Time for another life/blog/business update! I admit, I’m all over the place. It’s part of what makes me so fun, right? I’m constantly trying new things. Do I want to be a pro-blogger? I ran my little experiment with a more professional approach for blogging via The Money Mix Insiders program. While I learned a …
I’m swamped. That’s how it feels at least. Trying to do a quick little blog check in here about some of the things I am thinking and feeling as I progress on the road to freelance income. I can’t decide if I have taken on too many things or if this is just a season …
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That’s right, I’m now on an unpaid COVID-19 leave of absence. This feels like a really wild decision to make in light of people all around me out of work, losing work, and a potential looming recession. If you’ve been here before you’ve probably seen that I am a highly principled and ethical person. I …
It’s been one week now since the latest round of retail pharmacy and pharmacist layoffs and cuts, this time at the retail giant Walmart. I’ve seen a number of pharmacists jump in to discuss this trend, but there is a dialogue that I see missing in the conversations that are going on right now: What …
As a pharmacist or student pharmacist are you prepared for the possibility of a lay off? How about underemployment or a reduction in work hours? Or, worst case, you get fired. Are you in another profession? This may be a window into the future as automation increases. Automation may eliminate less jobs than previously predicted, …
So, I guess I’m technically unemployed right now. That feels really weird to say “I’m between jobs” i.e., unemployed. I’m struggling with being ok with it. I’m not early retired yet. I’m not on sabbatical as I’m actively looking for jobs. So what happened? Well, it’s been about a 6 weeks since my life got …
Oh, hey, I found this little gem sitting in my drafts folder about my most recent migraine. I didn’t want to complain to much about work in the midst of it, but, as of two weeks ago I’m done with that job so might as well hit publish. I decided not to try to add …
Sometimes life and job pivot in a snap. Even when you feel you know a change is coming, when it finally happens, it can feel like a smack in the face. If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I’ve been working quite a bit lately, 40-50 hours most weeks since the …
Have you heard of deep work? Apparently, the ability to do deep work is highly correlated with job satisfaction for those of us being paid for our cognitive services. I’ve been doing a lot of work over the past two months Whereas I usually average about 35 hours a week of work, I’ve been doing …
Talking about per diem work is my first ever topic for a guest post! That’s right. And I actually found it pretty enjoyable to write more towards a target audience. I’ve tried to make my blog pretty inclusive, not writing content that speaks specifically to pharmacists. I was given the opportunity to write a guest …
I’m a working mom. And even though I feel like I’ve designed things so that I have a fair amount of free time, there’s still just never enough time. This blog for example… I want to spend more time on it, and when I find a way to do it consistently, ideas flow. But, take …
I finally did it. I addressed that one of my jobs requires me to use my personal email. And that makes it not really my “personal” email anymore. And yes, that photo is my phone RIGHT NOW. It’s always bugged me, so why I has it taken me so long to do something about it? …
Am I suffering from professional burnout? Well, not yet, I don’t think. I’m close… there are days I really question what I’m doing, if it’s worth it and if I should stay or quit or whatever, so professional burnout is lurking somewhere nearby. I’m not sure which came first, this sense of creeping burnout and …