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Gots mah first offishul paycheck from work today - they do the twice-monthly (15th, last day of the month) system - and I get last week's pay tomorrow... Which means I can actually, yanno, pay rent to mom on time this round. o.o: Who knew.
Now, if I don't go nutzo and forget to tally all the other expenses I need to cover in the next two weeks, I'm good until the 13th (next payday - they round to the nearest Friday if payday's on a weekend). I've got my benefits started (flexible spending and short-term disability for now), and after signing up for the 401K, I'm all set until next February, I think. I need to check the open enrollment/benefit change periods - I think they're either every six months or quarterly, but I don't recall for sure.
Life is looking good right now, and it's a sad statement that something so simple as a thought like that is so rare for me. Which means *I'm* doing better, in more ways than just employment. [Though winning Starbux monies for answering trivia questions is pretty sweet.] To give you an idea of just how simply good I feel, contentment-wise, I'm really not even giving much of a damn about my weight - I eat as healthy as I can manage [planning a trek to Trader Joe's probably tomorrow night] and stop eating when I'm not hungry. The last three days, I've made a point of drinking a LOT of water to make up for the May War drought I accidentally inflicted on myself. Size 14? Whatever. 16? Hey, the pants fit and my ass looks fine. (Honestly, I'll take weight over skin problems, which I have a plethora of lately.) I just need to keep remembering to drink water and Gatorade and I suspect I'll feel even BETTER.
Tomorrow's going to be hectic - I finish with the unit I'm at, cross-train further for the unit I'm going to (and train the guy who's filling my spot) and move desks all before 5pm. Should be interesting.
And I got a click'n'ship for BiggerCritters! Vanilla and citrus just sounds delightful to me. Here's hoping it *is*. That should get here Saturday or Monday, depending on when the Trading Post hits the post office.
I also misbehaved and bought E.S. Posthumus' "Unearthed" off iTunes. ... but it's such AWESOME music, so I'm having a damned hard time feeling the least bit guilty about it. :D I have been good, though, about adding stuff to my cart, and going over the previews repeatedly before buying, because half the stuff I've bought I never listen to anymore. Bad Kitty.
Now, if I don't go nutzo and forget to tally all the other expenses I need to cover in the next two weeks, I'm good until the 13th (next payday - they round to the nearest Friday if payday's on a weekend). I've got my benefits started (flexible spending and short-term disability for now), and after signing up for the 401K, I'm all set until next February, I think. I need to check the open enrollment/benefit change periods - I think they're either every six months or quarterly, but I don't recall for sure.
Life is looking good right now, and it's a sad statement that something so simple as a thought like that is so rare for me. Which means *I'm* doing better, in more ways than just employment. [Though winning Starbux monies for answering trivia questions is pretty sweet.] To give you an idea of just how simply good I feel, contentment-wise, I'm really not even giving much of a damn about my weight - I eat as healthy as I can manage [planning a trek to Trader Joe's probably tomorrow night] and stop eating when I'm not hungry. The last three days, I've made a point of drinking a LOT of water to make up for the May War drought I accidentally inflicted on myself. Size 14? Whatever. 16? Hey, the pants fit and my ass looks fine. (Honestly, I'll take weight over skin problems, which I have a plethora of lately.) I just need to keep remembering to drink water and Gatorade and I suspect I'll feel even BETTER.
Tomorrow's going to be hectic - I finish with the unit I'm at, cross-train further for the unit I'm going to (and train the guy who's filling my spot) and move desks all before 5pm. Should be interesting.
And I got a click'n'ship for BiggerCritters! Vanilla and citrus just sounds delightful to me. Here's hoping it *is*. That should get here Saturday or Monday, depending on when the Trading Post hits the post office.
I also misbehaved and bought E.S. Posthumus' "Unearthed" off iTunes. ... but it's such AWESOME music, so I'm having a damned hard time feeling the least bit guilty about it. :D I have been good, though, about adding stuff to my cart, and going over the previews repeatedly before buying, because half the stuff I've bought I never listen to anymore. Bad Kitty.
