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The world is a big scary place...
Feb. 24th, 2007 02:06 amWell, Mike lost his job today. It wasn't anything we hadn't been expecting, with the crew of psycho parents and spineless invertebrate administrators who he had to deal with everyday. It's probably going to be a great thing for his mental health, and before long we'll look back on this and wipe our brows in relief that he got the hell out of there. I don't know if being a parent makes people entitlement whores, or if it just makes entitlement whores worse. We could fight it, it was a bad, wrong dismissal, and he was definitely given way more shit and less support than the female teachers. But he got a good recommendation from the administration, so as long as they don't dare to give us any shit about wanting us to give them money for the vacation week that Mike was supposed to get in December, I suppose I'll hold my peace. Otherwise, well, I'm going to have a 711 license this summer, and a fair amount of time on my hands.
In the meantime, Mike gets a little vacation while he hunts up a new job, and we're a bit tight for money. He's going to register for unemployment, which should at least let us pay our rent. I'm getting my 20 hours most of the time again at work, which should take care of most of the bills. And we're apparently eligible for food stamps now, which will help with groceries. Not too much, only 107 dollars a month, but we'll get by if I can feed us on $3.57 per day. I came up with a a weekly menu that averaged $3.46 per day, so that's a good start. In fact, it gives me almost two whole dollars to spend on luxuries like Koolaid and a bag of sugar. Things like finishing my dental work are totally out of the picture right now, but as long as everyone is eating, we will get by. I know we should move, but there's no money or time for moving, and I like it here. We'll just have to be careful.
This too shall pass, I keep telling myself. I really need to start posting on LJ when things don't suck, or I'm going to give myself a skewed perception in future years of how life was now. Most of the time, things are pretty okay. There are always problems, but I don't feel crushed by life or like everything is terrible. I mean, I've got Mike, we've got our pets, we've got enough money to make our rent this month, and we've got friends to talk to and play with. In another year and a half, I'll be a lawyer, and actually start making money. It'll be great.
In the meantime, anyone got some ideas for really good, cheap recipes? Where by cheap I mean "really, extremely, less than 1.50 for two servings" recipes? I'll try anything once.
In the meantime, Mike gets a little vacation while he hunts up a new job, and we're a bit tight for money. He's going to register for unemployment, which should at least let us pay our rent. I'm getting my 20 hours most of the time again at work, which should take care of most of the bills. And we're apparently eligible for food stamps now, which will help with groceries. Not too much, only 107 dollars a month, but we'll get by if I can feed us on $3.57 per day. I came up with a a weekly menu that averaged $3.46 per day, so that's a good start. In fact, it gives me almost two whole dollars to spend on luxuries like Koolaid and a bag of sugar. Things like finishing my dental work are totally out of the picture right now, but as long as everyone is eating, we will get by. I know we should move, but there's no money or time for moving, and I like it here. We'll just have to be careful.
This too shall pass, I keep telling myself. I really need to start posting on LJ when things don't suck, or I'm going to give myself a skewed perception in future years of how life was now. Most of the time, things are pretty okay. There are always problems, but I don't feel crushed by life or like everything is terrible. I mean, I've got Mike, we've got our pets, we've got enough money to make our rent this month, and we've got friends to talk to and play with. In another year and a half, I'll be a lawyer, and actually start making money. It'll be great.
In the meantime, anyone got some ideas for really good, cheap recipes? Where by cheap I mean "really, extremely, less than 1.50 for two servings" recipes? I'll try anything once.
