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More Good News!
So you all know that I was featured in the New York Times article about my involvement with the company Airbnb. Now I am happy to announce that I officially work for Airbnb! I just got the offer tonight and I’m totally excited. It’s not a lot of money and it’s a temp position to…
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Coming Soon: A New Me
Update: You can find all weight loss/Slimband-related posts under the Weight Loss category or by clicking here. Have you ever wondered what you would look like if you made some kind of big change to your body? Maybe breast implants, rhinoplasty or liposuction? Got rid of your acne, changed your hair colour or had your…
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Still Looking
Aside from the tea party, searching for a new job has been on my mind the most. Ever since I got a new boss and realized that I hate my job and it’s going nowhere things just seem to keep on being craptastic. There’s nothing quite like dealing with the stress of a job that…
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EF Question
I had a thought about my emergency fund: I’ve been contributing to it regularly and will continue to do so until I reach my goal of 3-6 months of living expenses. So when I reach that goal, what do I do with it? Do I stop contributing to it? Do I keep going, but with…
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Mmm mmm Good!
I did a bit of a grocery shop this weekend and am set to do some cooking this week! As part of my goals I laid out for myself this year, cooking at home falls under managing my finances better and living healthier. I will hopefully save some money this way and also regulate what…
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Bye bye, Christmas!
I finally got most of my Christmas stuff put away… with the renovations still not complete it’s hard to get organized, but I’m slowly getting there. Tonight I skipped my kung fu (which I feel really guilty about since I haven’t been in months now) but ended up sweeping our upstairs landing, the entire staircase…
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Financial Update
I’ve just updated my tracking bars on the side and have also decided to make a few changes. Primarily, I’ve decided that right now is just not a good time to buy a Vespa, what with the economy the way it is and the chance that I might lose my job. It would involve large…
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Just Say No
Its late at night and I just got home from my silversmithing class. I finished carving and sanding the two wax skulls I was making into pendants. I’ll be able to cast them in silver next week. Yay! I’d post a photo of them in wax but I can’t figure out how to transfer photos…
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Reader Survey
This is for all of my readers out there! As part of my 2009 goals I said I wanted to work on improving my blog. The easiest way for me to get started is by asking YOU, the readers what you think about the blog and how to improve it. To that effect, I have…
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Goals for 2009
Earlier I made a post musing on whether or not I should set some goals for myself this year. I came to the conclusion that it might be worthwhile to give it a shot this year. To that effect, here are a few things that I would like to work on for the new year.…