Give Me Back My Five Bucks

OMG. I NEED to have this new Adobe Creative Suite. What they’re doing in this video is ridiculous. It’s so crazy that it just blew my freaking mind. Hours and hours of Photoshop work can now be reduced down to a click of the mouse? I’m dying over here. Right now I’m running CS2 on my home computer (I worked in CS4 at my last 2 jobs), and I desperately need to upgrade. Not just for my side business, but also to stay current and up-to-date with the industry standard design tools, since that is part of my career training … Continue reading →

The weekend wasn’t really much of a weekend, since every day is like a weekend to me these days… :) Yesterday I drove to Bellingham to pick up the pair of VFF KSOs I had on backorder. So now all I have to do is learn how to run again, but barefoot. It’s raining pretty hard today and I don’t want to spend any money, so I think I’ll just stay in and do a Jillian Michaels workout DVD. If it clears up later on, I’ll go for a walk to get used to the VFFs and calibrate the Nike+ … Continue reading →

There has been some talk around the PF blogosphere about how couples are managing their money. Yesterday when BF and I were out walking, he finally admitted that it would be best if I control our family finances once he starts his career next year (he’ll be training and in school until then). He wants me to pay the bills, manage the savings & retirement – basically handle all of the day-to-day money activities. And I couldn’t be happier taking on that task. Personal finance isn’t just something I do because I have to; I’m sure you can tell that … Continue reading →

Well, yesterday I applied for another 3 jobs. I haven’t gotten any call-backs yet on the resumes I have floating out there, but I’m trying to stay positive. I need to remind myself that it really hasn’t been that long since I’ve not had a job. Yesterday evening, BF and I went for an 8km walk in the rain. It was nice to get a good walk in, but the area we live in isn’t that great for just walking around. We both agree that when we are ready to move in a few years and buy our first place … Continue reading →

So I got a call from the recruitment agency yesterday for the Marketing Manager job I interviewed for. Apparently the HR person who works for the company is going on vacation, so I won’t know if I’ve made it to the next round of interviews until after April 6th. Boo-urns! A few weeks ago BF helped a friend cut down a tree, so yesterday we spent a few hours hauling branches away. It was hard work. I got sap all over myself, scratches all down my arms, and afterward, My arms were shaking they were so tired. Much better than … Continue reading →