I'm awful at spelling. Not as awful as my brother, Jeffrey, but awful. Because I'm in a list making mood, here's a short list of words that trouble me.
1. definetely. Is that spelled right? Nope. It should be definitely. Apparently I like to define-it-lee. Which is fine by me.
2. refrigerator. Op! I spelled that right on the first try. Normally, I add a 'd' in there for fun.
3. diesel. One would think that a girl who drives an Impala needn't worry about how to spell that word. But one would be wrong. I'm a trucking defense attorney. I need to know how to spell 'diesel' without waiting for the squiggly red line to correct me.
4. surprise. Nope, I don't pronounce the first 'r' either, but it's in there. Or so Webster's tells me.
5. september. I DO know how to spell this word, but my fingers don't. My fingers add a pesky 'n' where there should not be one. It's annoying.
Um, I'm kind of tired of listing my spelling failures so I am going to stop.
Just know that when I misspell words, it isn't for lack of knowledge that I have a problem. It was my lack of caring about spelling in grade school. Please don't ask me to see my handwriting. I missed that lesson in school too.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
The Top TEN things...
About working from home.
With no kids.
I've been working from home with my old firm since moving to the BR. It's been a huge benefit to me because I haven't found the perfect job down here yet. AND, it's been a benefit to my old firm, because they haven't had to find a replacement yet... I've compiled a list of the top ten things I like about working from home without kids in the picture. I'm sure that people that work from home WITH kids have quite a different list.
10. It's cheaper. I don't have to spend gas driving to work.
9. I get to deduct my home office at tax time. Matt and I need every tax break we can get.
8. No traffic. I don't have to wait for a million other people to go through a traffic signal. I don't have to deal with a single car in the morning. Or in the evening. Or ever.
7. I don't have to blow dry or straighten my hair if I don't want to. Or wear makeup. I promise, I do still wear anti-perspirant.
6. I get to stay in bed until about 7:30. 7:30. Yep.
5. I can take a bubble bath in the middle of the day if I want to. With my new whirlpool tub, I find myself wanting to get in the bubbles more often than I probably should...
4. I don't have to worry about making and taking my lunch. I can just walk the thirty feet to the kitchen at lunch time and take care of lunch then. It's great.
3. I get to hang out with Giselle all day. Granted, she sleeps most of the time, but I do feel better about being able to let her go outside during the day instead of just locking her up in her kennel. Today, though, this should probably be number 10 because she is off pouting somewhere for absolutely no reason and completely ignoring me. I swear, I didn't do anything to her.
2. I can wear whatever I want. T-shirt and gym shorts, my pajamas, whatev. It's glorious.
1. And perhaps the best thing about working from home: I can have a badittude without concern about hurting anyone's feelings or being asked about my mood. For someone who is no longer a morning person, this is HUGE.
Trust me, there are about a million other benefits to working from home, but there are some drawbacks. I don't like to think about those too much lest I get the urge to job hunt.
I know, you're jealous. I understand. I'd be jealous too.
With no kids.
I've been working from home with my old firm since moving to the BR. It's been a huge benefit to me because I haven't found the perfect job down here yet. AND, it's been a benefit to my old firm, because they haven't had to find a replacement yet... I've compiled a list of the top ten things I like about working from home without kids in the picture. I'm sure that people that work from home WITH kids have quite a different list.
10. It's cheaper. I don't have to spend gas driving to work.
9. I get to deduct my home office at tax time. Matt and I need every tax break we can get.
8. No traffic. I don't have to wait for a million other people to go through a traffic signal. I don't have to deal with a single car in the morning. Or in the evening. Or ever.
7. I don't have to blow dry or straighten my hair if I don't want to. Or wear makeup. I promise, I do still wear anti-perspirant.
6. I get to stay in bed until about 7:30. 7:30. Yep.
5. I can take a bubble bath in the middle of the day if I want to. With my new whirlpool tub, I find myself wanting to get in the bubbles more often than I probably should...
4. I don't have to worry about making and taking my lunch. I can just walk the thirty feet to the kitchen at lunch time and take care of lunch then. It's great.
3. I get to hang out with Giselle all day. Granted, she sleeps most of the time, but I do feel better about being able to let her go outside during the day instead of just locking her up in her kennel. Today, though, this should probably be number 10 because she is off pouting somewhere for absolutely no reason and completely ignoring me. I swear, I didn't do anything to her.
2. I can wear whatever I want. T-shirt and gym shorts, my pajamas, whatev. It's glorious.
1. And perhaps the best thing about working from home: I can have a badittude without concern about hurting anyone's feelings or being asked about my mood. For someone who is no longer a morning person, this is HUGE.
Trust me, there are about a million other benefits to working from home, but there are some drawbacks. I don't like to think about those too much lest I get the urge to job hunt.
I know, you're jealous. I understand. I'd be jealous too.
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