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18 Dec 2010 Show me the money
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I wish someone would show me some money or rather give me some. Better yet, I wish someone would hire me. I’ve been out of work since the end of 2008.. that’s just about 2 years now. I was working in a temp job for a Halloween store for 3 years and they decided to not hire temp workers anymore. My unemployment ran out not too long after it started because of the way unemployment figures out your eligibility.

In 2001 I was injured at a job at a nursing home. I was a unit clerk/secretary and had to keep a gentleman from falling when he tried to stand up from his wheelchair. I ended up with a ruptured disc in my back and after 2 surgeries I was told by the doctor and my worker’s comp lawyer that I wouldn’t qualify for ssdi because I was only partially disabled and still able to work.

I would really love to work but the economy is still so bad that I just can’t find a job. I could get a job if I wanted to be a mechanic, teacher, or nurse, etc but I’m just not qualified for any of those jobs.

27 Oct 2010 Warm today
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It was warm today, well it was actually quite humid but it made you sweat. I went to see my mom at the nursing home and pick up her clothes to was them. While I was there I saw a guy in a sleeveless t-shirt and you could see part of his back. It was covered with zits. I wish I knew of a good acne body lotion because I would have told him about it and where to get it.

If my back looked like that I would be sure to keep it covered because I wouldn’t want people staring at me and talking about my zitty back behind my back. Actually I wish I weren’t so self conscious and would stop worrying about what people think about me. There sure seem to be a lot of people out there who just don’t care what other people think about how they dress and stuff.

07 Jan 2010 Twitchy Woman
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Ever since I had my spinal fusion surgery a few years ago I’ve had tingling in my legs. The tingling slowly developed into twitches. The twitches now make my whole body jerk. I’m fine when I stand, but I can’t stand for long periods. The happens mostly when I sit certain ways or when I’m laying down. It’s more of an annoyance than anything. The doctors have told me that I’d most likely end up with permanent nerve damage and I guess this is a side effect of that damage.

It must look like, to other people, that someone came up behind me and poked me and made me jump. It doesn’t happen when I’m sitting in the car driving thank goodness… that could be a huge problem. I jerk so hard that I’d probably end up crashing the car. It’s like when you’ve just fallen asleep or are almost asleep and you get that “I’m falling” feeling and you jump and wake up.

It’s only on my right side, which is the side that was injured in 2001 that caused me to have 2 back surgeries. And it’s just the strangest feeling too. I can feel it coming. It starts with a tiny fluttering feeling just above my foot. It moves slowly up my leg and it gets to a certain point and then BAM… I jump/jerk. Just so very annoying. It will happen several times in a row then go away for awhile then I feel it coming back again. It’s a viscous cycle… calm, twitchy, jerky, calm, twitchy, jerky.. rinse and repeat!

27 Oct 2009 It’s a lovely birthday…
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Not really… it’s raining and it’s supposed to rain all day. My shoulders, neck and back are aching and I feel much older than 56 today. But it’s my birthday and I guess I should just be thankful I woke up today, right? :)

I have no plans for today… you know.. the whole no job and no money thing but I’m not big on big celebrations anyway. I’ll just be happy to have my kids call and say happy birthday. Right now I’m just going to sit back and relax and wait for my Tylenol Arthritis to kick in.

Everyone have a wonderful day on me!

02 Apr 2009 Owie
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It’s damp and miserable out and my back and legs are killing me. I almost needed on of those seat lifts to get out of bed this morning.

I dosed myself up on my Tylenol Arthritis and I’m waiting on that to kick in. I really hate the achy days. I have to do laundry today too.. this should be fun.. NOT!

Andi sent me her “old” cell phone, an LG Rumor, but forgot to send the charger. I ordered one and got it yesterday and called my cell company and got my “new” one activated. I spent most of last night playing with it. I love having a little keyboard to text with. It’s so much easier than texting with a regular phone. It also has a camera and I took some pictures with it. My phone is an apple green color.

I’m also re-thinking my decision to show Tweets on my blog. After looking at them I think it makes my blog look crappy so I’ll probably disable those Tweets. I had it set for every day then changed it to weekly.. but it still looks crappy.

27 Mar 2009 Job market stinks
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The job market stinks around here. I’ve been looking for a job since I was laid off the end of December. I could work in a store, I do have sales training.. but my back won’t allow me to stand for long periods of time.

I’ve sent out resumes and I got 1 interview and haven’t heard from anyone else I’ve sent resumes to. I didn’t get the job that I interviewed for. They found someone else who was more qualified. But the woman who interviewed me wants to hang on to my resume.

I was getting worker’s comp for a back injury I got in 2001 and have had a couple of back surgeries. That money ran out 2 weeks ago. I do have unemployment but that’s only about half of what I was making when I was working.

I hope things get better, job wise, soon. Hubby doesn’t have to worry about being laid off. He works on Atlantic City cop cars and they are always wrecking them.

02 Jan 2009 Completed
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My desk is all completed. Now I’m sorry I tackled this on my own (for the most part). My back is killing me. My middle finger on my right hand is killing me… I got a blister from using the screwdriver for so long. I didn’t move it myself… hubby moved the heavy end of the desk with the drawers and door.

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But I am totally in love with my new desk in spite of the pain it caused me. I now have my printer/scanner/copier up on the desktop where I can reach it without bending over. My tower is in the door next to the 2 drawers. Those drawers are so nice and deep too. I can use one for files and the other to hold all the junk I had in a plastic cabinet that was next to the old desk.

As we moved the old desk out of the way it dropped the keyboard tray onto the floor for the last time! It will be dismantled and tossed tomorrow. It’s so crappy it’s not even worth giving away.

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