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Posted:Aug 30, 2007 2:49 am
Last Updated:Sep 1, 2007 6:21 am 2257 Views
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I'm really kind of amazed. Although I don't really get it.
A million years ago I used to go into a chat room...all people from around where I lived. There was so much drama going on there. It was insane. Everyone was getting into each others lives. It gets stressful just to observe.
Now, many many years later..on a christian site...it's all the same. The difference is, we don't all live in the same small state. We're not neighbors..and still..craziness. I don't even know details and certainly don't want to. All I know is bits and pieces that end up in blogs, that I catch a glimpse of before I close it out.
I just don't understand why there is so much effort put into competition, hatefulness, spite and causing and accepting grief.
Chill out.
Smile, forget the stupidity even if it seems to be aimed at you...and have a nice day. 
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Thanks Tons!!!
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Posted:Aug 25, 2007 4:28 am
Last Updated:Aug 26, 2007 3:01 pm 2317 Views
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You guys are awesome! Thank you for your prayers!
I remembered I had 3 of people I work with at the weekend day job. I had previously only been trying to cover the night job. Well...second person I text said..maybe I'll let you know. 10 minutes later she got back to me with. 'I'll do it' Wooohoooooooo!
I wasnt' sure which job I was going to get fired from. LOL Now I'm all set.
Also, school starts monday. Sooooo..this is my new schedule.
Mon-Interpret 7-3, school 6-8
Tues-Interpret 7-3,
Wed-Interpret 7-3, school 6-8
Thurs-Interpret 7-3, serving 530-1030
Fri-Interpret 7-3, serving 5-11
Sat-serving 1030-530
Sun-serving 1030-530
Sooooo as it stands, I have 3 nights off. I'm thrilled beyond words!! It's all temporary because soon the deaf high schoolers will be joining football, basketball and all that good stuff. Also, I interpret drama class during the school day which means I'll be interpreting productions every once in a while, but for now it's good.
This schedule is so much better.
Thank you again for everyone who's prayed for my crazy life. After a summer that nearly sent me to the looney bin, my work life is finally coming together. (last year i was interpreting 5 days a week, serving 5 nights a week and then another serving job weekend mornings..so this is a huge improvement)
Thank you BCers, and thank you God
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Cheezy prayer request
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Posted:Aug 24, 2007 3:15 am
Last Updated:Aug 24, 2007 12:52 pm 2186 Views
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This may sound like it's not worth your time..but trust me..it's an issue of stress for me right now.
As most of you know, I work about 500 jobs..or so it seems. lol That'll all change soon enough, and I'm in the process of cutting my hours down at 2 of them..and eventually getting rid of 1 of them.
The thing is...1 job changed my schedule and the other job's schedule changes don't go into effect until next week...which causes a conflict. I'm scheduled at 2 jobs on the same day. And the problem lies within finding someone to cover for me. IT HASN'T HAPPENED! The old standbys at work..the ones who always pick up shifts...ALL OF THEM...Can't do it. UGH!!
I don't do the no-call-no-show thing and I don't call in sick. I just need someone to cover one of these jobs and it's for tomorrow. It's coming down to the line. LOL It's making me a bit crazy. Well..it wasn't..until now. Before I said..'eh, whatever, I'll get it covered''
Allllllllllrighty thennnn..where's my coverage?
So, if you would just say a quick prayer for my situation...and for my whole job/schedule situation as a whole...I would greatly appreciate it. (Because the way I'm working it out on my own just isn't working too well)
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Wow! I earned my paycheck today lemme tell ya
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Posted:Aug 21, 2007 2:21 pm
Last Updated:Aug 27, 2007 8:15 pm 2257 Views
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ok...in the high school where I interpret, we should have 5 interpreters. That's only after consolidating some of the students who had the same classes but different periods. Otherwise we were going to need 9.
Anyway...right now we have 3. 1 interpreter had a doctors appointment this morning so didn't come in until 11, so we had to deal with 2 interpreters for..oh..i dunnno...18 or 20 students!!! Yeah..fun.
Actually ..the toughest part was creating a schedule and figuring out who to pull from the least important class.
Ok, you can miss gym because there needs to be an interpreter in the reading class.. etc.
Anyway. I don't understand why some classes have 2 and 3 teachers. Why do they speak at the same time? Why do they repeat each other?
HOLYCARP!!! My hands were Smokin'!!!!
Even on the absolutely WORST day (and I think today was it lol) It's still about ten million times better than any serving job!!!!!
hahahahahaa
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I really need to learn to chill
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Posted:Aug 13, 2007 7:58 pm
Last Updated:Aug 21, 2007 1:58 pm 2682 Views
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I'm not sure why I can't just relax and take the easy road. I don't know if I'm afraid of becoming bored, Or if I'm afraid of not doing my best.
I dunno..I think I have issues. LOL
Not that it's a bad thing. But my chill time keeps getting pushed farther and farther into the future.
By the way...I'm taking applications for a handsome, rich gentleman who is in search of a fiesty overachiever. Bilingual or multi-lingual and being a member of mensa are plusses. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Hooray!!!
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Posted:Aug 7, 2007 7:23 pm
Last Updated:Aug 9, 2007 4:58 pm 2580 Views
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Losing a debit card is so much fun! Especially when you don't realize it for several days.
If I found a credit card, I so would never use it. NO freakin way.
Some people think it's ok to clear out an account and then some...racking up 160 something bucks in overdraft fees beyond the original stolen money.
Ain't life grand for those with free gas.
I already shut the card off. I have to go tomorrow morning before work and get a new card..then change all my direct debits.
Thank GOD, that even though the charges were made before my mortgage was paid and before my cell phone bill was taken out...they didn't show up until 3 days later. My bills were paid and not bounced.
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:)
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Posted:Aug 7, 2007 7:31 am
Last Updated:Aug 8, 2007 4:58 am 2215 Views
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I am just really happy today.
Not that I'm typically not happy...I am. You can't tell by my typing and my occassional pissNmoaning. But I'm generally a very happy person (with a bit of an attitude.) I smile and laugh and joke a lot.
ANYWAY....considering all of the stress of trying to make decisions...or actually avoiding making some decisions in my life...I feel a relief. I'm not sure why because things haven't totally worked themselves out. But I think I'm headed in a direction. Well...OF COURSE I'm headed somewhere..but I think I'm actually accepting that. (how's that for a definate maybe? lol)
I know..I don't make sense. It makes sense in my head....sorta. LOL I was talking to anne marie the other night and talking about concepts. I think in concepts, not necessarily full, gramatically correct sentences. I dream in concepts, not with pictures and stories. It's like I know what's going on without seeing it. I think that's why I'm good at my job...the interpreting job. I was told before that I shouldn't be a Sign Language interpreter because I'm not visual...you HAVE TO be visual for that kind of job. That's what you use in your brain. I was soooooooooo frustrated at that point that noone had told me in the 3 previous years. Then another person..a very famous interpreter told me. That's not true..you use what you have. WELL....I have a brain that figures out what's meant and not necessarily what's said. If that makes sense. God uses that too...and adds to it. A lot doesn't even come from in MY brain. I certainly can't take credit. (I know you guys don't know what I'm talking about cause you don't know me in that way..you really don't know me too much at all. But AnneMarie knows me better than I know me. LO
How the heck did this post go from 'I'm happy' to..I think around the corner?? HAHAHAHA I'm barely even caffeinated and my brain is outta control. LOL I'm really not a thinker..I'm a short term contemplater. LOL
Soooooooooooooo....today. I feel like love is jumping out of my skin..out from inside of me. I feel like the ball is starting to roll. I don't have full thoughts or complete ideas pertaining to all of this...but it's there.
Eh... Just be happy for me.
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A couple of updates..
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Posted:Aug 5, 2007 5:50 am
Last Updated:Aug 6, 2007 9:28 pm 2012 Views
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Not that anyone but the 11 watchers want to know..but hey..that hasn't stopped me before. LOL
As you know, my moved here 2 months or so ago. Her husband took a few weeks off from finding a job when they first arrived because my exhusband doesn't always give the best advice.
ANYWAY....theyre staying with him because his house is bigger. My in law got a job at a place that he didn't really want. The pay is ok, but it was a 'better than nothin' job. The place he really wanted to go to didn't get back to him after his interview, so that's why he accepted it. WELL..the other day, his recruiter got ahold of him and said that this place wants to see him for a second interview when the boss gets back from vacation. That would mean that they'll move to this side of the bridge..which is what they want (they found out what life is really like with mr and mrs weekend fun) hahahaha
Also...theyre looking for an apartment, but waiting to see if he gets this job so they know which side of the bridge to live (commuter traffic on the bridge is outta control and he doesnt want to be stuck in it every day)
Last night i was told of a townhouse for rent by some really nice people...extremely nice..i LOVE this couple. AND theyre christian. And the rent isn't $2400/mo like in Boston. LOL
ok...now about me. lol
Still working on the bakery thing. Got accepted at a couple of storefronts but i'm not ready to commit to one yet. I don't want to rush it and get in over my head. The other day I went to look at another one even though the rent was too high and this place is awesome. Perfect and in the perfect place. She said that theyre not firm on the rent because they just picked that number because a realtor told them that's what they could get. I told her I was offered a place at walmart plaza for the same rent for the same square footage. I told her that it's the highest rent I've looked at and its MUCH more than I'm willing to pay.
I dunno. It would be a great place to go, but she'd really have to literally cut the rent in half. Not so sure she's willing to do that. However she was going to use the space herself so she must be able to afford it. (they recently bought the building and are using one side of it)
We'll see what happens. She has my number.
My interpreting job starts Friday. I thought we started on the 20th. Found out yesterday when I went to an interpreter's baby shower that we go back friday, monday..off tuesday wedensday and then back again on thurs friday..then the start on Monday. FOR WHAT?? Who am I going to interpret for?? She said we have to go back the same time as the teachers...help them set up and stuff. Yeah...i'm not a janitor or a teacher's aide. Another interpreter there said....we don't really do anything. We go for a couple of hours and leave early and get paid for being there and doing nothing.
Well..some of you know my attention span.
I REALLY wish I could still freelance instead of working for the school system. It pays $5 per hour higher and it's much more interesting changing jobs every day. BUT it's not always steady. Sometimes you're overwhelmed with hours and other times there's nothing. Like last Christmas I went 3 weeks with no work. Also, no benefits. And I love the I work with..it's just that the job can get boring. Hopefully not as much this year since the schedule is changing to traditional instead of block.
As far as I know, the boss hasn't hired any new interpreters yet. UGH..5 is NOT going to be enough for 17 students(i think thats how many this year..maybe less) and 7 class periods.
Once again...we'll see what happens.
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE interpreting. Not the best paying job in the world for having a college degree, but dealable. But my ideal would be to work freelance again and do the bakery coffee shop thingy with my daughters. Even if I got a roommate after my moves out in a couple of months, I still wouldnt have health insurance working for myself. Oh well...life goes on. Ideals are typically just that. And not always attainable. On the other hand..not always impossible. Sometimes I get tired from all the fighting and pulling and climbing..like there's no reaching a plateau...but I'm far from giving up...that's just not me.
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