Comments on: The Year of Living Frugally – Week 10 http://chainsofbabylon.com/2008/04/the-year-of-living-frugally-week-10/ Emancipate yourself from mental slavery... Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:10:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Kim http://chainsofbabylon.com/2008/04/the-year-of-living-frugally-week-10/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Kim Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:20:23 +0000 http://chainsofbabylon.com/2008/04/the-year-of-living-frugally-week-10/#comment-54 Hmmm...I wonder if that "cure" would work for arthritis, too? Hey! I just bought a teardrop trailer to hitch up to my PT Crusier! I just can't wait for summer vacation! Hope that giant sucking sound from out West isn't your employment situation. Hmmm…I wonder if that “cure” would work for arthritis, too?
Hey! I just bought a teardrop trailer to hitch up to my PT Crusier! I just can’t wait for summer vacation!
Hope that giant sucking sound from out West isn’t your employment situation.

]]> By: Jen http://chainsofbabylon.com/2008/04/the-year-of-living-frugally-week-10/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Jen Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:16:16 +0000 http://chainsofbabylon.com/2008/04/the-year-of-living-frugally-week-10/#comment-53 I've also been busy so not posting on line much. I'm happy to say I recently transferred AWAY from my problem coworker. Still with my company--just in a different place. I hope you win this round. ;) I agree with you about finding one's Life Work. Unfortunately, for most of us, that is a life-long journey. ;) ~JM I’ve also been busy so not posting on line much.

I’m happy to say I recently transferred AWAY from my problem coworker. Still with my company–just in a different place.

I hope you win this round. ;)

I agree with you about finding one’s Life Work. Unfortunately, for most of us, that is a life-long journey. ;)

~JM

]]> By: sumdumsurfer http://chainsofbabylon.com/2008/04/the-year-of-living-frugally-week-10/comment-page-1/#comment-50 sumdumsurfer Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:14:01 +0000 http://chainsofbabylon.com/2008/04/the-year-of-living-frugally-week-10/#comment-50 Hey Kim, Yep, I've been busy with work crisis, and haven't been posting much lately - here or anywhere else. I think you're right about the generality at which employment is unpleasant (and I suppose that is why they call it "work" instead of "surfing" or "enjoying life". I do think that there are jobs out there that people truly love. Those lucky people do not even notice that they are working. On a part-time basis, I've felt that way about teaching (and I know that full-timers have a huge array of nonsense to deal with). I've been accused of irrationally exuberant optimism before, but I think that something close to the "ideal job" does exist for people. We just have to be willing to find it (and face the risk of losing the "safe" job). The bowling ball analogy reminds me of a "local" cure for tendonitis. Step 1 - Fill a large bucket full of stinging nettle leaves. Step 2 - Take the afflicted part and stir it around inside the bucket. Step 3 - Your tendonitis is no longer bothering you, no? Hey Kim,

Yep, I’ve been busy with work crisis, and haven’t been posting much lately – here or anywhere else.

I think you’re right about the generality at which employment is unpleasant (and I suppose that is why they call it “work” instead of “surfing” or “enjoying life”.

I do think that there are jobs out there that people truly love. Those lucky people do not even notice that they are working. On a part-time basis, I’ve felt that way about teaching (and I know that full-timers have a huge array of nonsense to deal with). I’ve been accused of irrationally exuberant optimism before, but I think that something close to the “ideal job” does exist for people. We just have to be willing to find it (and face the risk of losing the “safe” job).

The bowling ball analogy reminds me of a “local” cure for tendonitis. Step 1 – Fill a large bucket full of stinging nettle leaves. Step 2 – Take the afflicted part and stir it around inside the bucket. Step 3 – Your tendonitis is no longer bothering you, no?

]]> By: Kim http://chainsofbabylon.com/2008/04/the-year-of-living-frugally-week-10/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Kim Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:34:35 +0000 http://chainsofbabylon.com/2008/04/the-year-of-living-frugally-week-10/#comment-49 Hey, I missed your posts over on the FrugalLiving forum and I came looking for you. Tough break about the job sucking. It has been my experience that when you don't think your job is the pits is because you are distracted. Kind of like dropping a bowling ball on your foot makes you forget that you have a headache. Hey,
I missed your posts over on the FrugalLiving forum and I came looking for you.
Tough break about the job sucking. It has been my experience that when you don’t think your job is the pits is because you are distracted. Kind of like dropping a bowling ball on your foot makes you forget that you have a headache.

]]> By: » The Year of Living Frugally - Week 10 http://chainsofbabylon.com/2008/04/the-year-of-living-frugally-week-10/comment-page-1/#comment-48 » The Year of Living Frugally - Week 10 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:00:29 +0000 http://chainsofbabylon.com/2008/04/the-year-of-living-frugally-week-10/#comment-48 [...] sumdumsurfer published an entertaining and interesting post on The Year of Living Frugally - Week 10See below for a small excerpt of the post: [...] [...] sumdumsurfer published an entertaining and interesting post on The Year of Living Frugally – Week 10See below for a small excerpt of the post: [...]

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