So much has happened since I blogged last. My husband lost his job right before Thanksgiving. Since that time, we have really tightened our belt. We haven't eaten out at all, and just buy the minimum each week for groceries. I was amazed at how much we could cut out and get by with eating each week. All the luxury items are gone. Pop only in the 2 liter and only if it's on sale or with a coupon. We have moved to a more basic weekly menu for dinner, and Eric and I have been eating lots of peanut butter and jelly or balogna sandwhiches. It's not all that bad, but I do miss the soda's I had gotten used to drinking. I've been making tea instead. We also bought several generic/store brand items instead of our usual and were very surprised that they weren't that bad at all. I'm sure this whole experience will change the way we do things, even after this financial crisis is over. I wonder how bad it will get and what will be said about it in the history books 70 years from now.
Other recent news. I had a job interview yesterday. It went really well, until the lights went out in the office. I was over half done with their computer assesments when the power went off. When the lights came back on, she apologized, rebooted the computer, and got me back to where I needed to be to start over. After finishing the first part and moving on to the second part, again, the power went off. This happened a couple more times, then it went black for good. We sat in the dark just talking and asking each other questions, just waiting for it to come back up. After half an hour of sitting in the dark, she went to call the utility company to see what the trouble was. Apparently they were having some power line issues down the street near a church and it would be at least 5 till it came back on. She apologized again and asked if we could reschedule the rest of the process. I told her sure. At least we got to know each other pretty good and I will feel much more secure, and comfortable when I go back. We scheduled the follow up for Thursday at 1:00. I just hope nothing goes wrong this time and maybe, just maybe, I will be employed by next week. It was the most interesting interview I have ever been in, that's for sure. I don't think I will forget that experience, EVER!
Other news I have learned since last I wrote. I have had trouble with my ankle since moving down here to Tulsa, but thought it wasn't that big a deal, probably reminents from where I hurt it a year ago at school. Well, at first, my toes would tingle and my foot would go to sleep while walking. More of a bother than a pain really. Well, about a month ago, my foot started to hurt as well. After two weeks of trying to ignore it, I went to the foot doc my regular doctor refered me to. He sent me for an EMG, thinking maybe I had something going on with my back, maybe a slipped disk or ruptured disk or something like that. It showed my back was fine, but I have Tarsal Tunnel in my ankle. That is like Carpal tunnel you get in your wrist, but in the ankle. We have put a cortizone shot in it, and I'm wearing a boot to keep it from twisting, but I have to say a week out that its not helping all that much. The first two days were worse, then for about 4 days it was better. Now though, it's starting to ache again. I got a week from Thursday for a follow up, and at that point he said that if it's not better, the only other thing to do is surgery. I really hope that it gets better before them. I hate being a financial burden and to add another surgery would just make it worse. Eric wants to get it fixed though, since it's not like the problem will go away. I'll keep you posted on what the doc says when I see him next week.
School wise, I know for sure I have an A in Govt, with a 97%, a B in Philosophy with an 86%, but I won't know on the graphics classes until grades come out. I would guess either an A or B for both of them. We'll have to wait and see.
More later!
Other recent news. I had a job interview yesterday. It went really well, until the lights went out in the office. I was over half done with their computer assesments when the power went off. When the lights came back on, she apologized, rebooted the computer, and got me back to where I needed to be to start over. After finishing the first part and moving on to the second part, again, the power went off. This happened a couple more times, then it went black for good. We sat in the dark just talking and asking each other questions, just waiting for it to come back up. After half an hour of sitting in the dark, she went to call the utility company to see what the trouble was. Apparently they were having some power line issues down the street near a church and it would be at least 5 till it came back on. She apologized again and asked if we could reschedule the rest of the process. I told her sure. At least we got to know each other pretty good and I will feel much more secure, and comfortable when I go back. We scheduled the follow up for Thursday at 1:00. I just hope nothing goes wrong this time and maybe, just maybe, I will be employed by next week. It was the most interesting interview I have ever been in, that's for sure. I don't think I will forget that experience, EVER!
Other news I have learned since last I wrote. I have had trouble with my ankle since moving down here to Tulsa, but thought it wasn't that big a deal, probably reminents from where I hurt it a year ago at school. Well, at first, my toes would tingle and my foot would go to sleep while walking. More of a bother than a pain really. Well, about a month ago, my foot started to hurt as well. After two weeks of trying to ignore it, I went to the foot doc my regular doctor refered me to. He sent me for an EMG, thinking maybe I had something going on with my back, maybe a slipped disk or ruptured disk or something like that. It showed my back was fine, but I have Tarsal Tunnel in my ankle. That is like Carpal tunnel you get in your wrist, but in the ankle. We have put a cortizone shot in it, and I'm wearing a boot to keep it from twisting, but I have to say a week out that its not helping all that much. The first two days were worse, then for about 4 days it was better. Now though, it's starting to ache again. I got a week from Thursday for a follow up, and at that point he said that if it's not better, the only other thing to do is surgery. I really hope that it gets better before them. I hate being a financial burden and to add another surgery would just make it worse. Eric wants to get it fixed though, since it's not like the problem will go away. I'll keep you posted on what the doc says when I see him next week.
School wise, I know for sure I have an A in Govt, with a 97%, a B in Philosophy with an 86%, but I won't know on the graphics classes until grades come out. I would guess either an A or B for both of them. We'll have to wait and see.
More later!
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