Fresh

This is my first post since my unlucky day..or maybe it is luck. I was truly upset and as one of my readers stated, "I far from like my job" but, I did like some of the people and I still needed a job, as we do we all. I needed the insurance, the dental, the 401k.... all of it. I have no hard feelings.

16 people were laid off, including he Director of Quality. He was my direct boss and we had a love hat relationship. I am not sure what the others plan to do. Me, well I am going to work on my family, my son in particular. He has been 1/2 on his own since he was 10. Staying home after school buy himself. Always doing a good job but now I feel I need to make up for that. I am going to go to school if at all possible. I really want to learn something new mostly because I need a fresh start. I think being laid off gives my that fresh start. It feels like a release from the manufacturing world. I have been in manufacturing since I was 18 years old, that is about 15 years. I have been successful, I think it was because I never settled, I wanted to learn more and do more. I could sit in the meetings with the college educated Engineers and keep pace.

So with this new chapter in my life starting, I wake up this morning feeling good, recharged and ready to take on the world. I am going to spend lots of time reading about the "best diet pill", trying to get this knee better and quitting smoking.

The Dark Cloud Has Come

I am officially unemployed.

So It Is Sunday

I really don't have much to say. I guess today will be an EBAY day, ship things that need to go, list things that need to be listed. Zach went to his fathers Friday night and I need to pick him up today too..My mom always laughs when he goes there...she calls it "visiting the girls". The girls are his 3 sisters, two 1/2 sister and a step sister. He could care less about his dad and he goes to hang out with his sisters..
At Christmas when he saw his dad at his grandparents... looked at him in the face , scratched his head and said
"HMMM, who is that tall, mysterious and strange man?"
His father looked at me and said "I don't get it, what's that mean?"
A little stunned I asked "When was the last time you saw him?"
He replied"Geezz, I dunno sometime over the summer."
Dad then says jokingly "Your lucky you mom is here"
Zach says looks up at him" You don't scare me, you might be tall but you don't scare me."

I truly believe that Zach will one day kick his dad's ass.

Allergies?

I wonder if I am having a winter allergy attack. I can't say that all this sneezing is attributed to a cold. Or maybe, I am allergic to work? Hmmm, well not work, but my place of business. We make porous metal parts and the metal we use is like powder, some finer than others but none the less there is dust in sense. Who knows? Whatever it is, I can't wait until it is gone!

One more day till the weekend is here. Not sure what I am going to do this weekend, maybe my usual laundry, cleaning, Weight Watcher's, EBAY or maybe a movie and a box of Ju Ju Be . Oh and my sons birthday is coming up and there is also a party to plan, seems like just yesterday he was born. I amazes me how fast time has gone by. 14 next month..geeezz

Child Support

I wonder how many people just shuttered at that word. Those who pay it, those who are supposed to get it and don't, those who hate the idea that their spouse has to pay it...I am sure there are all kinds.


Seems as though the idea of me writing out a child support check for my step daughter isn’t something I should have to do. I am not quite sure why.

My opinion, I don’t think it matters who writes the check as long as it gets done. My husband did it before me and will do it after me, but right now I do it and so my checkbook will balance every time.

What are your thoughts about that?


Just so people know (you know who you are and I am no quite sure what the point of telling your husband to post a comment at my blog was about but it is a free country)...my son is owed $1000's in support and his step mother could give a shit less. When he was a baby he ran out of diapers at their house, diapers that I left there, paid for with my own money and no I wasn't getting child support. His dad went to buy them and she was mad and said I owed her money for them...that is the kind of women she is! But that is not me..

Now that I am agitated it is time to take my sick ass home, take some medicine and prepare for another day at work..But who knows, maybe I will be back later..Till then have a great night..

What A Hot Mess

Oh my goodness..I am sick and sore!

I am or was, supposed to go pick out a new faucet for my landlord to install. I was thinking of Grohe faucets but I don't think I will be going, not today atleast. It started with a cold and then I messed up my right knee shoveling snow. It is not bad, but it sure is uncomfortable and to top it all off, after not having to sit in front of computer all day for 12 days and all that changing due to going back to work, my left shoulder is sore and stiff. I'll tell ya, I am a mess.

We are also getting mother nature's sleet and freezing rain at this moment. So that also hinders the idea of wanting to drive. I hate nasty weather and I hate driving in it even more. There are tons of inconsiderate people on the road who have little or no reguard for others. For me this is the perfect day to veg out at home, but I need a job and certainly don't want to be first on the lay off list, so I must go.

Back To Work....YEAH?!?!

I am back to work today...my company shut down and laid everyone off from 12/24 to 1/5. Am I happy to go back? I sure am! staying home was very difficult for me and even though I am not liking my job, I would rather be there then home all the time.

My husband and I went through a little rough patch last week and it almost caused me to pack up my and my son's luggage! He can be very immature some...well alot of the times. He was mad at me because I didn't have to go to work and he did. Hey dumb ass, I didn't ask to be laid off now did I?? So what does he do last week..works Monday, Tuesday and 1/2 of Wednesday. Has Thursday off and even though he could have gone to work Friday, he chose not to. Now the problem here is that he pays child support for his daughter. We have bills that need to be paid and child support comes right off the top, where does that leave the bills??? That just shows me how selfish he can be...so it will now be a month of struggling to rebound. Oh well, I guess it is not always fun and games..

Commercials

You know there are certainly a lot of lawyers these days who are advertising on television. Most of them are wanting to help people sue others for all sorts of things. The most recent one I have seen is for people who have mesothelioma, which is a form of cancer cause by exposure to asbestos. Don't get me wrong, I feel for those who have cancer, I could be there someday too if I don't quit smoking. But to sue..I mean what is this world coming to. If you didn't know you would be exposed to asbestos, well then that is one thing, but if you knew what you were getting yourself into and knew the risks that is completely different. But when there are money grubbing lawyers out there I guess you can sue for just about anything...hmmm. I wonder what I could sure for!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!