tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post5950701125677146741..comments2024-03-28T22:49:03.563-05:00Comments on Lag Liv: Soul FoodLLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04431706155081017734noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-6253511432649734902012-09-29T08:37:54.909-05:002012-09-29T08:37:54.909-05:00Beef Bourguignon is amazing. I actually use extra...Beef Bourguignon is amazing. I actually use extra mushrooms to cut down on the meat (for health, not cost) because they really take on a meaty quality in the dish. Hope you all get a clear path soon. In the meantime, Clare seems to be leading the cheer squad. Cute! :)ptlawmomhttp://www.ptlawmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-42537421931961043562012-09-27T16:25:30.125-05:002012-09-27T16:25:30.125-05:00This is me: http://pinterest.com/anipickle/
I ha...This is me: http://pinterest.com/anipickle/<br /><br />I have a preschool snack board too!Bengali Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030646989651589089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-38070431304477515832012-09-27T16:22:28.662-05:002012-09-27T16:22:28.662-05:00Girl -- get a pinterest board!!! I have many reci...Girl -- get a pinterest board!!! I have many recipes and I'm dying to pin yours. DYING. <br /><br />You are awesome. Your family rocks. You have an UBER steady job. Sending you love & light. Bengali Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030646989651589089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-4599280084626201832012-09-26T21:56:17.696-05:002012-09-26T21:56:17.696-05:00I just wanted to say how restorative and helpful t...I just wanted to say how restorative and helpful these posts are. <br /><br />I finished a contract unexpectedly 3 weeks ago, so am "between contracts". <br /><br />It brings me a great sense of peace to know I am not alone - and living economically, planning meals, doesn't feel like a hardship, but it feels somehow like I belong to the club of "good people who aren't receiving money right now. <br /><br />Once again you have inspired me - and your writing is making it much, much, easier for me to be at peace with my circumstances. <br /><br />So thank you. Again!<br />RJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-65885597497578743892012-09-24T23:45:22.583-05:002012-09-24T23:45:22.583-05:00As someone who's gotten the axe too many times...As someone who's gotten the axe too many times to count now (it's as though simply hiring me brings down entire corporations, ugh), I feel his pain (and damage to ego). But at the end of the day, it was just a job, and there will be other jobs, and everything will be okay. If there's one thing I regret it's spending the time I was unemployed stressed about it, rather than just enjoying the time I had to do all the things I never seem to make time for. There will be plenty of time for slaving away for the man again soon enough! Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11173655298262399906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-77687698114994973162012-09-24T22:05:07.094-05:002012-09-24T22:05:07.094-05:00I'm sorry that people who work as hard as you ...I'm sorry that people who work as hard as you and JP do ever feel ashamed to take advantage of unemployment or deferment options. We have those things in place for exactly the kind of thing you two are facing. I know how hard it is to apply for unemployment, I had the same thing when I was out of work and it was 2009 and the economy was worse than it is now. But I have worked all my adult life and I had paid into unemployment for exactly the scenario I found myself in. And using unemployment and deferment for my student loans prevented me from losing my housing and allowed me to purchase groceries. Look at unemployment as a savings account for emergencies; same thing for deferment. You have paid your bills in the past, and when JP gets a new job, you'll pay them again. It isn't a moral failing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-65494577921665033752012-09-24T13:40:24.530-05:002012-09-24T13:40:24.530-05:00Are you on Pintest? I have found my friends pin g...Are you on Pintest? I have found my friends pin great recipes that I can pick and choose from. Saves me tons of time :). Trying quinoa thyme patties tonight! hilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620704454262786694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-52618235635315918112012-09-24T13:37:28.100-05:002012-09-24T13:37:28.100-05:00I hope you won't find this an unhelpful commen...I hope you won't find this an unhelpful comment, but - someone earlier posted about JP's swim school activities & would he consider re-starting that? <br /><br />My hubby (also UT MBA) also graduated at a crappy time (fall interview season was fall 2001 - even Dell canceled all outstanding offers to UT students). He went through a long job search resulting in what ended up being a short-ish stint (also less than 2 years). <br /><br />We ended up brainstorming from scratch (ruling out nothing - not limiting to "MBA-worthy" jobs) where he would be happy and where he could carve out a new career. This led to an unpaid internship at a museum in fundraising/development . . . which then led to a paid position which has turned into his "real" career. His MBA is useful and most certainly helped him get the job in what is a really insular universe (museum development). But certainly this career was not what he or I had in mind in $ terms when he decided to go to business school.<br /><br />This choice has consequences for our lifestyle - for me (I remain the primary breadwinner by far even though I think I harbored hopes of not being the primary breadwinner back when we made the business school decision). But it's OK; actually, it's a lot better than OK - he is undoubtedly happier in his career than he would have been as a consultant (or whatever MBA-worthy job he "should have had") - and truth be told, I think our family might just function best with me in the higher-stress, higher-paid job than it would if roles are reversed.<br /><br />Just a plug for thinking out of the box. $ (salary) does not equal satisfaction or happiness. No sense in being hung up on whether the cost of the MBA was "worth it" - by all means if JP will only be happy with a certain type of job then so be it. <br /><br />And although the pay may be lower , you should feel really secure in your job - a kind of security that no law firm offers. That is some comfort as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-87815192758701927122012-09-24T12:39:54.739-05:002012-09-24T12:39:54.739-05:00We are also just starting out (about a month in) o...We are also just starting out (about a month in) on the unemployment train in our family. <br /><br />Your cooking exploits sound incredibly delicious!<br /><br />Chef John (He keeps a blogspot called "Foodwishes") is an incredible resource; please check him out if you have not already done so.<br /><br />I hesitate to mention this as I know what a researcher you are (by personality as well as profession), but please be careful not to use Neosporin for a period longer than the advised duration. I had a friend foolishly do so over the summer, and he would up with a not pretty condition and way too many (expensive, ruinous to health) steroids (topical as well as oral) to take. (Doctor advised him to use "antibiotic cream" for something, he went all out on those instructions without getting a specific product recommendation or consulting the product info.)Berithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270446862298837353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-76034644180738202942012-09-24T00:42:47.864-05:002012-09-24T00:42:47.864-05:00Wow, what a menu! Over here it's soup from a ...Wow, what a menu! Over here it's soup from a can Monday, skip dinner Tuesday, frozen peas and plain chicken breast Wednesday, Rubios (fast food fish tacos) Thursday, whatever food is at the firm happy hour Friday and maybe, just maybe, I cook a real meal on the weekend. Very impressed with you.<br /><br />Re yoga, what do you like better, yoga or barre classes?Paragon2Pieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16186204100704440304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-47919583822913303642012-09-23T23:59:07.050-05:002012-09-23T23:59:07.050-05:00Sounds like a good weekend in contrast to the suck...Sounds like a good weekend in contrast to the suckiness of the work week. I try to cook in advance like you do, but geez, I get tired after making one meal. Maybe it will be better when my baby is no longer a baby who needs to be held all the time. <br /><br />Good luck on JP's job hunt! Hope he finds the perfect one close to home. Although, Seattle is kind of awesome too. But I'm a little biased :)CPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09049860284871030328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-70620351474558847552012-09-23T23:16:00.779-05:002012-09-23T23:16:00.779-05:00Selfishly hoping JP gets a Seattle gig. (But very ...Selfishly hoping JP gets a Seattle gig. (But very much hoping for you that a move is not necessary.) <br /><br />Hugs from Portland. Attorney at Largehttp://attorneyatlarge.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552008288188142238.post-89469701412814999032012-09-23T22:50:19.556-05:002012-09-23T22:50:19.556-05:00Your dinner sounds amazing! It's going on the ...Your dinner sounds amazing! It's going on the list for next week. I'm glad it sounds like you've come through the shock and are moving towards an optimistic, adventurous place. Seattle's pretty awesome...Chiconkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.com