The (lack of) power of positive thinking

Thankfully the depression phase has passed as of the last post.  It really only lasted a couple days and venting really helped. 

I recently had an interview at a University and I didn’t get the job.  The interview went great (or at least I thought it did) and I was completely qualified.  I am not sure what made them go with another candidate.  I had such a good feeling about this one only to be completely let down.  There is hope at the end of the tunnel though, there are three more similar positions open, so hopefully I will get to interview for them soon.  Eventhough I hate interviews, this last one made me a little more confident.  But I will not be getting my hopes anymore until they actually call and offer me the job. 

This past weekend was girl’s weekend at camp.  It was a good time but some of those ladies are a little too wild for me!  That or I need to come out of my shell a little more.  I think I have forgotten how to have fun. 

Mr. Incredible and I are doing good and he is helping out a lot more around the house and financially.  I can’t wait until we can combine our households and cut back on bills.  I’ve made a list of my expenses and my income and one definately outweighs the other and it is not to the positive.  I’m going to call and cancel my HBO and seriously think about quitting smoking.  And try really hard to cook more (if I have groceries) so I can pack my lunch.  If I don’t buy lunch, cancel HBO and quit smoking that should free up about $250 a month and then I could afford groceries.  This past month I have also been hit really hard with school related expenses, fundraisers, pictures, etc.  Hopefully this month will be better and there is an extra pay this month so I am looking forward to getting back on budget. 

Well, it’s almost time for House.  Time to sit down and stop thinking for a little while.

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3 Comments»

  Lulu wrote @

Hurray! You’re doing better!!! I’m so happy to see that.

Bummer about the job, but at least you were able to brush up on your interview skills. I’ll cross everything that you land one of the other positions.

Moving in w/ Mr. I, and combining bills should really help in the $$ department. The Mr and I try to take our lunch at least 3 days a week. It really helps.

  Evil Twin’s Wife wrote @

Yay! On not smoking…. the best way to go is pick a date – say 2 weeks from now – and commit to it. The first few days will not be fun, but if my husband (a 2 pack a day for 17 yrs smoker) can do it, anyone can.

I also make his lunch every day, but one. Wednesdays are lunch out with the work friends for him. I try to provide healthy, filling lunches for him and that’s been going on at least 10 years.

  Sarah wrote @

I think you’d be amazed at what doing just those three things would do for your money situation. You have netflix, so you don’t really NEED HBO. You’ll get by without it! I have no comment on the smoking thing since we all know how I feel about that! I know if you really put your mind to it, you’ll be able to kick it.

Now that I’m staying with my mom, I’ve been able to scale back on all spending (other than gas) and it feels good. We’re cooking together and eating decent meals more and that way I have stuff for lunch, too. It’s been really nice. You might have to overextend yourself slightly to have those groceries to cook something at home, but it’ll save you money in a hurry because you won’t be spending money on lunch out which usually costs about 3 times what it would cost you to make yourself.

You can do it! :)


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