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canuk-gal

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Can I request a few sprinkles of some fairy dust? PSers have the good stuff!

I've just started salary negotiations. I love the company but detest compensation games - who doesn’t? I’m very hopeful they will just accept my (reasonable and realistic) counter and spare both parties much more back and forth!

How wonderful you found a job so quickly--and for a company that suits you!! Successful negotiation dust your way!

cheers--Sharon
 

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Can I request a few sprinkles of some fairy dust? PSers have the good stuff!

I've just started salary negotiations. I love the company but detest compensation games - who doesn’t? I’m very hopeful they will just accept my (reasonable and realistic) counter and spare both parties much more back and forth!

Lots of dust to you, yssie! I happened to hear a segment on Sirius radio this morning-for women-about how to negotiate your salary. It was also on MSNBC TV at the same time (just before 9 AM). It made references to "Know Your Value" and the sponsoring group was something like SoFi. I will see if I can find a link to it. Although perhaps you already know how to negotiate well!

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This may not be pertinent to your situation, yssie. It's about getting a raise, not negotiating your salary. The topic of bringing up where you will be in 6 to 8 months when you are hired was addressed in the episode I heard, though. It was considered a good step to take to lead up to asking for your first raise.

https://www.sofi.com/blog/time-get-raise/
 

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It looks like my son will probably be deploying to Afghanistan for 6 months. :cry2: He wants to go because the opportunity is a good one for his career. Still, I am a mom.
 

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It looks like my son will probably be deploying to Afghanistan for 6 months. :cry2: He wants to go because the opportunity is a good one for his career. Still, I am a mom.

Let us know when he goes, red. Prayers and good thoughts will follow him from Pricescope.

Deb :wavey:
 

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I can imagine how worried that would make you. Here's hoping the time passes quickly (and safely)!

Let us know when he goes, red. Prayers and good thoughts will follow him from Pricescope.

Deb :wavey:

Thank you both. It looks like it won't be for a few months because they have to get his TS/SCI clearance renewed. I guess the backlog on clearances is YUGE because they started his in April. He seems to think it will get moved up in the queue since he has a mobilization coming. Lots of back and forth with the higher ups today.
 

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It looks like my son will probably be deploying to Afghanistan for 6 months. :cry2: He wants to go because the opportunity is a good one for his career. Still, I am a mom.

Oh gosh, Red... I can't even begin to imagine the emotions you must be going through. Prayers outgoing for his safety and your peace of mind!
 

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It looks like my son will probably be deploying to Afghanistan for 6 months. :cry2: He wants to go because the opportunity is a good one for his career. Still, I am a mom.

Strength vibes for you all!

kind regards--Sharon
 

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It looks like my son will probably be deploying to Afghanistan for 6 months. :cry2: He wants to go because the opportunity is a good one for his career. Still, I am a mom.
You are a strong woman red, admirably so. I know how proud you must be of your sons. I thank them (and your family) for their service. Stay safe.
 

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Thank you. What bothers me about him going is that he sucks at keeping in touch. His brother was much better. Then there is the "I can't tell you anything about anything" which is hard too. The really bad possibilities I cannot even allow in my brain.
 

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Thank you. What bothers me about him going is that he sucks at keeping in touch. His brother was much better. Then there is the "I can't tell you anything about anything" which is hard too. The really bad possibilities I cannot even allow in my brain.

I know it is hopelessly old-fashioned, but could you give your son a bunch of self-addressed postcards to mail you from a military base? (I am assuming that one can mail things with US postage stamps from a military base.) All he would have to do would be to fill in the back with a bit of news. It is hardly a high tech way of staying in touch, but would also be very low maintenance for him.

I'm afraid I cannot do anything about his work being top secret. ;))

Deb :wavey:
 

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I recently returned from a four-week vacation in Scotland. I’m finding that my favorite souvenirs from the trip are... shopping bags!

We car-camped, which meant that we were in a tent most nights and prepared many of our own meals. Of course we didn’t fill our luggage with food - the only food we took with us was snacks for on the plane - so one of our first destinations was a grocery store. And because we weren’t travelling with any sort of a cooler, the grocery stops were pretty frequent. And they were enjoyable: food was generally less a lot less expensive than here in the states, and better quality. And we enjoyed trying new things.

Of course immediately we “invested” in some nice re-useable heavy duty grocery bags, both for shopping and to organize our “pantry” and cooking supplies. Those bags came back home with us and now, each time I use one, it reminds me of my wonderful vacation!

Oh yeah, I also bought a nice, simple silver necklace as a souvenir. After all, I am a Pricescoper! It just isn’t infused with memories the way the grocery bags are!
 

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How fun! I loved the food in Ireland. The butter!
 

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So I know this falls squarely into the world of first world problems... but... a few weeks ago I woke to the sound of dripping. Long story short my neighbor's A/C leaked into my dining area ceiling and wall. The painter came and had to do some major repair works (all the tape on the entire wall, etc.) over the weekend and is now back today to do the sanding and painting. Well he just let me know that the ceiling paint (which is left over from when it was first done four years ago) doesn't match. He's hoping go get it color matched and finish tonight, and I'm also hoping that happens because I have a location scout from a major TV series coming to take pictures of the place tomorrow morning. Not to mention, I really don't want him to have to repaint that part of the ceiling, which is about 1400 square feet. Ugh.
 

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1. I hate my uterus. It has a fibroid on top, like a hat. I went to bed at 6:00 pm last night because I couldn't deal with the cramping anymore. :knockout:

2. There is a cricket in my bathroom. I live in an urban area where there are no crickets, and I don't keep crickets as pet food. I killed its buddy two days ago without really seeing what it was, and now I know. Is this the start of the plague?! :eek-2:
 

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It looks like my son will probably be deploying to Afghanistan for 6 months. :cry2: He wants to go because the opportunity is a good one for his career. Still, I am a mom.

Thank him for his service. I'm sure that you're concerned, like any good Mom would be. I'll be thinking good thoughts for him.
 

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I recently returned from a four-week vacation in Scotland. I’m finding that my favorite souvenirs from the trip are... shopping bags!

We car-camped, which meant that we were in a tent most nights and prepared many of our own meals. Of course we didn’t fill our luggage with food - the only food we took with us was snacks for on the plane - so one of our first destinations was a grocery store. And because we weren’t travelling with any sort of a cooler, the grocery stops were pretty frequent. And they were enjoyable: food was generally less a lot less expensive than here in the states, and better quality. And we enjoyed trying new things.

Of course immediately we “invested” in some nice re-useable heavy duty grocery bags, both for shopping and to organize our “pantry” and cooking supplies. Those bags came back home with us and now, each time I use one, it reminds me of my wonderful vacation!

Oh yeah, I also bought a nice, simple silver necklace as a souvenir. After all, I am a Pricescoper! It just isn’t infused with memories the way the grocery bags are!


You are the bravest woman I know!!!:lol-2::P2
 

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1. I hate my uterus. It has a fibroid on top, like a hat. I went to bed at 6:00 pm last night because I couldn't deal with the cramping anymore. :knockout:
Mine is gone and not missed because of this. Awful. Awful. Awful.
 

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Thank him for his service. I'm sure that you're concerned, like any good Mom would be. I'll be thinking good thoughts for him.
Thank you.
 

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You are the bravest woman I know!!!:lol-2::P2

:D

I have to admit I was rather apprehensive about the camping aspect, so much so that I almost didn’t go! I had three concerns - endless days without being able to shower, constantly feeling like I was roughing it, and not being able to bring enough clothes since camping gear took up so much of our luggage space. :lol: Me sweetie really likes wild camping, but Scotland has many campgrounds with running water and showers, and we ended up wild camping only a few nights - in spots with incredible scenery. We also stayed “indoors” enough to sate my needs for normalcy and luxury. (Our indoor stays included a night in an old fisherman’s hut that had no electricity and was heated with a peat fire, and an overnight stay on a the ferry that runs from the mainland to the Shetland Islands.) And I found that I just didn’t miss “dressing up” a bit!

It also helps that we have really nice camping gear. We used a tube tent (a three-person tent, with a nice big vestibule for cooking) for the two of us. So our camping wouldn’t exactly be considered “glamming,” but it’s not backpacking either. Our sleeping pad and bag combination is very comfortable, and we ate very well.

And speaking of “glamping,” we saw many “monster tents,” in the nicer campgrounds, and many vans and travel trailers that were augmented with attached tent rooms. The Europeans really take their camping seriously! I have to admit there were time we’d stroll through a campground primarily to gawk at the larger tent set-ups! :mrgreen2:
 
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It looks like my son will probably be deploying to Afghanistan for 6 months. :cry2: He wants to go because the opportunity is a good one for his career. Still, I am a mom.

I also deeply appreciate his service (and you and your family's support of his service) and will be sending good thoughts his way for his safety and well-being.
 

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I am using the computer because I do not want to go back to the hospital. But I have to go. My daughter has been there since Wednesday night. It is Saturday morning. She had acute abdominal pain. A cat scan made them diagnose her with colitis brought on by acute constipation. She had a fever and a very elevated white blood cell count. I am all alone. No one else to visit her. It was bad. They called in an infectious disease specialist a gastroenterologist and a surgeon as well as the doctor caring for her. If her colon was about to burst, the surgeon was supposed to operate. I just wanted to get that off my chest. Off to the hospital again. The poor dog is crated most of the time. Otherwise he stands on our deacon's bench and barks at chipmunks all day, and that is not good for him. ;))

AGBF
 

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I’m sorry your daughter is going through this, AGBF. Best wishes and strength to all involved.
 

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HI:

Oh Deb--strength and healing vibes across the miles.

kind regards--Sharon
 

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Oh Deb, Sending get well dust to your daughter. Hopefully they will be able to help her without her needing surgery. I’m sorry you are going thru this.
 

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@AGBF, I'm so sorry! I'm hoping your daughter gets on the road to recovery soon, I know how stressful and hard this is for everyone involved. Sending lots of support and good thoughts. (((Hugs)))
 

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I hope your daughter gets well soon, Deb. Sending healing dust her way. Stay strong, mama.
 
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