Today I officially benefited from the economic stimulus package. My HR person at my old company told me that indeed I am eligible for help with my COBRA payments – the government will pay for 65% of my COBRA. The other good news is it turns out my COBRA was cheaper than we had thought, so I’d overpaid some.
This is a huge relief when it comes to May. It means I owe about $400 less than I thought I would that month.
Of course, I’m not exactly running out to do my bit for the economy yet. I’m still in survival mode – but this is a big help.
One day when at least some of my economic chaos is under control, I expect I’ll be contributing to the economy. I haven’t been paid a full salary since October and have had no income since January. Needless to say I have a lot of things I’ve put off buying, and some of those items you can only put off so long.
I need, for example, new pants. I haven’t had a new pair in a year. When you have a code brown, even if you get to it quickly and the stain is gone, there must be something about the stomach acid that remains behind. It seems I always get holes in my pants where the code browns happen. One’s side isn’t exactly like the knees on pants – it isn’t exactly an area where most people get holes in their clothes.
I need a new pair of sneakers. Mine have a hole in one shoe.
I need a computer bag for Baby. I was using an old one I’d scrounged from the office. It now has a hole in the side, and one day Baby is going to push on it just hard enough to go tumbling out.
I need a new larger suitcase. That one will have to happen pretty soon as I have some trips coming up. My roller bags are great for my NIH back and forth, but when I need a larger suitcase I don’t have one. I’m going to need one in May.
Lastly, as soon as I am able, I’m buying some office furniture! I still pretty much have the household furniture I had in college. I’d really rather buy a new couch or china cabinet. But, the fact is if I’m going to make a living from home, I need a good place to work. Right now on one desk I’ve got my laptop, the old computer, a CCTV and a printer. There’s no room to put anything down you’re trying to work on. I’m trying to work while balancing papers in my lap. No wonder I get cabin fever quickly and want to go to Homers. This office would drive anyone batty.
I want an L-shaped desk. I want to be able to put the laptop on the corner bit, and have the CCTV on the short part of the L so that I can easily use it while I’m working. I want the long part of the L to be a nice work spot to spread things out. I’ll keep the old desk and put the old computer on it. I don’t want to throw it out quite yet, partly because it’s nice to have a back up. Eventually, it will go though.
Ahhhh – day dreaming. It’s so nice to have something happen that’s a financial break instead of a financial crisis for a change.
This is a huge relief when it comes to May. It means I owe about $400 less than I thought I would that month.
Of course, I’m not exactly running out to do my bit for the economy yet. I’m still in survival mode – but this is a big help.
One day when at least some of my economic chaos is under control, I expect I’ll be contributing to the economy. I haven’t been paid a full salary since October and have had no income since January. Needless to say I have a lot of things I’ve put off buying, and some of those items you can only put off so long.
I need, for example, new pants. I haven’t had a new pair in a year. When you have a code brown, even if you get to it quickly and the stain is gone, there must be something about the stomach acid that remains behind. It seems I always get holes in my pants where the code browns happen. One’s side isn’t exactly like the knees on pants – it isn’t exactly an area where most people get holes in their clothes.
I need a new pair of sneakers. Mine have a hole in one shoe.
I need a computer bag for Baby. I was using an old one I’d scrounged from the office. It now has a hole in the side, and one day Baby is going to push on it just hard enough to go tumbling out.
I need a new larger suitcase. That one will have to happen pretty soon as I have some trips coming up. My roller bags are great for my NIH back and forth, but when I need a larger suitcase I don’t have one. I’m going to need one in May.
Lastly, as soon as I am able, I’m buying some office furniture! I still pretty much have the household furniture I had in college. I’d really rather buy a new couch or china cabinet. But, the fact is if I’m going to make a living from home, I need a good place to work. Right now on one desk I’ve got my laptop, the old computer, a CCTV and a printer. There’s no room to put anything down you’re trying to work on. I’m trying to work while balancing papers in my lap. No wonder I get cabin fever quickly and want to go to Homers. This office would drive anyone batty.
I want an L-shaped desk. I want to be able to put the laptop on the corner bit, and have the CCTV on the short part of the L so that I can easily use it while I’m working. I want the long part of the L to be a nice work spot to spread things out. I’ll keep the old desk and put the old computer on it. I don’t want to throw it out quite yet, partly because it’s nice to have a back up. Eventually, it will go though.
Ahhhh – day dreaming. It’s so nice to have something happen that’s a financial break instead of a financial crisis for a change.
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