My Quiet Little Corner of the Web

I love the foliage and the cooler temps; this is my favorite time of year! My family is all doing well and I'll be spending time with my Mom tomorrow. Now if I could just find a job, everything would be perfect. I've lost count of the places I've applied to and the interviews I've had. I'm trying to remain positive and grateful for all the blessings I have, but sometimes it's hard not to be down about the whole thing.

It's been a humid, grey day & I'm hoping we'll get some rain soon. I've got knee surgery coming at the end of the month; I've got a tear under my kneecap. Some days I can't put any weight on it & others I might be able to walk on it for up to an hour. I'd just started a new job when my knee got bad; once I let the company know what was happening, they fired me. It's been a frustrating, upsetting situation, but I'm so grateful my family has been helping me.
After the surgery, I'll be on crutches for at least 3 days and then back to being able to walk after about 5-10 days without them. I should be able to get back to full, normal activities in about 6 weeks.

I'm looking for a job I can do from home while I recover.

Lots of changes coming up; just got to keep on keepin' on.

Happy upcoming birthday!

I'm not feeling energy for much of anything lately. I've also been job searching for awhile which has been frustrating. I've got a few different ongoing quilting and crocheting projects that I don't have much desire to touch. We've had snow storms of various sizes roughly every 2 -3 days for the last week and half.

I'm SO over winter, but there's at least 2 more months to go. Is it Spring yet?!

We're expecting rain, sleet, and snow over the next 2 days. It's not supposed to be a major storm, but I'm NOT looking forward to cleaning up. When is Spring again?!

We'd started getting warmer weather and have had a few sunny days in the 60's, but for the most part, things have been chilly & rainy.

Our tourist season started on Memorial Day which brings a lot of needed cash into the state (and annoying traffic jams), but the cool temps aren't helping things.

Here's hoping it gets warmer & we see some sun soon!

It's been quite a while since I posted, but things are going well.

My Mom had a health scare over Thanksgiving, but is doing much better now. I'm very grateful for that!

This year has gone by so quickly; I can't believe Christmas is almost here.

We havent had a lot of snow, but it's been VERY cold lately.

I got an early Xmas present: a new laptop! My old one died & I'm so glad to get a new one.

I hope everyone has a great holiday!

Things have been busy but good.

I've got a new job that I'm really enjoying. I regretted having to leave Catholic Charities, but I simply couldn't earn enough money to pay my bills.
I'm now making a good salary which is a relief!

I'm getting ready for the holidays. My brother's hosting Thanksgiving & I'm bringing a meat pie. I've got another for myself & I made some chocolate fudge tonite for Mom & I. My brother doesn't eat sugar so I wont be bringing any tomorrow.

I'm having some auto repair done early next month. I went to a variety of garages to get estimates & the dealership I bought the car from actually has the best price. I was quite surprised!

I haven't started really thinking of Xmas yet, but want to try to get things done early, not wait until the last minute. We'll see how those plans work out.

I'm moving my live journal content over here since everything's going to Russia.
It seems to be going well.

I'm working over @ Catholic Charities now doing home health / housekeeping for seniors and am enjoying it.

I love my apartment! I think I mentioned I'd moved last time I'd posted here.

We're supposedly moving into spring, although we had some heavy, wet snow further north yesterday. We had a snowstorm here last Saturday, but a lot has melted already.

I'm ready for the snow to be over with NOW!

I'm still working at the grocery store but found a place to live about 10 min away. No more commute!

I've been to the doctor last week due to extreme shoulder pain. He put me on prednisone which is helping somewhat, but doesn't take the pain away constantly.

I figure I'll be seeing him again soon for a better solution.

I'm so glad that the big snowstorm on the East coast didn't come up into Northern New England! I've been seeing news reports of 2-3 FEET of snow all along the Eastern seaboard. We're not expecting any snow; winter cant end soon enough for me!