Posts by maxx86

how dare you :( That's what I get for never reading this thread: confused and angry.

That was very clever of you izzzmeister, although I must be half brain dead today because it took me way to long to catch that!

I guess I'll have to go bother the oarspeople on the C2 site....because otherwise I'll miss them too much. (that's not creepy, I swear)

Original Post by the_oarsman:

I'm feeling awful lonely in that Half-Year Goal. No other takers to keep me company?

Sorry Man.  Ever since I committed to one thing for the next 8 or so years I've had trouble committing to pretty much anything else.  I'm bad at goals.

Our fearless leader told me yesterday that if he lives to be 95 he will not be doing any exercise, he will be enjoying scotch and cigars. 

Consider yourself busted O-Man. 

Mon-Fri:
5:30-6:00 - equipmentless workout in my room
6:00-6:10 - shower
6:10-7:20 - take an obscenely long time to get ready for work (45 minutes of which is probably spent checking email/blogs/news etc.)
7:20-8:30 - commute/read
8:30-5:00 - work
5:00-6:00 - commute/read
6:00-9:00 - gym, prepare meals for the next day, shower, random stuff
9:00-10:00 - snuggle in bed and watch tv on my laptop
10:00 - 5:30 sleepies....apparently I need lots of those

My weekends vary too much to give any sort of schedule, but they're either work hard, play hard, or sleep hard

As a single gal in my early twenties with no one to watch out for but myself I seem to live on it just fine, and manage to put 25% into savings (including retirement).  I mean, I don't live a glamorous life, but I pay for rent, utilities, food, transpo, and the gym...and have plently left over for new clothes, presents for myself (and I guess other people with the holidays coming up ), and nights out.  According to the internet gods my cost of living is pretty comparable to baltimore suburbs.

ETA: I have 2 roommates, which helps a ton.  And you may want more than 40k...but its A LOT more than a lot of recent grads make, and you have to consider that another job offer may not come along for a while.

Original Post by caiteliz014:

 I went to cafepress.com and put a picture of them on a journal with "The Litchfield's Recipes" across the bottom ($10+ shipping), then when I got it, I wrote in recipes on some of the pages, leaving some blank for them to fill in.

I offered to paint for a few hours for my MIL since she has fibromyalgia, but wants to redecorate.

My FIL just lost 100 pounds, so I'm going to raid the kohls clearance racks and get him a bunch of new clothes.

I love love love these! cafepress.com looks like fun to poke through!

this thread reminds me of the credit fairy commercials

ok me:

For my mom: VS flannel PJs - maybe not the the most creative/personal/memorable gift, but good golly she needs some fun, comfy, not holey pjs to wear this winter...and she loves when I buy her clothes.  And probably some packets of vegetable seeds that are on the pricier side - she loves gardening but isn't about to spring $5 on 5 seeds of that unique squash she wants to try growing.  I also want to get her a cool new jigsaw puzzle, but I really can't spend all my holiday money on her :) Why are moms so easy?

For my dad: A cd?  I dunno...he usually buys me things, and I give him hugs.

For my brother: A swift kick in the butt.  Actually, maybe some rock climbing gear.

A good friend of mine got compartment syndrome in college. As a D1 rower it was a horrific diagnosis.  She had surgery one summer and was good to row in the fall, and good to run in the spring.  I haven't talked to her lately but she's basically good as new now (3 years later).

Yes, it took some time to recover, it was painful, it was hard...but it was worth it.

My prayers go out to those serving overseas, armed forces families, and those who have lost loved ones.

That, and I hafta share...

When I was getting on the T this morning there was a little old dude with a vet hat waiting on the platform with me.  I walked up to him and shook his hand and said "thank you sir."  Without a moment's hesitation he said "thank you soldier."  He then explained that's he's a regular commuter too and had seen me with my gear on my way to drill a few weeks ago. He remembered, and that made my insides smile :)