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Well, upon other Tugger's suggestions, I started a new thread off the "About To Lose My Job" one. That one is history- beaten into the ground. Time to move on.
One of my ex coworkers sent me a text and said the employer is having a XMAS party at 6pm on the 21st and because she and another employee work evenings at the front desk he wanted to know if they A) don't want to get paid and come to the party (which is being held in the employee lunchroom) or B) do they want to work the evening shift and get paid? (No joke).
Then later on she said it got better They changed the date of the party to the 19th and said they are not having it catered and wanted everyone to cook something.
Don't you just love this kind of holiday spirit in the workplace?
Anyway, it has been 2 months since I resigned and I must say it has gone fast. I have not done anything special at all. Just living life day to day without having to cram the activities of daily living into evenings and weekends. I laugh when people ask me how I spend my time, as if there is something special I should be doing every day.Then they ask me other things- like my plans. I tell them I already did a lot in 46 years of working! Why the hell do I have to do anything at all other than live? LOL!
I was able to take my time and do some Fall chores around the house, though the weather was awful- incredibly rainy. I did have 2 lunch dates with two friends that live a bit far from here. We picked a middle point to meet. That was enjoyable.
I was doing my daily walking and litter pick up on our road (which never ends). And I have been trying to deal with the town and DEC regarding the flooding issue on our property.
Not having that paycheck I am watching our spending like a hawk and cutting back on some things in the budget. So I work on that- shopping car insurance, etc. heck- I always said I was a homemaker- that is my work- there is plenty to do. I always said I had no time to work!
I also spend a lot of time researching things and reading. Hubby had open enrollment and we had to make decisions about his HSA (not contributing next year) and Medicare. Still have more learning to do. His employer is no longer providing paid life insurance or AD&D or contributing to the dental premium, so we are paying for that ourselves through his paycheck now. Never ends. And always gets worse on that front. Doesn't help that his salary is capped either. But at this point he still has his job, though it is very shaky now what is going on there.
But we had some medical bills we had to lay out money for- my colonoscopy and my husband's eye surgery (angle closure glaucoma) and issues I have with my leg. (I had to drive my husband down to the eye doctor over one hour away at night in driving rain- 2 x- because the doc only does the procedure at the end of the day. Meanwhile, I have bad night vision- was very stressful for me.)
I had some set backs health wise- nothing at all drastic but enough to slow me down - 1) with the side effects form the Shingles vaccine and 2) with a problem that arose with my left leg.
The leg thing is getting me down because I am now slowly gaining weight and not used to not being able to go outside and walk (and I need it in this cold, winter weather) - I can't exercise the same way right now. Primary doc said it was muscular- ruled out DVT with an ultrasound, but I also went to an orthopedist today and he said he is sure it is a Baker's Cyst, gave me a cortisone shot and prescription med and ordered 6 weeks of physical therapy. He didn't think an MRI was necessary and I was happy to hear it as it would be another big bill. I turned down having the cyst aspirated for now. Figured that would be more money, and he said it might still be needed again at a later time, plus small risk to it, so I just went with the shot.
I can't tell you how insane this is making me. Not being as mobile. Supposed to keep my leg elevated and iced. How much rest can I get? On my job, I was in constant motion, even though I was still overweight, at least I always moved around for the most part. I was out and about- in the fresh air and sun.
I have an appt next week for the PT evaluation. I also have my standard annual appt with my GYN doc. I also am going to apply for disability off my private policy because the insurance company told me I do not have to be employed to qualify to put a claim in as long as I am under 65 years old and cannot do the activities involved in my last job. There is a 90 day waiting period (countdown would be 10/1 when this started) so theoretically I could be much better in a few weeks- or it could take longer, so I will put it in just in case.
My last job I was in and out of the car 20 times per day- carrying things, walking through parking lots and up and down stairs, etc. Something I cannot do right now. I am using a cane for support. I feel like I am walking like I am 90 years old! Stairs are the worst! And hills- up or down. So I am going to give it a shot. If accepted, it would help financially right now until I heal.
I will tell you, I never expected this. I hope I can get back to some kind of normalcy soon. This is not for me I can tell you that! (It reminds me of those stories of you hear that people retire and then they die or get very ill right afterwards.) I guess the litter is going to pile up on our road for now.
Of course, the holiday just went buy and another one's coming up, which makes time go even faster. I love not working but still am worrying about the future financially.
Meanwhile, the irony is if I was working and this leg thing would have happened to me, I wonder how that would have panned out? Funny how life is.....
One of my ex coworkers sent me a text and said the employer is having a XMAS party at 6pm on the 21st and because she and another employee work evenings at the front desk he wanted to know if they A) don't want to get paid and come to the party (which is being held in the employee lunchroom) or B) do they want to work the evening shift and get paid? (No joke).
Then later on she said it got better They changed the date of the party to the 19th and said they are not having it catered and wanted everyone to cook something.
Don't you just love this kind of holiday spirit in the workplace?
Anyway, it has been 2 months since I resigned and I must say it has gone fast. I have not done anything special at all. Just living life day to day without having to cram the activities of daily living into evenings and weekends. I laugh when people ask me how I spend my time, as if there is something special I should be doing every day.Then they ask me other things- like my plans. I tell them I already did a lot in 46 years of working! Why the hell do I have to do anything at all other than live? LOL!
I was able to take my time and do some Fall chores around the house, though the weather was awful- incredibly rainy. I did have 2 lunch dates with two friends that live a bit far from here. We picked a middle point to meet. That was enjoyable.
I was doing my daily walking and litter pick up on our road (which never ends). And I have been trying to deal with the town and DEC regarding the flooding issue on our property.
Not having that paycheck I am watching our spending like a hawk and cutting back on some things in the budget. So I work on that- shopping car insurance, etc. heck- I always said I was a homemaker- that is my work- there is plenty to do. I always said I had no time to work!
I also spend a lot of time researching things and reading. Hubby had open enrollment and we had to make decisions about his HSA (not contributing next year) and Medicare. Still have more learning to do. His employer is no longer providing paid life insurance or AD&D or contributing to the dental premium, so we are paying for that ourselves through his paycheck now. Never ends. And always gets worse on that front. Doesn't help that his salary is capped either. But at this point he still has his job, though it is very shaky now what is going on there.
But we had some medical bills we had to lay out money for- my colonoscopy and my husband's eye surgery (angle closure glaucoma) and issues I have with my leg. (I had to drive my husband down to the eye doctor over one hour away at night in driving rain- 2 x- because the doc only does the procedure at the end of the day. Meanwhile, I have bad night vision- was very stressful for me.)
I had some set backs health wise- nothing at all drastic but enough to slow me down - 1) with the side effects form the Shingles vaccine and 2) with a problem that arose with my left leg.
The leg thing is getting me down because I am now slowly gaining weight and not used to not being able to go outside and walk (and I need it in this cold, winter weather) - I can't exercise the same way right now. Primary doc said it was muscular- ruled out DVT with an ultrasound, but I also went to an orthopedist today and he said he is sure it is a Baker's Cyst, gave me a cortisone shot and prescription med and ordered 6 weeks of physical therapy. He didn't think an MRI was necessary and I was happy to hear it as it would be another big bill. I turned down having the cyst aspirated for now. Figured that would be more money, and he said it might still be needed again at a later time, plus small risk to it, so I just went with the shot.
I can't tell you how insane this is making me. Not being as mobile. Supposed to keep my leg elevated and iced. How much rest can I get? On my job, I was in constant motion, even though I was still overweight, at least I always moved around for the most part. I was out and about- in the fresh air and sun.
I have an appt next week for the PT evaluation. I also have my standard annual appt with my GYN doc. I also am going to apply for disability off my private policy because the insurance company told me I do not have to be employed to qualify to put a claim in as long as I am under 65 years old and cannot do the activities involved in my last job. There is a 90 day waiting period (countdown would be 10/1 when this started) so theoretically I could be much better in a few weeks- or it could take longer, so I will put it in just in case.
My last job I was in and out of the car 20 times per day- carrying things, walking through parking lots and up and down stairs, etc. Something I cannot do right now. I am using a cane for support. I feel like I am walking like I am 90 years old! Stairs are the worst! And hills- up or down. So I am going to give it a shot. If accepted, it would help financially right now until I heal.
I will tell you, I never expected this. I hope I can get back to some kind of normalcy soon. This is not for me I can tell you that! (It reminds me of those stories of you hear that people retire and then they die or get very ill right afterwards.) I guess the litter is going to pile up on our road for now.
Of course, the holiday just went buy and another one's coming up, which makes time go even faster. I love not working but still am worrying about the future financially.
Meanwhile, the irony is if I was working and this leg thing would have happened to me, I wonder how that would have panned out? Funny how life is.....
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