Updatin is liberatin!
Or some such nonsense.
Well it's been a while and things have changed drastically.
My health problems have officially interfered with work.
I was let go from my previous job that I really disliked and was actually thinking about handing in my two weeks on the day I was let go.
The official word was attendance, as to the reason for my being let go. It's alright I think it was a blessing, as I was starting to fall into the old habits of lashing out at my family and generally making their lives intolerable.
I found a job practically the next day. For a local coffee chain.
I was excited I was gonna be in the kitchen again and be getting out of work with enough time to get my kiddo from school before rush hour, even if I just rode the bus. This was ideal, except my stomach and dizziness reared it's ugly head on my second day of training. I could not function, I emptied my stomach and even crashed hard, I made my call in and got a call later from management to not even worry about showing up again.
There was tension at first but it seems to have cleared up a bit as my wife is learning she kind of likes the role reversal and having a cleaner house and dinner read for the most part when she gets home.
I myself have found that I like this and as my schedule solidifies, I find that I get more done now and my daughter is liking her daddy time as well. We've pulled her from daycare as that helps us save a lot of money and we can afford to because of my wife's excellent pay. I would like to find something that I can do in the morning just to help add some money into savings, as that is what we need to work on now. Savings and hopefully a bit of a down payment on a house within the next couple years. Even if we can't find the money for a down payment my friend assures us we can find something. I would like to as it would be a reduction of our monthly payments for housing, I just fear for the being responsible for everything, as within the last year we've had to call our landlords for our furnace and water heater. Both of which were pretty costly. Thus the need for savings.
For now I am trying to get ideas and such for crafts and looking for things to do with my kiddo during daylight hours. Im already excited about hitting museums and such with her, she loves the zoo so we might be looking at an annual membership as that would allow us access when we please, and lunch there is always fun. I am embracing this for now as I know I will have to find a job before next fall as my wife will be attending school. It's still dependent on her acceptance to grad school but if I know her and the department at this Uni everything is just for paperwork to be neat and tidy. I am also probably going to continue my schooling, though I think I am going to branch out and look for something that really interests me, as opposed to just trying to finish my degree I started years ago.
My wife has a medical condition which we have been dealing with for 2 years but we finally saw a Dr. and now we are taking steps to combat it, as are we prepared to learn that I have diabetes. This is our theory at least until it is confirmed or denied by Dr.s. Thankfully I am Native American so I have the option to use Indian Health Services, sadly funding has been cut many times over and rather than the flourishing Health Services I used to know and use, it is a long wait to see your Dr and only be appointment, no more same day or walk-ins. This saddens me as I know a lot of people who rely on this service and need same day for things like Dr.'s notes and such. As for my wife, she seems to be pretty pleased at circumstances right now and happy to allow me to play the stay at home dad card for now.
I will probably be doing more kid/dad centric posts, so I will try and warn you of my friends who don't wanna read it. I think this brings us up to date and now I will go silent for another 3 months.
Well it's been a while and things have changed drastically.
My health problems have officially interfered with work.
I was let go from my previous job that I really disliked and was actually thinking about handing in my two weeks on the day I was let go.
The official word was attendance, as to the reason for my being let go. It's alright I think it was a blessing, as I was starting to fall into the old habits of lashing out at my family and generally making their lives intolerable.
I found a job practically the next day. For a local coffee chain.
I was excited I was gonna be in the kitchen again and be getting out of work with enough time to get my kiddo from school before rush hour, even if I just rode the bus. This was ideal, except my stomach and dizziness reared it's ugly head on my second day of training. I could not function, I emptied my stomach and even crashed hard, I made my call in and got a call later from management to not even worry about showing up again.
There was tension at first but it seems to have cleared up a bit as my wife is learning she kind of likes the role reversal and having a cleaner house and dinner read for the most part when she gets home.
I myself have found that I like this and as my schedule solidifies, I find that I get more done now and my daughter is liking her daddy time as well. We've pulled her from daycare as that helps us save a lot of money and we can afford to because of my wife's excellent pay. I would like to find something that I can do in the morning just to help add some money into savings, as that is what we need to work on now. Savings and hopefully a bit of a down payment on a house within the next couple years. Even if we can't find the money for a down payment my friend assures us we can find something. I would like to as it would be a reduction of our monthly payments for housing, I just fear for the being responsible for everything, as within the last year we've had to call our landlords for our furnace and water heater. Both of which were pretty costly. Thus the need for savings.
For now I am trying to get ideas and such for crafts and looking for things to do with my kiddo during daylight hours. Im already excited about hitting museums and such with her, she loves the zoo so we might be looking at an annual membership as that would allow us access when we please, and lunch there is always fun. I am embracing this for now as I know I will have to find a job before next fall as my wife will be attending school. It's still dependent on her acceptance to grad school but if I know her and the department at this Uni everything is just for paperwork to be neat and tidy. I am also probably going to continue my schooling, though I think I am going to branch out and look for something that really interests me, as opposed to just trying to finish my degree I started years ago.
My wife has a medical condition which we have been dealing with for 2 years but we finally saw a Dr. and now we are taking steps to combat it, as are we prepared to learn that I have diabetes. This is our theory at least until it is confirmed or denied by Dr.s. Thankfully I am Native American so I have the option to use Indian Health Services, sadly funding has been cut many times over and rather than the flourishing Health Services I used to know and use, it is a long wait to see your Dr and only be appointment, no more same day or walk-ins. This saddens me as I know a lot of people who rely on this service and need same day for things like Dr.'s notes and such. As for my wife, she seems to be pretty pleased at circumstances right now and happy to allow me to play the stay at home dad card for now.
I will probably be doing more kid/dad centric posts, so I will try and warn you of my friends who don't wanna read it. I think this brings us up to date and now I will go silent for another 3 months.