Archive for February, 2008
Checking In
Monday, February 25th, 2008The last week has been crazy. I posted a couple weeks ago that several of my co-workers were laid off. Well, their projects were dumped on me. I’ll delegate them onto other teams, but first I have to understand them, and this has required a LOT of work.
I’ve also been implementing an […]
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More Sidewalk Finds
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008I had my best sidewalk find yet yesterday.
I was walking home from the gym and came across another big box of books that someone was throwing away — mostly law school textbooks published within the past 3 years. I have found that recent textbooks sell for good money on the internet, and […]
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Lightbulb Moments
Sunday, February 17th, 2008M. returns from Brazil tomorrow. I’ve had 3 weeks to think about what I want, out of our relationship and out of my life. I have resolved to build an emergency fund and to pay down my debt, and I have decided that he won’t get in my way. It’s hard to […]
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The Ax Falls
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008I wrote yesterday about a feeling I had that cuts were about to happen in my department. Well sure enough, my instincts were correct: the ax fell today. Four members of my group were let go, along with thousands across the firm. On the one hand, I feel relieved that the ax […]
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Uncertainty
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008I’ve written about some of the financial issues in my relationship, but things are also getting dicey at work. There have been a lot of closed door meetings over the past week, and I can tell that the managers of my team are under a great deal of stress. I think cuts […]
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Realizations
Sunday, February 10th, 2008So it’s been over a week since I wrote anything substantial on my blog. As I wrote a couple days ago, I have had a lot on my mind.
My partner M. is home in Brazil. He left two weeks and two days ago, and he returns a week from today. He goes to […]
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Where Have I Been?
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Midlife Beginnings has been dark lately — I haven’t posted in almost a week. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that when I don’t blog for a while it usually means I’ve been busy with work. But this time I haven’t blogged because I have had something on […]
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Financial Update for January
Monday, February 4th, 2008My net worth broke $40,000 this month! What a great feeling. I managed to pay down about $1500 in debt, and my retirement accounts were up by $3000 since my last entry. I’m thinking about moving some money out of stocks and into cash. I’m not doing it today, but maybe […]
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A Frugal Week
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008I have been alone this week — M. has been visiting his family in Brazil — and I have spent much less money than usual. This is an interesting coincidence — or maybe not a coincidence. I brought my lunch to work every day, and came home and cooked each evening. When […]
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