What's making you happy today? - Page 150

Aliantha · 09-18-2008, 04:16 PM

Today I get to pick my boys up and then spend 2 whole weeks with them over what you lot in the US would probably call spring break.

i'm very excited.

Aliantha · 09-18-2008, 09:43 PM

These flowers just arrived for me from my wonderful husband.

Today is a good day for me. I feel good, I get to see my boys, I got flowers, and we're going out for dinner with friends tonight. I'm not sure how it could possibly be a better day really.

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Griff · 09-19-2008, 05:45 AM

Lil' Griff just went out on the porch and called the dog... in pirate.

DucksNuts · 09-19-2008, 05:56 AM

Yay on the poo, and the flower front, Ali. Did Dazza send you congratz flowers for parking the buick in the porcelin garage?

Congratz Sundae!!

Shawnee123 · 09-19-2008, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Lil' Griff just went out on the porch and called the dog... in pirate.

Priceless! :p

Interview Tuesday! Wish me luck!

classicman · 09-19-2008, 08:28 AM

Great S123 - best of luck ... and a few prayers headed your way.

dar512 · 09-19-2008, 08:42 AM

Mrs. Dar's snickerdoodles. Nom, nom, nom.

Sundae · 09-19-2008, 08:44 AM

Ah Shawnee we've been telling you for years now that you're worth more than you imagine. Now we have outside proof and won't let you forget it.
It's made my day to hear that - well done you and all the best of luck.

Shawnee123 · 09-19-2008, 08:46 AM

Thanks so much. My confidence level is rising.

classicman · 09-19-2008, 09:02 AM

Now look at the thread about negotiating for even MORE money!

HungLikeJesus · 09-19-2008, 09:17 AM

I think making too much money is often a mistake. You become used to that level of income and it becomes harder to find a job if you lose that one, you are more at risk of losing your job when cuts are made, and it's harder to leave a job if you aren't happy.

Shawnee123 · 09-19-2008, 09:21 AM

WTF is too much money? I've been scraping by for so long I would LOVE to worry about making too much money.

It's just me, here. I have to do what is right for me, because I don't expect to meet that Magic Man who will pay my bills and let me play all day.

And in education, particularly at the school to which I am applying, cuts are rarely made. When other industries make cuts, education soars.

Oh let me let me let me get "used to that level of income."

Sundae · 09-19-2008, 09:42 AM

Same here chick.

Although I see where HLJ is coming from - I've only just reached the level I was at in 1998 when I worked for Dr Solomons Software. And that was out-of-London wages, everything was much cheaper (esp house prices and petrol) and I was in a stable relationship, so shared all my bills. Good job I couldn't see into the future back then, my svelte, reasonably affluent and loved up 25 year old self would probably have died from shock, setting up some sort of time rift which would end the universe as we know it.

Shawnee123 · 09-19-2008, 10:02 AM

lol--I too am glad I couldn't see into the future. I'd be like "I'm going to be making WHAT for doing WHAT? AND I'll be alone? Huh-uh!)

I do want to say it isn't just about the money. I would be doing a LOT more of what I love and a LOT less of what I don't love. I would be paid a lot more for doing a lot less. I like to work hard. I don't like to feel like I can't do anything well because lately it's been all about not drowning (ahem...time at the Cellar is NOT wasted time

)

Ah well, I may not even get an offer, but it's nice to dream about getting a new car before this one falls into a thousand pieces. Nice to dream about taking a me-cation in my new car, going wherever my heart desires, nice to think about taking my nieces to fun places.

Money doesn't buy happiness. It does buy a certain level of freedom.

Chocolatl · 09-19-2008, 02:11 PM

I passed my driving test!

Wahoo!

09-18-2008, 04:16 PM	#2236
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Today I get to pick my boys up and then spend 2 whole weeks with them over what you lot in the US would probably call spring break. i'm very excited. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-18-2008, 09:43 PM	#2237
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	These flowers just arrived for me from my wonderful husband. Today is a good day for me. I feel good, I get to see my boys, I got flowers, and we're going out for dinner with friends tonight. I'm not sure how it could possibly be a better day really. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-19-2008, 05:45 AM	#2238
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Lil' Griff just went out on the porch and called the dog... in pirate. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-19-2008, 08:28 AM	#2241
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Great S123 - best of luck ... and a few prayers headed your way. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

09-19-2008, 08:42 AM	#2242
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Mrs. Dar's snickerdoodles. Nom, nom, nom. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-19-2008, 05:56 AM	#2239
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Yay on the poo, and the flower front, Ali. Did Dazza send you congratz flowers for parking the buick in the porcelin garage? Congratz Sundae!!

09-19-2008, 08:44 AM	#2243
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Ah Shawnee we've been telling you for years now that you're worth more than you imagine. Now we have outside proof and won't let you forget it. It's made my day to hear that - well done you and all the best of luck. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-19-2008, 08:46 AM	#2244
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Thanks so much. My confidence level is rising. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-19-2008, 09:02 AM	#2245
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Now look at the thread about negotiating for even MORE money! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

09-19-2008, 09:17 AM	#2246
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I think making too much money is often a mistake. You become used to that level of income and it becomes harder to find a job if you lose that one, you are more at risk of losing your job when cuts are made, and it's harder to leave a job if you aren't happy. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-19-2008, 09:21 AM	#2247
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	WTF is too much money? I've been scraping by for so long I would LOVE to worry about making too much money. It's just me, here. I have to do what is right for me, because I don't expect to meet that Magic Man who will pay my bills and let me play all day. And in education, particularly at the school to which I am applying, cuts are rarely made. When other industries make cuts, education soars. Oh let me let me let me get "used to that level of income." __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-19-2008, 09:42 AM	#2248
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Same here chick. Although I see where HLJ is coming from - I've only just reached the level I was at in 1998 when I worked for Dr Solomons Software. And that was out-of-London wages, everything was much cheaper (esp house prices and petrol) and I was in a stable relationship, so shared all my bills. Good job I couldn't see into the future back then, my svelte, reasonably affluent and loved up 25 year old self would probably have died from shock, setting up some sort of time rift which would end the universe as we know it. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-19-2008, 10:02 AM	#2249
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	lol--I too am glad I couldn't see into the future. I'd be like "I'm going to be making WHAT for doing WHAT? AND I'll be alone? Huh-uh!) I do want to say it isn't just about the money. I would be doing a LOT more of what I love and a LOT less of what I don't love. I would be paid a lot more for doing a lot less. I like to work hard. I don't like to feel like I can't do anything well because lately it's been all about not drowning (ahem...time at the Cellar is NOT wasted time ) Ah well, I may not even get an offer, but it's nice to dream about getting a new car before this one falls into a thousand pieces. Nice to dream about taking a me-cation in my new car, going wherever my heart desires, nice to think about taking my nieces to fun places. Money doesn't buy happiness. It does buy a certain level of freedom. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

09-19-2008, 02:11 PM	#2250
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	I passed my driving test! Wahoo!

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