Does my co-worker think I don't notice that she is hoarding empty boxes? I am moving, too, why does she get all of the boxes? And yes, I realize that she has been here longer and I am moving away from the company, but honestly, I don't see why that should give you across-the-board first priority on all empty boxes in the office. The best part is ( Read more... )

Things I will miss about the Queen City:
(By no means an exhaustive list.)--Jerry & Alex, who are among the most supportive, genuine friends I've ever had, not to mention that they introduced me to ( Read more... )

Despite accomplishing a lot yesterday (both things I wanted and needed to do), I still can't shake this feeling of being off. When Scrapper called last night and asked what I was doing, my answer was, "Laundry, baking peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, warming up my chili for dinner, firing off two resumes, journaling, and listening to music. ( Read more... )

It feels more and more like the right decision every day. I dream about it every night: living in Philly the way I lived in Wilmington, the new friends, the new haunts, the live music, the way I'd look against the backdrop of those dirty streets. It feels like home in my made-up version of it, but I know well enough that if I can make Charlotte ( Read more... )

In accordance with my plans, I've been accomplishing a fair bit every night when I get home from work. Monday night I designed my holiday update letter, did the dishes, read, bought the hair dye I need, watched Grey's and read/wrote a little bit. Last night I read for a little over an hour, cooked dinner, applied for five jobs and watched The ( Read more... )