Lady_Acoma
12-07-2010, 05:57 PM
So I have been off doing my own things for awhile and hadn't really made much time to really do much other then skim over threads. But I will always feel like you guys are an extended family of mine and so I wanted to stop in and say hi.
Life has been pretty good lately. My girlfriend moved in about 3 months ago and it has been wonderful. The comfort of just being able to lay down together every night and not have to worry about needing to drive home soon is great. Having someone to sit and laugh with about stupid silly things is awesome. It has helped me to relax so much.
Things that would have upset me terribly in the past have not been to much to deal with. I lost disability due to having worked to much (they said, I am arguing with them about that because they say I owe them money, I have documentation that says I did not exceed the income I was supposed to) but I am really happy about it. Because I was still considered disabled I continued with medicare and can keep that for like 5 years I think. I never wanted to be a burden so while loosing half of my income sucked, the SO and I figured out that we could make it work though things would be tight so I didn't try to argue to get back on it. It was liberating which confused a lot of people and they wanted me to reapply or appeal, I just was happy to move on no matter that I knew it would be tough.
I just got news that I have some more complications due to diabetes. Gastroparesis (http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gastroparesis/) is something that I have watched my younger brother deal with for years. It isn't pleasant, and I have been terrified of getting it for all of this time because of seeing what has happened with him. However when I got the news it was just one of those moments where it was like yeah that is really shitty news but I knew it could happen and so now I am just finding out what I need to do to take care of it.
But I got great news Friday. I have been bumped up to full time with benefits. I will start on the 13th with the hours and everything (new pay cycle) and will have the benefits starting in January. This is the first job I have had that will be a regular full time thing. And to have insurance is kind of like a dream. That has always been a big concern of mine considering my illnesses. I like the work I do, I am ambitious within my field and feel that I can go far. This is just another step along my path. I had been doing a lot of networking and self education as well as busting my ass to do things right and now it is paying off.
So yeah, I feel good and I wanted to share. I know in the past I had just bitched about shit and I am sorry about that, now I am in a better place and I wanted to bring that instead. Thanks for putting up with me.
Life has been pretty good lately. My girlfriend moved in about 3 months ago and it has been wonderful. The comfort of just being able to lay down together every night and not have to worry about needing to drive home soon is great. Having someone to sit and laugh with about stupid silly things is awesome. It has helped me to relax so much.
Things that would have upset me terribly in the past have not been to much to deal with. I lost disability due to having worked to much (they said, I am arguing with them about that because they say I owe them money, I have documentation that says I did not exceed the income I was supposed to) but I am really happy about it. Because I was still considered disabled I continued with medicare and can keep that for like 5 years I think. I never wanted to be a burden so while loosing half of my income sucked, the SO and I figured out that we could make it work though things would be tight so I didn't try to argue to get back on it. It was liberating which confused a lot of people and they wanted me to reapply or appeal, I just was happy to move on no matter that I knew it would be tough.
I just got news that I have some more complications due to diabetes. Gastroparesis (http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gastroparesis/) is something that I have watched my younger brother deal with for years. It isn't pleasant, and I have been terrified of getting it for all of this time because of seeing what has happened with him. However when I got the news it was just one of those moments where it was like yeah that is really shitty news but I knew it could happen and so now I am just finding out what I need to do to take care of it.
But I got great news Friday. I have been bumped up to full time with benefits. I will start on the 13th with the hours and everything (new pay cycle) and will have the benefits starting in January. This is the first job I have had that will be a regular full time thing. And to have insurance is kind of like a dream. That has always been a big concern of mine considering my illnesses. I like the work I do, I am ambitious within my field and feel that I can go far. This is just another step along my path. I had been doing a lot of networking and self education as well as busting my ass to do things right and now it is paying off.
So yeah, I feel good and I wanted to share. I know in the past I had just bitched about shit and I am sorry about that, now I am in a better place and I wanted to bring that instead. Thanks for putting up with me.