Higher Learning

I often wish that I had gone through with school and gotten some credentials. It's really tough trying to make it without any education background. I constantly pound into my son that he HAS to finish school and care about what he's doing now.

Every so often I go into this "episode" and start checking out ways to finish school online. It's more and more popular now to attend an online university and many of them like Western Governors University are highly recognized. I know one of my friends did one of these kinds of things and got her BA and found it really convenient. That way she could take care of school after work without leaving the house since she gets home so late. There is even a graduation ceremony that you can attend either in person or via the Internet, which is pretty cool. I think she's even going on to get an online mba. If she does that I'll probably want to follow her lead so that one day I can make something of myself outside of this house. I do have trouble with disciplining myself to sit here, even with work, so it's pretty cool to see that there's a mentoring program to help with motivation and help ensure you finish. God knows I need that! LOL!

We'll Miss You

A friend of mine is going back to North Carolina because she just can't make it out here. I'm going to miss seeing her but all of her family is back there anyway so I think it makes sense to be where there are people to help you and support you when you need it. She couldn't afford anything out here and said that she can get onto someone in her family's insurance that they have with Blue Cross NC. I really wish her well and hope that she comes back out for another shot when she's able.

Economics

Do you think the recession will lift once this new year gets going? I certainly hope it does, I'm sure along with many other people, but sometimes I feel like people don't see it as serious as it is. Yeah we see commercials about food banks and how people are hard up but really, aren't there people still living in tents or no where at all? People wandering around waiting for shelters to open so they can escape the cold...it's SO sad and it doesn't ever seem to be fully addressed by anyone that matters. It's already been so long since this has happened to people and yet the focus keeps going back to the big companies and the bail out money. Ugh, it just makes me so angry!

Car Insurance

Okay, I'm really curious...do people actually use the companies that we see advertised on TV? Does having a gecko really help business? I know I like watching the quirky lady in white but really, I've never known anyone to use these companies. I would assume there are people that do or they obviously wouldn't still be in business but I guess I'm old fashioned in that I wouldn't know if I could trust one of those companies. Dh and my parents still have car insurance with companies where they can walk into the buildings and I think that's why they like it. It can get hard talking only to people by phone sometimes.

Randoms

I know that I was trying to keep this blog for work at home information but I really stink at themed blogs and end up talking about everything under the sun. It's probably super annoying if you've thought that you found something that can help you along in your own venture huh? I wish I had something more substantial to write about sometimes but I end up with stuff like rv towing and how to tell your husband off or something crazy. LOL! Eventually I will have some good stuff to put here (I hope) so that anyone that reads this won't walk away disappointed or irritated. Until then if anyone does read this I hope you stick around.

Pill Plan

So, I did find out that there is something that can help with medical costs. There's this plan called together rx access or something that gives a discount for prescriptions. The only problem? We don't have any regular prescriptions! Sure if we did I'd be all excited but we don't and just need the actual coverage. What a bummer...but at least I know it's there if we end up needing it

New Year!

I'm thinking that this year is going to be a whole lot better than the last or even the one before that. I have an outline in my head of how I'm going to start my business (all I need is the funding) and soon I should finally be doing something I like while making some money for it. I know nothing that I do from home will ever give me a high income, that's a rare one in thousands chance, but I'll be happy knowing that I'm using the talent that I do have. I'm really looking forward to this year and what it will bring and it's written on my wall in front of my desk to remind me not to lose the motivation.

Is There Such a Thing?

We lost our coverage last month but with the holidays I just didn't have the time to try to figure out what to do. I need to reapply with the government plan but there's got to be some cheap health insurance out there some where! I'm not eligible for the plan that my job offers yet so in the meantime we're kind of stuck. I'm going to have to track down a low cost clinic for dd's next appointment I think because we won't be covered for a while. I hate being broke.

Ouch

This is going to sound weird but I wish that we had some medical equipment here sometimes. Dh needs some kind of nebulizer because his lungs are shot and every now and then we don't even have the basics. I could really use splints for carpal tunnel and with the way dd is, slamming into everything, we may even need a portable chest. LOL! She hit her head today AGAIN and I pray that she doesn't end up with serious concussions by the time she's five. I can't imagine how many broken bones this one will have.

Aches and Pains

I just got sick and boy does it suck! My head feels semi-decent but my body hurts, I'm cold, and the cough is unbearable. My muscles cramp and get stuck and my back hurts...oh this is gonna be a "fun" holiday...NOT. I really need to takes some emdicine and go to bed but I'm taking a break from work, otherwise there won't be a Christmas. No wonder I'm such a Scrooge when this time of year rolls around.

Please Stop

My sister in law is still talking to me about orlando vacations and how we "just HAVE" to come out and visit her. Apparently she goes there almost every weekend since she lives in the middle of everything. I'd love to go but we're BROKE! I'm not sure she hears that part when I open my mouth. At least she's coming out here soon so I don't have to hear her ask when she'll see us again. I think she's bitter that she always has to come out here but really, isn't that part of what happens when you move away from home?

Within Context

I normally talk about how everyone should have a designated work area that is properly suited for functioning. I didn't know until recently that my area isn't even up to par and now I'm rather irritated. I was so ahppy to have an office area but holding it back is the dumb chair I bought and the lighting. As if a painful back isn't bad enough, I end up not being able to see properly because the home lighting that I thought was so great, isn't. It's such a bummer. The good part is that I wanted a better chair anyway and now I know that I cna't sit here for long at all.

NEC

I got a comment about a company called New England Crafters a while ago and I just wanted to clear things up. I do not have anything to do with any work at home craft companies nor do I work with any of them. I will eventually go ahead with my plan to test them out and review them for myself (mainly out of my own curiosity) and to give an extra opinion of what these things are like. That review probably won't come until at least three months or so from now, when I have some time to sit and make a fair assessment. All the same, I think it could be a helpful bit of information, don't you?

Enough Already...

My dh isn't so "d" right now. He's been out of work for just over a year now and it seems that he's not even putting effort into it. I sit here and work to make the measley amount of money that I can every day AND take care of the kids while he does...man, I don't even know what he does. He NEEDS to be looking for employment before I freak out and kick him out. I didn't sign up to have more kids than I have thank you.