Rewards for Hard Work

As you may have seen, I've had a few rough weeks at work. I mean, heck, we are talking about some heavy duty sh*t going on, commercial deals that involve serious no-compete clauses with inventory issues and so on. And we are not talking 6 figure deals, more like 7 bordering 8 ... amazing stuff but wow. Tedious and mentally draining for me. I don't know how the attorneys stay ahead of it sometimes. Oh wait, thats right, I DO IT for them!

In return, though, because I work for some fabulous boys, I get rewarded. It's not that I expect it, but they have always taken care of me, because they KNOW they can count on ME. Not to mention, they also know a week doesn't go by where someone isn't inquiring if I'm ready to make a switch. Uh, no thanks, I really like the people I work for ...

This past week was a HUGE reward, and quite honestly, I normally would have protested the check ... but it WAS a huge ordeal, caused me quite a bit of stress and the fact that we all hugged when the 5:05pm on Friday wire confirmation was received, I felt it was worthy. Heck, I had the bank on standby to handle the wire even though it was AFTER 5pm ... on a Friday, no less. Seriously, anyone who works in the banking industry knows this is just not something that normally happens. I suppose I need to re-word the line up there and add in that I love the bank I work with too ...

Anyhoo. I rambled?

A large @ss salad, enough for me to nibble on during the day (who in the heck had time to sit and EAT!!??), which some people might think of as odd, but they know that I eat salads daily AND it was organic, spring lettuce (yummmm) a nice bottle of my very favorite champagne and ....

$1000.00.

Yeah. Imagine that. That baby is slated for my no touch savings account and will boost the balance to $1,060. It's been stuck on $60 ever since February. I was SO PSYCHED that I could just do that.

But then, we did the Orlando trip.

And there was oil all over the back of the truck when we got home. And we were 2 quarts low.

Uggg. Maybe not so psyched anymore. But hey, at least I have the money to fix the truck if it's going to cost a lot ... we are plain tapped out right now between both kids tuition and then rent for the boy, my dad's rent (which we have a meeting with VA on the 28th!!!) and so on. Making a ton of money means nothing if you can't save it, you know?



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Non Toxic Mosquito Spray

Image
Let's face it, living in Paradise does have a few drawbacks with the #1 complaint being ... BUGS. Yeah, bugs.  Mostly mosquitoes that can just ruin an evening of relaxation on the patio ... those pesky little guys can really do a number on you quickly!  Heaven forbid if you are one of those who are very sensitive to the bites (the Boy), you will have welts in no time. So Hubby always decides to spray AFTER everyone starts swatting the air and scratching. We have to gather up our drinks and appetizers, go indoors and wait for 20 minutes or so for the toxic fog to flat away ... only to be swatting and scratching AGAIN in 30 minutes. After seeing THIS tip a few too many times, I figured, what the heck, $5 at Walmart is worth it to try, right? Guess what?  It seems to work!!!  I need to do a few more nights to say for certain but I say it's WAY better than that can of toxic stuff ... and cheaper to boot! You must use the ORIGINAL flavor, and yes, it nee
Read more

Smelly Shoe Fix!

Image
Honestly, we have real good hygiene habits in my house, I can assure you of that! But, lets face it, living in paradise with 125% humidity can be a little trying sometimes ... my running shoes (which have NOT seen much running action for quite a while) get a little ripe smelling ... and oh man, you should smell the shoes that Hubby wears outside in the yard, patio, garage and boat that constantly get wet ... enough to suck the oxygen right out of your body ... whew! Then you have the Boy ... who works out pretty darn hard and doesn't always wear socks, nor does the Princess ... I mean, seriously, I've had to throw shoes away because you could smell them just sitting there. No one wants to be the person that people are wrinkling their nose at when they are walking by you! So when I saw the featured post for the Smelly Shoe Solution (and dang, I'm still trying to find the original post because I had no need to bookmark it, such a simple fix!) Yes. That's IT!
Read more

Rice Cooker - Hard Boiled Eggs

Image
One of the things I picked up at Costco was a new Rice Cooker. The one I have, well, I gave that to the Boy when he went away to college (so he could make his macaroni and cheese), not to mention, it was small as heck, like mini size! So, I figured, you know, Hubby likes to make rice occasionally. The Boy makes brown rice in the microwave every other day and leaves the bubbly residue behind for ME to find when I go to heat something up (I hate a dirty microwave, totally wigs me out and sends me running for the windex!) ... so I grabbed the rice cooker ($29.95), a 10 pound bag of organic brown rice and a 20 pound bag of Basmati rice. I'm asking myself now, a whole week later, what the hell am I going to do with 20 pounds of Basmati rice? Anyways. Then I was reading the recipe booklet that came along with the cooker. They had one recipe that said to add the eggs, unshelled, to the steamer basket.  Ok. That made me re-read it a few times. Unshelled? Did they mean out of the shell?
Read more