It is another Monday. the month of may is half way over. I have begun to accept that I won't have a teaching position in Alabama. It is sooo political and hard to find a job. I even went to a tutoring site. I did get a request and am working on finalizing the necessary things before I can accept the postion. I think one of us has to be vested. i think that is what i am looking for word wise. It would be tutoring a rising 6th grader in math. I am open to do anything. I do hope this leads to further income.
I had a yard sale over the weekend. Southerners are so southern. I was able to meet many of my neighbors. I am not going to remember any one's name or even where they live. Of course they told me both and gave specific directions. Then I was asked if we had found a church yet. That was the clincher to let me know they were my neighbors. I was invited to at least 5 different churches. It was even described to me the preaching that goes on and the times for bible study. I gave up saying I was goign to a synagouge in Florence after the 3rd blank stare I recieved. i think many of my neighbors (ok most of the south) has not met a Jewish person before.
the yard sale got rid of a lot of stuff. Of course there is still more to sell. That will wait for another month. I figure having a yard sale at least every other month would be a good thing. I think the next one will have to wait until August due to the impending heat that will happen in both June and July. I may not wait because June may be the best time to set up even for one day. I just found it was wierd that Friday brought in more money than Saturday. I only made $45 on Saturday while i brought in over $150 on Friday. I did not count the change that I was paid in, it was just an easier way to keep track-counting bills is so much easier.
I do know I need to create a time line and time management plan for myself. I think I will use the white board in the kitchen to help with this. Listing what I need to do, down to the dusting, vacuuming and laundry. I think that will help me with completing everything in the ohouse in a timely manner. that will with getting the house in order finally! now i just have to put it into motion and follow through.

It's a Monday

This morning as I type-Our whole sale company is on my crappy list. I had an order to be placed and they of course do not have the item. I made an executive decision and sent a replacement. I figured I would make the customer happy and screw the the overhead and the profit. I need to go into the site (eBay) and add the disclaimer and take what is gone/out of stock off the site. These are all new items. This is really getting old and tiresome.

I am still not working and this is becoming more frustrating! No income. No prospects of having an income. I am going to apply for unemployment but I have to wait until the middle of June. Then I can apply but i may not qualify. I hope I do qualify and can collect something. Even if it is just enough to cover the outstanding debt/bills I have. That way they are paid off and money can be put aside to pay the taxes on the money.

Another Mother's Day is over. Again I am still not a biological mother. I am a step mother and grandmother. I am becoming aware that we may not have our own children. It is disheartening and makes me a bit sad. OK it makes me a lot sad, but I am coming to accept it. between age and pcos, I know that it would be close to a miracle to have a child at this time. The reading and writing of that makes me a feel a bit more accepting about the issue. it is still sad, but I am able to better comprehend it.

Don and I talked about the money in my savings account. He was amazed how much was there, I was shocked that there isn't more. We discussed where the money went-taxes, blinds for the windows, glassware...we discussed how he will pick up the bills I still have outstanding once he puts them into his budget. That way I am not using the money from the savings account. I feel so crappy taking money like that, and not contributing any money into the house.

I am going to start to push the new web site. I have to put it on all correspondence and also put it on the ebay pages.

www.bugmainstore.com

phone calls ugh

Today was/is the day of phone calls. Call the real estate agents. Call HR @ NNPS about my retirement fund. Call Cheri at Cartus. Fax the claim forms (yet another way to use the phone) I am holding off calling Joy at Lincoln Retirement Services. Don't want to touch my money just yet...
I did finish the kneeling bench AND completed one valance. Now it is time to fax and continue with the valances. I do feel good about these things.
Don threw at me this morning talk of closing this plant down. Here we go with me being an anxiety mess. I have to sell things to pay off my bills. I can't purchase anything until we know where we stand with this and the other house. AND if he OR I have a real job. he thinks nothing of it-"I can go back to truck driving" Yeah-that was years ago. Now we have two houses and need to sell one! I really need to focus on getting things on eBay this week.

school hath begun

Yup school is in full swing here. They do start in the middle of august..i am just so used to the day after labor day. Oh well. Kim goes back to her teaching job on Friday. I am now officially unemployed in my field. An unemployed teacher sounds like an oxymoron. I have begun to think about relocating my 401k that is doing absolutely nothing for me.n By relocating it-i am thinking of my personal checking account. It may become a must do especially since I am not even bringing in a dollar in wages. This is really crappy. I know we have a joint account with over 5,000...but that is not money to waste. We need to have dual income especially so I can pay off some of the outstanding bills I have. I am also not shopping or buying ANYTHING.
EBay is beginning to sound better I am getting ready to set up my pay pal account with them so I can sell items on eBay. I know if I put my mind to this it will be worthwhile. It is just getting the motivation to start! GRRR! I know when i start I will have no problem continuing. With me it is the procrastination to start something new.
I did go into "town" and register my car. $168 later. It is registered and legal and all that. I also bought T-shirts for the watermelon festival occurring this weekend. Mom and Dad wanted shirts so i bought them shirts as well. I even bought Emily one.
Time to move the boxes that I brought in from the garage. I am going to put all the books etc away then take the boxes apart. I do need to call to have the "trash" from the move picked up. The movers will come and remove the boxes. That is a good thing. There are sooo many and they take up so much space in the front hall.

Count down to official unemployment

Here it is only a few days away from the startof work for "new" teachers. I have applied for positions here from the start of March and I am still waiting for a job an interview or even a letter stating someone else was hired. Is it my northern schooling? my accent? not graduating from a college here? It was not a problem in VA to find a job. There were moments that i was worried-but I was hired with in weeks of moving and interviewing. I think I have applied for over 200 positions! This is highly frustrating and depressing.
Don has been here since April and finds nothing wrong with the wait. He andI agree that I need to start looking around at other options. I have been looking into museums and some retail options. I am setting to contact various museums in the next week. That way I can contact the directors prior to mailing out resume' and letttes of interest. I don't mind volunteering as an alternative but I don't want someone paying my debts. I feel that is my responsibility. Kim keeps telling me we are married and we share. I just have issues with that.