• What are you reaching for at 4am?| 2 Comments

    My mornings are not your typical morning. Usually I get up at 4am but right now my boys have half days in school and my parents have been away. That means I’ve been getting up at 2:45 am to go to work so that I can get a full day in before leaving to get […]

  • The party’s over| Leave a Comment

    Last week, on Thursday, we all brought in food to celebrate one of the girl’s promotion to another position in another department. We had a lot of food. So much in fact, that we were eating that food on Friday. And today. Most of it was all pretty good. On day one we had belgian […]

  • Insuring change| Leave a Comment

    A few months ago I became eligible for the 401k plan where I work. I filled out my papers and sent them in and nothing ever came of that. I was told they never got there. The administrating company didn’t seem to care and just advised me to complete the papers again. We just learned […]

  • On presenting myself| 2 Comments

    I rarely buy presents for myself. Anyone that knows me knows that I don’t spend money on myself. The only thing I’ve bought for myself in a very long time is the laptop I got about two months ago, my Macbook Pro. Now I am faced with the decision on if I should buy […]

  • Shopping for buy on a laptop| Leave a Comment

    I sold computers and computer products for more than ten years ago. I changed fields because I didn’t like the stress associated with sales. I find that my friends who aren’t computer savvy ask me what I think about what they’re buying before they purchase. I know a couple of people who just outright ask […]

  • Heart smarts| Leave a Comment

    Some of you may know that medical billing is part of my job. Billers often have to read detailed notes about encounters with patients in order to select the correct diagnosis and procedure codes. I like to educate myself by reading up on different conditions. This week, after learning that approximately 900 people a day […]

  • Too much information at work| Leave a Comment

    In case you don’t know, medical billing is part of my job. Sometimes I speak with insurance companies, sometimes I speak with patients. It never ceases to amaze me what strangers will tell people over the telephone. I asked one woman about her past due bill and she told me about her yeast infection, with […]

  • Four Questions, Four Answers| 3 Comments

    Elizabeth tagged me for this meme a couple of weeks ago. I’m sorry I’m so late doing it.
    4 Jobs I’ve Had:

    newspaper delivery person and newspaper carrier supervisor
    cashier at The Rx Place
    Account manager for MicroWarehouse and Apple
    medical biller for a radiology practice

    4 Shows on my Tivo (or DVR if that’s what you have):

    Hinder videos that played […]

  • My dander is officially in an uproar| Comments Off

    My day started out well. I get up at 4am every day to go to work. Like most people, I’m always glad to see Friday finally roll around so I can enjoy the weekend. I like my job very much but there are instances, such as the one this afternoon, where I actually end up […]

  • A work related question for all of you.| 10 Comments

    Do you think it’s worth giving up a little money in exchange for happiness? I do. Let me explain. Recently a couple of us at my job were talking about work, changing jobs, good pay vs acceptable pay and job happiness. I will use myself as the example for this question. I used to work […]

  • I’m considering expanding my educational background.| Comments Off

    I’ve always believed a person is never too old to learn, that education and knowledge are good things, and that it’s a good policy to try and learn something new every day. Earlier this week I had to go to the county Superior Court to represent my job. I’d been to the court once before […]

  • Where is my stuff?| 4 Comments

    I have been wondering where some of my stuff is from many years ago lately, specifically photos and trophies. You see, recently my son has been asking many questions about what it was like when I was his age. He’ll be twelve next month. By that age I’d already been working as a newspaper carrier […]

  • Do you celebrate Halloween where you work?| 15 Comments

    The company I work for now does not celebrate Halloween at work. They do put a float in the local parade. The last time I did dress in costume for Halloween at work was about 10 years ago, and it was for work. Our department had a theme, which was The Hundred Acre Wood. Yes, […]

  • Now that I’m back to work, I wish I worked from home.| Comments Off

    Now that I’m back to work full time after being out for almost three months, I am realizing how nice it would be to work from home. I’ve always thought that working from home presents great advantages. I feel I have the self discipline to work without constant supervision. Ideally I would work from home […]

  • Hi ho, hi ho, it’s back to work I go.| 2 Comments

    I go back to work tomorrow, after being out of work for almost three months. Tomorrow will be an adjustment for me, to say the least. Tomorrow will be an even bigger adjustment for my hubby, who will now have to get up one to two hours earlier in order to get the kids off […]

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