tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post9007949962208343931..comments2023-10-26T03:07:22.405-05:00Comments on Random Midnight Thoughts: On the Verge...Chris the Hippiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18434819898396611160noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-51588951078159758502007-12-26T13:10:00.000-06:002007-12-26T13:10:00.000-06:00Been there - worried about cash and driving cars t...Been there - worried about cash and driving cars that are not safe...I am not sure when, but I figured out that the worrying makes it worse - the focus on it, allowing it to dominate me ruined my life. <BR/><BR/>Now, when I am tempted to believe that God does not provide, I saya prayer of gratitude for every good thing I can think of in my life (A panhandler hit me up when I had just spent my last 25 cents...had to laugh...but I digress). Suddenly, unexpected doors opat I need is there...stuff falls together...we really are like the birds and the poppies of the field (Biblical reference)so sing and bloom. Yeah, it is not easy to put aside our fears, but we each deal with our own demons and if we let those demons ruin our lives, we really lose...Whew...I gues I have an opinion huh! 8-) I am off my latest soapbox. Thanks for opening up a dialog! Lookin' forward to the photos of the Radloff Rendezvoux! 8-) Aunt V.<BR/>(Livng in pricey Santa Fe on $900 a month as an AmeriCorps*VISTA)Virginia ("Ginn")https://www.blogger.com/profile/17587919109305422263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-20063631543664085152007-12-24T15:53:00.000-06:002007-12-24T15:53:00.000-06:00Boy, I could enjoy the time off a lot more if I we...Boy, I could enjoy the time off a lot more if I weren't so worried about how to cover the mortgage... I'm not bitter or angry (though I used to be! For a while there that's the only mode I operated in -- bitter and angry.), I'm just a bit stressed is all. <BR/><BR/>The problem with "time off" is that there really IS no such thing. If I'm not at work, all that means is that I have to find some other way to make money that day, and that often takes more than eight hours. (Example -- I've been up since five this morning working on a web site. I'll be at it until after midnight I'm sure.) Make no mistake, I enjoy freelancing from home MUCH more than I enjoy working at the shop, but the income is so sporadic and undependable that the stress sometimes isn't worth it. <BR/><BR/>We're not poor by any means -- we have food, a warm house, and I can poop indoors -- and I don't take any of that for granted. But golly, I sure wish we weren't so close to the line. One missed payment and we're in a world of hurt... We have ways we could cut back if need be, but we're hoping not to have to do that. <BR/><BR/>It didn't used to be this way. Not many years ago I could get by with the occasional 32-hour work week, but times have changed. I'm grateful to get a paycheck, but I'm just sayin'... <BR/><BR/>Tomorrow we go to the farm for Christmas! I'm all excited to see the family again! Pictures at 11...Chris the Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434819898396611160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-72582739936473968322007-12-24T15:39:00.000-06:002007-12-24T15:39:00.000-06:00Time off is worth whatever it costs to me..but tho...Time off is worth whatever it costs to me..but those catch-up times that follow are a pain. <BR/><BR/>I too have had to just hang around doing nothing (surfing the net, jounaling and just being there filling my chair...) Nt good. <BR/><BR/>Time off and/or autonomy motivates me. Money does not... Spooo, for me, an effective manager says, finish this project and then you can go home...If I am at wok, I want to work...otherwise, leeeet me go home. I do not take lunch most days and just work straight through. <BR/><BR/>Nice tale about the nephew...thanks for sharing. And try to just enjoy the time off and do not allow yurself to become bitter and angry...<BR/><BR/>Happy Holidays!<BR/><BR/>Aunt V.<BR/>Smelling the Scent of the Chistmas Bird as I tap AwayVirginia ("Ginn")https://www.blogger.com/profile/17587919109305422263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-46687543787820240172007-12-23T13:27:00.000-06:002007-12-23T13:27:00.000-06:00I, too, remember these sorts of jobs and the massi...I, too, remember these sorts of jobs and the massive crimp in my finances as a result. Ultimately, it's what led me to never be that worried about a job, since they were never that worried about me.paperback readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200353078639769169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-30405125166413123812007-12-21T18:28:00.000-06:002007-12-21T18:28:00.000-06:00If there is a baby in the room, I will find it and...If there is a baby in the room, I will find it and be holding it within the half hour. <BR/><BR/>I love the story about your nephew. Let's hope they all learn something before life hardens them. Apparently Mr. Bush didn't.Leonessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04910799095745831330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812522.post-48345505388886220352007-12-21T16:27:00.000-06:002007-12-21T16:27:00.000-06:00I worked for a company that closed for the week of...I worked for a company that closed for the week of Christmas and we only got paid for 1 day. They too thought they were doing us a favor.<BR/><BR/>I love the story about your young charge and the photo.<BR/><BR/>Dagmar and I have a lot in common in not wishing to leave the comforter and having squealing children force a change of heart.The Lady Who Doesn't Lunch:https://www.blogger.com/profile/16435708079953998705noreply@blogger.com