After being laid off earlier this year, I’ve been struggling with low confidence and imposter syndrome, but I got a really nice Christmas bonus, so I’ll get to start regrowing my savings! Not being worried about being homeless if I’m laid off again is going to do wonders for my anxiety.

Uhhhhhhhh, not much. The tax cuts for the rich thing this week has been very depressing for me, I am still struggling to take care of my workouts, my weight loss is going more slowly than I had hoped, or than my doctors expect, and Master Poodler seems to have developed migraines.

I was bar tending a local party and met a guy who audits on behalf of the environment. He’s working in Asia right now because the political climate in this country is so...lacking, but he’s optimistic that when “that guy” is out of office, funding should swing back around for something well needed as keeping an eye on…

I don’t know about hopeful, but the deer invasion of the nature park where I take my daily-ish walks is making me feel all kinds of warm and fuzzy. I’m guessing they’ve taken refuge there during hunting season because I’ve never seen deer in these kinds of numbers before outside of a petting zoo. The park staff left…

That robotics competition sounds awesome.

Oh, I made a (respectful) negative comment on an article by Megan Reynolds, and the next day I was grey. I’m somewhere between outraged, bummed and in disbelief. It’s so petty, such a display of blatant disregard for their readers, that I haven’t been around much anymore. I like most of the writing and I love you…

This is terrifying...and I haven’t heard a word about it. That’s shameful. Please stay safe and thank you for bringing this to our attention. :/

Not being broke in December for the first time in my life ever is amazing. I bought all the gifts, delivered them, and bills are paid. There’s money in savings. The world may be crashing, but at least I’m doing okay. Trying to hold on that it can get better.

Broke up with my boyfriend the other night. Finally admitted to myself that I should do something with my serial monogamy other than start a new relationship. Anyone other Jezzies feel like commiserating?

Great. Been waiting for Saturday Night Social. What a week! Writing from HONDURAS here – where the president has declared martial law after the voting process started to sour on him. (This president was seeking reelection). It looks like a civil war is soon to be on our hands, but there is a lot of press neglect- I’m…

After reading about the douche-off between Rand Paul and his neighbor, I’m firmly team grass clippings.

I have had family members in the er/hospital off and on for the last 15 years, so I speak with the voice of experience when I say RAISE SOME HELL. See if there’s a hospital ombudsman available to be your voice (so you can concentrate on your husband) and also look into having that witch of a nurse disciplined, because…

I feel you. Generally, my company is great with compensation, especially once you hit certain levels.

Realized recently that I very probably have been depressed for a good portion of this year! Which seems to be one of those things I can really only recognize in hindsight. I think, on the whole, there’s just been too much going on for my brain to handle, on top of working so hard at getting better at managing my…

So two things in my life right now:

I got into medical school!!! But when I went for interview, I saw the tv was on in the lobby while they were giving us a tour and it was turned to fox news ((the school is in a southern state). As someone who was raised and currently lives in NYC, I feel like it might be hard for me to adjust to my new environment.

Traumatized-Husband had severe chest pain for 9 frickin hours in the ER yesterday, tons of pointless tests, Dr and Nurse both were saying that they thought it could be an esophogeal spasm even though he kept telling them his heart hurt (11 on a scale of 0-10),bitchy nurse was nasty & chewed us both a new one because…

I am getting the chance to apply for my dream job this week and I am so nervous. I wrote a brand new cover letter just for the occasion and I’m revamping my resume. The job hasn’t even been posted yet, the application isn’t even available and it’s so darn nerve wracking. It’s an opportunity to do what I want, to make…

Here is my happy thread. Friends, if you haven’t already, google the words Hygge and Fika. (Northern friends, feel free to correct me)! They’re both vaguely untranslatable words in Sweden that mean:

Yusssss. Finally!