Monthly Archives: March 2008

What are you doing about the stock market?

Not that I have any control over it, but I am curious to learn what other people are doing about their retirement accounts, if anything.  Are you reacting now, or did you react earlier?  How far off is retirement for you, and how did that play a role? Back in September, my husband and I discussed our retirement investments.  For our IRA accounts (held with Vanguard), we decided to pull out of the stock market to some degree, and invest in more of a mix of stocks and bonds.  I had a gut feeling that the housing market decline...

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I’m back, I think…

I’m looking at the calendar, and it says 10 March.  I’m not really sure where the time went, except that I spent a lot of it asleep.  I think that my absence has said enough about my recent bout with the flu, so I’ll leave it at that, except to say that I hope that’s all the flu season has in store for me (and has nothing in store for you)! So now I’m back, and presented with quite a list of things to do.  I’ve got taxes to tackle, and I need to get another form of income...

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I’ve got one heck of a flu bug!

Wow!  I’m usually a sick-for-a-day-or-two kind of gal, but this bug has given me a run for my money.  I’ve been to the doctor (yep, it’s the flu!), my husband and son are on Tamiflu, and my husband actually had to stay at home to watch the kid on Tuesday.   I was able to make it from the bed to the couch today, but that’s been the extent of my travels. I just wanted to stop by and thank those who sent me “get well soon” wishes – I really appreciate it and am working on it!  Also, this...

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Sorry – sick again!

This one came out of nowhere!  As soon as I feel better, I’ll be posting again.  In the meantime, I won’t be dropping quite as many Entrecards, and I apologize to people whose Project Wonderful requests I missed over the weekend (but I should be able to keep up now).  I hope everyone is doing well – be back soon!

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