Archives for October 2008

New look

If you’ve been here before, you’ll notice the place looks a little different. I decided to do a little redecorating. Nothing major. I just wanted to make it look a little cleaner and fix up some things that have been bugging me for a while now. And since I have some time on my hands, it was the perfect time to do so.

One addition that you may notice is the ‘Share This’ link at  […]

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Never give up

When I lost my job 2 weeks ago, I saw it as an end to my dream of owning a home. I need to NOT think of things that way. I need to see this as not an end, but just a delay.

My original plan was to start looking for a house around the end of next summer. If I followed my savings plan (which I was doing), I’d have enough for a down  […]

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How to stay sane while being unemployed

Every adult out there has been unemployed at some point or another in their life. Whether they just graduated from college and are looking for their first job in the “real” world or the troubled economy has caused their employer to make budget cuts, including eliminating their position. We’ve all been there.

Hopefully the time of your unemployment is minimal. But if not, you need to make sure you don’t lose your mind while you’re  […]

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Should I stay or should I go?

Well, I’ve been unemployed for a full week now. I’ve sent out a several resumes and am currently waiting to hear back on a couple opportunities. I’m having a hard time finding any other opportunities in the area. I am waiting to hear back on a possible opportunity (will know more Wed or Thurs), but that is more of a long range one.

Being unemployed makes you reassess your goals and plans. The one thing  […]

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Not sure where to start

As of about 10:30am, I am unemployed. It has nothing to do with performance. It was a budgetary decision. Thanks to our lovely economy. And here I thought the trouble wasn’t affecting us as much up here in ND as it was in other parts of the country. I guess I was wrong.

So, I’m on the job hunt … again. This so sucks. Especially since it had nothing to do with me. I just  […]

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