Sunday, September 29, 2013

WTF Moment - Medication

I received a text from my wife yesterday while I was at work that read: "I am out of my medication and I don't have any refills."  There's the WTF moment right there.  How in the hell do you not know you are about to run out of a medication you take daily in pill form?  Did you not look in the bottle and notice "Hmm, getting kinda low.  I may want to call in a refill before it's empty."  It would be different if she were mentally challenged and not able to process simple concepts.  But no.  This chick is college educated.  I wonder sometimes why did I get married.

Modern Day Parenting

Each generation has it's challenges when it comes the parenting.  Once kids reach a certain age, they think they are smarter than their parents.  In some cases, this is correct.  In other cases, not so much.  I was on the internet the other day just killing time and for some reason decided to google my oldest daughter's name.  I think my true intention was to see if she had posted any pics of herself or her siblings on the internet.  Google revealed a little more than that.  I was aware of her facebook page and have warned her many times about what she puts on it.  What I was not aware of was the youtube video she posted earlier this year as well as the twitter account.  I had a talk with her about them and I think we have established do's and don'ts.  Modern day parenting is truly a challenge.  Not only do you have to watch what your kids do when they are in your sight; you have to also manage what kids do in the sight of others.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Actions Speak Louder than Words

We've all heard the saying, "Actions speak louder than words."  It's what you do or don't do that defines you as a person.  You can either talk the talk and walk the walk OR sit your ass down and be quiet cause you aren't going to do anything meaningful.  Choose your actions carefully cause your words don't mean squat.

And then there was job 3

For the last 5 years, I have held down 2 demanding jobs.  At both locations, I am a part of the leadership team.  In total, I put in about 80 hours per week between the two.  And now I am about to add a third.  I never thought it would be necessary or possible based on my already hectic schedule.  But an opportunity has fallen into my lap and I intend to make the best of it.  I have a chance to work with a financial solutions company that helps people get out of debt and save money.  I make my own hours and work from home or from the office.  Perfect setup.  Now it's just a matter of completing the training so I am certified to perform the duties of the job.  Job Number 3, here I come.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Never thought it would be like this

After all the foolish things I have done with money throughout my life, I never thought I would end up in this situation.  My first credit card was an American Express with no limit.  I purchased a playstation, a bunch of games and accessories, an in dash cdplayer for my car and much more.  Then the bill came.  Lesson learned.  Even with that being said, I never thought I would be one of those people who can't his bills and is literally living check to check.  I never thought I would be behind on my car payment and nearing repossession.  I never thought that my first house would be in danger of being foreclosed on.  I never thought that I would have to decide if it is more important to put food in my fridge or gas in my truck.  I never thought I would not eat some days to make sure my children are provided for.  I never thought I would be working 2 jobs and be the sole source of income to support my family.  I never thought my sarcastic and comical look at bill collectors would become a reality.  I never thought it would be like this.

Friday, September 13, 2013

Doctor's Visit

Yesterday was yet another trip to the doctor.  Good news is that this was supposed to be a routine checkup.  I was a little fearful because of all the low blood sugars I experienced in the last few weeks.  That plus my surgery last month did not make a good mix.  I got in and they checked my vitals.  I have managed to lose 2 pounds since I last saw the doctor.  Blood pressure was elevated but that could be contributed to the fact I left work to make it to the appointment.  Then came the review of my blood sugars.  The doctor immediately picked up on the daily morning lows.  She also noticed that some days I did not use my bolus for the food I would eat.  I explained that most days I would eat to simply offset the low sugar but I did not eat a set number of meals each day.  End result of the visit was a reduction in all my basal rates for my pump and a commitment to eat more.  In particular, I have to eat breakfast daily.  I go back in a month to see if the changes are effective.  

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

WTF Moment - Social Media - Post #500

This will be post #500 so I wanted to make sure it is a good one.  We are going to make this one a WTF post about something that was said during a phone conversation my wife was having with her younger sister today.  My wife and I were in the car driving to her home town to get some stuff from her mother.  The wife was on the phone with her sister.  During her conversation, this is what I heard her say: "I done told people about social media and you can't post everything on there.  I don't know what would make them post funeral pics on facebook."  WTF?!!  WTF?!!  That statement deserves 2 WTFs?  First of all, who in the hell posts funeral pics anywhere except for a funeral home?  That is truly disrespecting the dead.  Secondly, I know good and damn well she is not talking about someone posting unnecessary shit on facebook.  Not Miss "I put pics of my kids and advertise my husband birthday on facebook."  That's worse than the pot calling the kettle black.

Unwanted Concern

I made the mistake of bringing together a couple of my friends and the situation has led to some unwanted concern about me.  During the last week of so, a couple of my female friends brought up the topic of going walking to get in shape.  I came up with the brilliant idea of all of us walking together - strength in numbers kind of mentality.  The three of us went walking yesterday and things went fine.  I was unable to join them today because I had to drive out of town.  They met up to walk and the topic of conversation was me.  All I can say is after today's walk, one of my friends has a whole new understanding of my personal life and is more concerned about my well being than I would like her to be.  I appreciate the gesture but I do not want anyone losing sleep or stressing over what I deal with on a daily basis at home.

Saturday, September 7, 2013

What's Done in the Dark

I received a phone call from the nephew yesterday.  I was busy at work so I could not answer.  He called back and I was still working.  He sent a text message asking if I could call him.  I told him I would do it after work.  I called him on the way home.  I already knew what he had in mind before I dialed his number.  He wanted to borrow some money.  Apparently his criminal background finally caught up with him and he was released from his job.  He needed gas money to get to another job interview.  I quickly reminded him that I was out of work for 3 weeks and struggling to take care of my own household.  After I hung up with him I simply thought to myself, "What's done in the dark eventually comes to the light."

One Month Later

It's been a month since I had my scary encounter with the internal hernia.  Luckily the pain was too much for me to try to just grin and bear it.   That emergency room visit saved my life.  My surgery was successful.  I have gotten past my restrictions for my return to work and now everything is back to normal - almost.  I now have a new scar to add to my collection.  I'm starting to feel like 2pac with all these wounds.  I also still have some pain when I touch the incision sight.  But I'm better.  I'm able to function normally.  And for now, that is what is important.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

No Halloween Party this Year

I was talking with one of my usual party organizers about Halloween this year.  We decided this will be the first year in a very long time we will not have a party due to a variety of reasons.  One of our usual party goers passed away earlier this year.  Others have moved on to other jobs (in and out of state) and their schedules are not as flexible as in previous years.  Our other co-organizer now works out of state and it is not worth the travel expense just to hang out one night.  The organizer who stays here had mentioned the possibility of traveling to see our other friend for Halloween.  My recent surgeries have killed any chance of that happening.  I am not financially able to invest in a party or travel at this time.  So it truly looks like no Halloween party this year.

WTF - Recent Fashion Fails

I observed several fashion fails over the past week or so.  I decided to share some of them here.

1.  If you are an overweight female and decide to wear a dress, it should not fit you so tightly that it appears your breasts and stomach are making a capital letter B.

2.  As an adult, if you are not actively participating in an athletic event or some activity where there is little to no visibility, you should not come out in public where shorts and a t-shirt which can only be described as the color highlighter pink.

3.  As a parent, you should not allow your teenage daughter to leave the house and be seen in any store wearing the shorts part of a silk/satin pajama set.

4.  People who are not in a profession which does not require it, should not wear scrubs.  *People who wear scrubs should make sure they fit properly.  The shirt should cover your abdomen and not reveal your gut.  The pants should not expose the crack of your ass.

5.  Guys should not be seen in capris.  (Sorry I refuse to believe this gentleman was wearing "walking shorts."

6.  If you are a male and your pectoral muscles look like a decent size B or C cup, you should not wear skin tight clothes.  They have big and tall stores for a reason.  Stop shopping in the kids section.

Money Makes the World Go Round

Everybody knows you need some type of money to survive.  Even primitive societies which don't utilize banking/financial institutions use some type of barter system to exchange goods and services.  I've reached a time in my life that I never saw coming.  My money is short, very short.  I have bobbed, weaved, been punched and punched back at my debtors for as long as I could and stood my ground.  Unfortunately, I think the breaking point is imminent.  My wife has not worked in 15 months.  She is still holding on to this dream of getting some type of settlement or disability payment due to her situation from work.  In the meantime, I have been working my ass off trying to keep us afloat.  My recent sickness and surgery really put a nail in our financial coffin.  It happened right at the beginning of the school year.  So rather than having money to get my kids what they needed for school and being financially stable, I'm currently ignoring phone calls on the daily about past due bills.  I don't see any light at the end of this tunnel right now.  Money make the world go round.  My world has come to a stand still.