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Gosh, things are bleak here at Chez Sockbug. I am still working at my accounting job. I balance the books for people with much less intelligence than me, with more money than they can count. (Which is, of course, why I have a job, to count it.) Howdy is still working at his retail job, where he gets paid less than me, even with his 25¢ raise. We are living in a house that we cannot afford, for sale in a housing market that's at it's weakest in decades. Frankly, I can't believe we've held out this long, but I think there's a good chance we'll be out of money by Christmas. I was really hoping to avoid another poor Christmas, but it doesn't look promising at this point. Even Daughter the Younger said she felt like she was at the bottom of a sinking ship. The she said she felt bad for telling us, which made me feel worse.
I shouldn't complain. It could be so much worse. I could've lost everything in a fire, like the people in California. I could have a husband with cancer, like one of my co-workers. I could have soo many other things worse than this, but there comes a point where you just can't hold in your complaints anymore and you have to vent to someone. Might as well be you. Poor Howdy has enough to carry around without my complaints, too.
So, it's hard to hold my temper when my boss comes in every afternoon as I'm sitting in the hot sunshine of my west-facing office. He suggests that I could close the blinds to be cooler, but it's all I can do not to tell him it's about all the sunshine I have right now, so I'm taking advantage of it.
Hey, enjoy your weekend! I'm going to enjoy mine! Howdy's sister issued an invitation for "Free Food" tonight!
Hi there
Things are rough right now, but this will be just a memory soon. It's good
that you are both employed, even if it's not the best for you at the
moment, it's something. I hope the house sells even against the odds. It
could happen =) It's ok to vent, of course, I do it enough. It's been a
rough last couple (or 3 or 4) years.
I'm sorry it has reached this point for you. I cannot find any platitudes
that will work or even comfort you. At least you are together and healthy
and you do still have love. We're here pulling for you.
I'm sorry it feels bleak; you're not alone! Short of a big bag of money
dropping from the sky, I wish you a steady supply of good luck through
Christmas and beyond.
Vent all you need to. It's been a crappy year for you guys which isn't fair
or in any way your fault, and you and Howdy and the daughter have handled
it with more grace and togetherness than many are able to manage. You're to
be congratulated on that, All of you.
Yeah - let it all out! If you vent on the blog, you feel less of a need to
vent on people who might hurt from it. Blogs are the perfect place to vent
:D And it helps to know that other people have been through it and can
offer help. And hugs. And free food :D
Blessings to you and your family. You're strong. Keep loving one another
and treat yourself gently. Vent all you need to. There are people who see
your blog whom you will probably never meet, yet they're praying for you
and believing for the very best for you.
I think you have every right to vent. It has been a very difficult couple
of years for you and your family. Sometimes it helps put things in
perspective to think that there are so many others out there that are much
worse off than you. Actually, I feel bad wallowing in my own misery when it
could be so much worse. I really, really hope that your situation begins
improving soon, and if you ever need to vent, feel free to send me an
email.
Vent away. We don't mind. Especially as we have all had periods like
that. some more dire than others, but we completely understand!
Please email me. No, I don't have the answer to your problems. But I have a
couple of ideas.
Like the others have said, vent away! We are here for you, and we've all
been in a similar situation. You and Howdy and Daughter the Younger have
handled the whole thing with more style and grace than anyone I know, but
it's still not FAAAIIIIR!!!! Here's hoping things turn around for you
today!
I'm so sorry things have not gotten any better. I know how hard it is to
hold everything in, so vent away!
I'm so sorry it's not getting a hwole lot better for you and yours.
Venting on the blog is a much better thing to do than holding it all in.
You don't need to develop an ulcer and as long as you can look at things
with the perspective that it is well and truly lousy but there are people
worse off it will probably be therapeutic to vent.
We're sort of in the same boat as you. I lost my job in Aug, and even
though I just started a new job I am making $3 less than I was before. We
are wondering how we are going to make rent, we will be $400 short this
month. It's just so hard when you see all these other people with more
money than they know what to do with when others can't even make rent.
I know how you feel! We own an 18-wheeler, and recently my husband
switched companies. The old company has a hold on the last money due to
him for up to 120 days! The new company pays twice a month, the 15th and
the last day, so it will be over a month since he's had a pay when he gets
his first pay on the 15th of November. I only work a part-time retail job,
and with two small kids it's no picnic. (Seeing how the truck has had
waaayyy too much money spent on it in repairs and tires. The timing is
just all wrong.)
We were in a similar situation a few years ago and now in a flat retail
climate, and with a 60th birthday looming in his future, my salesman
(factory rep) husband lives in fear that we could once again be where you
all are now. We all need safe places to vent and thank goodness for the
blog-o-sphere where we can let loose. Take care and best wishes to you and
your family.
Hi, I really would like to contact you by email regarding a translation of
one of your sockpatterns. Could you just send me an blank email so I can
write to you?
Thank you. Carina in Sweden: cina@nollsexnoll.se
It seems that several can relate to where you are right now mentally.
What's my motivation again? smile.
Its okay, at least you can acknowledge when you're in a funk. This too
shall pass, then there will be another issue. Get ready for it.
Here's to happier times!
Oh Sockbug,
I am so sorry. Your frustration and anger are completely understandable.
Bless your hearts.
Sockbug, My thoughts are with you. I hope things get better. I know how you
feel with the need to just vent sometimes. Sometimes it may sound petty to
some, but you just want to get it out! Thank you for all the times you've
brightened my day with a blog entry or one of your sock patterns!
Hey girl! Thinking of you and hoping good hopes for you. You could always
be a sock designer. Your patterns are amazing and everytime I've knit one
for a gift it's been so well received. Set up a paypal account, $3 or $4 a
pattern, email the patterns to the purchasers, and it might be enough just
to take some hard points off of life.
I just found you via the Mystery Socks on Ravelry. And I've been where you
are, financially. Adding my hopes that next year will be full of *happy*
surprises. And adding you to my list of designers I like.