Sounds fun, Jilli. And I'm glad your dad has found someone to spend time with.
I, too, am having a hard time getting into the holiday spirit. I'm invited to a Cookies and Cocktails party tonight, and it's going to be hard to change clothes and drag my ass back out of the house. I only know the people throwing the party, pretty much.
Money stuff is mostly what's got me down. I'm going to whitefont the rest because I feel self-conscious and want to give people the option to scroll by without even skimming.
It's frustrating that despite all the stuff I do and all the help I have, I still have no leeway whatsoever. I hate feeling this pinched, I hate feeling like I can't be generous or even participate unless someone treats me, and I struggle to budget when I'm already in the hole. How do I set aside money to have a drink or dinner with friends while home when I don't have any?
And I hate feeling like these are all money management lessons I "should" have learned a decade or so ago.
Sorry, the stress has been building up again, and I needed to vent.
Ugh smonster, it's an ugly feeling, and it's not your fault.
That's cause it sucks, Smonster. No one wants to feel like that, of course it makes you feel shitty. I hope things turn around for you soon. :(
Thanks, y'all. I did go, and it was fun. And I stayed too late, but my coworker threw the party and it's just us on the job site to care if we're a little late and/or hungover tomorrow.
Holy crap! I just found out what my bonus is this year and it's more than my bi-weekly pay. Which means even after the somewhat larger tax bite, it's basically going to pay for what I just dropped on the car. Woot!
Merry Christmas Frank! So nice when things like that happen.
I remember when we used to get year end bonuses.
I got a $50 gift card to Home Depot, which doesn't suck. It's better than last year's $25 car wash gift card. I don't think I've ever worked anywhere that did actual cash Christmas bonuses. My bosses always say cash just isn't festive enough. Oddly, the employees always seem to disagree.
Yay bonus! At my independent school, we get a check from parents who donate to us through the parent association. The amount varies based on who thinks you are evil and how many students you have. I have high hopes this year, however, because in addition to two sections of 12th grade AP Lit, I am teaching two sections of 6th graders! The senior parents are usually over it.
Yay for bonus! Pix I hope you get something nice.
I saw my shrink today, the feeling of restlessness I've had is Akathisia (he likes using the proper words) from the saphris. It may go away, it may not. If I didn't have a history of asthma I could have beta blockers, but , alas, that's I'm blocked from that.
So, new plan - I keep taking the Saphris to see how I can tolerate the akathisia and if I can tolerate it or it gets better then on Jan 3 I can increase the dose.
If, in the meantime, it gets to be too much I call him and I start on slow release lithium.
