Oh my GAWD...it's almost Christmas!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...oh crap!

I am not even close to ready - and it does not look like I will be close this year! 

I am currently unemployed, and actively looking but have had no luck..

man are times tough!  

It is so frustrating, when I (yes, being conceited here) know that I have a lot to offer and am a good FANTASTIC employee, but yet no offers are coming in.

Then to add insult to injury ( I often wear this face when dealing with people...)

 

I am forced to deal with incompetant people. Ones that are in a customer service role but speak barely any english, you try and engage them and they smile and nod...Or the teenagers that are smacking their gum, not paying attention holding a conversation with their buddy in the next check out lane while they are putting the gallon of milk on top of your bread in the cart. Can I just high five someone in the face PLEEEEASE?

Really how do they get jobs? It is beyond me...

So my whole reason to start this blog was to make money from a blog, it seems my ideas are not catchy enough. I signed up for that website with the clickable advertisements only to receive an email sorry you are blogging about what we want! Now what? Heck, I can't even get any followers...So for now this is my venting place. BTW I like to swear...so if by chance I have a reader and you are easily offended you should probably hit the little red X to exit right about now.

So I still have to learn to do somethings with my blog, and since I am teaching myself its been slow going, not because I am not able to learn, but we just had Thanksgiving, a football tournament, I have applied for 40 jobs this week and last, all of which I am qualified if not over qualified for, but I do not have a college education so I am basically FUCKED.

My last post had this incredibly long list of todo's I am proud to say I accomplished all items.

I have not had a chance to post the pictures, I probably won't now...I am really bad at doing that, in fact I probably have some film somewhere that still needs to be developed. Ya, I know big ASS procrastinator, party of one - your table is ready !

Back in October, I was trying to help a friend out and I ended up with a ticket! 

No we are not talking about a 

 

More along the lines

 Ma'am can I please see: (don't bother I got it)

However what was really going through my mind was this:

Turns out I was totally right in the wrong, it seems I made a left turn during a time that left turns was prohibited. In my defense I was in a totally unfamiliar territory and the time you could not make the turn was from 8:00A.M. until 9:30A.M.  I was given my golden ticket at 9:05....

So nOT a HaPpY CaMpeR!

Anywho....

I get my ticket and I am on my way, I have been checking online and calling to find out what my bail is, yes it seems when you get a ticket the fine imposed is called bail. Today I received the notice, please pay $238.00. And it is more expensive to go to traffic school. The topper of it all the bison that so graciously gave me my ticket did not have to. After reserach I found out that yes it was my fault, but when I told him I was not familiar with the area he should have had a heart. Oh well tis the season....

On top of that my husbands car broke down, did I mention I am not currently employed? I think I did but did ya know my husband is currently not working either...yup true story...

nope I am not stressed... 

Only one half of the car is fixed, but it is running, should have cost $1200 but was able to save since my husband did the majority of the work himself and it only ended up costing $470 - the next part to fix will be in the next couple of weeks, and it is another big ticket item, approximately $1500 but I think we can whittle it down to $8ooish.

Did I mention Christmas is coming? At this rate, well I have no friggin idea, I just know that Christmas is coming and I have an eleven year old that doesn't quite get it. I keep telling myself I am not stressed, did you see the Pinocchio?

Oh yeah and even worse, I received a letter today that my unemployment will end 12-29-2012 unless legislature, changes the law. (Note its not just me its everyone that is on extension! WTF!)

Ok I had intended to post some recipes, or do something good but I took of on a tare - is that the right way to spell it?? I don't know and does it really matter? I am the only one reading this blog...

So now to find out how I can change my about me to a clickable tab, I want a clickable tab for books I am reading, one for my family, etc! There are some really cool blogs out there and I want one like theirs! 

Be back with a recipe tomorrow! I have 2 that I want to try and since I could not afford to buy all the goodies I usually do, home made it is. I am usually not a person that likes to cook or back or what not but being unemployed I have tried to be frugal and get to being the little homemaker! (I have found when you don't normally do these things it's cheaper to go to McDonalds)

     

Ants, Ants and more dang Ants

So as I mentioned yesterday was a football day last day of our regular season. (that WAS aHHHmAAAzing...kids won! Yay team you guys did a great job and I believe were the only team undefeated for the entire season)...pictures to be posted later!

So my house is currently under attack by Ants!! 

I hate, hate, hate ants. 

We normally have issues with them anyway but the rain has just made it so much worse. GROSS! I keep cleaning them up and their little friends keep coming along, they are not welcome! What does it take to get that point across. My toaster is currently on a time out outside because the ants have taken up residence there as well. The coffee pot and butter dish learned after the first time I cleaned them. I know that I need to spray where they are entering from but these crafty little creatures have hidden their point of entrance rather well. So I just keep spraying my little heart out. I am going to have to cave at one point and use stronger stuff which I really hate to do because of the smell and because it is in my kitchen and I just don't want to spray the chemicals in the same area that I prepare or have food in. 

Side note: should learn how to link to other blogs, found one while posting this note about ANTS that is very similiar to mine and wanted to link. **another blog about these little pests**
(yay I did it see my link above)

Ok these little buggers have taken enough of my energy, on to other topics

Thanksgiving is coming and I have so much to do this week! 

Here is a short list for this week...how does an unemployed person get so much to do? I have had to break it into days and everytime I think I finish my list, I remember I have more to do! 

Monday:

• apply for jobs
• print out recipes
• clean kitchen (again)
• GROCERY SHOP (yuck)
• treadmill (30 min at least - so need to get in the swing of things AGAIN)
• upload pictures from the game
• football practice with the boy (5:30)

Tuesday:

• clean living room (dust everything)
• Hotel reservations
• bake pie
• bake chocolate kahlua cake
• laundry
• suitcases for tournament
• walk half hour at least
• more football practice with the boy (5:30)

Wednesday:

• walk 30 min at least
• pack
• clean bathroom
• clean bedrooms
• vacuum
• bake cookies
• chocolate chip
• red velvet
• and carmel pretzels (maybe??)
• chocolate chip roll things (forget what they are called)
• Prepare potatoes in crock pot for Turkey day
• prepare appetizers
• crack dip
• veggie platter
• stuffed mushrooms

Thursday:

• walk 30 min at least
• make appetizers
• crack dip
• veggie platter
• stuffed mushrooms
• mash potatoes
• green beans
• Prime Rib prep and make
• put out sweets (I seriously hope those freakin ants are gone otherwise I will be serving in ziploc bags! FML)

THEN Friday I get to rest...no but it sure sounds good! 

Friday - is the boys first day of tournament for football. It continues through Saturday possibly Sunday oh and did I mention its two hours away so we will probably be commuting since I have not made reservations anywhere (joys of being unemployed) and am hesitant due to my stuff being stolen out of my garage while I was home...NICE (yes I live in the ghetto)

I also need to finish reading on how to blog and maybe make money from it or at least get a following, I do know that the layout I currently have is not the one I want but just have not figured out how to do it yet. 

And want to learn how to make clickable links on the top portion of my blog, for the about me, the books I am reading, photos, and other good stuff... I have not fully decided and my random quirkyness leeps changing my mind, maybe I should make another list?

Ok...so..

I am new to this whole blogging thing, I made my first post yesterday and now it is gone..wtf?

I need to learn all things blogging but this seems like it would be a great adventure for someone like me. (Add that to my list of things to do... Google how do I create an awesome blog that will have followers...hmmm) (oh yeah and how do I add pictures...maybe I should get a better camera, nah since I am currently without gainful employment will stick to my pictures from my phone and still use my Olympus which I have not charged in months..uh oh come to think of it it where is the charger, wait where is the camera..CRAAAP!)

Ok so...I am completely random and wonder if I have an undiagnosed case of ADD? Did you see that squirrel?

Today is a big day for the youngest kidlet... He has made it to playoffs with his team...YaY! What an amazing opportunity. I have a lot to do, gotta get the coffee ready for the game (cuz I'm gonna freeze my ass at this game) fold the last bit of laundry, put my game face on (lol) and finish my coffee that is now getting cold.

Go Panthers!

Ok gonna just walk away... No I'm probably not but I am going to go search for something cool to post...did I mention I need followers, can't ask my family, I'm pretty much the loser of the bunch and don't really keep in communication with the but that's a topic for another day or never.

Edit:So it seems I added the picture but not where I wanted...wonder if it would be easier if I did this on the computer instead of the iPad ?

Edit of the Edit:  was able to move the picture..and I do believe the laptop would be easier to do this, but the iPad is more accessible at the moment.