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This, that and other stuff
Topic Started: Jul 23 2008, 07:23 PM (169 Views)
TeachX3	Jul 23 2008, 07:23 PM Post #1
Elite Posts: 3,744 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	Last night I was able to take some savings we had and take my daughter to the Jonas Brothers (with Demi Lovato & Avril Lavigne) concert. It was a gigantic blessing for her and I am extremely thankful to have been able to do it. It was fantastic. However, my husband has had his hours cut at work and we will be short in the weekly income, so I am going out tomorrow to look for a part time job to help make ends meet. I have not been in the workforce much in my life due to the disability of MS and being a Wife/Mom, so I am looking into a gas station attendant or a hotel reservation clerk. Please wish me luck in finding something! The economy is so bad here in the USA... it is killing us. We have gotten behind on a few bills, had to shut off our satellite tv, heck we have not filled our gas tank in many months, we just get a small amount every few days. Food is more expensive and our cupboards show that as well. Things could be way, way worse I know that and there are so many who are far worse than us, so I am still counting my blessings!! But I wanted everyone to kinda get an idea of what's going on with me. Having a job outside the home means I wont have time to check in here as often. Good news... I have purchased the Ticker script! But in reading the installation instructions, I have learned that I must have web hosting to install it on, which costs money on a weekly/yearly basis, so I'm not able to do that yet. But we do own the Ticker and I will try to get it installed for us as soon as I can. My hubby and I cannot go to the Boston/Styx concert this Friday... I am sad about that, because I was really looking forward to it. But we need the money that I will make by selling the tickets, so I'll do that tonight on eBay. I hope I make some good money! Well I guess that's about it with me lately... LOL!
	-Dannielle • Age 41 • 5'5" • Medium Frame • Began: 01/17/07


Princess2one	Jul 23 2008, 07:37 PM Post #2
Advanced Posts: 865 Group: VIP Member #149 Joined: June 2, 2008 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple, Strawberries, Grapes, Grapefruit, Bananas, Favorite Vegetable? Red Peppers, Cucumbers, Broccoli, Spinach Favorite Exercise? Walking, Dancing Healthy Lifestyle Goal? 141lbs	Teach, I know what you are going through. Everything is tight for us too right now. Good Luck with finding a job. I don't know if you thought about it, but my sister works at an assisted living facility and loves it, and you don't need experiance. Well good luck.



shygemini	Jul 23 2008, 08:38 PM Post #3
Elite Posts: 3,120 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	Best of luck dannielle! I am so sorry to hear about your husband's hours being cut at work. I can think of some good jobs you could get...cleaning houses, working as a cashier, working in retail, that should be pretty easy to get (at least here) and don't need experience. Do you have a garden? I know it is a bit late in the year to start now but that really helps us and then we have veggies for quite a bit into the fall and winter months i'm sorry you won't be able to go to your concert but sometimes we have to make tough decisions.



Happyjaxx	Jul 24 2008, 07:16 AM Post #4
Advanced Posts: 763 Group: VIP Member #13 Joined: May 25, 2007	Oh Teach! I am so sorry to hear about everything.
	HW:227.8 GW:140.0 Goal#1: ONEderland


NicC	Jul 24 2008, 08:48 AM Post #5
Elite Posts: 2,566 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	Hi Teach - sorry to hear about the cut in hours. I think you have so many talents - you could probably (at least in the long term) do work from the computer at home - that's where I disappeared to yesterday, lol. I'm happy your daughter finally got to see her Jonas brothers!
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


TeachX3	Jul 24 2008, 11:59 AM Post #6
Elite Posts: 3,744 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	Thanks everyone so much! Yeah, it's all no big deal really... things could always be worse in life, so I am not too down about it all. Me getting a part time job will help fill in the gap where hubbies cut in hours will leave us short. Things will get better in time, I have faith in that! Nic, you just cannot imagine the sheer joy my daughter experienced watching that concert, LOL, it was SO WORTH the money spent and me having to sell my concert tickets!!! I would not change that decision for the world! Going out either today or tomorrow to look for that job... Here is the auction I have running for the tickets: BOSTON / STYX 3rd ROW TICKETS they are already selling!! WOOOHOOO! There are lots of watchers on it too... so I hope it goes crazy up in price! LOL EDIT: OMGosh! They just keep going up! WOOOT! I am so thankful for this!! Edited by TeachX3, Jul 24 2008, 01:48 PM.
	-Dannielle • Age 41 • 5'5" • Medium Frame • Began: 01/17/07


TeachX3	Jul 26 2008, 03:52 PM Post #7
Elite Posts: 3,744 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	Well, the tickets sold... not for their worth, but oh well. The face value on them was 160 and they sold for 125, but I am still thankful. I went out job searching Friday... I think one is looking pretty good!! It is like my dream job LOL, I would be a Front Desk representative for Holiday Inn at Six Flags. It is a beautiful (and clean LOL!) hotel. I sure hope to hear from them Monday. Well, things may be a bit tight for us, but I guess we are not too bad, because we are ordering pizza tonight! LOL
	-Dannielle • Age 41 • 5'5" • Medium Frame • Began: 01/17/07


NicC	Jul 26 2008, 11:19 PM Post #8
Elite Posts: 2,566 Group: Moderator Member #9 Joined: May 22, 2007 Favorite Fruit? cherries, grapefruit, mango, fresh pineapple, in season apples Favorite Vegetable? cucumber, red peppers Favorite Exercise? cycling	Hey Teach - I wonder if the Holiday Inn lets the employees use the gym/pool?
	1.5 lbs a week will get me to my goal weight by Jan 1 next year!!!


shygemini	Jul 27 2008, 12:31 AM Post #9
Elite Posts: 3,120 Group: Super Mod Member #2 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Cabbage Favorite Exercise? Step aerobics, spin class, muscle sculpt, walking Healthy Lifestyle Goal? Currently, to continue to improve my eating habits, and lose the 10lbs i gained back recently!	that is so awesome that you have applied for your dream job! i hope you get it that is too bad about your tickets, but at least you did get some money back for them



TeachX3	Jul 27 2008, 11:32 AM Post #10
Elite Posts: 3,744 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	Nic! I did not think of that!! WOOOT! I know the employees get free rooms... so maybe! That would be such a huge bonus!
	-Dannielle • Age 41 • 5'5" • Medium Frame • Began: 01/17/07


Happyjaxx	Jul 29 2008, 09:13 AM Post #11
Advanced Posts: 763 Group: VIP Member #13 Joined: May 25, 2007	Ooooo Teach I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you!!!
	HW:227.8 GW:140.0 Goal#1: ONEderland


sapphire	Aug 10 2008, 02:24 AM Post #12
Advanced Posts: 809 Group: VIP Member #5 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Custard apple, pomelo, orange Favorite Vegetable? Cucumber Favorite Exercise? kickboxing, cross-trainer, rowing Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To eventually be at 140 lbs with muscle tone, and to run my first 5k race.	Hope everything goes well
	HW 160+ Back on track 25th Nov, 2008


TeachX3	Aug 10 2008, 08:33 AM Post #13
Elite Posts: 3,744 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: May 20, 2007 Favorite Fruit? Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Bananas, Grapes, Cherries & Pineapple Favorite Vegetable? Onions, Broccoli, Olives, Baby Carrots & Fully LOADED Veggie Salads Favorite Exercise? Dancing, Stretches, Walking & Playing w/ my Furry Babies Healthy Lifestyle Goal? To be as healthy as I can be w/ having MS and to weigh between 140-144 pounds!	Hi guys, so much!! Well, I do not have a job, and with the latest developments within my family, I do not know if I will be getting a job... things are just up in the air big time... but thank you so much for your kind words! Oh and Jaxx, you can release your fingers and toes now... OUCH!
	-Dannielle • Age 41 • 5'5" • Medium Frame • Began: 01/17/07


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