Today is my last day at this gig. It has been an ok 3 1/2 days. A little bit of money and got me out of the house. Before this I had not left the house in 10 days! Literally had not left the house. The farthest I went outside as to step out and check the mail. That's it folks! My lazy butt did not leave the house for 10 whole days. I should not say lazy because actually I got a lot done in those 10 days and I am already working on Christmas presents for next year. I am bound and determined that I am going to make everyone's gift this next year. I have only done that one time before and that was many, many years ago and I cannot even remember what I made everyone. I believe it was crocheting but I'm not totally sure.
Ok, today I had a little incident and I am really upset by it because I don't think it was justified. There was a client that came in to pay his bill. Here at this office they just put a check or MO in an envelope and put it in a drop box. The man came in and was on the phone so I didn't immediately ask him how I could help him, I waited until he got off the phone. When he did I said, very politely, "how may I help you?" He responded that he needed to pay his rent so I pointed to the envelopes and asked him to put it in the envelope and to make sure he filled the envelope out so that they can be sure to credit it to the proper account. He then asked for a pen I handed him the one that was on the desk right in front of him. He filled it out and asked if I need to take it or should he put it in the box marked Rent Drop. I stated, "you will need to put it in the rent drop box." He did and as he walked out he said, "you don't have to have such an attitude." I did not have an attitude, I was being very polite and nice, I even had a smile on my face. I don't know what the issue was but I need some serious help if I am putting off the vibe of attitude just while giving directions! I called him sir, said please and thank you, did not say yeah or nope but used yes and no. I don't know what the problem is! I am so trying to be good! I don't want the reputation of having an attitude. I really have to fix this. If you have any suggestions, please help me! If you know me and know my personality, give me some advice!
So onto something else...Last night Lanie, of course, wanted to watch Dora so she watched 3 Dora's and then still had an hour before bedtime but I wanted to watch my show, At this time she usually throws a fit so I put her on my lap and explained that I had been a good Hettie and let her watch 3 Dora's, had fed her and given her a treat and it was now her turn to be nice to me and let me watch my show. I told her that if she was a good girl and played with her toys while I watched my show then she would be able to stay up for a while but if she threw a fit then she would have to go to bed. Normally she would have thrown a fit and cried and whined for me to put Dora back on but last night she actually played with her toys and was good.for about 30 minutes. I was a happy camper on that one! She is starting to do well at following directions. She still throws a fit but they are fewer and farther between and sometimes don't last too long. I am just being hopeful right now.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Still No Job
I am still doing the Temp thing. I have not worked in four weeks and have a short gig right now at Beyond Housing. It is only for 3 1/2 days but at least it is something. I am doing reception work and it is not a very busy office. I am just trying to keep busy.
On the home front, I have been decluttering the house. I have a feeling that we will be moving sometime this year. For one reason we are working towards home ownership this year and I think that the Casino is getting closer to buying the area that we are living in right now. So we have been discussing buying a house instead of renting again. We'll see what happens.
Besides decluttering, I have been focusing on cleaning more often and keeping the dishes done up. We don't really have much food in the house so I cannot really do much cooking.
Lanie is doing well. Growing so fast and changing so much. The other night she said her prayers all by herself and it brought tears to my eyes. I am teaching her something! That makes me happy. I noticed too that she is paying more attention to the things I tell her because she had been taking her mattress off her bed everyday at nap time and we had a discussion about a week ago where I told her that if she did it again I would spank her butt and make her sleep on the floor. She has not done it again and tells me everytime I put her to bed that she does not want to sleep on the floor so she will not take her mattress off the bed. Also, we had a discussion about water on the bathroom floor. Everytime she takes a bath I end up with a lake in the bathroom so I asked her not to dump water on the floor because it makes a mess for me to clean up. She has not gotten water on the floor in the last 3-4 days. I am so proud of her.
Because I am typing this at work I cannot upload any pictures but I will try to do some over the weekend. She is just changing and growing so much...and she never stops talking! OMG! She starts talking the minute she wakes up and does not stop until she goes back to sleep. When we put her in her room for a "nap"...and I put that in quotes because she never actually goes to sleep during her "nap"...she continues to talk to herself non-stop. She will talk about all of us but then she also talks about Dora and Diego. She will clap her hands or stomp her feel and then say, "good stomping" or "good clapping". It is very funny to listen to her. She will also spank her babies or put them in a corner or tell them they are being bad or doing something good. Very, very cute!
Not much more to tell right now but if you have the time or inclination, could you say a prayer for me to find a permanent job? I would really appreciate all the prayers and help I can get!
On the home front, I have been decluttering the house. I have a feeling that we will be moving sometime this year. For one reason we are working towards home ownership this year and I think that the Casino is getting closer to buying the area that we are living in right now. So we have been discussing buying a house instead of renting again. We'll see what happens.
Besides decluttering, I have been focusing on cleaning more often and keeping the dishes done up. We don't really have much food in the house so I cannot really do much cooking.
Lanie is doing well. Growing so fast and changing so much. The other night she said her prayers all by herself and it brought tears to my eyes. I am teaching her something! That makes me happy. I noticed too that she is paying more attention to the things I tell her because she had been taking her mattress off her bed everyday at nap time and we had a discussion about a week ago where I told her that if she did it again I would spank her butt and make her sleep on the floor. She has not done it again and tells me everytime I put her to bed that she does not want to sleep on the floor so she will not take her mattress off the bed. Also, we had a discussion about water on the bathroom floor. Everytime she takes a bath I end up with a lake in the bathroom so I asked her not to dump water on the floor because it makes a mess for me to clean up. She has not gotten water on the floor in the last 3-4 days. I am so proud of her.
Because I am typing this at work I cannot upload any pictures but I will try to do some over the weekend. She is just changing and growing so much...and she never stops talking! OMG! She starts talking the minute she wakes up and does not stop until she goes back to sleep. When we put her in her room for a "nap"...and I put that in quotes because she never actually goes to sleep during her "nap"...she continues to talk to herself non-stop. She will talk about all of us but then she also talks about Dora and Diego. She will clap her hands or stomp her feel and then say, "good stomping" or "good clapping". It is very funny to listen to her. She will also spank her babies or put them in a corner or tell them they are being bad or doing something good. Very, very cute!
Not much more to tell right now but if you have the time or inclination, could you say a prayer for me to find a permanent job? I would really appreciate all the prayers and help I can get!
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Happy New Year...or...Goodbye 2012!
I must say that I am really grateful that 2012 is now over. Actually, it was not a bad year, just the last couple months were HELL!
My job assignment ended a week and a half before Christmas and as I was budgeted very tight anyway, that last paycheck before Christmas had to go to rent so I had about $20 to spend on Christmas. Lanie was the only one who got anything and then that was pretty skimpy. But Grandma and Grandpa made up for it and she had a wonderful time. Nothing too extravagent but she had fun. But Sunday before Christmas our plumbing got messed up and we could not use the facilities at all. We had to do dishes in a bucket and dump it out, do our business and flush it into a bucket and dump it out. We could not take showers so went to the YMCA to do that, could not wash clothes so wore them way too long before changing into something clean. Yeah, this was a fun Christmas. It was not fixed until the Friday after Christmas. I took the longest shower in my life after it was fixed. We are now very grateful for our plumbing facilities.
There is a lot I would love to say about my assignment ending but I am really trying to be positive and trying to believe that something better is out there for me. That is really hard because I am so old now that I don't think there is such a thing a better anymore. I keep hoping that my agency has something in store for me.
My job assignment ended a week and a half before Christmas and as I was budgeted very tight anyway, that last paycheck before Christmas had to go to rent so I had about $20 to spend on Christmas. Lanie was the only one who got anything and then that was pretty skimpy. But Grandma and Grandpa made up for it and she had a wonderful time. Nothing too extravagent but she had fun. But Sunday before Christmas our plumbing got messed up and we could not use the facilities at all. We had to do dishes in a bucket and dump it out, do our business and flush it into a bucket and dump it out. We could not take showers so went to the YMCA to do that, could not wash clothes so wore them way too long before changing into something clean. Yeah, this was a fun Christmas. It was not fixed until the Friday after Christmas. I took the longest shower in my life after it was fixed. We are now very grateful for our plumbing facilities.
There is a lot I would love to say about my assignment ending but I am really trying to be positive and trying to believe that something better is out there for me. That is really hard because I am so old now that I don't think there is such a thing a better anymore. I keep hoping that my agency has something in store for me.
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