Bard an Gaoth

Re-runs, again

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:47:44 GMT

So we're back at that "hitting the wall" stage again, where I'm realizing the zero-progress effect I'm living under is continuing to shred the foundations of what makes me, me. When I'm balanced and have access to a few of the little things that enhance my calm & serenity, I can be generally stable and hold things together rather well. This has not been one of those months, and perhaps a good example why I need to write more.

Now that the budget has been re-worked and we're settling money back into the right places in the right order, etc, one major headache has been resolved. There is still a significant gap between what we need to spend money on (clothes, auto repair, etc) and what we can spend money on, but it is more manageable now. The problem is I have no outlets any more.

I work Sunday - Wednesday, 9:30 AM to 8:00 PM. On my days off, even when the kids are in school, they are never off for me. Errands, sleep, chores... I really just need a break. A REAL break. To be able to go and do and live.

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All the signs say: time for a new job

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:27:08 GMT

1) Shift-bid just opened up, with no explanation of how they will determine who lands where and myriad choices of "available" shifts. There's an excellent chance I may get shafted on this.

2) After clearly observing and reporting the sale of the wrong support plan for a customer's needs, the sup declined to refund it because "they didn't ask" for the refund. I think they were too smitten by my understanding of the actual problem and sympathy to recall they'd just been shafted out of $100.

3) The rules we follow to do the job we do are changing. They are leaning so far away from what it really takes to support the devices we're supposed to be fixing, the reputation our department has built on being high fix & customer satisfaction is going to plummet because nobody wants to pay 3x as much for us to follow the manufacturer's instructions.

4) The pay still sucks and a raise is unlikely at this juncture since I've only been on this tie-over job for about 6 months. Our expenses are on their way back up, and we need to fix this now.

So, anybody have a knack for editing IT resumes? I could really use some help, and my budget is weak.

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Gluten Free Blues

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:10:22 GMT

So the transition to gluten free in our household has been an annoying one for me, and possibly a health impacting one. While my spouse is enjoying better overall health from the removal of gluten from her diet, it has reduced and changed the way I eat as well.

While I don't mind the assist these changes has given to my own weight loss, I'm not taking in enough protein. How do I know this? I donate plasma twice a week and they've noted a drop in my levels. I don't eat a lot of bread in my preferred diet, but enough of the foods I choose include some form of bread product. In an effort to make sure there's enough GF bread for her and the kids, I'm trying to eat as little of it as possible.

Also? I not only like wheat bread, I feel better when I eat it. Go figure, eh? So now I'm facing a tough choice: try to find other things to supplement my protein intake that doesn't involve the bread I'm so used to, or keep my own wheat-product stash someplace nobody else can get to it. Yay.

For now, I'm going to start with trying to eat more eggs, and I've found some tasty sounding beans & rice recipes that can be done in just the crock pot.

Wish me luck?

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A matter of faith?

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:43:43 GMT

I'm glad you are winning your battle with alcoholism. Five years clean and sober is an amazing milestone. Good for you!

I liked that Facebook post until I expanded it and read all the way down. Giving all praise to the higher power you worship for succeeding in overcoming a challenge is a thin, grey line from those who give all praise to a higher power before they martyr themselves to kill others. Your faith helped inspire you and guide you. The Hand of God didn't come down and knock a drink out of your hand. You chose not to pick it up.

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Finding A New Place

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:14:36 GMT

I realized today, after another experience of mind-rending stress that I had no anonymous space into which to vent my bile over the incident in question.

HELLO DREAMWIDTH!

I've had invites offered periodically, but never took them since I was snug in my little LJ hole. We'll see where this goes, eh?

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