for most of the morning i had a headache. and no advil. doh! and for whatever reason i thought eating would help it. and it kinda did. thankfully i had the healthy, filling stuff around so i was in no danger of going above my calories. and i did get in a short walk, 2.5 miles at lunch. on the scale of awesome it was only so-so, but i'll take it. especially considering the time of the month.
switching gears...
this year i made a non-public resolution to increase my income somehow. by how much or what percentage i wasn't quite sure. i didn't want to spend 2011 stressed about jobs and money like i did for so much of 2010, so i thought i would at least table serious thought about it until after the wedding. well it turns out certain things have naturally worked out in my favor. at the beginning of this month i had my review at work where i got words like "exemplary" and "beyond our expectation" and "we couldn't do the work we do without you" thrown at me. it felt really good! as did the raise they gave me! i was a little disappointed to hear it was prorated because i had only been there for 6 months (and not a full year) but still, i'll take it.
earlier this month i discovered a mass transit option for my 40 miles each way commute to work. it's a bus that leaves less than 2 miles from my apartment, makes only 3 stops, and drops me off only half a mile from my office. and it's saving me $150 a month! (not counting the money i'll save in oil changes and wear and tear on my 8-year old volkswagen). also when you add in the federal tax benefit for commuting via mass transit, that's another boost! not to mention helping to alleviate the stress of driving in traffic every day. THAT benefit is immeasurable.
so i was able to see a very reasonable increase in my income for basically doing nothing, except be an awesome employee :) woot woot!
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