When I checked my bank account, I noticed that a very large deposit had been made. Turns out it was my past due benefits, or back pay. Not as much as I'd thought, but enough to pay some bills, have a safety cushion, and feel better. I'm spending a couple hundred just to pamper and comfort myself, then the rest will go to medical bills, house repair ( Read more... )

I was laid off today ( Read more... )

It turns out that I will see my husband very late tomorrow tonight, which may become very early Saturday morning. He has a new cell phone. His other phone had died; his boss overnighted him a new one, a Motorola i570. Hopefully this one will be sturdy and hardy enough. I am still satisfied with my Nokia 6085, although the outer display could be ( Read more... )

I found that copy of Anansi Boys. I feel better ( Read more... )

My first actual official day of working went incredibly well. I got my supervisor to laugh a few times, and the mistakes I made were tiny and understandable -- little "Oops, forgot to do this and this" slip-ups -- and David was so patient and kind. He left at five, half an hour before me, and said cheerfully, "Well, I'm leaving you to the wolves! ( Read more... )

We went to the used car dealership after Adam picked me up at the metro station. The blue Taurus needed too much work and wasn't worth the low price because of it. But we did find a white 1999 Ford Taurus station wagon with 60,000 miles on it, great condition. Electronic doors, locks, windows, etc. It was a bit more expensive, but still within our ( Read more... )

During the Thanksgiving vacation, my former boss, Ray, emailed me and told me that the bank had allowed my old company to extend COBRA to its employees for the rest of the year. So I canceled the temporary insurance; my refund should come soon. I filled out the benefits application for my new job. Adam found out that his company now has an actual ( Read more... )

Work at the new job was strictly orientation. I had conferences with all the local office managers, lunch with my new supervisor, and software training with one of the IT people. The software training will continue all day tomorrow. On Wednesday, I actually start real work. Everyone is wonderfully sweet and kind, excited to have me, very welcoming ( Read more... )

My boss, Ray, let me go home an hour early ( Read more... )

One more day ( Read more... )