Here in South Florida, all eyes are on Ike. Me, I don’t like Ike. Ike looks scary. We wont know much until the advisory tomorrow. Of course the kids have their fingers crossed that there will be no school until Monday but we will have to wait and see what happens with this one. I think school is [...]
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As Hurricane Gustav passes us by, I am feeling really sorry for the people in the Gulf Coast right now. It has been cloudy, dark and windy here these past few days. We are just getting the outer bands so I can just imagine how powerful that storm is. I just hope everyone stays safe and it [...]
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Months after applying online to this big “shipping” company, my husband got a part-time job offer. It is a very big company that he worked for when he was in school. Back then they offered awesome benefits and tuition reimbursement but didn’t pay that much. That is OK because he just wanted the early hours and [...]
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What a wet and windy week it has been. It seems Tropical Storm Fay likes to hang around Florida. It was great to get some much needed rain and cooler temps with the wind but I feel really sorry for our neighbors to the north who are getting flooded out of their homes. We have [...]
Ah man. I had written a post last week and forgot to publish it so if I published it now-the news will be old news so here is a new one. First off, the car is still here and will not be going anywhere until the lawyer gets paid off. It seems that if you [...]
When I wrote my last post last week, I said no more negativity in my life. I am only going to think POSITIVE POSITIVE POSITIVE. When you decide to live your life that way, you notice the negativity that surrounds you everyday. Monday morning I went into work with such a burst of energy and [...]
My check deposited and the bank took their $330 and rubbed salt in the wound by adding a $5 extra charge. They called it a fee for having an ongoing over drafted account or some crap like that. Banks… ya gotta love them. All this “good news” lately seems to finally be wearing my immune [...]
My birthday was nice. We made it a fun day at the beach. I love the beach and besides it is free-ya can’t beat free! I had a nice cake and no presents. I made sure nobody got me anything. Nobody could anyway, we are all broke. So on the way to the beach, I [...]
I hope everyone had a fabulous 4th of July. Most of the firework shows got rained out here in South Florida. That is OK though, this weekend is my birthday and they are all resecheduling for the weekend. There is a 70% chance of rain so we shall see. Our new place is just across the [...]
I think every month I write how I am going to keep up with this blog and look when my last post was! I need this blog and I need to keep up with it. I find that when I write my thoughts here, I don’t drive everyone (especially my husband) insane with my financial [...]
So this morning I woke up and took a shower like normal. I got out and almost fell. I had no balance on my right side and I got light-headed. I felt horrible almost as if I was really drunk! I was nauseous and very dizzy. My husband kept asking me if I wanted to [...]
Much has happened since my last post. Which was what…a day ago? When reading this, do you feel like my life is fast paced? Oh yeah it is. I can’t wait for things to slow down already! Well a run in with the neighbors really helped make my decision to move at least to a [...]
Last week was definitely interesting. I hate when I don’t write my daily updates here because by the time I do-I end up writing everything in one post. I need to keep up with this blog. Not only for anyone reading but for my sanity! The week started out like any other. I walked into the [...]
My husband does a lot of field work for a company and when gas prices started to go up, I told him he needs to ask for a raise to keep up with the rising fuel cost. Well, he asked in January and it has been this long since he has heard anything. The raise he [...]
I could really get use to this staying at home stuff! I have gotten to spend some time at home and with my little one. We haven’t really gone out because my eye is still not healed but we are having fun at home. I am getting a lot done and I feel so much [...]
I haven’t been able to update because I have been working 24/7. Well, my not so nice boss decided to show his appreciation for what I have done while they were out of town and piled more work on me and went right back to being a prick. It didn’t take long. I could write a [...]
As I was cleaning out my boxes, I found the paperwork for our cars. Gosh, I have been torn over what car is going but I made the final decision after reading these numbers. Being able to finance things could be good for some but now that I look at it, this was a pretty stupid move [...]
2 posts in 1 day. This is unusual for me. Well, I go in late tonight for a 12 hour overtime shift so I have a little time to catch up. Yeah, I am tired but I got my first check today since working all this overtime and it was almost double-even after taxes so I am happy. [...]
My bosses flew in last night and that was such a relief! Knowing I no longer have the responsiblities I have had for the last 10 days is such a great feeling! I can not even explain how difficult it has been without boring anyone or sound like I am exaggerating. Besides all the work [...]
So my daughter caught it! She has been officially sick all weekend. I have been eating limes and taking all kinds of herbal supplements to not catch it. I only hope I can hold out…at least this week. My boss called me Sunday night and naturally I think it is a bill collector so I [...]
Here it is, 1:30 am and I am having trouble getting to sleep. I was able to get in 10 hours of overtime today. I got home around 12:30 and can’t fall asleep! I can’t complain, I need the money. Yesterday one of the officers of the company came in with the flu. Instead of [...]
So the power outage here in Florida was an experience. Luckily all is back to normal and people are not running around like maniacs because they have no power. Things haven’t changed much with me. I got an opportunity to work some overtime Saturday and now will be working this Saturday again. The next few [...]
It is Thursday evening and I still have my car! I was able to make 1 payment and hopefully my tax refund will deposit Friday and I can catch it up. Talk about stressful. I sat at work this past week looking at the security cameras, watching my parked car. Waiting for the “repo man” [...]
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Well, I went back to work and it was like any other day. Figures. I know not to get too comfortable because it doesn’t stay that way. I just need to keep my mouth shut for now because I can’t lose my job. By the way the economy looks, it may be hard to get [...]
If I thought my boss was hard on me last week, Monday was the icing on the cake. He got so bad that guess what I did today? I called out sick! Do I have sick days? Nope. Is missing a day of work going to screw up my my finances? You bet. Yesterday I [...]
