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beansideOkay, feeling a little less cruddy this morning. I'm not doing brilliantly with being out of work. I feel like I'm not contributing and it's making me a little crazy, so it seemed perfectly rational to try to save money by letting one of my psych prescriptions run out. Yeah, that was a dumb thing. It turns out that med has a nasty withdrawal syndrome for me. So, I spent yesterday feeling like ass and having brain shivers. Fortunately, we were able to get it, so today I feel less shitty.
I really hate the fact that it's been 6 weeks with no income for me. I don't know people who don't have a support system are supposed to do it. Unemployment tells me it could take until mid February to be approved or denied. That'll be two full months since I was let go! And the pension can take up to 90 days, though the person at Harford County HR said it's normally about 6 weeks. So, basically, everything should come through about when I get paid from my new job, about 10 weeks after my last paycheck. Very helpful.
One semi-good thing that came out of this mess is my attitude. I'm going to be working to make money to fund doing fun things. I'll do my job, I'll do it well, but I'm going to do my best to not make it my life. It should pay enough that I can afford everything plus have a decent amount left over to stuff away for future vacations/emergencies.
That's the other good thing. I've decided that I can't put my life on hold anymore for my family. I love them, but I want more than this for both Jess and for myself. We deserve more. So, it's time to work towards that.
In other news, I'm not sure how I ever thought I might be neurotypical. I have basically bounced from hyperfocus to hyperfocus my entire adult life, which I have been told is not particularly normal. At the moment, my focus seems to be future vacations, so yay?
Okay, time to go forth and grab another cup of coffee. I've gotta go see Dad today, so I need the caffeination. Everyone have a wonderful Tuesday!
I really hate the fact that it's been 6 weeks with no income for me. I don't know people who don't have a support system are supposed to do it. Unemployment tells me it could take until mid February to be approved or denied. That'll be two full months since I was let go! And the pension can take up to 90 days, though the person at Harford County HR said it's normally about 6 weeks. So, basically, everything should come through about when I get paid from my new job, about 10 weeks after my last paycheck. Very helpful.
One semi-good thing that came out of this mess is my attitude. I'm going to be working to make money to fund doing fun things. I'll do my job, I'll do it well, but I'm going to do my best to not make it my life. It should pay enough that I can afford everything plus have a decent amount left over to stuff away for future vacations/emergencies.
That's the other good thing. I've decided that I can't put my life on hold anymore for my family. I love them, but I want more than this for both Jess and for myself. We deserve more. So, it's time to work towards that.
In other news, I'm not sure how I ever thought I might be neurotypical. I have basically bounced from hyperfocus to hyperfocus my entire adult life, which I have been told is not particularly normal. At the moment, my focus seems to be future vacations, so yay?
Okay, time to go forth and grab another cup of coffee. I've gotta go see Dad today, so I need the caffeination. Everyone have a wonderful Tuesday!
