PJmama's blog

New job, car shopping, and writing gigs :)

(Tara Dawn) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:09:40 PST

So in good news... I got the job! I'll be working part-time hours this coming week, then moving to full time. Very exciting! I'm definitely going to be a busy girl.

Now that I've got the job, this weekend I'm getting a car. I know, I know. I've already gotten the "you cant buy...

Articles and Stuff.

(Tara Dawn) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:39:05 PST

Well, Associated Content bought another one of my articles, so I added another $3.99 to my challenge money. My goal for today is to write 3 articles. I've got 1 down... getting the motivation to write is hard! But I'm going to continue kicking myself until I get it done. That'll make...

No-Spend and more income!

(Tara Dawn) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:13:03 PST

So yesterday was a *No-Spend Day* Woot! I did in fact paint grandma a b-day card, and had dinner at mom's. In other successes, I lined up a tutoring job for next week. $20/hr. Only an hour a week, but still. That's an extra $80/month! Hopefully I'll pick up more of those.

Today...

Setbacks and Successes

(Tara Dawn) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:15:56 PST

Well, I certainly spent more than I had intended last night... about $40 when everything was said and done. That was a few for me, a few for mom, and one for my newly dumped friend. Plus a sandwich. The rest of my week is going to be very low-key as a result. Either way, had an excellent...

New month, new attitude :)

(Tara Dawn) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:56:43 PST

Well, it's already november. Again, I haven't been keeping up with my blog here, and consequently my wallet has been suffering. I need to be more conscious of my spending or I'm never going to meet the goals I've put out for myself.

I'm still in the process of looking for a job....

Everyday ho-hum-ness.

(Tara Dawn) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:53:57 PST

Well, sat down this morning and went over the damage from the weekend and put it in the books. Yay. Not terrible... could have been worse.

My babysitting clients sent me a text this morning, I have a job lined up for saturday night. Woo! I'm making more extra cash here than I anticipated....

Oh monday...

(Tara Dawn) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:12:49 PST

Well, as I should have expected, I spent a little more than I had intended at the Indian Festival on saturday. It was a really fabulous day, though. I bought 2 tunics, a yoga video, a henna tattoo (it looks excellent), and a bunch of amazing food. Got to have a girl's day. I would...

Babysitting and end of sept goals.

(Tara Dawn) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:21:26 PST

So I snagged a babysitting job last night, which is great. Only watched the girls for a few hours, but made $27. Not bad for last minute, out of nowhere!

Went grocery shopping during the day, and spent about $45. Could have done better, but BFF wanted to go to Marc's, so we ended...

Getting stuff done...

(Tara Dawn) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:59:53 PST

So I wrote out a list of things I needed to get done, and I've completed quite a few of them...

Had a job interview this morning, which went pretty well. It's an assistant teaching position at a childcare facility, which is fabulous. But they dont really have all that much time...

Oh my...

(Tara Dawn) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:54:17 PST

So... called the bank today. That was a total mess... As it turns out, the branch I opened my account at in PA was taken over by an entirely different bank, so my account is through a bank that is nowhere near Ohio... Fabulous. The only good news is that they had already mailed a debit...

And she's home.

(Tara Dawn) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:36:08 PST

So I made it safely home, thank goodness-- after almost missing my flight due to a bank error. Bleh. Words to the wise: if your platoon sgt tells you to wait to the last minute to get money out of the ATM to pay the cab driver to get you to the airport, do yourself a favor and just...

Preparing for home.

(Tara Dawn) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:39:25 PST

So it's come to my attention that I'll be back home in Ohio in less than a week. Holy crap. heh.

I've been trying to prepare for this for a while now, and each day it gets a little easier and I get a little more excited. I was dreading my return not a month ago, but I feel I'm...

Preparing for home.

(Tara Dawn) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:38:45 PST

Holy crap, she's back!

(Tara Dawn) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:12:20 PST

So... it's been a while... over a year, as I look at my previous entries. What the hell happened, you ask? Well. It would be silly to sum it all up in a few paragraphs, but this is what I'm going to do anyway

My last entry was October of 2008. The BF was preparing for his deployment,...

Continuing the job hunt.

(Tara Dawn) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:47:18 PST

Well, I had my interview this morning. It wasn't quite as much an interview as it was a meeting with a person at a staffing agency, though. They started me a profile in thier database, and asked me some questions about my strengths, skills, etc. They sent me a couple tests for accounting,...

Interview Tomorrow.

(Tara Dawn) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:07:15 PST

Well, still thinking over the Pampered Chef thing, but I did have an appointment with the center for career management at my university. We went over my resume, and a bunch of other stuff. I have some homework to do with all that. I also made a call about an ad that I saw on craigslist...

Pampered Chef... anyone have any thoughts?

(Tara Dawn) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:52:11 PST

In lieu of the start to my job hunt, I've been going over my options. I thought about my interests and what kind of job I would want to do. I've sent resumes out for numerous administrative and secretarial positions. I'm just not sure if that's what I want to do or not. I dont have...

Unemployed, and a new puppy...

(Tara Dawn) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:15:19 PST

Well, this week will be interesting indeed.

I got a "notice" from my boss yesterday, more or less telling me that my job was in jeapordy. I wont go into details about how or why this is ridiculous, I'll only mention that I do nothing differently than any other employee at my restaurant,...

Best news in months :D

(Tara Dawn) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:17:28 PST

So. I went and talked to financial aid this morning. I must admit I was a bit nervous, as my aid had not gone through yet. I've been on the payment plan, and I would have been quite short of the $1000 due this month...

I was waiting for paperwork to be processed. I had an audit...

PJmama Update.

(Tara Dawn) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:19:12 PST

Hello again, friends!

It's been quite a while since I've posted a blog... I've been incredibly busy with school and work. No big suprise, I'm sure

I'm not 100% on what my last post said, but things are going alright. I still have yet to get my financial aid pushed through......