((11 hour workday + scary letter from credit card company + inept online billing service) - one pot of soup [burned on the stove whilst dealing with inept online billing service]) x 1 phone call from mother = total mental collapse in 2.8 seconds ( Read more... )

That about describes my day ( Read more... )

Well kiddos, I am now officially ... also a waitress.  I passed my pee test, woot!  I start tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes.  Fiscal freedom, here I come! 

I've re-titled this blog about a half-dozen times.  Most recently, I changed the title to "Halfway There" because I felt I had about half of my life where I wanted it.  I've completed my education as far as I'm willing to go with it (for now -- I might consider a Ph.D if the timing and conditions are right, but it's not something in my immediate ( Read more... )