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Twoapenny:
I'm glad it's happening, Hops, even though it does sound difficult to manage! But you are going about things in your calm and stoical way, as usual. I hope some of your organisational skills rub off on her a bit; I have worked for incredibly scatty people and they are a nightmare! I'm glad that at least there is money coming in and will keep my fingers crossed that going full time will go well x
Hopalong:
Boss confirmed I'm FT after Tgiving! Start that schedule Monday. Whewwwwwwwwww. I'm massively relieved for practical rea$ons, and a bit chagrined at the prospect of 40-hour weeks again.
But overall, very grateful. I was so scared. No idea how long this can really continue but I do think I'll be okay financially now. No slack, really, but enough to get my wee house paid for in a year or so, and maybe at 70 (3 years on) I can either retire or just cut back to PT if the business survives.
This is truly a relief, and I'm truly grateful it happened.
Spending a lonesome pre-Tgiving evening but that is softened every time I think about what makes me grateful. Despite everything, there is a LOT I'm thankful for. (THIS is my favorite holiday. For some reason, just focusing on gratitude and loving the fact that there's not a load of ritual/expectation to worry about. And I have an invite to friends' tomorrow for an Italian feast, and made caponata without screwing it up to take along...and I just feel lucky.)
Happy Thanksgiving, Yanks! (And to our Tupp or any non-U.S. lurkers, warm wishes to you, too.)
love to all,
Hops
Hopalong:
PS, Lighter--The reason she works so little isn't because she doesn't care. It really is the sum total of all those neuro-bio-issues she's dealing with. She's trying harder and more consistently now, so it feels better.
hugs
Hops
Twoapenny:
--- Quote from: Hopalong on November 23, 2016, 11:18:19 PM ---Boss confirmed I'm FT after Tgiving! Start that schedule Monday. Whewwwwwwwwww. I'm massively relieved for practical rea$ons, and a bit chagrined at the prospect of 40-hour weeks again.
But overall, very grateful. I was so scared. No idea how long this can really continue but I do think I'll be okay financially now. No slack, really, but enough to get my wee house paid for in a year or so, and maybe at 70 (3 years on) I can either retire or just cut back to PT if the business survives.
This is truly a relief, and I'm truly grateful it happened.
Spending a lonesome pre-Tgiving evening but that is softened every time I think about what makes me grateful. Despite everything, there is a LOT I'm thankful for. (THIS is my favorite holiday. For some reason, just focusing on gratitude and loving the fact that there's not a load of ritual/expectation to worry about. And I have an invite to friends' tomorrow for an Italian feast, and made caponata without screwing it up to take along...and I just feel lucky.)
Happy Thanksgiving, Yanks! (And to our Tupp or any non-U.S. lurkers, warm wishes to you, too.)
love to all,
Hops
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Yay!! Oh Hops, I'm so happy for you! What a big relief to know that finances are in line again. Huge weight off your shoulders yay!
Enjoy your Thanksgiving (and thank you for the warm wishes, too - in the UK people mostly spend this time moaning that they're already fed up with Christmas :) ). I have no idea what caponata is but I'm trusting it's something delicious and I'm glad it turned out well :) Lots of love
sKePTiKal:
Hops, I'm so glad to hear your happy news! I'm sure that's a relief to know you'll be able to own your home outright. That's a form of self-achieved security, right there and a huge victory after what it took to get there.
I woke up thinking, that for "us"... Thanksgiving is the holiday that's perfectly tailored to our experiences. It's all about the gratitude - small & large. I was invited up to B'more for Matt's family's shindig and I like those people, and it sounds like fun - but now that I'm close to my old stomping grounds, my friend can come hang out for an afternoon and she brought me some cold germs. I could still make there by dark, depending on how I feel when I'm completely awake. But Sunday, is ANOTHER, less "festive" occasion so....... decisions.
About your boss... just MAYBE, you are the perfect person to "make" an opportunity for the boss to put herself together, and really make a go of the business. Your famous compassion might have just lowered the emotional risks and scariness enough for her to relax. Ditziness is often a reaction to the perception that more is being expected/demanded in the situation than a person can summon up "on command". Or maybe it's just the "degree" of it - that gets lowered enough to be manageable.
That may or may not actually be the case, but I could see a bit how that might work out well for both of you, as long as you also maintain the appropriate boundaries.
Happy Gratitude Day, everyone!
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