2013 – Simplify, Simplify, Simplify 8 Jan 2013 | 04:00 pm

  Last year was pretty rough and the new year doesn’t seem to be treating me much better so far.  I have decided to go about my goals in a gentler, kinder manner this year, with the overall focus bein...

Full of Fail – 2012 in Review 7 Jan 2013 | 02:00 pm

  2012 turned out to be a very difficult year, particularly in the area of my health. I was on a medical leave for 3 months and still find it nearly impossible to work a 40 hour week, which has … Cont...

We’re Debt Free and Employed, Now What? 10 Oct 2012 | 07:03 am

  I returned to work full-time on Sept. 19 and my husband will start his new job on Oct. 22. We are out of debt due to cashing out two retirement accounts because I wasn’t planning on returning to wor...

28 years of consecutive employment only to start over (guest post by Glenn Suckow) 6 Sep 2012 | 12:14 am

  Over the past 28 years of my life I have only held 4 jobs and that is if you count the Army Reserve.  At age 17, I started working for a small local pharmacy and I joined the Army … Continue reading...

Wordless Wednesday: Where I’ll be Friday 23 Aug 2012 | 05:07 am

No Mortgage, No Student Loans, No Car Payments….No Job? 2 Aug 2012 | 08:42 am

    I wrote this post once and then lost it to the ether.  Let’s see if I can re-write it without having a complete meltdown. I have been fighting for short-term disability pay for a couple of weeks (...

Wordless Wednesday: I’ll always remember where I was 1 Aug 2012 | 10:07 pm

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Wordless Wednesday: Nature Springs 25 Jul 2012 | 02:00 pm

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Taking a second shot at the Yakezie Alexa Challenge 25 Jul 2012 | 05:29 am

  Back in January, I made my first attempt at the Yakezie Alexa Challenge. My initial Alexa ranking was well over 4 million.  In the 6 months of the challenge I managed to lower it to about 500K.  FAI...