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Wednesday, December 17th 2008

7:36 PM

Belt Tightening

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  • What's for Dinner: Mac & cheese and steamed broccoli
It feels like a hundred years since I've blogged. It's not that I haven't wanted to; in fact, I had intentions to post almost every day. If the words could have just made their way directly from my brain to the screen, they'd have been here. Curse that pesky typing. Somehow by the time I was done with other things, I just didn't have the desire or energy to type something out.

I guess I've been kind of stressed. No, it's not the holidays this year. They just seem to be going on in the background. I guess Christmas is next week. Since it's just my mom and me, and she doesn't really "do" holidays, it's not really a big deal. I did decorate my little tree, hang the stockings, and put up some lights. It looks pretty, so that's kind of nice.

Work is the source of drama. There's been much going on.

Pro: I still have a job (for now anyway).
Con: They're cutting thousands of jobs over the next few years.
Pro: I still have a job (for now anyway).
Con: The "extras" like rewards for going the extra mile are going away as of Jan 1.
Pro: I still have a job (for now anyway).
Con: Our monthly bonus money for exceeding goals will be reduced.
Pro: I still have a job (for now anyway).

Seeing a pattern there? It all causes frequent stomach knots.

So that's where things stand right now. There's lots of belt tightening going on and I'm just sucking my gut in as much as possible hoping for the best. I've got to see where else I can cut some costs since we'll be making less next year. Luckily, I do work for a part of the company that, as of now, is seen as necessary and important. Thank God for small favors.

I'm sure there were other things I wanted to talk about, but it was sort of a crappy day and I can't really think of them now.
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