Oh my goodness what a cute dog!! Aaaaw.....

When it comes to your job, follow your heart! That will tell you the right thing to do. Sounds to me your heart has decided that you should not apply for it! :)

Haha Martin won't dare to think a thought in your presense again!!

/Mia

http://mias.blogg.se

The puppy was simply adorable...we wanted to kidnap her on the spot. She will grow to be a pretty big dog, judging by the size of her paws! :D

I love this post! What is better than May Day, puppies, bon fires, good friends, knowing what you want in life, Christina's success, and reading minds? Sending you a smooch and a hug! Happy May Day!

Not much better, for sure! :) XOXO Megsie, you're a shining light :)

Haha! I love how you catch your kids up when they least expect it.

There's no job opening for me to apply for just now, but I often think about what my next step ought to be. The trouble is, I don't want to be a director-level person, I just want director-level pay. If our family's finances are ever going to improve, it's going to take me getting a better (a.k.a. bigger) job but I don't want to manage people, budgets, etc. Don't feel guilty about not wanting to jump on the corporate treadmill, it doesn't sound like much fun to me.

I feel your pain: wanting director-level pay without having to be a director-level person. :)

AHAHAH!!! Messing with your kids heads is AWESOME!!

Even better than messing with the minds of small animals! :D

Martin really set you up. Are you sure Martin isn't reading your mind? Haa

It seems Sweden has a lot of holidays! Are you sure you aren't making them up? ;-)

Want to know what I did tonight? I spilled/ frizzled diet root beer (for some reason it is always very foamy) all over my bed! Off to the laundry (comforter, pillows and sheets!) and the store to buy some Resolve.

I think I liked the sound of your day more than mine! HAHAAHAHAHAAA Thems the breaks!

Sweden does have a lot of holidays, but they are all together, for the most part, and they are all leftover religious holidays even though this is not a very religious country anymore :)

Mom is not returning your call because you are the ADOPTED one!!!!! MUAHAHAHA


Mom is in Toronto with Judy for about 5 days. They return on Sunday I think. That is why she has not called you back. although maybe it is because you are the adopted one ans she is trying to break it off slowly.....

LOL

Seester

Pbbb! John already reminded me that she was off playing with Judy in Toronto. So poo on you!

Ahhh, to be full of shit. And good for you for realizing you're happy in your job now - that's a difficult decision, but it shows you really know who you are - very healthy of you!

-Heather

:) Thanks!

And thank you from ME!

Also--I love that you're motivated by happiness and doing something you love vs. money alone. Your successes will be sweeter because of this...and you should so not feel torn! Your work is such a huge part of your life... doing what you want to do is something so many people dream of!

I've come to that realization, too. :)

Sorry I'm late to this post... hopefully you still get comment notifications! I just wanted to give a resounding hurrah Liz! for knowing what you love to do and sticking with it, higher paycheck be damned. I read an essay in high school that was about the phenomenon of people who are good at their jobs being promoted until they reach their level of incompetence where they spend the rest of their working days miserable. Not that I think you'd be incompetent at the manager position (not at all, no), but I know a lot of people who have taken promotions for the sake of being promoted, without stopping to think if that's actually the job they want to have. Ergo, hurrah!