Stress. It can come from two sources... positive events and negative events.
I remember taking several different stress surveys throughout my school years. The teacher had us check off different events that had occurred during the past year and add the values for each. Seriously, each time we did this I scored off the charts. Way off.
Today my stress comes from things that haven't happened yet. I have a little less than three months until my fabulous European vacation, and I have everything in place to make it happen.
My boss plans to move the office some time next month, after the build out gets finished. Moving sucks, and I don't personally own a ton of files or any big desks.
He has told me he might make me a full-time employee when the move happens. I doubt he'll give me a firm committment before the actual day he wants me to stay 8 hours, but he has many other fine qualities.
For 2007, I worked as an independent contractor, so I had to make quarterly estimated tax payments. On the positive side, I like the government even less than before, but on the negative side I rolled over my 401K into a Roth IRA, misunderstood the tax implications, and fucked it up. Next week, I find out how bad.
I feel better having vented in writing, though. Twelve weeks, two days and two hours to Amsterdam!
UPDATE: Boss gave me a firm committment on the job and taxes came out better than I dared hope.
I remember taking several different stress surveys throughout my school years. The teacher had us check off different events that had occurred during the past year and add the values for each. Seriously, each time we did this I scored off the charts. Way off.
Today my stress comes from things that haven't happened yet. I have a little less than three months until my fabulous European vacation, and I have everything in place to make it happen.
My boss plans to move the office some time next month, after the build out gets finished. Moving sucks, and I don't personally own a ton of files or any big desks.
He has told me he might make me a full-time employee when the move happens. I doubt he'll give me a firm committment before the actual day he wants me to stay 8 hours, but he has many other fine qualities.
For 2007, I worked as an independent contractor, so I had to make quarterly estimated tax payments. On the positive side, I like the government even less than before, but on the negative side I rolled over my 401K into a Roth IRA, misunderstood the tax implications, and fucked it up. Next week, I find out how bad.
I feel better having vented in writing, though. Twelve weeks, two days and two hours to Amsterdam!
UPDATE: Boss gave me a firm committment on the job and taxes came out better than I dared hope.
I am jealous that you're going to Amsterdam. I have always wanted to go.
Take care!