to not worry about money. Worrying about it isn't going to change the amount I have or don't have, and everyone will get what they're looking for eventually. Creditors calling me or being rude to me won't make their money materialize out of thin air if it's not in my checking account first.
• Began the countdown to the end of a loan that's been costing us $250 a month for almost 5 years. May baby, May!!!
• Picked up the certificates for my salad.
• Found out there's a new baby in the group (well, by association, anyway - the new daddy is the business partner of one of our friends). Welcome, Abigail Rose!
• Started riding The Beast** more often. I may not meet my original goal of actually fitting into my matron-of-honor gown for Carrie's wedding (53 days away!!), but I can still lose a little weight (I ordered extra fabric in case a panel needs to be added in, so all will not be lost).

  **Yes, the link for The Beast takes you to the Wal-Mart website. As much as I hate Wal-Mart, we needed a recumbent exercise bicycle, and they had that one at the right price. At this point, my health and my husband's health is more important than making a statement by taking our money elsewhere. That may make me a hypocrite, but I'd rather be a live hypocrite than a dead one. And other than the bicycle, generally the only time I'll set foot in Wal-Mart is when I have a gift card.

  Posted by beenie at March 2, 2004 01:15 PM