It's been a while and I read that last entry and knew it was time for an update.

In October, the company I was working for gave me a weeks notice.

I immediately started emailing everyone I could think of asking if there were any openings where they were at. One of them replied with a posting and I sent my resume in with a cover letter mentioning several people I know who work there. One of them seemed to have a little "pull". I was hired!

I have been here since the end of October and love it! I'm a "PC Specialist" and... bonus... now make four grand a year more than I made at the last place.

Things are looking up.

Things were just looking up when I'm told I must cut my hours at work from 40 to 32.

I was barely making ends meet at 40 hours.

I advised them that I would have to look for a part-time job and if I did find something, I would not be able to leave that job to come in if there was a problem. Their reply was "do what you have to do"

I'm looking for a job... part or full. What ever works. So far out of 10 applications... one interview.

I'm thinking of again applying for assistance (got turned down the first time.)

My kitchen faucet has been dripping. My guy got it to stop but it started again after a few months and lo and behold last Sunday, the handle came off in my hand!

I went out and bought a new one and my daughter and I read the instructions and said "we can do this". So we went about removing the old one that has been there for I think a good 20 years, maybe? It didn't want to come out but after lots of sweat and swearing, we did it. The new one went in pretty easy and we now have a shiney new kitchen faucet. And we are so proud of ourselves because we did it!  

  So money problems... a bit easier because my brother and sister got together and paid off the balance on the mortgage. I no longer have a house payment to make. I do have to make sure I place money into savings toward taxes and insurance each month. It helps so much and I'm so grateful to them.

Now it's been nearly a year at my new/old job and I'm still happy here. No raise and I don't think the place is financially able to give out raises (I always drop my paycheck on the floor before I deposit it to see if it bounces first **grin**)

Trying to lose some of the pounds I've packed on in the last couple of years. It's only been a couple of weeks but I'm down 6 pounds and I'm walking the treadmill 30 minutes a day. When the weather gets warm, I'll get the bike out a pedal awhile. I want to be healthier more than anything. But I know I look **damn** good when I get back down to my old weight. Wish me luck!

My guy and I are still together, going on 5 years now. I'm still crazy about him. He helps me out by doing things around the house. Things I would probably have to pay a mechanic or plumber or electrician or whatever to do if he weren't here. And when he looks in my eyes and says "you look good, babe" and kisses me so sweet... I just melt.

My daughter is now driving paying for her own insurance and gas. Works part-time and is taking college courses. She's doing pretty good. (Thanks to her friends, Anne and Kate! Love you two!)

My son was home for Christmas. I love it when he is here. Miss him.

Psycho Kitty is... psycho!!

And thats an update in case anybody out there cares.

Bush is trying to tell us how to save our money, who we can marry and how to die.

Is this what we want from a president? Do we want him as our watchdog, in our bedrooms, hospital rooms, and personal lives telling us how to live?

Apparently that is how many Americans feel. He was re-elected by a large percentage of the population.

I feel like I am simply “spitting in the wind”. No one listens. I have written to our president, vice-president, senators and congressmen to no avail. I can understand why anarchists come to being. How do you get them to listen? I need to read the words of Gandhi and King.

So gentle readers, I'm sure all thought I was dead from what ever illness I had. Not so. I am alive. Since that post I got better had a nice Christmas, applied for a position with a company I worked for back almost ten years ago, got turned down by said company only to be called back a couple of months later for an interview. I am back in my chosen field of endeavor as a network administrator. I am so thrilled to be doing what I like to do and to be out from under the very oppressive environment I had been working in. I cannot recall how many times I drove home in tears from the "hell" I was in. No more! So, I am back. I can move on to write about more important things. Love, sex, stupid politicians (named Bush!) Stay tuned.