Archive: Working Girl

• Mar 19, 2008

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  At least it’s not Hamburger Helper

  Since it has become blaringly obvious that the Husband will do anything to avoid getting himself in the kitchen and cooking us all up a nice, well rounded dinner, I have dedicated myself to the twenty minute meal. If I can’t cook it in twenty minutes, we don’t eat. This summer we will be living...
  
  

• Feb 16, 2008

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  History repeats itself

  When I was a kid, there were two pictures ceremoniously hung in each house we lived in. In oak frames, two tiny babies with swollen eyes and smooshed noses peaked over the edges of white hospital blankets to stare into eight different hallways over eighteen years. I remember asking my mom which baby was me...
  
  

• Jan 15, 2008

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  In another life, I might have been Britney

  It’s recently been brought to my attention that now that I have this fancy new high speedish internet, I should use it for something like- ahem- posting. *Cough* Life has been kicking my ass lately. Not in a bad way, just in a I-have-no-time-for-anything-other-than-breathing way. And the breathing? Is optional. I don’t mind the rush...
  
  

• Jan 05, 2008

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  A Better Way*

  It’s amazing how much I don’t miss being a stay-at-home mom. I was good at it. I’m naturally self-motivated and organized. The house was clean 99% of the time while I stayed at home. The dishes were out of the sink. The laundry was at least manageable. The Kid made it to school everyday with...
  
  

• Nov 24, 2007

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  Will it last?

  I’ve had a lot of jobs in my time on this little planet. I’ve filed insurance papers for a company that ended up on a government watch list. I’ve passed out tickets at a water park. I’ve hosted Birthday parties for hordes of screaming 6 year olds* (This is where I developed my aversion to...
  
  

• Nov 17, 2007

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  Redemption

  This week has been harder than I expected. I expected it to be difficult to transition but I didn’t expect the loneliness and that overwhelming feeling of “I’m leaving my babies!” to hit me so quickly. The Husband was the stay-at-home for four years while I worked, so I’ve experienced all of this before. I just assumed...
  
  

• Nov 13, 2007

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  I drove 250 miles and All I Got Was This Cold

  You go away for a couple of days in November and suddenly your inbox becomes scary. I am scared of my bloglines account. I have 98 posts to catch up on and I don’t think it is going to happen today. I decided that since last weekend was my last guaranteed weekend for a while, I...
  
  

• Nov 01, 2007

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  Working Girl

  The title says it all. I am a banker. As I have no desire to be the next Dooce, I will not be giving you any more information on my new employer than that. I bank. That is all. I don’t start until the middle of November. That means you get a least another four...
  
  

• Oct 30, 2007

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  The Man is in My Future.

  I’ve got a job interview tomorrow. I have mixed feelings. I don’t really want to go back to work. I have had one year of stay-at-home bliss. It wasn’t enough. I love being at home with my kids. I want to stay until the Baby is in school. Then I will peacefully return to work. Three...
  
  

• Jun 26, 2007

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  On the verge.

  I am not here. I haven’t been here because we are job hunting, the Husband and I. I am very sad and on the verge. You know? Right there where things feel as though they are about to fall apart. But the business is not doing well. The bills are looming. The collectors are about...