Fly baby fly! November 3, 2006
Posted by spacemom in : In A Family Way , 1 comment so farIn 30 minutes, I am driving off to Logan airport to pick up my parents!
They are staying with Soleil and Luna while Jay and I go to Souther California!
We have a meeting in Pasedena. Anyone who wants to get in touch while I’m there, just drop me an email!
I have my 1 poster printed, the other in the queue, and now all I need is to pack! Ack!
Debt and Hell November 2, 2006
Posted by spacemom in : Life...otherwise , 3 commentsI saw another blog suggest the book, The Two Income Trap. So I borrowed it from the library.
Wow. That’s about all I could say is wow. (that is taken straight from Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse)
This book lays out some of the clearest arguments for why American Families are having trouble staying out of debt.
The biggest issue is that women, in the work place, are contributing to the family income (good) BUT families are using the family income to fit all of their FIXED expendetures (ie, housing, cars, food and education)(BAD). If the second income was used solely for savings, people would be better off and less likely to go into debt, however, that is just unrealistic in today’s world.
The authors go over the reasons why this can’t happen for most people: Changes in the banking laws, deregulation of loans, 2 income families pushing up housing costs, increases in educational costs.
It is very scary how they lay out the reality and how I can see many people I know, who have fallen into this trap. The subtitle suggests they have real solutions, but the truth is, they are pipedreams. It would take a lot of overhaul to deal with the changes they suggest.
Sigh…Scary scary stuff. I would honestly advise anyone who is concerned about finances to take a look at this book, if only to help you rebudget to protect yourself.
Stop me if you’ve heard this before! November 1, 2006
Posted by spacemom in : Life...otherwise, She Blinded me with Science, Depression , add a commentBoy, is life crazy…
I come to you today with a yummy set of candy in our house. Holy Cats did the kids score or WHAT?
There were people giving out, and I am serious here, FULL SIZED candy bars. We have 8!! EIGHT PEOPLE! This is way too much candy, so the full sizers were confiscated under the guise of being too big to eat.. He He he…
When I reminded my boss that I was leaving town on Sunday and that I might take a half day on Friday to get the kids, he said (and I quote) " Oh crap! Well, we’ll have to squeeze as much work out of you as we can before Friday!" When I pointed out my poster was not done yet, he was not worried. Ha! Easy for him to say.
At my 3 pm meeting today, I was given a task to complete before I leave. I did it during TV time. I felt terrible because this means Jay did bath AND TV time. Poor guy. But I got the task done and my other boss (yes, I have two) read the email I sent out and already has started actions on it. Whew. Glad I did it tonight not tomorrow. We saved some serious time here.
Why did I add depression in the category? I am still evaluating cymbalta. It is doing well for my depression, although my sad days hit me still out of the blue. The anxiety? Not so well. I had a discussion with Jay about his career and moving (as in maybe I don’t want to move, unless it was Boulder) and he said something to the effect that his career is in a state of flux (which it is) and I went into a Full Blown Panic Attack. Scary. I told him I was doing it. We both knew, but we couldn’t stop it…
Go figure…
Sigh
to Quote Sandra Boyton "We’re very very busy and we have so much to do that we haven’t got the time to explain it all to you!"
