I've applied for a few more jobs this weekend. I have to apply in person for one of them tomorrow. For another one, I have an interview on Wednesday. On Wednesday I also have to call Tracy @ CSHP HR to see where things stand. I'll be disappointed if I don't at least get to the second interview. It's been a quiet weekend. I've been in the whole time. David worked OT yesterday morning and this morning. That'll help the bottom line. I'm going to try to spend only $25 per week on groceries through the holidays. Turkeys should go on sale this week. I'd like to get a four or five dollar turkey. I have a menu from the Dinner Diva. It looks yummy. I'm not going to go overboard making stuff though. I'll pare it down to just the essentials: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, veggie, gravy (probably I'll make pan gravy this year), and something for desert (maybe a pumpkin bread). That sounds good. I could do a cheesecake because I have 3 things of cream cheese in the freezer. I'll have to see what the ingredients are for the cheesecake. If I have most of the ingrediments then I'll make cheesecake. We have so much food on hand that I shouldn't have to buy too much over the next few weeks. I do need to get milk, bread, apples and bananas. We decided to day that we are only going to get gifts for the grandkids this Christmas. We'll probably get Dylan some Lincoln Logs and we'll get a Sock Monkey for Aspen. That's it. I have to check to see if I have any christmas cards (I'm sure I do) and if I have enough stamps. I'll probably have to get some more stamps now that Brad is in jail again. I like to write to him often. I may scale it back and only write to him 2x a week. I wrote to him every day last time he was in jail. I have plenty of stamps for now but I'll need a few for christmas cards. I'm not going to send out as many cards as I usually do either. I'm just going to send to family (Cork & family, Ronnie & Ronda, Aunt Francis, Aunt Freda, Uncle Skippy, the Kerr's and Brad. That should be about 10 cards total. Usually I send out about 50 or more. Yikes! Postage alone would be over $20. I'm going to go look and see if I have cards. BRB.
Couldn't find any cards. So, I'll have to buy a small box of them at Wal-mart or Walgreens. My creche is in the christmas bin. I think I'll try to sell that on craigslist. I don't use it anymore. I'll have to see what a fair price would be for it. BRB.
Looks like I should ask $15 for it and try to get $10. That'll be an extra ten that I can use for holiday groceries. I'm also going to ask David about the drill press he got brand new for his 35th work anniversary. I don't know that he will have any use for it. But if he doesn't want to sell it, then I'll be okay with that. I've thought about selling the table and chairs. We never sit there so it's kind of just a filler. I could look at selling the light above the table too. It's beautiful, but again, we rarely use it. We've got to be gazelle intense about making money to pay off debt. That's why I'm trying to get a part time job. I have to be careful about how much I make though. If I make over $900 (2007) or $940 (2008) then I'll lose my benefits. They'll also do a medical review sooner if I don't get a job through Voc Rehab. If I use Voc Rehab, there won't be any review. I don't go there for about a week and a half. I do my skills assessment at PPWFC this coming Friday morning. That will help me with getting a job (if I don't have one by then). I'm fairly nervous about applying for more jobs. There's one that I applied for and I don't remember if it's part-time or not. I sent an email to the owner of the business and asked him but I haven't heard back from him yet. I really would like to get a job close to home so driving/gas won't be an issue this winter. Gas prices have gone up again. There is no rhyme or reason for the way gas prices go up and down. It's about $2.90 a gallon right now. And I only have a quarter of a tank of gas. I'll have to fill up soon. That will throw a wrench in the budget. I do have some money coming in though. I should clear about $30 on the stuff I sold on eBay. I'm expecting another $80 from Vonage. Hope they don't drag their heels on sending it. Then I'll put a few more things on craigslist. I will also have to spend a few bucks at Goodwill to get a pair of pants that fit. The two pair that I have are almost falling off of me. lol I haven't walked for a few days now. I'm going to get back to it tomorrow morning. I need to do my walking at least 5 days a week. I guess I could try to sell the jeans I have on craigslist for $5 a pair. Who knows, they just might sell. I also have to cover postage for the two packages I'm going to ship out tomorrow. That'll probably take all the cash I have. I may have to use the debit card to pay for it since I need to get some stamps too. I'll have to think about all of this. I know Vonage got my package because I got delivery confirmation on it. They should open it tomorrow. I'll keep an eye on how long they take to refund my money. They better not jerk me around.
I've been watching Nascar most of the day. I love Nascar. I've also been watching the Patriots game too. Score is 24-20 New England. Woohoo! Unfortunately, on Nascar, Tony Stewart isn't having a great day. It's still fun to watch though.
We turned the clocks back this morning. It's just after 5pm and it's already getting dark out. I hate that it gets dark so early. I have trouble driving at night. I'm not comfortable being out there at night driving anymore. That's why I want to get a job close to home. Especially with the snow coming.
David and the girls are in taking a nap. I need to get dinner going here in just a bit. It feels like we're having dinner really late tonight. lol We're actually probably going to eat earlier than usual. Tonight I'm going to make ground turkey, rice and celery. Mmm, mmm, mmm. It tastes so yummy. Think I'll go put the turkey on. BRB.
Okay, I've got everything cooking. It'll just be a few minutes and it will be done. It's good to have dinner taken care of already. And there will be plenty for David to take leftovers for lunch tomorrow. He's been doing well with his $20 a week. He spends it mostly on breakfast at work and chew. He did have to get gas today. It was about $34 dollars I think. Yep, $34. Now he has a full tank and that should last him for at least a week and a half. But like I said earlier, I definitely will have to get gas sometime soon. Especially since I'll be driving around for the part-time job stuff. Time for dinner.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Errand day tomorrow
I didn't get anything done today. Mostly just sat in my chair listening to DR. I'm waiting for my Prozac to get here. I don't know that it will get here until sometime next week. It was mailed on the 30th of October, so it will be four days tomorrow. So maybe it will be here by Saturday. I won't count on it though. I know I'm not feeling too good without it. I have to get some stuff done tomorrow because it's pay day. I have to got to CFAN and order the AFM box. I also want to go to Big Lots and look at the flannel sheets they have on sale and the crock pot that is $12. Then I need to stop by the christian bookstore and pick up the DR TMMO book. It's on sale for $13 and I have a coupon for 25% off so it'll only cost me about $10 total. That's a great deal for a $25 book. I also have to go to the grocery store and pick up milk, bread, cereal and toilet paper. It'll be a busy day. I'm going to try to get up and walk in the morning since I haven't walked for four days. Oh yeah, I should also pick up some smoothie mix. I don't think it will still be on sale though. I guess I could check the Vitamin Cottage and see if they have it and what they are charging for it. I'll already be up that way to go to the christian book store so I might as well stop in there and see how much it is.
I'm going to go take my nighttime medicine and go to bed. I'm feeling sore tonight. I think that's a side effect of not having all my meds. It'll feel good to go to bed tonight.
I'm going to go take my nighttime medicine and go to bed. I'm feeling sore tonight. I think that's a side effect of not having all my meds. It'll feel good to go to bed tonight.
It's November!
I had a job interview and testing yesterday. It was for a medical receptionist position at CSHP. I was so nervous before I got there. Once I started the testing process, I felt better immediately. The test was on a PC and consisted of data entry, customer service questions, receptionist questions, spelling/vocabulary and medical terminology. The only part I didn't do too well on was the data entry. The job was listed for $9/hr but I was told that if I was offered the job it would probably be for $11+/hour. Woohoo! Only problem is, that then I might make too much money so I need to be careful about what I accept for compensation. I don't want to lose my SS benefits. I can't. I'm not even sure I can work even part time at this point. It would definitely be a trial thing. The actual interview was fine. I was able to answer all the questions put to me. I had to list Lisa and Kitty as references. They were fine with that. Once my references check out, I'll hopefully be asked to a second interview at the actual site (over here on the east side of town). If that goes well, I should hear from the HR person and be offered the job. It will probably take a couple of weeks for all of this to take place. Hopefully I'll be able to attend the voc rehab and skills certificate sessions at the PPWFC.
I also applied for an online job with savingdinner.com. They are hiring a Customer Support Representative. It's an at home part time job. That would be great because of the dogs. If the receptionist job is more than 4 hours on any given day then I probably won't be able to take the position because the dogs won't last in the house alone for that long without possibly having an accident. I'd hate to have to refuse the job because of the dogs. Anyway, whatever is supposed to work out, will work out. I know that.
Want to mention that I called Lynn before the interview and we prayed for me to have peace in the interview and testing process. It definitely helped to pray. I had a lot of confidence in both the testing and the interview. I made a few flubs, but nothing glaring. It certainly was a victory for me to get through the process. Even if I'm not asked for a second interview, I feel good about doing well in the testing and interview. My right hand is sore from taking the test on the PC. I don't know how that would be effected by working 20 hours per week. I'm sure I would get used to using my hand again for that length of time.
After the interview I went home and applied for that online job at savingdinner.com. Then a bit after 6pm we went over to Lisa's for a Halloween get-together. We didn't stay all that long, but we did have a nice time. I was in bed by 10pm but was up at 2am to go to the bathroom. I went back to bed, but started thinking of things that I needed to do so I got up. I wanted to send a thank you email to the interviewer and I got that done. I also wanted to figure out what the potential pay would be for the position so I could see if it would affect my benefits or not. If they don't offer me less money, then I'll have to ask for less. I get to deduct the cost of my medications, but the rate that she quoted me would probably still be too high. I'll just have to see what happens. I'm not going to spend any time worrying about it. I know that what is supposed to happen, will happen.
I also wanted to get up and blog a bit. I haven't blogged for days now. I've had internet and phone at home so I haven't had to go to the library and I've had distraction while at home. Mostly I've been spending my time job hunting and filling out applications. I've kind of let the house go (laundry, dishes, etc.) but I started working on that yesterday. I'll try to get everything caught up by the end of the day today. I'm sure I'll get back to bed for a while and get some sleep. I've only had about four hours of sleep so far tonight/this morning.
I got half of my medicine in the mail yesterday. It's nice to have my Trazadone again to help me to sleep better. I'm still getting up to go to the bathroom but when I am sleeping, it's a more restful sleep. The other half of my medicine should be here by the end of next week, I hope. I really need my Prozac. I'm starting to feel a bit off kilter.
I got a haircut yesterday for the interview. It was kind of messy looking so I got it trimmed up. It's a bit shorter than I'd like but not military style. lol It definitely needed to be trimmed.
The weather was really cold and overcast yesterday. There was a possibility of snow showers and that made me a bit nervous since I had to go downtown for the testing and interview. But the weather was fine. No precip to speak of. But it sure was cold. I parked in the parking garage so I wouldn't have to walk outside. Unfortunately, it cost me $6 to park. Yikes! That's for only about 2 hours or so. Highway robbery if you ask me. lol
We're on our second month of being on a budget. It looks pretty tight for the first couple of weeks of the month, but then we'll have a surplus at the end of the month to 'get ahead'. In December we can definitely start on the BEF. If I can get a job, then we'd be able to fund that a lot quicker and start on the debt snowball (loan, jeep, FFEF). I'd need to spend some money on clothes for work if I get a job outside the home, but I'd try to do my shopping at Goodwill instead of paying retail. If I had two pair of pants and four shirts, I'd have plenty to wear. I don't have any dress clothes at this point. I wore a pair of David's dress pants with my orange top. Luckily the pants fit just fine since I've lost so much weight. I work clunky shoes but decided it would be better than 'falling off' of my slip on shoes.
I haven't walked for days. I need to get out there tomorrow morning and get my mile in. I don't have any smoothie mix, so I've been having cereal for breakfast. I miss walking. I'm not quite as into the new Stephen King story as I was the first one, but it's growing on me. I did a lot of nervous eating today, so I really need to get out there and walk tomorrow. So far I've lost about 30 pounds total. That's pretty good. I'm still trying to stay away from soda, junk food and fast food. I've had a treat now and then, but not daily (or multiple times a day!) like I was doing just months ago. I'm doing really well.
Well, it's November 1st! I can't believe it's turkey month already. I need to start getting ready for thanksgiving and buy a bird. I'm going to keep it low key again this year. If we get invited somewhere, I think we will go but I will still make a bird for at home. David and I need to sit down and talk about christmas. We don't have the money to buy gifts for everyone this year so I think we should concentrate on getting something for the grandkids only. I'm not sure how he'll feel abou that, but otherwise we'll have to do family gifts (movie or game baskets). That might be a better idea anyway. We'll have to see.
I miss going to the library. I was much more focused while I was there. Since I didn't want to spend the day there, I had to just do what was necessary and put off what I didn't need to do. It saved me a lot of time by not being on the computer all day. But, now that I have internet service at home again, I'm back to spending more time on the laptop than I should be. Mostly I spend time on the TMMO site. Which reminds me - The TMMO book is on sale at the christian bookstore for half price, plus an additional 25% off! What a deal. I think I'll pick up the book on Friday. I'm also going to buy some flannel sheets for the bed. They are on sale at Big Lots for $20. They also have a 3 quart $12 crock pot that I'm going to look at. I'm not sure if 3 quarts is big enough so I'll have to see it first. Those things aren't in the budget but they are necessary. I want to start using a crock pot for cooking so I'm not having to start dinner so late int he day eveyr day. And the flannel sheets are needed because we are keeping the temperature so low in the house to conserve on energy. And the book is a steal, so I can't pass that up. I'm not sure how much more I'll get out of the book than I've already gotten out of the radio show and the forum, but it would be nice for David to be able to read the book along with me. He's totally on board but needs some information to understand where we are going with all of this.
I've already got the November budget in place. We went over the budget last weekend. I think we need to go over it again though in more detail.
For some reason I was just thinking of the house up in WP. Sometimes I really miss the lifestyle that we had up there. I don't particularly miss the house, but I do miss the lifestyle. I also miss heating the house with the wood stove (in addition to the electric baseboard heat). I don't know that I miss hauling firewood up to the second level, but I do miss having a fire in the cold weather. And I sure do miss that property. It is so beautiful. Oh well, that's another chapter in my life now. One that I've had to turn the page on. I'm glad that I'm having good feelings about the place instead of always having bad thoughts about everything that happened up there.
One of the other things I was thinking about while I was lying in bed was the money that people owe us that they had no intention of paying back. I lent money to a friend so she could buy safer tires for her vehicle and she never paid us back. We also loaned about $11,000 t D & A and I'm sure we'll never see any of that. And of course there is the money we loaned to Brad. Speaking of Brad, I believe he's back in jail. I got three messages on my cell phone and I think it was from the correctional facility. I'm actually glad that now that the weather is getting colder that he is in jail instead of on the street. He'll have a warm place to stay, food to eat, shelter, a shower every day and he won't have to worry every day about where he's going to sleep that night. I worry about him being in jail since he was jumped last time he was in, but overall I think it might be a safer place than him being out on the streets. I tried to call Grace to see if she knew he was back in jail, but she didn't answer. I left her a message though. I have no idea how long he'll have to be in jail (if he is in there). I hope it's for a while, at least during the cold, snowy months.
Well, David's alarm went off, so it's time for me to head back to bed. It's a bit after 5am. Hopefully I can get another 3 or 4 hours of sleep. I'll blog more later today.
I also applied for an online job with savingdinner.com. They are hiring a Customer Support Representative. It's an at home part time job. That would be great because of the dogs. If the receptionist job is more than 4 hours on any given day then I probably won't be able to take the position because the dogs won't last in the house alone for that long without possibly having an accident. I'd hate to have to refuse the job because of the dogs. Anyway, whatever is supposed to work out, will work out. I know that.
Want to mention that I called Lynn before the interview and we prayed for me to have peace in the interview and testing process. It definitely helped to pray. I had a lot of confidence in both the testing and the interview. I made a few flubs, but nothing glaring. It certainly was a victory for me to get through the process. Even if I'm not asked for a second interview, I feel good about doing well in the testing and interview. My right hand is sore from taking the test on the PC. I don't know how that would be effected by working 20 hours per week. I'm sure I would get used to using my hand again for that length of time.
After the interview I went home and applied for that online job at savingdinner.com. Then a bit after 6pm we went over to Lisa's for a Halloween get-together. We didn't stay all that long, but we did have a nice time. I was in bed by 10pm but was up at 2am to go to the bathroom. I went back to bed, but started thinking of things that I needed to do so I got up. I wanted to send a thank you email to the interviewer and I got that done. I also wanted to figure out what the potential pay would be for the position so I could see if it would affect my benefits or not. If they don't offer me less money, then I'll have to ask for less. I get to deduct the cost of my medications, but the rate that she quoted me would probably still be too high. I'll just have to see what happens. I'm not going to spend any time worrying about it. I know that what is supposed to happen, will happen.
I also wanted to get up and blog a bit. I haven't blogged for days now. I've had internet and phone at home so I haven't had to go to the library and I've had distraction while at home. Mostly I've been spending my time job hunting and filling out applications. I've kind of let the house go (laundry, dishes, etc.) but I started working on that yesterday. I'll try to get everything caught up by the end of the day today. I'm sure I'll get back to bed for a while and get some sleep. I've only had about four hours of sleep so far tonight/this morning.
I got half of my medicine in the mail yesterday. It's nice to have my Trazadone again to help me to sleep better. I'm still getting up to go to the bathroom but when I am sleeping, it's a more restful sleep. The other half of my medicine should be here by the end of next week, I hope. I really need my Prozac. I'm starting to feel a bit off kilter.
I got a haircut yesterday for the interview. It was kind of messy looking so I got it trimmed up. It's a bit shorter than I'd like but not military style. lol It definitely needed to be trimmed.
The weather was really cold and overcast yesterday. There was a possibility of snow showers and that made me a bit nervous since I had to go downtown for the testing and interview. But the weather was fine. No precip to speak of. But it sure was cold. I parked in the parking garage so I wouldn't have to walk outside. Unfortunately, it cost me $6 to park. Yikes! That's for only about 2 hours or so. Highway robbery if you ask me. lol
We're on our second month of being on a budget. It looks pretty tight for the first couple of weeks of the month, but then we'll have a surplus at the end of the month to 'get ahead'. In December we can definitely start on the BEF. If I can get a job, then we'd be able to fund that a lot quicker and start on the debt snowball (loan, jeep, FFEF). I'd need to spend some money on clothes for work if I get a job outside the home, but I'd try to do my shopping at Goodwill instead of paying retail. If I had two pair of pants and four shirts, I'd have plenty to wear. I don't have any dress clothes at this point. I wore a pair of David's dress pants with my orange top. Luckily the pants fit just fine since I've lost so much weight. I work clunky shoes but decided it would be better than 'falling off' of my slip on shoes.
I haven't walked for days. I need to get out there tomorrow morning and get my mile in. I don't have any smoothie mix, so I've been having cereal for breakfast. I miss walking. I'm not quite as into the new Stephen King story as I was the first one, but it's growing on me. I did a lot of nervous eating today, so I really need to get out there and walk tomorrow. So far I've lost about 30 pounds total. That's pretty good. I'm still trying to stay away from soda, junk food and fast food. I've had a treat now and then, but not daily (or multiple times a day!) like I was doing just months ago. I'm doing really well.
Well, it's November 1st! I can't believe it's turkey month already. I need to start getting ready for thanksgiving and buy a bird. I'm going to keep it low key again this year. If we get invited somewhere, I think we will go but I will still make a bird for at home. David and I need to sit down and talk about christmas. We don't have the money to buy gifts for everyone this year so I think we should concentrate on getting something for the grandkids only. I'm not sure how he'll feel abou that, but otherwise we'll have to do family gifts (movie or game baskets). That might be a better idea anyway. We'll have to see.
I miss going to the library. I was much more focused while I was there. Since I didn't want to spend the day there, I had to just do what was necessary and put off what I didn't need to do. It saved me a lot of time by not being on the computer all day. But, now that I have internet service at home again, I'm back to spending more time on the laptop than I should be. Mostly I spend time on the TMMO site. Which reminds me - The TMMO book is on sale at the christian bookstore for half price, plus an additional 25% off! What a deal. I think I'll pick up the book on Friday. I'm also going to buy some flannel sheets for the bed. They are on sale at Big Lots for $20. They also have a 3 quart $12 crock pot that I'm going to look at. I'm not sure if 3 quarts is big enough so I'll have to see it first. Those things aren't in the budget but they are necessary. I want to start using a crock pot for cooking so I'm not having to start dinner so late int he day eveyr day. And the flannel sheets are needed because we are keeping the temperature so low in the house to conserve on energy. And the book is a steal, so I can't pass that up. I'm not sure how much more I'll get out of the book than I've already gotten out of the radio show and the forum, but it would be nice for David to be able to read the book along with me. He's totally on board but needs some information to understand where we are going with all of this.
I've already got the November budget in place. We went over the budget last weekend. I think we need to go over it again though in more detail.
For some reason I was just thinking of the house up in WP. Sometimes I really miss the lifestyle that we had up there. I don't particularly miss the house, but I do miss the lifestyle. I also miss heating the house with the wood stove (in addition to the electric baseboard heat). I don't know that I miss hauling firewood up to the second level, but I do miss having a fire in the cold weather. And I sure do miss that property. It is so beautiful. Oh well, that's another chapter in my life now. One that I've had to turn the page on. I'm glad that I'm having good feelings about the place instead of always having bad thoughts about everything that happened up there.
One of the other things I was thinking about while I was lying in bed was the money that people owe us that they had no intention of paying back. I lent money to a friend so she could buy safer tires for her vehicle and she never paid us back. We also loaned about $11,000 t D & A and I'm sure we'll never see any of that. And of course there is the money we loaned to Brad. Speaking of Brad, I believe he's back in jail. I got three messages on my cell phone and I think it was from the correctional facility. I'm actually glad that now that the weather is getting colder that he is in jail instead of on the street. He'll have a warm place to stay, food to eat, shelter, a shower every day and he won't have to worry every day about where he's going to sleep that night. I worry about him being in jail since he was jumped last time he was in, but overall I think it might be a safer place than him being out on the streets. I tried to call Grace to see if she knew he was back in jail, but she didn't answer. I left her a message though. I have no idea how long he'll have to be in jail (if he is in there). I hope it's for a while, at least during the cold, snowy months.
Well, David's alarm went off, so it's time for me to head back to bed. It's a bit after 5am. Hopefully I can get another 3 or 4 hours of sleep. I'll blog more later today.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Catching up - at home!
I did that timed typing test on Tuesday. I as able to type 50 wpm with 94% accuracy. Not bad. Most places want 25-50 wpm so I'm okay.
Yesterday I spent the day waiting for the phone and DSL to be turned back on by Qwest. I swept and vacummed floors, did the dishes and the laundry. I also dusted. The house looks really nice. Everything was up and running by 6pm. Woohoo! It was great to get back online.
I've been completing applications online and sending in apps and resumes for part time jobs. I think I'll have a difficult time since I haven't worked since 2000. But that's okay, because it will give me time to work with Voc Rehab and do some skills assessments at PPWFC. I was going to go to PPWFC this morning but I ended up having to mail off the Vonage equipment so I can get my money back. I also took time to sell some books (made $20) and answer some emails on items I have on craigslist. Haven't heard back on them yet though. That frustrates me. I'll try to get to PPWFC tomorrow morning and then go over to Lisa's at 1pm.
I did mess up today though. I told Vonage they could debit my account for $39.99 when I knew I might not have the money in the bank account. I could have waited and closed the account tomorrow when I'd be sure to have money in the bank, but I wasn't thinking. I got smacked with another $25 bank charge because I messed up. The money I made selling books was deposited in the bank and got me back in the black. For now. David get's paid tomorrow so all should be well. I called David and told him what I did. I have no idea why Vonage needed to debit $39.99 from my account when I was in the trial period and have already paid $40.43. I sent back the equipment and I was promised that I would get back all my money as soon as they got the equipment. We'll see how that goes. I also had to make a $120 deposit to Qwest and they said I should get that back in December (not sure if it will be this December or next December though - that sucks). The phone costs are killing the budget this month. Eventually it might all work out that I'll save money, but right now it just seems that I keep paying out money I don't owe on fees and deposits.
We've been sticking to the $60 per week grocery budget and we're way under the $250 per month gas budget. I'm still trying to cook what I have on hand as much as possible, but I'm really running out of stuff on hand (besides meat). I'll have to plan better for the next week. I need to add in more veggies and fruits and salads. We're still trying to eat as healthy as we can. It's been nice to basically get through the week on the cash we budgeted out for groceries, breakfast, chew and blow $$.
I've missed a couple days walking because of weather and waiting on the phone guy. But I did go out and walk today. I walked a bit later than usual and boy was it warm. Earlier is still better for walking. I'm at 249 now. Woohoo!
Lisa called today and reminded me to set up our voice mail. I took care of that this afternoon.
The Red Sox are playing the Rockies in Fenway tonight. They beat the Rockies 13 - 2 last night. What a whoopin'! Hopefully tonights game will be similar. David is routing for the Rockies and I of course am routing for the Red Sox. We talked to Kyle last night because it was his birthday and we talked some about the MLB World Series. Then Brad called to make sure I was watching the game and routing for the Sox. It was good to hear from him but he sounded like he had been drinking or doing drugs. He hasn't been going to see his PO and he'll probably end up back in jail. I feel bad for him but he's going to have to work this out this time.
I've been listening to the DR Show pretty much every day on KRDO and on podcasts. I get so much out of the show. I learn something new every time I listen.
The Sox are on in 45 minutes so I probably should get dinner going. I think I'm just going to make fried egg sandwiches tonight. Something easy and it's stuff I have already. Off I go to cook.
Yesterday I spent the day waiting for the phone and DSL to be turned back on by Qwest. I swept and vacummed floors, did the dishes and the laundry. I also dusted. The house looks really nice. Everything was up and running by 6pm. Woohoo! It was great to get back online.
I've been completing applications online and sending in apps and resumes for part time jobs. I think I'll have a difficult time since I haven't worked since 2000. But that's okay, because it will give me time to work with Voc Rehab and do some skills assessments at PPWFC. I was going to go to PPWFC this morning but I ended up having to mail off the Vonage equipment so I can get my money back. I also took time to sell some books (made $20) and answer some emails on items I have on craigslist. Haven't heard back on them yet though. That frustrates me. I'll try to get to PPWFC tomorrow morning and then go over to Lisa's at 1pm.
I did mess up today though. I told Vonage they could debit my account for $39.99 when I knew I might not have the money in the bank account. I could have waited and closed the account tomorrow when I'd be sure to have money in the bank, but I wasn't thinking. I got smacked with another $25 bank charge because I messed up. The money I made selling books was deposited in the bank and got me back in the black. For now. David get's paid tomorrow so all should be well. I called David and told him what I did. I have no idea why Vonage needed to debit $39.99 from my account when I was in the trial period and have already paid $40.43. I sent back the equipment and I was promised that I would get back all my money as soon as they got the equipment. We'll see how that goes. I also had to make a $120 deposit to Qwest and they said I should get that back in December (not sure if it will be this December or next December though - that sucks). The phone costs are killing the budget this month. Eventually it might all work out that I'll save money, but right now it just seems that I keep paying out money I don't owe on fees and deposits.
We've been sticking to the $60 per week grocery budget and we're way under the $250 per month gas budget. I'm still trying to cook what I have on hand as much as possible, but I'm really running out of stuff on hand (besides meat). I'll have to plan better for the next week. I need to add in more veggies and fruits and salads. We're still trying to eat as healthy as we can. It's been nice to basically get through the week on the cash we budgeted out for groceries, breakfast, chew and blow $$.
I've missed a couple days walking because of weather and waiting on the phone guy. But I did go out and walk today. I walked a bit later than usual and boy was it warm. Earlier is still better for walking. I'm at 249 now. Woohoo!
Lisa called today and reminded me to set up our voice mail. I took care of that this afternoon.
The Red Sox are playing the Rockies in Fenway tonight. They beat the Rockies 13 - 2 last night. What a whoopin'! Hopefully tonights game will be similar. David is routing for the Rockies and I of course am routing for the Red Sox. We talked to Kyle last night because it was his birthday and we talked some about the MLB World Series. Then Brad called to make sure I was watching the game and routing for the Sox. It was good to hear from him but he sounded like he had been drinking or doing drugs. He hasn't been going to see his PO and he'll probably end up back in jail. I feel bad for him but he's going to have to work this out this time.
I've been listening to the DR Show pretty much every day on KRDO and on podcasts. I get so much out of the show. I learn something new every time I listen.
The Sox are on in 45 minutes so I probably should get dinner going. I think I'm just going to make fried egg sandwiches tonight. Something easy and it's stuff I have already. Off I go to cook.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Woohoo!
I went over to Kitty's this morning and we were able toget my resume off of that zip disk. Woohoo!! I've already updated it and uploaded it to Monster. I also sent a copy of it to Mardel. The prescription site was up so I could order some of my prescriptions too. I've been able to get a lot done in an hour. Now I'm going to pack up and head home. I just realized that I forgot to have breakfast this morning and I'm hungry. I also have things to do around the house and I'm sure the dogs would like to go out. Just remembered, I want to take that timed typing test. I'll do that then I'll head home.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Power cord
I talked to Kitty this morning. She can't find the power cord to the zip drive. She has stuff to do this morning so she won't have a chance to look for it until later. I checked the jobs I would apply for and I don't really need a resume this morning. I will need it though.
I've got the headphones on and I'm listening to DR while I sit here. I came to the library this morning to log on to Caremark but their site is down for maintenance. Frustration again. I'll have to keep checking while I'm here and hopefully it'll come up. Think I'll go check my email.
I've got the headphones on and I'm listening to DR while I sit here. I came to the library this morning to log on to Caremark but their site is down for maintenance. Frustration again. I'll have to keep checking while I'm here and hopefully it'll come up. Think I'll go check my email.
Frustration
10/21/07 It’s snowing out. Yep, October 21st and it’s snowing out. I took a couple of pictures that I’ll post probably tomorrow. I don’t think I’ll get to the library today because of the weather. I don’t want to go out in the snow. If it clears up some though I might have David take me over there just so I can order my prescriptions. I need to get that done. I probably won’t get to that until tomorrow either. Anyway, it’s like a winter wonderland out there. It’s a good day to sit under the blanket or to nap. The girls have gone out a couple times already. They don’t seem to mind the snow. I thought they would have a problem going out because they don’t like going out in the rain, but they don’t seem to mind the snow.
I had a lot of bad dreams last night. I think it’s because of the new medicine I’m taking for the bladder issue. I take it at night before I go to bed and I end up feeling weird during the night. I think I’m going to stop taking it and see what happens. I’ll have to call the Doctor and see if there is something else I can take. I also need to get something generic. I can’t afford these name brand drugs.
The girls just came in from outside. It’s really snowing out now. Big flakes. The wind is picking up and whipping the snow around. It looks nasty out there. It wasn’t this bad just a half an hour ago. Boy, the weather sure can change quickly. It was in the 70’s yesterday and it’s snowing today. It’s supposed to be nice the rest of the week though, cool but not snowy. It’s just yucky out today.
I sure wish I had internet access. It’s still frustrating to not have instant access. I miss being able to just look something up when I think about it. I’m very spoiled. lol
Since it is cold and snowing we decided to go take a morning nap. We just got up a few minutes ago. I think we would have slept longer but Gabe called so I got up to answer the phone. I looked out on the deck and we have about three inches of snow! And it’s still cold, windy and snowing. Brrr! David asked if I wanted to go to the library. I told him that I don’t want to go out in this weather. I should check to see how the streets are though. If they are clear I might think about going to the library. I wouldn’t be able to stay long though since David would be waiting so it’s not really worth going. I can wait and do what I need to do tomorrow morning. I don’t have anything scheduled this whole week. I’ll just be going to the library each day once I get my morning routine done (walk, shower, breakfast, laundry, dishes). I have no appointments until next week when I go to the optometrist. I won’t be able to get new lenses even if I need them because I don’t have the money in the budget to do that. Maybe I’ll just reschedule and go when I have a bit more money in the bank account.
I’ve been playing with the budget this weekend working out some of November and December’s expenses and income. I like having a budget. Having a framework to work within really helps. I realize that I’m not on BS1 yet (the $1k BEF). I’m still trying to get current with all the bills. I need to get ahead so that bills aren’t late at all. I know it will take months to get the budget really working so I need to be patient. I need to be as much ahead as I can be before we start saving for the BEF. With the Excel spreadsheet that I’m using, the one from joelmaxwell.com, I can put in different figures and see what effect it has on the rest of the month and the coming month. We need to stay within what we’ve budgeted for groceries, gas, etc. Anything over what we have budgeted for the month will go toward paying bills at the beginning of the next month (land lease and mortgage). I know I’ll get there soon enough.
I just had a pb&j for lunch. It was good. Think I’ll have some raisins for a snack in a little while.
I miss the DR forum and listening to the show during the day. I can hear the show from the day before the next morning from 9-noon. But I like listening to it live online. I’m not sure why it’s not on live on our local radio stations. At least I can get it in the morning. That’s helped me out this week while I’ve been internet-less. It’s funny, but I’m not much interested in the forum while I’m at the library. The forum is something I do in my leisure time. When I’m at the library I want to just get done what I need to do and get back home. Sitting there looking at the forum isn’t much fun. I like to look at it when I can just sit at home with nothing else to do.
I don’t have much else to say today. Maybe I’ll blog some more later but for now I have nothing left to say. lol
We finally went out today. David wanted to gas up his jeep so we went to 7-11. The roads are just fine. It’s cold (about 30 degrees) and windy though. I’ll wait to go to the library tomorrow when it’s nicer out.
I’m really hungry today. Don’t know why. I’m snacking but on fruit and stuff. I think it’s because I am bored without the internet. Usually I just sit in my chair and surf but since I don’t have that to do, I want to eat. That’s not good.
I got the Sunday paper while we were at the store. I’ll check out jobs and the coupons here in just a minute.
There are quite a few jobs in the paper today. I’ll do some applications online tomorrow. I need to find my resume. I made one up put it isn’t that good. I need my detailed resume. I looked on some CD’s I made but no luck finding the resume. I did find a zip disk that has documents on it from when I was working. My resume might be on there. I need to find someone who has a zip disk drive so I can access the disk. I have to find that resume. I’ll need it to apply for jobs in this week’s paper. There are quite a few part time jobs that would be of interest to me. I must have shredded my hard copy of my resume. Stupid. I’ve looked through all the files on my laptop and I have Brad and David’s resume, but not mine. I’m sure it’s on that zip disk. I may have to check with a computer shop to see if I can get access to it if Lisa or Kitty doesn’t have a zip drive. I don’t even have the information to recreate my resume. I have no idea of jobs or pay. Man, this is frustrating. I just called Kitty and left a message for her asking if she or anyone she knows has a zip drive. If she doesn’t I’ll check with Lisa. I’m sure a local computer company would have a zip drive. I don’t want to have to pay just to get it transferred to my flash drive. I hope Kitty can help me out. Maybe she can check with Dan and see if they have one up at FOTF. There must be a zip drive somewhere up there. Arrgghh! I’m so frustrated. I can’t believe I don’t have a copy of my resume anywhere that I can access. I wonder if they have a zip drive at any of the library branches. I guess I could check with Best Buy or Circuit City and see if they have one available. Maybe they’d let me check to see if the file is on there and just move the one file. I’m feeling pretty desperate. I can’t use the resume I made this past week because it’s so terrible.
I need to get my mind off of this. It’s going to drive me crazy if I keep thinking about it.
Kitty called me back. She has a zip drive. Woohoo! I’m going to give her a call tomorrow and go by there on my way to the library. I might go to the Ruth Holley library if they have wi-fi there since I’ll already be on the side of town. I think they do have wi-fi. I’m just glad that Kitty has a zip drive. Now I just have to believe that my resume is on that zip disk. If not, I’m up a creek. I do have one other floppy disk I can check but I don’t think my resume is on that disk. It has to be on that zip disk. I think I can plug the zip disk into my laptop but I’ll bring it over to Kitty’s to make sure before I take it. I’ll transfer my other zip disks to CD’s while I have it. If I can’t plug it into the laptop, then I’ll have to have Kitty set it up on her PC and use it over there.
Okay, now I can relax a little. I’ve found the zip drive. I know I have a really nice resume (if it’s on the zip drive) and it would help me to get a job if I had a better resume than the crappy one that I put together last week.
David’s watching hockey. I’m bored.
Not bored any more. The Red Sox are playing Cleveland in game 7 of the ALCS. They are leading 2-0 in the top of the third. Matsuzaka is pitching. If they win this game they will play in the World Series against the Rockies. No question as to who I’ll be routing for in that Series.
I know I’m insane now because I keep doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result each time I do it. What am I doing you ask? I keep trying to log on to the internet. I’ll pick up some other wireless networks and I’ll try them to see if they are public. So far none of them have been public. But I keep trying. See, I’m insane! lol
I look forward to finding my resume on that zip disk. If it’s not on there I’ll have to keep using that crappy one that I put together last week. I’m sure that the one that might be on the zip disk has what I made per hour. I have no idea how much money I made at my last job and I don’t have any paperwork that documents what I made. I really, really need that resume to be on the zip disk. I’ll call Kitty around 9am and go over there and then to the library. I hope the RH branch has wi-fi. I’m not sure that the RH branch is any closer than the East branch. I should measure the mileage tomorrow. If RH has wi-fi and it’s closer, I’ll go there until I get access at home. I’ll feel so spoiled having access at home again! lol
How I’ve made it this long without internet at home is beyond me. If I didn’t have wi-fi at the library I would be crazy by now. I need to check on how much my prescription will cost. I’ll order what I can tomorrow, if I can get logged onto the site. Then I can order the rest on Friday. I also want to remember to do that timed typing test again so I can see how many wpm I’m typing these days.
I WANT MY INTERNET BACK!!!
I have the home phone forwarded to my cell phone so that hasn’t been a problem. We haven’t had too many calls. Speaking of which, Lynn hasn’t called today. Maybe I’ll give her a call in a little bit.
Have I said “I WANT MY INTERNET BACK!!!” lately? Well, I’m saying it now!
I just want to go to bed so I don’t have to face the rest of the night without internet access but I want to stay up to see the Red Sox game. It’s just before 8pm. I think I’ll take my nighttime medicine and see if I can get sleepy enough to not be bored and frustrated.
Most of the jobs in the paper today that I was looking at wanted 50wpm for typing. I think I could do that but I’m not sure what my accuracy would be for 50wpm. That’s why I want to do that timed typing test, so I can see not only what my speed will be but what my accuracy is.
I’ve got to put the laptop down. I’m starting to get too frustrated again. ~sigh~
I had a lot of bad dreams last night. I think it’s because of the new medicine I’m taking for the bladder issue. I take it at night before I go to bed and I end up feeling weird during the night. I think I’m going to stop taking it and see what happens. I’ll have to call the Doctor and see if there is something else I can take. I also need to get something generic. I can’t afford these name brand drugs.
The girls just came in from outside. It’s really snowing out now. Big flakes. The wind is picking up and whipping the snow around. It looks nasty out there. It wasn’t this bad just a half an hour ago. Boy, the weather sure can change quickly. It was in the 70’s yesterday and it’s snowing today. It’s supposed to be nice the rest of the week though, cool but not snowy. It’s just yucky out today.
I sure wish I had internet access. It’s still frustrating to not have instant access. I miss being able to just look something up when I think about it. I’m very spoiled. lol
Since it is cold and snowing we decided to go take a morning nap. We just got up a few minutes ago. I think we would have slept longer but Gabe called so I got up to answer the phone. I looked out on the deck and we have about three inches of snow! And it’s still cold, windy and snowing. Brrr! David asked if I wanted to go to the library. I told him that I don’t want to go out in this weather. I should check to see how the streets are though. If they are clear I might think about going to the library. I wouldn’t be able to stay long though since David would be waiting so it’s not really worth going. I can wait and do what I need to do tomorrow morning. I don’t have anything scheduled this whole week. I’ll just be going to the library each day once I get my morning routine done (walk, shower, breakfast, laundry, dishes). I have no appointments until next week when I go to the optometrist. I won’t be able to get new lenses even if I need them because I don’t have the money in the budget to do that. Maybe I’ll just reschedule and go when I have a bit more money in the bank account.
I’ve been playing with the budget this weekend working out some of November and December’s expenses and income. I like having a budget. Having a framework to work within really helps. I realize that I’m not on BS1 yet (the $1k BEF). I’m still trying to get current with all the bills. I need to get ahead so that bills aren’t late at all. I know it will take months to get the budget really working so I need to be patient. I need to be as much ahead as I can be before we start saving for the BEF. With the Excel spreadsheet that I’m using, the one from joelmaxwell.com, I can put in different figures and see what effect it has on the rest of the month and the coming month. We need to stay within what we’ve budgeted for groceries, gas, etc. Anything over what we have budgeted for the month will go toward paying bills at the beginning of the next month (land lease and mortgage). I know I’ll get there soon enough.
I just had a pb&j for lunch. It was good. Think I’ll have some raisins for a snack in a little while.
I miss the DR forum and listening to the show during the day. I can hear the show from the day before the next morning from 9-noon. But I like listening to it live online. I’m not sure why it’s not on live on our local radio stations. At least I can get it in the morning. That’s helped me out this week while I’ve been internet-less. It’s funny, but I’m not much interested in the forum while I’m at the library. The forum is something I do in my leisure time. When I’m at the library I want to just get done what I need to do and get back home. Sitting there looking at the forum isn’t much fun. I like to look at it when I can just sit at home with nothing else to do.
I don’t have much else to say today. Maybe I’ll blog some more later but for now I have nothing left to say. lol
We finally went out today. David wanted to gas up his jeep so we went to 7-11. The roads are just fine. It’s cold (about 30 degrees) and windy though. I’ll wait to go to the library tomorrow when it’s nicer out.
I’m really hungry today. Don’t know why. I’m snacking but on fruit and stuff. I think it’s because I am bored without the internet. Usually I just sit in my chair and surf but since I don’t have that to do, I want to eat. That’s not good.
I got the Sunday paper while we were at the store. I’ll check out jobs and the coupons here in just a minute.
There are quite a few jobs in the paper today. I’ll do some applications online tomorrow. I need to find my resume. I made one up put it isn’t that good. I need my detailed resume. I looked on some CD’s I made but no luck finding the resume. I did find a zip disk that has documents on it from when I was working. My resume might be on there. I need to find someone who has a zip disk drive so I can access the disk. I have to find that resume. I’ll need it to apply for jobs in this week’s paper. There are quite a few part time jobs that would be of interest to me. I must have shredded my hard copy of my resume. Stupid. I’ve looked through all the files on my laptop and I have Brad and David’s resume, but not mine. I’m sure it’s on that zip disk. I may have to check with a computer shop to see if I can get access to it if Lisa or Kitty doesn’t have a zip drive. I don’t even have the information to recreate my resume. I have no idea of jobs or pay. Man, this is frustrating. I just called Kitty and left a message for her asking if she or anyone she knows has a zip drive. If she doesn’t I’ll check with Lisa. I’m sure a local computer company would have a zip drive. I don’t want to have to pay just to get it transferred to my flash drive. I hope Kitty can help me out. Maybe she can check with Dan and see if they have one up at FOTF. There must be a zip drive somewhere up there. Arrgghh! I’m so frustrated. I can’t believe I don’t have a copy of my resume anywhere that I can access. I wonder if they have a zip drive at any of the library branches. I guess I could check with Best Buy or Circuit City and see if they have one available. Maybe they’d let me check to see if the file is on there and just move the one file. I’m feeling pretty desperate. I can’t use the resume I made this past week because it’s so terrible.
I need to get my mind off of this. It’s going to drive me crazy if I keep thinking about it.
Kitty called me back. She has a zip drive. Woohoo! I’m going to give her a call tomorrow and go by there on my way to the library. I might go to the Ruth Holley library if they have wi-fi there since I’ll already be on the side of town. I think they do have wi-fi. I’m just glad that Kitty has a zip drive. Now I just have to believe that my resume is on that zip disk. If not, I’m up a creek. I do have one other floppy disk I can check but I don’t think my resume is on that disk. It has to be on that zip disk. I think I can plug the zip disk into my laptop but I’ll bring it over to Kitty’s to make sure before I take it. I’ll transfer my other zip disks to CD’s while I have it. If I can’t plug it into the laptop, then I’ll have to have Kitty set it up on her PC and use it over there.
Okay, now I can relax a little. I’ve found the zip drive. I know I have a really nice resume (if it’s on the zip drive) and it would help me to get a job if I had a better resume than the crappy one that I put together last week.
David’s watching hockey. I’m bored.
Not bored any more. The Red Sox are playing Cleveland in game 7 of the ALCS. They are leading 2-0 in the top of the third. Matsuzaka is pitching. If they win this game they will play in the World Series against the Rockies. No question as to who I’ll be routing for in that Series.
I know I’m insane now because I keep doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result each time I do it. What am I doing you ask? I keep trying to log on to the internet. I’ll pick up some other wireless networks and I’ll try them to see if they are public. So far none of them have been public. But I keep trying. See, I’m insane! lol
I look forward to finding my resume on that zip disk. If it’s not on there I’ll have to keep using that crappy one that I put together last week. I’m sure that the one that might be on the zip disk has what I made per hour. I have no idea how much money I made at my last job and I don’t have any paperwork that documents what I made. I really, really need that resume to be on the zip disk. I’ll call Kitty around 9am and go over there and then to the library. I hope the RH branch has wi-fi. I’m not sure that the RH branch is any closer than the East branch. I should measure the mileage tomorrow. If RH has wi-fi and it’s closer, I’ll go there until I get access at home. I’ll feel so spoiled having access at home again! lol
How I’ve made it this long without internet at home is beyond me. If I didn’t have wi-fi at the library I would be crazy by now. I need to check on how much my prescription will cost. I’ll order what I can tomorrow, if I can get logged onto the site. Then I can order the rest on Friday. I also want to remember to do that timed typing test again so I can see how many wpm I’m typing these days.
I WANT MY INTERNET BACK!!!
I have the home phone forwarded to my cell phone so that hasn’t been a problem. We haven’t had too many calls. Speaking of which, Lynn hasn’t called today. Maybe I’ll give her a call in a little bit.
Have I said “I WANT MY INTERNET BACK!!!” lately? Well, I’m saying it now!
I just want to go to bed so I don’t have to face the rest of the night without internet access but I want to stay up to see the Red Sox game. It’s just before 8pm. I think I’ll take my nighttime medicine and see if I can get sleepy enough to not be bored and frustrated.
Most of the jobs in the paper today that I was looking at wanted 50wpm for typing. I think I could do that but I’m not sure what my accuracy would be for 50wpm. That’s why I want to do that timed typing test, so I can see not only what my speed will be but what my accuracy is.
I’ve got to put the laptop down. I’m starting to get too frustrated again. ~sigh~
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