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What should you be doing less of?
What janine said. And playing games on my iPod.
Stupid things. I did something really stupid. Not today, not yesterday, but over a month ago. I´m currently unemplyed an living on government money. There are a few rules attached to this deal. One of them is I have to renew some subscription thing every now and then. I should have done so over a month ago, and I didn´t. And I discovered my stupidity only today.And I can´t do anything about it before tomorrow. I´ll have to confess my stupidity - because that´s what it is, my fault, nothing else - and hope they´ll let me back in. Which I´m going to do tomorrow.
I´m also going into deep survival mode - because I´m broke. Money will only be spent on food, and only on the basic foods. And the job search is expanding, I´ve applied for some hopefully not too difficult to get jobs today, and will continue to do so.
I tell myself everything will be ok, but I need my stability, I need to know I have an income, I need to know what´s happening next. And everything will be ok. But that doesn´t mean I´m not freaking out right now.
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Ok, so I wake up early, wear my optimistic dress (polka dots), and am ready to see if there's a way to figure this shit out. And of course, being a part of the local government, they're closed on May 1st. Bloody communists! Of course I don't really mean that but it felt good to just say it.
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Good luck, janine.I should be doing less:
Worrying. Bitching. Spending money.
I may almost have a job. Not my dream job, but a job that will give me my independence back, yay! It's a callcenter job, but the good kind, the one where you don't sell anyone any crap. I've passed all the tests (except the one where you sell stuff, but I don't have to do that), now I just need to do the interview. I am also no longer broke, I finally received the money I should have received in March.
And turns out there was no need to panic after all. They renewed everything for me, without even giving me a fine or anything. So even if I don't get the job everything will be ok! This is an awesome day. Also, a friend of mine is getting married today, so it's going to get even better!
I'm glad things worked out for you Janine!
janine wrote: "I may almost have a job. Not my dream job, but a job that will give me my independence back, yay! It's a callcenter job, but the good kind, the one where you don't sell anyone any crap. I've passed..."Yay! I'm working at a call center now, too! You'll have to tell me how you like yours if you get it, I really like mine. We have to do some upselling, but no outbound or straight sales stuff.
Jammies wrote: "Picking on Phil."Pick away, my friend. :)
Amber ~Geektastic~ wrote: "janine wrote: "I may almost have a job. Not my dream job, but a job that will give me my independence back, yay! It's a callcenter job, but the good kind, the one where you don't sell anyone any cr..."Glad you like your new job!
Also, in more happy news, I scored another interview. The call center interview is on Monday, and on Thursday I now have an interview for a job as a copywriter.
It's been a crazy rollercoaster week.
Since both of my kids became teenagers I find myself drinking more often. I would quit, but it really seems to help.
The teen years are challenging Amy. They really are.
Less dwelling on things I can't change.
Evie, When I look at what other parents go through I know that my kids are easy by comparison so I shouldn't complain. This stage is still exhausting at times, though.My husband and I joke that we've come up with a magic elixir to make kids skip from 13 to 18. We call it "Barcadi 151" and we'll let you know if it works when we sober up in 5 years.
Worrying about things that may never happen.
Snacking. Especially chocolate!
I'll just assume that masturbating has already been given as an answer.
Less smoking for me too. Yesterday I suddenly decided to not smoke for a while and see what happens. It's been 24 hours now and I'm a little fidgety and anxious.
It's going to get a bit worse than that before it gets better.
evie wrote: "It's going to get a bit worse than that before it gets better."Yeah, getting worse. It's weird because I didn't decide to quit smoking, I just wanted to see what it would feel like. I should probably make a plan.
Now that you've survived the first day, do you think you might quit for real?
Janine, I'm not sure. It's one thing to go without smoking for a weekend, but my work is pretty stressful and I know it's unlikely I'll be able to handle the stress without smoking. I'd like to be able to cut down to 3-4 a day. Is that even possible?
It is possible. It's the right thing to do.
To cut down and keep it at that level? I hope so, that'd be great. I currently go through almost half a pack a day.
It's best to stop completely. I can't imagine it would be possible to keep it at a few per day.
That's what I'm thinking too, but I don't think I'm ready. Will see how it goes on Monday.
Just stop. You have the power to do it. If you make it through the weekend without having one, why start back up on Monday? Stay strong and find a new outlet for your stress. Maybe go for a walk during lunch.
Oh, I didn't intend to hijack this thread and turn it into a how-to-quit-smoking-thread. I'm not even sure I intend to truly quit! But thanks everyone for the peptalks :) I'll see how it goes.
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I should be doing less snacking.