Getting by, making do, and moving forward
Today I am sharing photos of some repairs I have done to my boyfriends work jeans. In the agriculture and construction industry, the jeans taking a beating. And who wants to spend $50 bucks on new pants all the time. I find the biggest fixes for him are the pack pockets tear out at the rivet and the need for knee replacement surgery. So yesterday I ended up fixing 3 pairs of jeans.
Hi, It was a busy day for me and I didnt have a clue as to what to cook for supper. I thought of grilled cheese and tomato soup, but needed more bread and didn’t feel like burning up a gallon of gas for one item at the store. After looking in the cupboard, I found a bag of Knorr Spanish Rice, I added a can of Mexican diced tomatoes to make it go a little farther. In the freezer was a baggie of deboned rotisserie chicken. I had shredded cheese, tortilla’s and sour cream on hand. I beleive I have enough for 4 meals. Total cost was probably less than $4. which comes to One Dollar per meal.
Although I have small kitchen and not a lot of cupboard space, I always stock up on easy to fix sides for these sorts of days and it is well worth it. There are so many people that do not cook and waste too much money eating out or having food delivered on a daily basis. I literally boiled water and warmed up some meat…. how hard is that?
I found this to have hit many bullet points on finding a good paying job that treats a person well and also what holds people back. When you are low income, this is where you get stuck in the catch 22, or just end up with shitty jobs where employers view you as a replaceable peice of furniture. I think this week I will pick a slide and give my 2 cents worth on it, as has some titles I can really relate to. OMG- I think I just found a topic to obsess on. I may need to creats a new category here titled the catch-22.
Not a lot to say here, I think the article and topic speaks for itsself. Below is a snippet from a google search on the topic of narccistic bosses and triangulation.
I am going to look more into this. It seems every year it is reported that Des Moines is one of the greatest places to live. But whether it be DSM or some other metro area, I do not agree in how the data is presented and who is responsible for gathering and presenting the data. The truth is, a majority of the people do not make the income listed, and if this is gross income, it is subject to tax. Maybe they are using the notation of ‘young professional’ as it means people of child bearing years that get better tax breaks and large credits at tax time. Kind of reminds me of working for a shitty employer. You will be getting a survey, our goal is to be listed in City View magazines top employers.. If we get a good rating and everhone participate in the survey, we will have a pizza party.
I will need to get out the calculator and do some serious math . You have no idea how much I love doing this type of detective work and math. At times, makes me a bit of an annoying person, but someone needs to do it and needs to be said. At least be said from the perspective of a self supporing female subject to the single tax. The link below is about one year old, I will hold off a few weeks and see if a new rating and data come out before getting out the calculator.
Hi, Not enough time to really address this term, but today I was talking with my boyfriend and we had chuckle about this word. It was from an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Basically, how the incompetbad employees are promoted up the ladder, while those that can work and actually show up and do work get no where. Why Why Why does this happen, as it is obriously not a one time time, but I think a good topic to hit on since it obviously happens more than we think.
My washer had a drip of water one day, so I have not been using it. Unsure how to find a good reliable repair man or get a new one. In the meantime, I’ve been going to the laundry mat. I use the laundry mat quite often when I have a working washer to do the big stuff
FYI- am not a laundry mat snob. If you ever watch Seinfeld or Big Bang, they used shared laundry as part of living in the city. The only reason I bring this up is because one time at work I mentioned going to the laundry mat and a member of my team was shaming me for using a laundry mat. I am like, dude, if you stay in a hotel you use sheets and towels washed in shared laundry….. really???
About a week ago, I was reading an article online about how to know you grew up poor. I glanced at the items covered and there was one it failed to mention. Never throwing away odd socks.
I had no idea normal people did not keep the odd socks. Why?? you ask. if you are poor and get a package of socks, eventually one gets holey or lost. So you keep the odd socks to pair up later as the supply dwindles down. I know socks are out there and cheap, but I grew up berfore you had Walmarts and we were poor; you got socks and underwear at back to school and Christmas….thats it. Take care of what you have cause your wont get more till August or December.
Then I recall a friend of mine that did not grow up poor telling me she tossed odd socks every time she sorted laundry. I was like… OMG. but what if the mate shows up in the next round of wash. I had no idea people tossed odd socks. Many years later I was visiting with and old friend from school who grew up poor also. She too remembers the days of keeping the odd socks. Saldy, I am turning 60 in a month, I have a still have a stash of odd socks.
Not sure what to use for a title, so I guess I will just share what I recently expreinced in the workplace. I feel this is part of what creates a toxic workplace.
I was a new person in a small group of people. This is a high turnover position and the most senior person had been there less than 18 months. She appeared to be a very unhappy person. Shortly after I started, our tead lead (tl) was doing some rounds and on the other side of my cubicle. I hear…. I hate new people. The tl totally agreed with her, stating you were not very nice to me either. Then a few weeks later, the tl comes thru and this woman loudly states…. I HATE BETH… and proceded to complain about my existance on the face of the earth. This time she used my name. And yes, I am on the other side of the cubile. The tl replies, yes i know. I brought it up and was told this is a known problem.
OMG….. In my mind, that is bullying! And is bullying not a form of work place violence, and is workplace violence not grounds for immediate termination. I guess not. This is a health care provlder and one of their areas of specialty is mental health treatment. LOLOL.. what a f-ing joke.
As for feeling bad about leaving — NOT!
NOT makes me chuckle when I think of Borat.
Today I was browing some jobs at local public schools. I did this because there was an article on the local news about the need for the teachers aide. I think some places may call it the para-educator, which was stated as hard to fill positions. one posting in particular prompted me to look more into the “certification” the desired candidate should have.
#1 – this position pays $15.00 per hour.
#2. The desired certificate: https://educate.iowa.gov/educator-licensure/licenses-authorizations/paraeducator-certification
According to DMACC, the average salary is $30,000. That is a bit off rom the job posted below, as 180 days @7 hours per day + 1260 hours worked *15/hour + $18,900. The program cost is about $1600.00. What I find really humurous is that there are 2 options to renew your Paraeducator Cert every 5 years. Continuing education…. OR…. Master Degree for a job with staring pay of $15.00/hour.
https://www.dmacc.edu/pathways/ech/paraeducator.html
This is not a livable wage for a single person to live on their own.
