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Somewhere Between Vanity and Creativity
Last week, the husband called my blog a “vanity project.” I wasn’t offended. It was a definite step up from calling it “your latest attempt to get me fired.” He is an FSO, after all, and discretion is...
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I May Be Ignorant And Possibly Brain-Damaged But I Do Have a Really Cute Kitten
So, a few months ago, after an unfortunate EFM employment episode, I decided my time at this post would be better spent polishing up my professional skills. To that end, I volunteered to edit a book,...
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My Brain Is Tired
So, yesterday I clicked “Submit” to send in my final exam. It felt GOOD. Because, you know, my brain is kind of tired by now. Hello, Christmas vacation! I just finished the first of four online courses...
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Working on the Road
My part-time job (content manager for a non-profit) is totally portable. I’ve finally got my entire working life into the cloud, and can work anywhere with a decent internet connection. On R&R this...
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The Pros and Cons of Working in Bunny Slippers
A couple of weeks ago I was asked by our CLO to give a talk on freelancing/telecommuting while overseas. I thought about the topic and made up a short list of useful tools to print out and hand around....
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Free Stuff I Use In My Home Office
I mentioned in an earlier post that I had been asked to talk at a CLO coffee about freelancing. I made up a list of resources for that event before it was cancelled. Here it is, with some bloggy...
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Closing Ceremonies
I just calculated that we leave Vienna in exactly 101 days. We already have our flight reservation because we have two cats that we wanted to get on the same cost-constructed, non-stop flight to DC....
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A Collection of Posts
I subscribe to the WordPress newsletter, the Daily Post. I liked an idea that was posted there recently about organizing archived posts so that they are easy to find. I think the travel posts on my...
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The “R” Word
Yep, R is for retirement. In the Foreign Service, this comes up sooner than you might think. Because my husband joined the FS in his 20s, he is already eligible to retire in his early 50s. But there is...
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Impossible Only In the Strictly Anatomical Sense
About a week ago, I kicked myself in the butt. Metaphorically speaking. I’ve worked my entire life, but I’ve always been a “work to live” type rather than “live to work.” From early days babysitting...
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