I was just doing some research online and found out that I'll get a 2.3% COLA in January. That will amount to about $27 a month. I get a raise! Woohoo! I'll get to work for 9 months and make as much as I want during that period. Then in the following 36 months I can make $940 a month after I take out for prescriptions or other things I have to pay for in order to work. I'll have to check out what exactly I can deduct. I'll go do some more reaserch. BRB.
Yes, I can deduct what I spend on prescription drugs and probably equipment I need to buy in order to be ergonomic at work. But I don't have to worry about that for 9 months of making over $600 or so a month. If I get this job I'll definitely make over $900 per month. I'll have to figure out deductions to keep me under $940 after the 9 months.
I'm also going to check with Wal-mart and see if we're eligible for their $4 prescription service. I know it's only on certain drugs, but it's worth it to check it out. Think I'll go research that right now.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Smell like berries...
I picked up the girls from PetCo. They smell like berries and they are so soft. And their breath is nice because they got their teeth cleaned. Their nails are a lot shorter than I expected and that is great. They were way too long. I'm sure their feet were bothering them because of their nails being so long. I am so glad we had the money to get the groomed. It was worth every penny. I did save $10 with PetCo coupons. It cost a total of $70 for both of them. So worth it.
The DR show is on now. I love watching the show. It motivates me. I think we've been doing a whole lot better with finances lately. Which curiously has made things a whole lot better between the two of us. Isn't that interesting? David worked 4 hours OT today and I think he's going to work 4 hours OT tomorrow morning. The OT money is great. It's getting us on track. We still don't have anything towards the BEF, but we are able to pay all the bills and buy groceries and gas for the vehicles. I know every day where we stand financially. It's a good feeling, very empowering.
Hmmm? Maybe the DR show isn't on. It's on the schedule but it's not on TV. That's too bad. I'd like to see an episode tonight.
I just thought: I hope they didn't use any strawberry on the girls. I'm allergic to strawberries. I'm feeling a bit itchy already. It could just be what they used even if it's not strawberries.
I sure do want to hear about that job at CSHP. Monday can't come quick enough. I'm sure I'll be anxious on Monday morning and up early. I'd like the job hunting to be over but if it's not, I'll just keep doing what I can do get a part-time job.
The DR show is on now. I love watching the show. It motivates me. I think we've been doing a whole lot better with finances lately. Which curiously has made things a whole lot better between the two of us. Isn't that interesting? David worked 4 hours OT today and I think he's going to work 4 hours OT tomorrow morning. The OT money is great. It's getting us on track. We still don't have anything towards the BEF, but we are able to pay all the bills and buy groceries and gas for the vehicles. I know every day where we stand financially. It's a good feeling, very empowering.
Hmmm? Maybe the DR show isn't on. It's on the schedule but it's not on TV. That's too bad. I'd like to see an episode tonight.
I just thought: I hope they didn't use any strawberry on the girls. I'm allergic to strawberries. I'm feeling a bit itchy already. It could just be what they used even if it's not strawberries.
I sure do want to hear about that job at CSHP. Monday can't come quick enough. I'm sure I'll be anxious on Monday morning and up early. I'd like the job hunting to be over but if it's not, I'll just keep doing what I can do get a part-time job.
Taking the girls to get them groomed
I thought I was going to have to wait until Tuesday to find out about the job because Monday is Veteran's Day. But I don't think CSHP takes Veteran's Day off. David has to work that day. I let Lisa know that they called me. She thinks they'll offer me the job. I sure hope they do. I just took a shower so I'll be ready to leave to take the dogs to be groomed, nails trimmed and teeth brushed. They really need to have that done. It's been too long since their last 'spa treatment'. lol David had hockey again tonight. I'm going to try and get some stuff done around the house. I've been behind for weeks. I just need to jump in where I am and do what I can do. There are dishes on the counter that need to go in the dishwasher. There are dishes in the dishwasher that need to be put away. There's a load of towels to be folded. There's laundry in the dryer that needs to be put away and laundry in the hamper to be washed. The house definitely needs to be vacuumed too. I also need to stop by the store. We are almost out of milk and we are out of bread. There are a few other things I'll look at but they will have to be deals for me to buy them.
Nothing happening with the eBay or craigslist stuff today. I don't really have much else to sell at this point. I guess I could check out what's in the garage and see if there's anything there to get rid of. I also could consider selling my desk and bookcase that are in the office. I really don't use them for anything but storage. They sit unused most of the time now that I have my laptop. I do go in there to print though. I want to get a wireless printer when I can afford to get one. Then I can sell my printer (HP 6110xi). So I guess there are a few things around here that could be sold. I'll have to check to see how much I can get for that stuff to see if it's worth selling.
If I get that job I'll need to pick up a few things at Goodwill. I don't have any work clothes right now. They have awesome deals at Goodwill. I'll also have to pick up a pair of jeans. I'm always having to hike them up because they fall down.
I have to wake up David in about 5 minutes and leave with the girls in about 15 minutes. Minnie is up on my chair while the dogs are outside. She loves coming out and getting some attention.
Depending on how long it will take to ge the girls done, I might go to the store while they are getting groomed. I may have time to shop, bring the stuff home and the go pick them up. That would be ideal. I don't want to leave stuff in the car because it's at least in the high 60's today. I'll be using blow money to shop. I never really use the blow money to blow it. I usually spend it on groceries. I'll have to make sure that I'm alloting enough to groceries. I didn't allot anything this week but I could allot $25 to keep with the grocery challenge. I know we'll need milk and bread again because we're eating a lot of sandwiches and cereal.
Time to get David up and get the girls over to PetCo.
Nothing happening with the eBay or craigslist stuff today. I don't really have much else to sell at this point. I guess I could check out what's in the garage and see if there's anything there to get rid of. I also could consider selling my desk and bookcase that are in the office. I really don't use them for anything but storage. They sit unused most of the time now that I have my laptop. I do go in there to print though. I want to get a wireless printer when I can afford to get one. Then I can sell my printer (HP 6110xi). So I guess there are a few things around here that could be sold. I'll have to check to see how much I can get for that stuff to see if it's worth selling.
If I get that job I'll need to pick up a few things at Goodwill. I don't have any work clothes right now. They have awesome deals at Goodwill. I'll also have to pick up a pair of jeans. I'm always having to hike them up because they fall down.
I have to wake up David in about 5 minutes and leave with the girls in about 15 minutes. Minnie is up on my chair while the dogs are outside. She loves coming out and getting some attention.
Depending on how long it will take to ge the girls done, I might go to the store while they are getting groomed. I may have time to shop, bring the stuff home and the go pick them up. That would be ideal. I don't want to leave stuff in the car because it's at least in the high 60's today. I'll be using blow money to shop. I never really use the blow money to blow it. I usually spend it on groceries. I'll have to make sure that I'm alloting enough to groceries. I didn't allot anything this week but I could allot $25 to keep with the grocery challenge. I know we'll need milk and bread again because we're eating a lot of sandwiches and cereal.
Time to get David up and get the girls over to PetCo.
Grooming secured
I was able to get the girls in for a 4pm appointment today for 'the works' which includes a medicated wash, condition, nail trim and teeth brushed. They'll be smelling good after they are done with that. They are quite dog smelling right now. David smells it more than I do. I'm always so congested.
David should be home from work in an hour or so. I think I'll let him take a nap and I'll go over to the library to peruse the CPT book. I have a book called "Decoding the Codes" on hold, I'm number 2 in the queue. That will be very helpful to me. It's a book that I may want to buy at some point. I'm not sure how expensive it is though or if it's even available for sale.
I checked my item on eBay this morning, still no bites. If it doesn't sell this time around, I'm going to give it to Lisa. She said if she couldn't use it she'd take it in to school for the art teacher. No bites on my xmas stuff on craigslist either. I hope someone will be interested in buying the items. If not, I'm not sure what I will do with the stuff.
Gosh, I'm feeling sleepy. I'm thinking about going back to bed for a while. Or maybe I'll wait for David to get home and join him in a nap. I haven't had breakfast yet so I need to do that. Oh, it sounds like David is home. Woohoo!
David should be home from work in an hour or so. I think I'll let him take a nap and I'll go over to the library to peruse the CPT book. I have a book called "Decoding the Codes" on hold, I'm number 2 in the queue. That will be very helpful to me. It's a book that I may want to buy at some point. I'm not sure how expensive it is though or if it's even available for sale.
I checked my item on eBay this morning, still no bites. If it doesn't sell this time around, I'm going to give it to Lisa. She said if she couldn't use it she'd take it in to school for the art teacher. No bites on my xmas stuff on craigslist either. I hope someone will be interested in buying the items. If not, I'm not sure what I will do with the stuff.
Gosh, I'm feeling sleepy. I'm thinking about going back to bed for a while. Or maybe I'll wait for David to get home and join him in a nap. I haven't had breakfast yet so I need to do that. Oh, it sounds like David is home. Woohoo!
Bizzarre things
I woke up a bit after 8am this morning. That's sleeping in late for me. I still feel tired though. I think it's because I'm not used to taking all my medicine. I also woke up with a cough. If I get a cold, now would be the time, before I have to start work. I wonder what they do during the pre-employment screening. I know that there will be a drug test so I'm ready for that. I have my last 2 orders from the mailorder company to show what meds I take. I'm assuming they'll do a background check and have me fill out paperwork. Maybe they'll do the background check prior to me doing the paperwork. Would be kind of wasteful to do it simultaneously. If a person didn't pass then the paperwork was done for nothing. I shouldn't have any problems though. I'm just waiting for that call on Monday tellling me that they are offering me the job. I wonder if they'll offer me $11+ like the HR person said. I need to ask how often they get paid. I'll have to work that into the allocated spending plan. It will be a pleasure to have to do that. :-) I think I'll bring in about $800/month net. That will put a dent into the DR plan. First we have to get the BEF funded, then pay the family loan, then it's on to paying the jeep off.
I had a weird dream last night. I dreampt that we still had the Tundra and we were using it to haul stuff to sell at the flea market. We still had stuff left after the flea market, so we packed it into the truck and parked the truck in Aunt Frances' back yard. Well, in the dream it was stolen along with all the stuff we were going to sell. We were served with a $90,000 court action. But the guy serving me knew David and let us go without paying the $90,000. I was so upset about the truck being stolen. I was walking and driving around looking for it. Never found it though. Then David and I were on bicycles riding 'home'. Instead we ended up at a friends house where the living room was as long as a bowling alley with nice hardwood floors. In the dream I spoke to a girl who was pregnant and having problems. She didn't want to go to the ER because she would have to admit that she was pregnant. But I talked her into going so she and the baby would be safe. Then the attorney I was using to help with the truck being sold took something that I made and started a business for me. I was trying to pick out a name for the business. I wanted a name that would be interesting. Then I was on a new browser system on a weird little PC and I was trying to download pictures of the stuff that was in the truck and the truck itself. I was having difficulty getting it to print out. The browser kept going back to pages that I didn't need to be on. I think I dreampt about that because I installed FireFox last night on my PC. Anyway, that is the jist of the dream. I'm sure it means something but I can't make hide not hair of it at this point. Oh yeah, I couldn't wait, in the dream, to go onto the TMMO forum and post about the truck being stolen. I guess you know you're spending too much time on a forum when you start dreaming about it. lol
I'm feeling a bit wheezy this morning. It's either a bad case of allergies or a cold is coming on. I hope it's just allergies.
I didn't allocate any money for groceries this week. On purpose. We have tons of food in the house and we should be able to get by on it for at least a week. The only thing I'll have to buy is milk and bread. There are some other things I'd like to buy but I'll have to check out the prices first before I can justify buying them (Hershey's syrup, soy sauce, things like that). Next weekend we pick up the box from AFM. That'll probably take us through the end of the month. We're going over to Lisa's for Turkey Day so I won't have to buy a completer meal. I'll just bring something over to Lisa's to share with everyone. I'll try to make it something I already have on hand (maybe that pumpkin cheesecake). It'll be nice to not have to do massive amouints of cooking for just the two of us. I think I'll still buy a small turkey because they are only $5 at Safeway. We don't have to use it for Turkey Day. We could save it for Christmas or some other time. It's definitely worth the money if I clean off all the meat and use the carcass to make soup that I can freeze.
That made me think of Leanne (a turkey soup recipe) and the job I applied for with savingdinner.com. I haven't heard anything about that job. Oh well, I want the job down the road anyway. It's going to be so nice to work less than 2 miles from home (positive thinking). I'm sure they must have been calling to offer me the job.
Lisa told me some of the questions they asked in the reference check. Most were pretty routine and straightforward. One was bizarre though. They asked if I had any violent or ? tendencies. What the french toast? That is the weirdest question I have ever heard of in a reference check. Violent tendencies. Sheesh.
I'm starting to get a bit nervous about actually working a real job. After taking that test yesterday and realizing how difficult some of it was, it made me wonder if I'll have a hard time at a job. I know it's just the jitters and I'll be fine once I'm at the job but I worry that in the last 7 years I've forgotten how to learn quickly and pick things up fast. When I think about it rationally, I know that I will do okay.
It's just a bit after nine now. I don't feel like doing a dang thing. I'm wheezy, have a tickle in my throat and I'm coughing. I need to see if I can get the girls in for grooming. They really need a bath and to have their nails trimmed. I guess I should try and call PetCo and see if they have any slots open. I'll blog more later.
I had a weird dream last night. I dreampt that we still had the Tundra and we were using it to haul stuff to sell at the flea market. We still had stuff left after the flea market, so we packed it into the truck and parked the truck in Aunt Frances' back yard. Well, in the dream it was stolen along with all the stuff we were going to sell. We were served with a $90,000 court action. But the guy serving me knew David and let us go without paying the $90,000. I was so upset about the truck being stolen. I was walking and driving around looking for it. Never found it though. Then David and I were on bicycles riding 'home'. Instead we ended up at a friends house where the living room was as long as a bowling alley with nice hardwood floors. In the dream I spoke to a girl who was pregnant and having problems. She didn't want to go to the ER because she would have to admit that she was pregnant. But I talked her into going so she and the baby would be safe. Then the attorney I was using to help with the truck being sold took something that I made and started a business for me. I was trying to pick out a name for the business. I wanted a name that would be interesting. Then I was on a new browser system on a weird little PC and I was trying to download pictures of the stuff that was in the truck and the truck itself. I was having difficulty getting it to print out. The browser kept going back to pages that I didn't need to be on. I think I dreampt about that because I installed FireFox last night on my PC. Anyway, that is the jist of the dream. I'm sure it means something but I can't make hide not hair of it at this point. Oh yeah, I couldn't wait, in the dream, to go onto the TMMO forum and post about the truck being stolen. I guess you know you're spending too much time on a forum when you start dreaming about it. lol
I'm feeling a bit wheezy this morning. It's either a bad case of allergies or a cold is coming on. I hope it's just allergies.
I didn't allocate any money for groceries this week. On purpose. We have tons of food in the house and we should be able to get by on it for at least a week. The only thing I'll have to buy is milk and bread. There are some other things I'd like to buy but I'll have to check out the prices first before I can justify buying them (Hershey's syrup, soy sauce, things like that). Next weekend we pick up the box from AFM. That'll probably take us through the end of the month. We're going over to Lisa's for Turkey Day so I won't have to buy a completer meal. I'll just bring something over to Lisa's to share with everyone. I'll try to make it something I already have on hand (maybe that pumpkin cheesecake). It'll be nice to not have to do massive amouints of cooking for just the two of us. I think I'll still buy a small turkey because they are only $5 at Safeway. We don't have to use it for Turkey Day. We could save it for Christmas or some other time. It's definitely worth the money if I clean off all the meat and use the carcass to make soup that I can freeze.
That made me think of Leanne (a turkey soup recipe) and the job I applied for with savingdinner.com. I haven't heard anything about that job. Oh well, I want the job down the road anyway. It's going to be so nice to work less than 2 miles from home (positive thinking). I'm sure they must have been calling to offer me the job.
Lisa told me some of the questions they asked in the reference check. Most were pretty routine and straightforward. One was bizarre though. They asked if I had any violent or ? tendencies. What the french toast? That is the weirdest question I have ever heard of in a reference check. Violent tendencies. Sheesh.
I'm starting to get a bit nervous about actually working a real job. After taking that test yesterday and realizing how difficult some of it was, it made me wonder if I'll have a hard time at a job. I know it's just the jitters and I'll be fine once I'm at the job but I worry that in the last 7 years I've forgotten how to learn quickly and pick things up fast. When I think about it rationally, I know that I will do okay.
It's just a bit after nine now. I don't feel like doing a dang thing. I'm wheezy, have a tickle in my throat and I'm coughing. I need to see if I can get the girls in for grooming. They really need a bath and to have their nails trimmed. I guess I should try and call PetCo and see if they have any slots open. I'll blog more later.
Friday, November 9, 2007
I might have the job!
I got up early and went to my skills assessment class at PPWFC. The whole thing took about 3 hours. A good percentage of it was fairly difficult. I did complete the test and scored well on the 3 categories - math, reading, location. I'll get to pick up my certificate next Wednesday. I am getting a silver certificate. After class I went home and let the dogs out. They were anxious to get out. I let them back in and then left to do errands. I dropped off the book on tape at the Library. I wasn't able to pick up those books because they both are reference materials. I stopped for gas and at the CU. After I did my errands I went over to Lisa's. We had a nice time. When I got home there was a message on the phone from CSHP. Tracy in HR called and asked me to call here back. She sounded positive so maybe I got the job. I called back but she was already gone for the day. I left a message for her to call me back. I'm assuming that she won't call until Monday. I can't believe I missed that call. I should have forwarded the home phone to my cell phone. Grrrr! Oh yeah, and they called Lisa for a reference. She was nice enough to give me a good reference. Any time the phone rings I want it to be the HR person telling me I got the job and I need to schedule employee pre-screening and drug testing. I'm sure I won't hear from her until Monday. And hopefully she'll call early on Monday. If I didn't get the job I'd like to know as soon as possible. David is at hockey tonight. I miss him. I'm ready for bed and I know he'll have to sit up for a while to unwind. He's going to get in some OT tomorrow and maybe Sunday. He'll probably work 4 hours each day. We really need the OT money. It's helping out so much. It's hard for me to believe that I might be working in a week and a half. I did do okay with sitting there for three hours today to do that skills assessment. But I'm tired tonight and my allergies are making me feel sick. I really need to get some sleep.
Research done
I checked and they have CPT books and ICD-9 books at the East Library. I'll check them out when I drop off that book on tape tomorrow. I think the ICD-9 is reference only. It's the CPT book that I'm really interested in anyway.
I sent a thank you to Paul & Caryn via the HR department. It's either going to tell them something good about me or it will blow the job for me. Whatever is supposed to happen, will happen.
Okay it's midnight now. I seriously need to go to bed. Goodnight.
I sent a thank you to Paul & Caryn via the HR department. It's either going to tell them something good about me or it will blow the job for me. Whatever is supposed to happen, will happen.
Okay it's midnight now. I seriously need to go to bed. Goodnight.
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