What is new?
Everything, and nothing.
I have been rolling along with my part time job. I work 3 days a week. For the last year that has been all that i can handle. I have been exhausted. Not just tired, but lay in bed, every muscle in my body aches, too tired to sit in a chair tired. I've had bouts of this before and went to my doc, saying I must have low thyroid, or some sort of problem. I get bloodwork and it comes back with elevated RA (rheumatoid antigen) and high cholesterol. I've also kept on weight, even though I don't eat. Too tired. Zero ability to concentrate, activity leaving me stiff and sore for days.
Finally in July I went for more bloodwork as I could honestly barely be functional. My doc phoned and low and behold "your thyroid has quit". So I started on medication the end of July. I can say that I am finally feeling better now after 3 months.
I'm still tired but I can stay awake until 10 pm. I've lost 5 pounds, changing nothing in my diet or activity. So I guess pills are working.
The kids are doing ok. My oldest is home and it has been a pleasant change. He is in a "rough area" school for an internship and has an appreciation of the effort I gave to give my kids a nice home, with clothes and toys and extra curricular activities.
The middle kid is off to University 6 hours away. He's struggling in his courses. Not because he's not smart, but he's in a couple of courses that you needed background in. He doesn't have it. I told him that I didn't agree with his choices for classes. But as always, I'm an idiot who knows nothing about him or the real world. Have at it then buddy. He has my full support but not financially. He got a student loan that I will reimburse if he passes his classes. I work too hard to throw away my money. He has always been the kid that is fiercely independant. I admire that in him now, it was a lot to handle and keep him safe from himself when he was little!
My little one is great, loving school, busy with friends and sports. He did some camps over the summer that have made him think he should be a veterinarian. I'm all for it!
I changed banks a couple of months ago. I got so pissed off with an idiot teller that wouldn't cash a cheque. It was an RESP payout for my oldest from the CST foundation. It was a big kerfuffle with this very patronizing tone given by a 20 year old that did not know what an RESP was! Then the cherry on top was when she took the cheque to the manager and the manager wouldn't get his ass off of his chair 30 feet away to even talk to me! He wasn't on the phone as he was able to speak freely with the dingbat, and nobody was in his office. See Ya!! I will go to a bank that doesn't give me a pissy face when I bring them money. I went back the next day and pulled all of my accounts. The manager phoned me that day after I pulled out $40 k. It must have been a misunderstanding, blah, blah blah. I said if you are going to "sit on your ass for $6000, then you are not the person I want overseeing my money". "I should have talked to you ". Yes you should have. You are a day late. Good bye.
I qualify for a $300 deposit into my savings from my new bank for switching over. And I love their app for my phone! Super easy to track investments and my credit card. And the Manager of the branch came to talk to me and thanked me for using their services.
That's all for today, I have a ton of errands to run.
Then get ready for Tricks and treats!
Good things:
Great kids
$300 cash
Things that suck:
Changing banking information
