Newly unemployed. Scared.
I created this username half a year ago. Inspired by Lightbulb's series Confessions of a Retail Worker and rowanleigh's Cashier's Rants, I planned to write about my own experiences one rung up the...
View ArticleSome children are more equal than others: Just what does it mean to be middle...
While we hang in the limbo of the newly unemployed, I'd like to discuss something: Just what does it mean to be middle class? I'd say my family was middle-class because our income was around the US...
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Unemployment saga: Week 1: A comedy of errors
I brought in about $250 in odd jobs last week. Not that anyone’s counting. All that nearly went to a plumber, but the problem resolved itself unexpectedly. My husband got a sore throat, interviewed...
View ArticleUnemployment saga: An offer we can't refuse
Technically we're not unemployed anymore. We got an offer and we accepted it. It wasn't from the company my husband interviewed with, or anywhere else he'd applied for a job. It was from my mom. I'm...
View ArticleCareer-change saga: You can't take it with you
Last time we moved, we got free moving boxes off craigslist. But people aren't giving away valuables like cardboard anymore. On the upside, there's also a brisk market for used furniture. I've been...
View ArticleCareer-change saga: Four suitcases and a car seat
My husband is sticking around to tie up loose ends, and my daughter and I are moving on Sunday. We're flying, so we get to take four suitcases and a car seat. That means no matter how many times the...
View ArticleCareer-change saga: Transitions
While packing for the move, I found an unused gift card to a local restaurant. We got some take-out tikka masala on the way to the airport, had a picnic in the cell phone lot, and said goodbye for a...
View ArticleCareer-change saga: A Tale of Two Foreclosures
There was a house for sale in my new town, a foreclosed property listed at $43,000. The price got my attention. It got a lot of people's attention, judging by the parade of potential buyers at the...
View ArticleOn pregnancy, at 5 am
My nose has been bleeding since 2 am. I've been trying to sleep sitting upright on the couch. My back hurts, but I can't lean back because I choke on the blood, and I can't lean forward because of my...
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