But somehow, my eclectic wardrobe was regrettably far from Manolo-and-Birkin chic, my romantic life turned somewhat tepid and, compounding those setbacks, my income failed to finance nights at Bungalow 8 or brunches at Balthazar on any regular basis.
He says he compounded that setback by spending more than he should have to buy a 4,000-square-foot 4,000-square-foot 4,000-square-foote machinery.
The visitors immediately compounded the setback by losing their own line-out ball inside the 22, and Ireland - led by the charging Paul O'Connell - went for the kill.
This approach makes us feel better temporarily, but it comes at a huge cost since we end up compounding a setback with bad decision-making, often costing ourselves more than twice as much in the long run.
It is even harder to see how it would have any credibility.Although Mr Assad's forces still dominate the battleground inside Syria, his loss of moral stature is constantly compounded by diplomatic setbacks.
For example, a tech executive may face overlapping life challenges from a sudden decline in stock values that a police officer would not, compounding retirement planning setbacks for one but not the other.
Her setbacks were compounded by a worsening drinking problem, which she eventually overcame.
In the early 1990s, the SFO's reputation suffered as poor conviction rates were compounded by high-profile setbacks such as the Blue Arrow, George Walker and Maxwell cases.
By the late 1980s, a series of battlefield setbacks were compounded by a smaller pool of volunteers, which undercut Iran's strategy of utilizing manpower to overcome Iraq's technological superiority.
The FTSE 100 in London was down 126 points at 5870 – a drop of more than 2% – as ongoing concerns about the eurozone's debt crisis were compounded by the setback for the world's biggest economy.
