The regular programming is back, and so is the shopping

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This is the most I can do since I’ve given up on Christmas trees because of cats and space constraints. Photo by CallMeCreation.com

I’ve been working my ass off since Monday and today was particularly rough. I got scolded again by my boss for raising a concern during a semi-townhall meeting because there seemed to be some miscommunication or misunderstanding on what we can or cannot do in terms of coverage. She told me it does not look good to raise that in public, I should have just raised it to her directly instead…

But the problem is she and I don’t really understand each other 🤦🏻‍♀️. It’s language barrier or I don’t know, there always seemed to be some kind of misunderstanding.

I should always remind myself to keep my mouth shut. Just do my work, forget about shitty stuff around me, then get paid. That’s it.

I know this is not the prettiest way to hang Christmas lights. I’ll do better tomorrow. Photo by CallMeCreation.com

It’s Thanksgiving week in the US but I don’t give a rat’s ass about that. What I’m targeting is the Black Friday sales online. I don’t really do Cyber Monday sales because shipping electronics from the US to the Philippines is a lot of hassle. More or less I already have what I need and want when it comes to gadgets and whatnot.

Fashion accessories, however, are another matter. I just went crazy buying stuff online and I am now partially regretting my expensive purchases. How bad has it gotten? Well, I’m now included in the mailing lists of Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks on 5th, Bloomingdales, and even Macy’s. Oh, also Dillard’s. Why all these department stores? Because I was tracking down a particular style that has gone viral on social media, which is always sold out. When I finally was able to check out the item from my Neiman Marcus cart, my Philippine-issued credit card wouldn’t go through. I emailed Neiman Marcus several times, complaining about their technical glitches.

But long story short, I ended up buying another style from the brand’s official website. The same Philippine-issued credit card had no problem. 🙄

To assuage my guilt for having committed some unwise Black Friday-related financial decisions, I bought more ETF shares again. Good thing the share prices are lower than when I last purchased them, when I was racing to the bottom.

I should stop rewarding myself too much. 🥴