Under Pressure
God.... I really really hate to do this. But desperate times call for desperate measures...
There's a reason I've been so quiet here on LJ. On the internet and socializing in general. It's all been very minimal because I've been stressed and haven't had the energy or presence of mind to post about much. Just distracting videos and the like, trying to be upbeat... but just trying to be upbeat right now isn't cutting it. I tend to try and hide this sort of thing as much from myself as everybody else. Try to think about anything but while trying to deal with it at the same time... Trying to focus on the positive.
Things are bad. Really bad. Like... sell everything and move into a basement bad, and not knowing what to do with the animals if we do... Nothing has gone as planned since we moved up here to Colorado and after Karen's job became kaput we've been hunting for something, anything, to no avail. Because of how soon it was after the move, CO and AZ can't agree who should be handling unemployment and so we're getting nothing from either state. Can't even get AZ on the phone. We were ok for a while via credit cards and the generosity of Karen's father, as much as he could, but we've reached the end of our rope and won't be able to pay January's bills. This includes the rent.
Karen's currently in AZ, working part time for her sister. Not enough to cover anything, but something... I'm desperately seeking something here, but haven't had any luck. Noone's been hiring even for just seasonal... Lots of people are looking for work, and not having any luck. It sucks, and it's hard... I'm worried about us, about our animals, about keepsakes and precious things we'll likely have to sell... hell, practical things we'll likely have to sell... I love this place too... feels like we're losing it no sooner than we got settled in... We've cut back to bare essentials, and I don't know what else we can do... I'll be heading down to the CDHS for food stamps, medicare, and I hope and pray some kind of rent assistance tomorrow. I really don't want to lose everything...
What we really need is work. We've applied to just about everything we can find, temp agencies too, and we're going to continue to. If you know of work available in Colorado Springs, especially accounting or... well, for me, I don't even care anymore. I'll scrub floors if somebody'd just let me.... please, let me know.
Also, if you've ever been interested in some of my artwork, this is a really good time. Here's my shop with shirts and prints http://www.cafepress.com/bluegorgon/ I do commissions too, especially if you know anyone in need of a logo now would be a really good time! http://www.bluegorgon.com/termsandpricing.htm#commissions
In the meantime... a friend suggested I suck it up and ask if anyone can spare anything to help us keep our home. If you know anyone who can, please, pass it along. Every little bit helps.
There's a reason I've been so quiet here on LJ. On the internet and socializing in general. It's all been very minimal because I've been stressed and haven't had the energy or presence of mind to post about much. Just distracting videos and the like, trying to be upbeat... but just trying to be upbeat right now isn't cutting it. I tend to try and hide this sort of thing as much from myself as everybody else. Try to think about anything but while trying to deal with it at the same time... Trying to focus on the positive.
Things are bad. Really bad. Like... sell everything and move into a basement bad, and not knowing what to do with the animals if we do... Nothing has gone as planned since we moved up here to Colorado and after Karen's job became kaput we've been hunting for something, anything, to no avail. Because of how soon it was after the move, CO and AZ can't agree who should be handling unemployment and so we're getting nothing from either state. Can't even get AZ on the phone. We were ok for a while via credit cards and the generosity of Karen's father, as much as he could, but we've reached the end of our rope and won't be able to pay January's bills. This includes the rent.
Karen's currently in AZ, working part time for her sister. Not enough to cover anything, but something... I'm desperately seeking something here, but haven't had any luck. Noone's been hiring even for just seasonal... Lots of people are looking for work, and not having any luck. It sucks, and it's hard... I'm worried about us, about our animals, about keepsakes and precious things we'll likely have to sell... hell, practical things we'll likely have to sell... I love this place too... feels like we're losing it no sooner than we got settled in... We've cut back to bare essentials, and I don't know what else we can do... I'll be heading down to the CDHS for food stamps, medicare, and I hope and pray some kind of rent assistance tomorrow. I really don't want to lose everything...
What we really need is work. We've applied to just about everything we can find, temp agencies too, and we're going to continue to. If you know of work available in Colorado Springs, especially accounting or... well, for me, I don't even care anymore. I'll scrub floors if somebody'd just let me.... please, let me know.
Also, if you've ever been interested in some of my artwork, this is a really good time. Here's my shop with shirts and prints http://www.cafepress.com/bluegorgon/ I do commissions too, especially if you know anyone in need of a logo now would be a really good time! http://www.bluegorgon.com/termsandpricing.htm#commissions
In the meantime... a friend suggested I suck it up and ask if anyone can spare anything to help us keep our home. If you know anyone who can, please, pass it along. Every little bit helps.