I've been considering lately that aspects of my life have made me a lot more passive, and I've often just taken to rolling with things ( Read more... )

Looks like I'm about to become an auntie!

So, I'm posting a link to something I've read about recently involving the (now former) mayor of West Linn, which is a small community in Oregon ( Read more... )

As a whim, I decided to try to see if I could eat vegan for a week and my head is not feeling well. It's only been about 2 days, but I'm not very excited about it. There are so many steps to vegan cooking, and you have to work so much in to get a fully balanced meal. Nothing can really be simple. Also, it's not anything I would want to do for ( Read more... )

When I only had mild hearing loss, using hearing aids worked well, and I could do pretty much any job that a person with good hearing could do, but when I lost my hearing, that made things really difficult ( Read more... )

My current job's not too bad other than the place is a little on the small side and the phones are crappy. I think when I become less stressed out, though, I am more able to use a phone efficiently, whereas if I am uncomfortable, I'm convinced I can't hear, even if I can ( Read more... )

I don't want to work in the hearing world all that much anymore, or at least I want a job that does not require me to use the telephone.

It's just too stressful to try to keep up with people who can hear well. I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and it's far too difficult for me to sustain on a long-term basis.

I see a moose ornament and a red candle ( Read more... )

We haven't got internet set up at our house, so I am at the Library using their internet while searching for a job (and checking my facebook ( Read more... )

I'm moving to Seattle this weekend with less than a thousand dollars and still in search of a job. Hope it works out!