I manage to see a doctor today, and I'm now on an antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication. The good news is that I got the prescription at CostCo, which reduced the price by around $100. The bad news is that my insurance has no copay for doctor's visits, a $1,000 deductible, and the doctor's office can't give me an estimate of how much the ( Read more... )

Things are even scarier economically than even I thought. I can't seem to be pessimestic enough.

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I'm trying to find a studio or one-bedroom I can afford in Phoenix. Not easy. If anyone knows nice, geeky people in Phoenix who might want to rent a room to a 50-year-old woman with a small neutered (and very lovable) cat, please let me know. I can't pay more than $430 or so--less is better. (An apartment would also work ( Read more... )

I've had the poem "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop on my mind lately. Consider this an early entry for April, which is National Poetry Month ( Read more... )

Well, I have a paycheck. Unfortunately, I had calculated the bite from my total pay for taxes and benefits as 32% to 33% when it actually is about 38%. So I'll have a bit over $130 less a month than I thought. Crikey.

I knew I probably blew it when I couldn't focus that evening. Unfortunately, after commuting and working all day my brain has been chowder. Well, anxiety has doubtless had a lot to do with that. Anyway. still having financial trouble--Big Ass American Bank won't even guesstimate whether they can help me lower my credit card repayment since I have ( Read more... )

The song "May I Be Excused" by Trampled Under Foot expresses how I'm feeling lately.

I just came across this blues band lately and so far I like what I've heard.

I'm going to a second interview tomorrow, followed by a marketing/publicity writing exercise. The trick is that I'm doing this late in the day after being at work at 5:15 a.m. I've been horribly frazzled in the evening, so I'm worried my brain won't be operating on all cylinders. Please send the Universe good thoughts, prayers, whatever that I get ( Read more... )

Quantum has been declared a "very healthy cat" by the vet! His ear infection is *finally* gone, his liver stats are normal, and he's up to 9 pounds after being neutered! The vet has me limiting the amount of Iams he gets each day since she'd like to see him closer to 8 pounds. I'm so very happy that he has a clean bill of health at last!

Well, the insurance company has reevaluated my poor 2007 Kia Optima and has declared her a total loss. The money will all go to the lienholding bank, but I won't owe any more money (per my lien contract). I have no money for a new car, so I'll have to keep borrowing wildrider's truck until my sister moves to the Spokane area*, when she'll give me her 1997 ( Read more... )