Hi everybody!

I'm still alive, I promise! Life and my spacey attention span and all the shiny things have kept me distracted and busy.

Job:

Since my last update, I've given up on the whole PCA thing, because I couldn't get stable hours, and that was killing me. I finally got a foot in the door with temp agencies, and did a couple different short term jobs. I worked overnights in a magazine bindery, putting together your Dell catalogs, and then processing UPS shipments for a small company. The overnight job really messed my internal clock more the than it had been already. Then i got an offer for the company my roommate John works for, called Rels Valuation. They are basically the middle man between real estate and banking. I started there last December, and while it was a lot to take in, I settled in and have been there since.  My sleep never quite got over the bindery job, so I've been pretty tired, and i never quite feel like my work was my best, but I kept plugging away. In late August, I was told I was eligible to apply for hire, so I went for it. A somewhat nerve wracking 3 weeks later, I had my interview, and like 2 days later I was told I was hired. It took a little time to get my paperwork in order and the background check is even now still in progress, but my official first day was October 12th. So yay, stable work!

Health:

I signed up for the Marketplace (the local one here in MN is called MNSure). I've been making use of Health Partners for the past year and a half or so, including getting a prescription for my own CPAP, having sinus surgery, and actually going to the doctor when I get sick. Madness, I say! Unfortunately, Health Partners was #4 on the list for 2016, and there's only 3 spots, so I have to set up new insurance and see what will transfer over.

Social/Relationships:

I've been trying to keep putting myself out there and not allow my depression to isolate me. I socialize with the family, and attend a number of functions. I've been volunteering at CONvergence, and this year got bumped up to middle management of my department. I'm still with Marie, Kyle and Shonda, though I don't get to see any of them nearly as much as I like, but whatchagonnado? There are other folks who I've been talking with, but things haven't been right to officially call them full on serious yet. (Crossing my fingers, though.)

And lastly, let me see if I can improvise a drabble, since that's kind of where I left off 2 years ago.

Accusation:

"Lazy! Idiot! Worthless! Why are you wasting your time!" Those words echoed in her ears, even months later. That night was forever imprinted in her psyche, a final resounding gong to years of emotional abuse from those who should have been her foundation and support through the years. She thought back, to all the years of feeling second best, no matter how hard she pushed. She thought of the pain of hearing her parents ignore each other during the day and fight at night. She thought about when it was turned on her, and how she can’t stop hearing it.