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Hi All...
I don't know why I'm up but I'll be paying for it tomorrow. It's probably because I had a Starbucks drink yesterday. Oh- and tea last night with a Japanese meal. I didn't eat much, but I must have had 3-4 cups of tea.
I have a new intern starting tomorrow so the next couple of weeks will be harder than usual. I have to have my plans as good as possible in order to train her on how to work with specific children. I don't take my job lightly- I am important to help this young lady learn how to do her job well.
A good friend of mine has rescued a lab from a very neglected situation and my daughter is considering adopting it. Oh my- two crazy labs PLUS my Roxy would be playing here frequently. It would be like having a dog park in my backyard when they came! Our state is really strapped financially and now it looks like my pension is going to be on the table... this budget stuff is quite scary. I've been very diligent about saving extra money in tax shelters and all, but I'm upset that my pension could be much less than I planned on when I'm within a few years of retirement. My tax shelters have lost a lot too. I'm taking less home every month than I did ten years ago because of my insurance costs - $800 a month out of my pocket- $1000 a month from the school district. I do feel lucky to have it as good as I do... but to have to help to pay for Wall Streets big mistakes just isn't right. And I'm one of the people that will do OK ... others are in much more precarious positions. I am lucky to be able to have my cancer follow-ups in San Francisco, where I am in a top notch care facility. That helps me to feel much less anxious about mistakes being made. Sh-- happens, but my oncologist and his team are very good...
Gosh, I'm not as up as usual... better get back to bed. Please know that as I complain I truly realize that I have it very GOOD... I feel for those of you that are really struggling. I think it's a big, fat mess. The money problems are hard, and when you add health issues and life issues, it can be so depressing. I don't like to complain too often though... just a bit once in a while. I don't want to miss out on the good things by not being able to see them and have joy in them. By the way- my first daffodils bloomed today! Spring is here in California!
Julia
I don't know why I'm up but I'll be paying for it tomorrow. It's probably because I had a Starbucks drink yesterday. Oh- and tea last night with a Japanese meal. I didn't eat much, but I must have had 3-4 cups of tea.
I have a new intern starting tomorrow so the next couple of weeks will be harder than usual. I have to have my plans as good as possible in order to train her on how to work with specific children. I don't take my job lightly- I am important to help this young lady learn how to do her job well.
A good friend of mine has rescued a lab from a very neglected situation and my daughter is considering adopting it. Oh my- two crazy labs PLUS my Roxy would be playing here frequently. It would be like having a dog park in my backyard when they came! Our state is really strapped financially and now it looks like my pension is going to be on the table... this budget stuff is quite scary. I've been very diligent about saving extra money in tax shelters and all, but I'm upset that my pension could be much less than I planned on when I'm within a few years of retirement. My tax shelters have lost a lot too. I'm taking less home every month than I did ten years ago because of my insurance costs - $800 a month out of my pocket- $1000 a month from the school district. I do feel lucky to have it as good as I do... but to have to help to pay for Wall Streets big mistakes just isn't right. And I'm one of the people that will do OK ... others are in much more precarious positions. I am lucky to be able to have my cancer follow-ups in San Francisco, where I am in a top notch care facility. That helps me to feel much less anxious about mistakes being made. Sh-- happens, but my oncologist and his team are very good...
Gosh, I'm not as up as usual... better get back to bed. Please know that as I complain I truly realize that I have it very GOOD... I feel for those of you that are really struggling. I think it's a big, fat mess. The money problems are hard, and when you add health issues and life issues, it can be so depressing. I don't like to complain too often though... just a bit once in a while. I don't want to miss out on the good things by not being able to see them and have joy in them. By the way- my first daffodils bloomed today! Spring is here in California!
Julia
Oh Julia, I'm so sorry about your retirement situation with the State of CA. Just ONE more reason we packed up and got the heck out of Dodge! Who knows where we'd be if we'd stayed there.
Your intern is certainly lucky to have you as a mentor. We need more caring folks like you to help bring our young people along.
Not much going on here, slow at the salon today so I'm hoping to get to the gym after work. Gotta do something about the mess I made out of my eating yesterday.....you play, you PAY!
Hey.......Where's Margo?
Just tossing that out there. Haven't heard from her for sometime
Hope you all have a great day!
Your intern is certainly lucky to have you as a mentor. We need more caring folks like you to help bring our young people along.
Not much going on here, slow at the salon today so I'm hoping to get to the gym after work. Gotta do something about the mess I made out of my eating yesterday.....you play, you PAY!
Hey.......Where's Margo?
Just tossing that out there. Haven't heard from her for sometime
Hope you all have a great day!
Susan
Julia, No whines or complaints I can see either. I am amazingly lucky so far. The hospital I previously worked at for 36 years had 35 of those years in a fixed pension fund. It was frozen about 2 years ago and I am drawing what I will get each month for the rest of my life. That pays the Ohio bills. My salary here pays my Vermont bills. The previous hospital then had a matching self controled 403b plan that I subscribed to for the last year I worked there. I put in x amount and they matched to a certain percentage. Since I had been there so long, I got the max percent but then retired. I will roll that into my 403b plan thru this hospital and think I will be fine if and when I can retire, especially if Social Security is still around. It will be even better if I can ever sell the house in Ohio and get something here. Too bad I had to go thru bankruptcy last year to be somewhat better off financially this year, and still have the crappy credit report following me. This too shall pass I know.
Good mornin' ya'll.
In the last few months I have gotten a few inquiries for genealogy info. I have a post on Ancestor.com from a few years ago looking for information. I haven't really done much in that area for awhile. But I am always willing to share info. This one 'cousin' has turned into a real paranoid wackarooni! She's talking about other relatives trying to 'get information out of her', how years ago 3 sisters married 3 brothers in our family for some nefareous reason or other.
Anyway, this went on for several days. I finally e-mailed her to say I could find no links between her family and ours, that perhaps she is from a totally different branch even though we have the same maiden name. Now I'm paranoid, why did she contact me and what is she after? She had genealogy facts that can be found in any search of our name. I didn't give her any recent information, but now I'm a little worried. I talked to a couple of other cousins who do genealogy stuff and told them to beware.
Enough of MY paranoia. More lovely weather here. The PT has given me the OK to do more minutes on my elliptical, and walk farther. Although I still have to use my cane. Hooray, I need to get moving again!
I hope you are all doing well and are safe, warm and happy.
Have a fantabulous day!
In the last few months I have gotten a few inquiries for genealogy info. I have a post on Ancestor.com from a few years ago looking for information. I haven't really done much in that area for awhile. But I am always willing to share info. This one 'cousin' has turned into a real paranoid wackarooni! She's talking about other relatives trying to 'get information out of her', how years ago 3 sisters married 3 brothers in our family for some nefareous reason or other.
Anyway, this went on for several days. I finally e-mailed her to say I could find no links between her family and ours, that perhaps she is from a totally different branch even though we have the same maiden name. Now I'm paranoid, why did she contact me and what is she after? She had genealogy facts that can be found in any search of our name. I didn't give her any recent information, but now I'm a little worried. I talked to a couple of other cousins who do genealogy stuff and told them to beware.
Enough of MY paranoia. More lovely weather here. The PT has given me the OK to do more minutes on my elliptical, and walk farther. Although I still have to use my cane. Hooray, I need to get moving again!
I hope you are all doing well and are safe, warm and happy.
Have a fantabulous day!
Grammylew in Jax
Dear Monica, hang in there sister and I just said a prayer for you and your hubby.
Stress...kick it in the butt because like guilt...stressing over crap that we can't control is useless.
Look forward to the road that leads you to stuff you can control or deal with at the present moment. Times are tough now and it's going to get even worse I think with all the talks of people not getting their pensions that they thought they would, cutbacks and people losing their homes.
Moncia, you are doing great and I admire you! Hugs and stay stress free today. Debbie
Stress...kick it in the butt because like guilt...stressing over crap that we can't control is useless.
Look forward to the road that leads you to stuff you can control or deal with at the present moment. Times are tough now and it's going to get even worse I think with all the talks of people not getting their pensions that they thought they would, cutbacks and people losing their homes.
Moncia, you are doing great and I admire you! Hugs and stay stress free today. Debbie
Monica,
Prayers for you and your husband to get through the stress of what today brings. Focus on the good stuff of recent times, like Yoda's loving companionship. . .
Hugs, Laureen
Prayers for you and your husband to get through the stress of what today brings. Focus on the good stuff of recent times, like Yoda's loving companionship. . .
Hugs, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
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