2009 has been the most trying year of my life, I think. The worst - DH passed away after an 18 month battle with ALS; a few months later his favorite of our cats passed away, too. DH's being gone is going to hurt for a long, long time. I am glad, however, that his suffering is over; he hated what ALS did to him.
Less distressing but very aggravating - I had to put a transmission in the car, the home air conditioning quit (a snake got wrapped around the fan shaft - not nearly as bad as it could have been), and it seems like I need to have a new roof put on the house. We didn't bother with life insurance because this was a second marriage for us both and our respective children were grown and gone before we married. On top of that, I got a traffic ticket for an illegal u-turn that I wouldn't have made had I known it was illegal. I also paid several hundred dollars for continuing education credits needed for my career which in years past, my employer had paid for but business has been very slow so that was eliminated from the budget. I had a long weekend planned to see the Christmas lights at WDW but had to cancel because my work schedule was changed, and now, I was informed that in six to eight weeks, my position will be eliminated, and I'll no longer have a job
. That puts a hold on the roof, replacing the refrigerator which is long overdue, and I had hoped to convert the fireplace from wood burning to gas - not as a luxury - when we have a storm here in winter, we sometimes loose power for several days at a time. I've been without heat for an entire week once and I don't look forward to doing that again. I won't leave a propane heater running while I sleep, either.
I am just venting, mind you - too much to take in in just under a year. I am more fortunate than many, I have a small emergency fund which will see me through several months (hopefully that's the most it will take me to find another position), I found out about being laid off with some time to plan, unlike most people who find out the day they're laid off (my employer was forced to tell me because of some software support that had to be renewed). I know I'm eligible for unemployment (but I also know Cobra insurance coverage is expensive). I had brakes put on the car last month, all the pets have had their vaccinations already this year, I'm good at bargain hunting, I don't have much debt except for my mortgage, I have a new granddaughter (3 months old now) to keep me cheerful, and I'm relatively healthy (so far, anyway). Things will get better but my patience is wearing thin.
I'm planning on a no buy 2010 at this point - I shouldn't need much besides pet supplies and groceries.
Plans to buy a house and sell this one will be shelved for probably two years because of changing jobs. I'd like something a little less rural now that I'm by myself but it'll have to wait.
Say a prayer for me, please, that I find a new job reasonably quickly and that my run of less than stellar luck comes to an end. Thanks for listening, I feel a little better already!
Less distressing but very aggravating - I had to put a transmission in the car, the home air conditioning quit (a snake got wrapped around the fan shaft - not nearly as bad as it could have been), and it seems like I need to have a new roof put on the house. We didn't bother with life insurance because this was a second marriage for us both and our respective children were grown and gone before we married. On top of that, I got a traffic ticket for an illegal u-turn that I wouldn't have made had I known it was illegal. I also paid several hundred dollars for continuing education credits needed for my career which in years past, my employer had paid for but business has been very slow so that was eliminated from the budget. I had a long weekend planned to see the Christmas lights at WDW but had to cancel because my work schedule was changed, and now, I was informed that in six to eight weeks, my position will be eliminated, and I'll no longer have a job
. That puts a hold on the roof, replacing the refrigerator which is long overdue, and I had hoped to convert the fireplace from wood burning to gas - not as a luxury - when we have a storm here in winter, we sometimes loose power for several days at a time. I've been without heat for an entire week once and I don't look forward to doing that again. I won't leave a propane heater running while I sleep, either. I am just venting, mind you - too much to take in in just under a year. I am more fortunate than many, I have a small emergency fund which will see me through several months (hopefully that's the most it will take me to find another position), I found out about being laid off with some time to plan, unlike most people who find out the day they're laid off (my employer was forced to tell me because of some software support that had to be renewed). I know I'm eligible for unemployment (but I also know Cobra insurance coverage is expensive). I had brakes put on the car last month, all the pets have had their vaccinations already this year, I'm good at bargain hunting, I don't have much debt except for my mortgage, I have a new granddaughter (3 months old now) to keep me cheerful, and I'm relatively healthy (so far, anyway). Things will get better but my patience is wearing thin.
I'm planning on a no buy 2010 at this point - I shouldn't need much besides pet supplies and groceries.
Plans to buy a house and sell this one will be shelved for probably two years because of changing jobs. I'd like something a little less rural now that I'm by myself but it'll have to wait.
Say a prayer for me, please, that I find a new job reasonably quickly and that my run of less than stellar luck comes to an end. Thanks for listening, I feel a little better already!
Sending good thoughts your way...
DH was out of work 6 months and has since accepted a job for 1/2 the pay. Our cars both need work...
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