Only about half of the dessert I brought to last week's Toastmasters meeting was eaten. I polished off the rest this week. Someone brought Mexican bottles of Coca-Cola (made with real sugar,) but not a bottle opener. I took one bottle home since I have an opener on my fridge (three, actually ( Read more... )

My chipped tooth will require a root canal. That tooth and the one next to it (with a cavity) will also need restorative work. The work will cost about $1,700. My credit account with the dentist only has a balance of about $1,000. I wish this problem had waited until I received my income tax refund. In the meantime, I was given a prescription ( Read more... )

I made a dentist appointment for next Tuesday. My back tooth isn't hurting now. I just feel a light tingle a handful of times when my tongue accidentally brushes against it ( Read more... )

It's difficult to remain motivated about finding a job when the people that are supposed to offer help have given up. I met with my Vocational Rehab and Aspen Pointe counselors on Thursday. They basically said there are little to no jobs available for someone with my limited skills ( Read more... )

I made an appointment last week to meet with my old job counselors. Today, my new counselor called me to get an update on my unemployment. She offered to place me in something called "Service J," meaning job-ready. The service will supposedly shop my resume around to various businesses. Since I've had no luck landing a job with my current ( Read more... )

I'm confident I can accomplish at least two of these New Year's resolutions ( Read more... )

PAY for Saturday, December 22nd: 6.5 hours (1:30-8:00 PM ( Read more... )

I applied for a temporary job today to deliver phone books to a northwestern neighborhood. Right now my car's gas tank is near empty, and I won't be able to get a full tank of gas for at least two days ( Read more... )

Weekly calorie average: 1,940.7 ( Read more... )

Weekly calorie average: 1,800.7 ( Read more... )