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It is complicated

Laura — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:08:20 +0000

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I haven’t seen the movie “It’s Complicated” yet but I have too. My life has been so complicated these past weeks that any similarity with reality is reality. I need to see if my life is similar to the movie.

From abuse at work last year, from been jobless since January, from taking antidepressants, from lawyers to my boss’s threatening letters, I have been among a huge thunder storm. I really need to start blogging here.

I’ve been blogging at Buy Better and Have a Better Life but when it comes to personal issues I have been unable to write them down.With no income right now I really have to start writing if I want to make money online and work from home.

Keep tuned.

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I am still here

Laura — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:40:42 +0000

I apologise for my silence on this blog. I had a difficult week, with many out of the house tasks to do for me and my parents. Things with my (quit) job are rolling slowly, it is how things go with this type cases. It will end in court for sure but there are a lot of letters and papers to take care before and this week was really busy around that subject.

Many friends call me and message me to now how I am doing with all the medication I’m taking and how the job process is going and that also makes me waste a lot of time. However it is good to know that people care and want to be informed about the process.

Talking about the “job problem” all the the time does me no good because I revive the whole problem and it hurts. But I keep going.

My next post will be Time Management titled. It is already in draft but I need to finish it. I will need some ideas from you then. Tomorrow or Monday it will be online.

Meanwhile, participate on my Giveaway for a FREE membership to Big Universe (see previous post for details)

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I’m Almost Free…

Laura — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:32:07 +0000

Today it’s the day I’ve been waiting for a long time. I am very nervous, very anxious and my ideas are a little mixed up so I will just write as things flow out of my mind.

I’m starting to cry. Will it be joy? Happiness? Sadness? or just anxiety? I don’t know.

I will be meeting my lawyer later in the afternoon and we are going to write my resignation letter to the company I worked for 15,5 years. I’m quitting my full time job but it’s what I want.

After years of “serving” my bosses, taking care of my office work and their personal matters I’m finally taken a step forward and put behind my back all the humiliation I was put through.

There were good moments in the earlier years when I liked my work, the bosses, but people change, money changes people and people become nasty and mean to others. Money changed my bosses minds, made them careless about others and they felt they should be served instead of having someone in the office to do the it was supposed to be done. I stopped being a worker to be a servant.

But money was also the main reason why I didn’t leave the job sooner. I need money, who doesn’t? I have two kids to feed, a house to keep and sometimes I just pretended I was in a nice place doing my job with great people around me.

I loved my co-workers, they were fabulous, they still are. We used to help each other going through the day. Most of them are not there any more, they all left before me.

For the last 60 days my life has been upside down waiting for TODAY. 60 Days ago I ended up in ER because of the bosses. TODAY I will be free.

TODAY I am going to send my resignation letter because due to bosses stubbornness they refused to pay me two months of salary and now, the law says, I have the right to resign and they have to pay for it.

I believe this case will end up in court, I might not receive a dime but I’ll be FREE. I don’t mind about money any more, I want to be where I want to be, not forced to be. I want to be respected and if people don’t respect me, than…bye bye.

Tomorrow it will be another day…of FREEDOM.

Problems will show up, I will need money, I will count every cent I have but I’ll find my way through tough times.

I will start to be only everyday and I hope I can make a living out of internet. I don’t know…but I will be FREE.

My eyes are filled with tears so I won’t be checking up for misspelling. I need to go out now. I’ll be back in a couple of hours.

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Translation job needed English/Portuguese/English

Laura — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:21:24 +0000

I’m about to lose my full time job and I really don’t now what I want to do next. After almost 16 years working in the same office I feel I’m stuck in my carrier. The company never offered improvement courses, never did brainstorming reunions, I feel like I’m stuck in time. Probably it’s my fault because I let that happen and never got out of there to search for a better job.

I am full time at home now and everyday my head struggles with the next step I will take. I would love to work from home but I don’t know if that will be possible.

Having Portuguese tongue language and fluency in English I already sign up for two sites that offer translation assignments. I keep looking for job databases, checked the Entertainment workers job search to see some jobs related to writing and I’ll keep looking in the next weeks.

Do you have a successful blog that you want to translated into Portuguese to have more readership? I know google translator does that but it’s not 100% accurate there are always corrections to make. If you need or know someone needing translations from/to Portuguese/English/Portuguese feel free to contact me.

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The time of my life

Laura — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:32:25 +0000

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Well, guess what, even without a job right now, I’m having the time of my life. I always wanted to be a WAHM and right now I am. I’m writing posts, searching for online income, the kids are both at school and although I’m having some emotional problems I am rather happy to be here, in my room, in my desk. It feels good but unless I find some regular income I have to start sending resumes and search for a new job.

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Complaining again

Laura — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:48:18 +0000

Can you see the smoke? It’s my brain, thinking and thinking about my blogging life and real full time job.

The truth is after almost 16 years working on the same office I can’t stand the environment anymore and I want to get the hell out of there. The truth is, money is the issue.

I want to spend some time thinking about my like, what I want for the future and I realize that at the age of 40 I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up.

I like to write, to blog, to be online but I don’t have a business plan writers need. I have to figure out what is my next step, but each time I start thinking about it I get tired because it seems there is no way out.

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Flu…where are you?

Laura — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:14:37 +0000

H1N1 Flu is hitting hard around here. Many cases in the city, at least 2 deaths in the local hospital. One of my co-workers has been with flu symptoms since yesterday but due to the low reading of fever he went to work but this afternoon she had to leave because he was having too much body pay. A few minutes after leaving the office he received a call, his daughter was being redirected to the Flu Special Service, so he met her there. He has to be at home until Sunday but it’s not H1N1 virus, it is seasonal flu.

I’ve been so tired lately that I usually say I wouldn’t mind having the flu so that I could stay a few days at home. Today I turned on the AC and I started having a stuffed nos (there was hope…), but it seems that the AC filters change last months are keeping the virus away. The stuffed nose is gone and no flu symptoms here. …

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Super Short Bang Cut

Laura — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:16:13 +0000

Well, by daughter has a radical bang.

Last Wednesday she decided to have a bang cut without my help. She waited until I was helping my son with school homework, she went to the bathroom, grab the scissors from the closet and *bang* she cut her bang.

She show up in the room where I was with my son and the only sound that came out from our mouths was ohhhhhhh!!!!!

She started crying an cried for one hour, finally she decided that if anyone asks her about the super short bang cut she will say it was her mother. Naughty girl!!!!

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I Helped

Laura — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:57:15 +0000

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Yesterday we went to the hypermarket and there were some volunteers given informative papers and requesting help for the local Animal Protection Association. I couldn’t be indifferent to this appeal and my kids and I gather one package of dog food and cat food and give them to the association.

I like to help and I want my kids to know that we can help even if it is a minor help. I’m not poorer than I was the day before just for spending less than$5 to help the Association. I don’t know how some people can just sink in the couch and forget that with $2 they can make a big change in a life of an animal that is held by the Association.

I did my share and I’m happy with that.

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Girls best friends

Laura — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:00:45 +0000

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I’m not a very gold woman, I mean, I use my gold wedding ring but no earring or bracelets. I have a few gold pieces in my jewelery box but I never use them.

My daughter is fascinated by jewelery and insists in using my wedding ring even so I refuse to lend it to her because I am afraid she loses it. What I let her use only at home is my dating gold ring that I’m not using now because it has became a little small for my fingers.

On of these days she asked if I had a diamond ring, I laughed and said: only in my dreams and I explained to her the value of diamond ring specially the certified diamonds that have a value I can never afford. Then she said: well, then you don’t have a best friend… At first I looked at her trying to figure out what she meant and after a while I figured that out: Diamonds are girls best friends!!

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Decision, stress, brainstorm

Laura — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:32:07 +0000

Yes, I disappeared again for 8 days. Oh boy, I have so much to write about and I end up having no energy to do so. I’ve been struggling with my job and I’ve been very down psychologically.

This week I decided what I want to do: spend my free time playing games online or take my Crowd Mountain course and do something with my blogs. I decided to go ahead with the Crowd Mountain training and give up the Tribos online game.

I offered my 41 villages to another player and although I thought it would be tough to leave a 3 month game it was quite a relief after all. One thing less to take care of.

This week was also really a brainstorm exercise. We have to choose a niche for the Crowd Mountain course, it is part of the training and for me, it was really exhausting to find a niche. Finally after 8 days I ended up choosing one (quite a little secret for now) and it felt like I gad finished another important task and I could rest my head.

Now, I have to start the hard work, keep focusing on the course and on my blogs. Stay tuned for updates.

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I am addicted to online games

Laura — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:28:46 +0000

Due to the amount of stress I’ve been going through I have been wasting too much time with online games istead of blogging. First it was the TribalWars now it is Snods from twitter. I’m aware that I’m losing precious time but guess what…I like playing those games.

What about you? Do you play online games? Are you playing Snods?

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