Day #7
I have been working my program. It is difficult but do-able. It has been more difficult without money but still do-able. I was super worried when we were down to $11 and were out of everything. I 'Let it go' and/or 'gave it up' because there was nothing I could really do about it. I went on line to the OSE (Office of Support Enforcement) for the hundredth time this week to see if there was a check to be expecting.... Just hours before there wasn't and they have been coming in weird amounts at weird intervals so I really hadnt expected any change from when I last looked but... Sure enough, a check is on the way. I went to the store and spent 9.94 on some things to make it through Sat. and today (Sun.)then I breathed a big sigh of relief and shot up a huge "Thanks!" to the big guy who made it all possible.
This morning however, my kid asked if we could stop at the store on the way to her job and get some lunch for her. I pointed at the spending chart on the wall and the big fat $1.00 available to us and she blew a gasket. She said she didn't want the cheese sandwiches I offered to make her and continued to bitch about the house in a really mean way. I made them anyway and threw in one of my precious oranges to boot. She took them and we had a good chat on the drive. She apologized and I said it was ok but if she was going to bitch she needed to give me solutions or suggestions on how better to manage the wee finances we have. This discussion lead to more on her current stresses and it all worked out. She gets it but sometimes it is tough to live with what we do and keep our chins up. I get that.
Mup wrote in his LJ again... check it out if you want themuppetman I adore the man and how he writes so I want him to do more. Comment if you will and maybe he will do more.
I have done ok on the smoking program but not perfect by any means. I am down to half as many as I used to smoke and really that is all I can handle at the moment. I will reduce further when I can but I am taking it easy on myself for the time being.
Ok, off to get the tree down and make some calls. I have been bad about the calls.
This morning however, my kid asked if we could stop at the store on the way to her job and get some lunch for her. I pointed at the spending chart on the wall and the big fat $1.00 available to us and she blew a gasket. She said she didn't want the cheese sandwiches I offered to make her and continued to bitch about the house in a really mean way. I made them anyway and threw in one of my precious oranges to boot. She took them and we had a good chat on the drive. She apologized and I said it was ok but if she was going to bitch she needed to give me solutions or suggestions on how better to manage the wee finances we have. This discussion lead to more on her current stresses and it all worked out. She gets it but sometimes it is tough to live with what we do and keep our chins up. I get that.
Mup wrote in his LJ again... check it out if you want themuppetman I adore the man and how he writes so I want him to do more. Comment if you will and maybe he will do more.
I have done ok on the smoking program but not perfect by any means. I am down to half as many as I used to smoke and really that is all I can handle at the moment. I will reduce further when I can but I am taking it easy on myself for the time being.
Ok, off to get the tree down and make some calls. I have been bad about the calls.