I'm a sucker I guess
One of my cats, Faust, is in the hospital. He's old and I noticed him drinking a lot of water and getting thin. Turns out it's diabetes. This is costing me....a lot. So the vet said he is responding well to treatment, however now I need to get insulin and inject him. He also needs to eat special food. They said that after the initial expense it'll cost me about 50 bucks a month. But, if i go away, I have to board him at the vet because he'll need injections and I have to feed him on a strict schedule. I mean, he's my baby and I love him dearly. I want him to live as long as possible. I can treat the disease, it's just going to be a hassle for me. Some people tell me to put him down, but I can't do that when I can take care of him. That would be selfish and cruel of me.
I'm going to need to do one of 4 things. 1. A lot of overtime. However, the office is cracking down on overtime and rejecting a lot of claims. 2. A 2nd job. I could get a bartending job on the weekends, but then I'll have the added aggravation of no days off. 3. A new job that pays more. I could ask of a raise, however I doubt that would happen. Supposedly we will get raises in January, but they are only maybe 2% at most. This company likes to keep people down. I'm just getting the hang of my job, even though the office environment drives me batty. 4. Never go out or buy anything I don't absolutely need. But I would go crazy. What to do?
On a happier note, I've been out with this guy a few times, we'll call him J. He seems really nice and we have a lot in common and never run out of things to talk about. We'll see what happens. We are both busy during the week days so we don't really get to talk much or hang out. I'm trying not to be all girly and stress out about it, but I like him oooOOOOooo.