Well, it has been 10 days since my job announcement and I haven't had a call to work yet. I knew I would not get much in Jan because everyone is just back from the long holiday but I was hoping for a few days. The new pay period starts near the beginning of Feb. If I don't work a few days soon, I will be waiting until April for a paycheck. I have already missed one bill this month and soon I will be a month behind on all my bills. I was hoping to be able to tell them I could catch up after the first of March but it is not looking very promising.
I mentioned doing the yard sale last weekend. It left me in so much pain that I spent most of the week in bed. I was hoping to sell again this weekend but the temps dropped to the teens again and I was simply not able to do it. It was so cold yesterday, I spent the entire day in bed buried under as many covers as possible.
Did I mention the furnace went out? Yep, first cold spell about 2 months ago, it worked for one hour and then kicked off and never came back. I spent a few days last week researching thermostat troubleshooting but nothing I tried worked. Now the hot water heater has gone out. It warmed up to almost 40 today and I thought I better get a shower in case I get called in tomorrow. Well, all I have now is cold water so I guess I will be trying to boil some tonight.
Last year I was trying to keep an upbeat look at everything and kept saying, well at least I have heat and hot water. Sigh, both of those are gone now. I think I could fix it with new elements but there is no money left. I have $25 on one credit card and that is it. I have been trying for months to quit smoking and have it down to 7 per day. I will probably use the money to put $20 gas in the van and buy 2 packs of cigarettes to get me through a few more weeks. I am already 2 months behind on the phone bill and the internet will probably be gone by the end of Feb. I applied for assistance on my heating bill but they don't send it until Mar or April. Of course by then you have pretty much frozen to death. Makes a lot of sense, right?
Anyway, I am just ranting. I am in pain and the cigarettes usually help with pain and cold but I am having to do without them so I am feeling crankier than usual. Add to that no hot water and wondering what will go next and my mood is not the best.
Guess I will go check my eStore but, of course, I am sure I will find no sales so that is getting to be a tiresome thing too. I have lots of things to sell but it is mostly yard sale type stuff and not worth listing online. In the meantime, I am just too sick and cold to tackle the crafts. I wanted to make soap this week but the kitchen is like a freezer. The dogs water dish is frozen solid. I have a small space heater in the bedroom but I have on long johns, sweat pants, 3 sweaters and a hat and I am still shivering.
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