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I received a rejection e-mail from the insurance company I met with last week.  While I am surprised a little I am also kind of thankful because hours of 10am-7pm wouldn’t have been any fun at all. 

I checked with my 2nd reference and he was contacted yesterday as well but couldn’t talk with them until today.  This is of course for the 1st place I went last week.  I saw an ad online tonight for the job through a recruiting firm and they said the company was interviewing now and will be making an offer this week.  Yeah, well if that is true and not hype then I certainly hope they offer me the job. 

Moving forward, I have an interview tomorrow that I finally was able to confirm late this afternoon.  There was some confusion if it would be face to face or via phone.  It is in fact Face to Face.  That is good and I know this place is interested in me because I was submitted at an absurd low rate.  So perhaps if all else fails then maybe this will be the place I will work at.  It should only be an hour so then I can go check in at the unemployment office, that is provided they don’t decide to close early.

I was also a little shocked that there was nothing for me to apply to tonight.  I looked extra hard and browsed to a couple extra company’s websites, still nothing. 

Right now everything is so up in the air.  It sucks to see your future swirling all around you.  While the possibilities are great, it would be nice to have things nailed down and know that I will be able to eat, pay my bills and take care of my family.  Things have been up in the air long enough that it’s time they come down.  After all they say what goes up must come down.

On the cat front, things appear near normal today.  I know Big Boy is eating which is good.  Last night he came into my room for bed and could hardly walk.  It was like he was on stilts.  I checked and sure enough he stepped in wet litter and it was all caked in his rear paws.  I got him clean but that sure was a chore.  He used the small litter box and there is barley room for him.  He needs to use the large box I bought for him a few years ago.  It is the only box that he can truly fit into.  I like having a Big strong cat but I hate the fact that he is so fat that going to the bathroom and cleaning are becoming a chore and that I have to help him.  Don’t get me wrong I don’t mind helping him but I wish I didn’t have to.  How do you put one cat on a diet when you have 6 others in the same house to feed?  That is next to impossible.  Unless of course you confine him and that isn’t something we want to do. 

I thought sure that Lawn Boy would show up today but he didn’t.  Tomorrow is predicted to be the hottest day of the week.  Hot enough for you to take off your shirt, if that happens I certainly hope that I am home to watch.  Seems so silly that I look forward to seeing him but it’s something that helps keep me going.  Besides that nothing wrong with looking at a hot guy!  I know I am not alone, lots of people do it. 

So last night I was looking for credit cards for people who file bankruptcy.  There are many options, most of which are prepaid.  However, the traditional credit cards that don’t require prepayment will only give you a $300 limit.  While that isn’t a whole lot, it does prevent you from getting in too deep.  I didn’t bother to look at interest rates, but I am sure they are not low.  I was thinking if I got the job and it required travel this would be an alternative.  While I would like a credit card, I think living on cash is much better.  I have a greater sense of satisfaction knowing that what I buy is mine, free and clear.  However, that was true with most of my credit purchases when I was working.  The only way to use a credit card is to take a 30 day loan.  You buy something today on credit and pay it off in 30 days when the bill comes.  If you do it any other way it’s a recipe for disaster.

I need to visit my regular reads, trim the old bird claws (fingernails), and then start my nightly chores.  Then it will be time to relax with the kids and watch TV until I fall asleep.  Thankfully my interview is in the afternoon so I don’t have to rush to wake up early but I can’t stay in bed all day either. 

I was thinking tonight as I was eating some cold, horrible left over frozen pizza from last night.  That I am really unhappy with the direction my life is going.  I am ready to build a new future, work for a respectable employer at a job I love and be able to save tons of cash so that I can get the things that I want.  Who knows maybe even be able to take a vacation.  That is one thing about the travel with the job I think I will get.  It will allow me to get away from home and sort of going on a working vacation, so the trip won’t cost me a penny.  It’s not the way I want to get away, but it’s a start.

Speaking of vacation, me and my partner used to travel like crazy before we got all tied down with cats.  Our trip to Nashville is the one that was the most enjoyable.  While we haven’t been out of the country it’s just nice to get away.  However, there is nothing and I mean nothing like sleeping in your own bed.  I used to sleep very well at hotels and really relax but then came age and responsibilities and things changed.  Ah, to be younger again.  Youth has it’s advantages, if you still have it enjoy it while it lasts.

I’m rambling so it’s probably a good idea to stick a fork in this post and call it done.  I will talk with you peeps later!