Celebrate the Small Things

Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly bloghop hosted by Viklit over at Scribblings of an Aspiring Author. The idea is to post anything you want to celebrate from the last week.


This week I'm celebrating:

- After being so worried about money last month, I needn’t have worried at all. Because I did much less hours than usual, I got taxed a lot less than I usually do, so my pay was actually still quite high. I should still have enough left over after expenses to move into my savings. This is a huge weight lifted from my mind.

- My meeting with my tutor went really well, he said my writing has improved a lot since I started the degree and that there’s not much else that needs doing to my dissertation, just minor edits. It's very nearly finished now, which is exciting and scary at the same time! I'm hoping to send it off to be bound at the beginning of next week, which means I'll be handing it in early, which is strange for me!

Comments

  1. Alex J. Cavanaugh30 August 2013 at 11:24

    That's great news about your writing!
    And it's that how taxes work? Minor pay raises sometimes suck because you move into a higher tax bracket and lose it all - and sometimes more. Glad that worked in reverse for you.

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  2. M.J. Fifield30 August 2013 at 12:53

    Great news about both your taxes and the meeting with your tutor!

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  3. Rhonda Albom30 August 2013 at 14:32

    Congratulations on being able to hand it in early. That's awesome.

    Rhonda @Laugh Quotes
    Visiting today from the Celebrate blogfest

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  4. Tyrean Martinson30 August 2013 at 15:01

    Congratulations on only having minor edits and being able to hand it in early! That's wonderful!!! Hope you have a great week, and I'm glad any financial worries are gone too. :)

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  5. Tyrean Martinson30 August 2013 at 15:01

    Congratulations on only having minor edits and being able to hand it in early! That's wonderful!!! Hope you have a great week, and I'm glad any financial worries are gone too. :)

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  6. Suzanne Furness30 August 2013 at 16:08

    Congratulations on the writing, Laura. Money is always such a worry, glad you are better off than you feared this month. Enjoy your weekend.

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  7. Julia Thorley30 August 2013 at 16:26

    Congrats on keeping a handle on the money thing. I still check my statement online every day - not that I'm a control freak or anything.

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  8. Kate Larkindale30 August 2013 at 20:10

    Excellent news on both counts. Isn't money just the most boring thing? Yet we all have to worry about it all the time.

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  9. SK Anthony30 August 2013 at 20:40

    Really wonderful news, Laura! Yay for saving, for the improvement in writing, and finishing up very soon with the dissertation :)

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  10. VikLit31 August 2013 at 15:00

    I am so glad your dissertation is almost done, WOOO! How exciting is that.

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  11. Nana Prah31 August 2013 at 17:11

    It's always good to have extra cash to tuck into your savings. Congrats.

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  12. Julie Flanders1 September 2013 at 01:33

    How exciting that your dissertation is almost finished. Hurray! And nothing better than finding out you don't have money worries after all. That had to be a big relief and I hope you will have some left for savings.

    Hope you are enjoying your weekend. :)

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  13. Chancelet1 September 2013 at 05:24

    Glad things worked out for your financially, and that things are nearly complete with your dissertation. How exciting! Writer’s Mark

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  14. Heather Musk1 September 2013 at 21:01

    Great news about your dissertation. You'll feel chuffed I'm sure when you finally hand it in.

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