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1 p.m. -- Just had my one-on-one with my manager. It went...okay. He's a bit of a lecturer, super nice guy, but working with him can feel like having an overbearing parent. I already have one of those at home, so I could do without it at work!

4:30 p.m. -- I FaceTime my sister and we chat for quite a while. My nephew is in a great mood today so we are giggling and joking about Halloween. I hang up with them around 5 p.m., when T. gets to my house. We are going to a concert tonight (much to ...

4:30 p.m. -- I pick the baby up at daycare. When she spots me, she gets a huge grin and speed-crawls across the room to me. It's easily my favorite part of the day so far. That said, I do love my job and I know I'm a better mom because I spent some . ...

12:30 p.m. -- Lunch break shopping is dangerous! Recently my family and I walked to McConnell's Ice Cream, where they have some amazing flavors featuring See's Candies. I know, it's mind-blowing. I decide to send some to my mom (who knew they could . ...

I emailed every agency I was even remotely interested in working for, even if they didn't have jobs posted, and ended up interviewing with several of them.

3:30 p.m. -- I get an email that my latest paycheck has hit, which means it's time to pay our mortgage for the house we live in. Eventually my partner and I will split this evenly, but right now we have two mortgages because our old house hasn't sold ...

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12 p.m. -- Half-day activated! Pick up another Taco Bell lunch ($13) and head home to rot for almost two glorious hours. Finish all the current episodes of Sister Wives -- yikes, man. A quick and furious clean of the playroom because its current ...

2 p.m. -- Take a break from studying to talk with J. He's on a boys' trip to a nearby city while he and his coworkers have some blocked-out time off and he's still awake and going strong at 6 a.m. I'm so, so happy he's having fun but as he tells me . ...