I just went to a Calgary Walk In Clinic near my house for the very first time. It was probably one of the most positive experiences I've had. the doctor was attentive, and lucky me, just happened to be a pain specialist for things like tennis elbow. I showed him mine and asked him how long it would take for it to properly heal. I thought it was fine as it wasn't hurting anymore, but then he started pressing on the muscle and I could feel it was still tight. He asked me if I wanted a shot for the pain, but I told him it didn't hurt and not to bother.
He asked me if I was sure as it would really help. I decided to go for it, so he stuck 2 needles that looked like acupuncture needles into 2 areas where the pain was, and left them there for about 3 minutes. Then he took them out and had me feel the area. It was a lot less tight and felt like a normal muscle again. He wrote down his hours that he was at the clinic and said I should come in for shots once a week for a month. I haven't looked at my schedule yet, but I think next Friday will work for sure, which is awesome.
He also quickly wrote down my BC prescription and made it for 3 months, and I didn't even have to ask! Normally they do one month and expect you to come back unless you ask for the 3 months.
The clinic was also really nice, had tons of huge windows and super comfortable leather chairs. Awesome!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
I'm about done with winter.
I've had enough of -25. The wind chill making it -35 doesn't help much either. And what happened to today's high of -10? Now it's a high of -16? This is bullshit. BULLSHIT!
Another thing I've had enough of is the snow. Please, just go away.
And the final thing I've had enough of? The technology industry. I used to love everything about it, and have been working in it since I graduated. However, it's become stale for me. Processors get faster and faster, video cards get better and better, and hard drives get bigger. All of that is fascinating and all (well, it used to be) but it just doesn't turn my crank the way it used to.
The crux of it all? I can't go back to school because I make way too much.
Dang.
Another thing I've had enough of is the snow. Please, just go away.
And the final thing I've had enough of? The technology industry. I used to love everything about it, and have been working in it since I graduated. However, it's become stale for me. Processors get faster and faster, video cards get better and better, and hard drives get bigger. All of that is fascinating and all (well, it used to be) but it just doesn't turn my crank the way it used to.
The crux of it all? I can't go back to school because I make way too much.
Dang.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Kelowna
This month is much better than last month. I am not as worried about money because I had a huge cheque and now have a decent amount in my savings account.
I still tried to move home though, and was told that someone was already approved to be in the position. SOL again.
And, the saddest thing this month so far: Stargate Atlantis was cancelled. Cancelled! I'll miss you Dr McKay...
I still tried to move home though, and was told that someone was already approved to be in the position. SOL again.
And, the saddest thing this month so far: Stargate Atlantis was cancelled. Cancelled! I'll miss you Dr McKay...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Issues.
This month is a rough one. I'm having money problems because my vacation was unpaid. I initially tried to blame this all on the company, thinking they hadn't calculated correctly. Turns out it was me who hadn't. So my cheque was missing 35 hours, which is a LOT of money. So I'm barely scraping by this pay period, which sucks because I have to drive to work on Friday and pay for parking all day. Today we have a mandatory meeting, which actually isn't all that bad because then I can charge the company 4 hours for 2 hours of work. BUT, I have to get there, and since it's in the middle of a regular working day, I either drive and pay $10 for 2 hours of parking, or spend $5 taking the bus and back. Doesn't sound like much of a choice, does it? There isn't much of one, but it's going to be -18 for a high today, which means it will be a damn cold walk any way I look at it.
I don't mind so much putting up with the cold if it saves me money, but I hate even having to think twice about it. I promised myself I would be good with my credit card, and keep the balance low, and instead I owe $1300. When I get paid at the end of the month there will be a bit extra on there compared to normal because I worked a half stat on New Years Eve, and the whole stat on New Years Day. All that money is going on my credit card, plus more if possible. It's a rent cheque though, so I probably won't be able to do more than that little bit extra.
All this worrying about money is nothing compared to what my sister is going through. She got so far behind her bills that the phone company cut off her cell (it's the only phone she has) plus she's behind on the power bill, her credit card payments, her line of credit, everything. She FINALLY after many months of waiting got her cheque from EI, but when she deposited it into her bank they gave her $50 of it and held the other $550. She was planning on using that money to buy groceries and pay a huge chunk on her bills, but now she can't because the bank is holding it and she doesn't know for how long. Her stupid bank has now decided to randomly put holds on cheques for everyone apparently. I'm guessing this is because of the terrible economy, but that's not really fair to it's patrons. She was honest with them when she worked for the interior design company, and told them her $1700 cheque was going to bounce before it did. Her stupid boss didn't have enough money in her account to pay my sister. It turned out in the end that the cheque ended up clearing anyway, meaning it's been more than a year since she's had a bounced cheque, and yet right after that is when her bank starting 'randomly' holding cheques to see if they would clear. If that's what you get for being honest, I'll lie every time.
The poor girl is also trying to go to school, because her back is really tight right now, which means in the next month or so she will get hurt again. If that happens she will be back where she was before, where she can't pay any of her bills on time, gets behind, and on and on. If she gets hurt she won't be able to pay any bills down to a level where she can handle it, meaning she can't go to school to get a better job where her back won't be such a factor. I feel for her, because I have the same back issues, however I managed to get a job where I can sit down all day and don't really have to worry about it all that much. Or at least, that was the case before I moved here, where taking an extremely jerky bus could be the end of me.
Anyway, she can't afford to go to school, because she has to work part time hours which isn't enough to pay any of her bills, and yet she can't afford to keep working to pay off those bills because then her back will die and she'll be off work. This wouldn't be so bad if she had paid sick days, but her fucked up company doesn't pay for that time when you're sick, they just give you a bit extra on each cheque. She would have been out of sick days by now, but that's not the point.
So apart from declaring bankruptcy, which to me seems to be the only step, what can she do? She can't afford to work or go to school, and she can't afford to go to school. I guess she just has to keep going on the way she has been. Life sucks when you're broke. My god.
Back to my situation, though I'm not nearly as bad off as she is, I'm really not happy here. I hate paying so god damned much for parking, and don't make enough to consistently pay off the bills. Flashing forward when thinking about this, to a possible time when I might be able to afford it, it makes me think that I'd be swiping the credit card, thinking how much money I lose each month just on parking. Currently, I'm thinking that my credit card has a much larger balance than I want it to, and I really need to pay it off. Add to that the ridiculous rent that I should be sharing with a roommate (that I can't find anywhere in this city) plus the fact that I still owe my aunt for my damage deposit (which will weigh on my mind until it's been paid) I'm really feeling scared. Scared about my money situation, scared for my sister and her situation, just basically I'm not in a good place this week.
Sadly, I can't even get my nails done, because I can't afford the $45 to pay for it. Christ.
I don't mind so much putting up with the cold if it saves me money, but I hate even having to think twice about it. I promised myself I would be good with my credit card, and keep the balance low, and instead I owe $1300. When I get paid at the end of the month there will be a bit extra on there compared to normal because I worked a half stat on New Years Eve, and the whole stat on New Years Day. All that money is going on my credit card, plus more if possible. It's a rent cheque though, so I probably won't be able to do more than that little bit extra.
All this worrying about money is nothing compared to what my sister is going through. She got so far behind her bills that the phone company cut off her cell (it's the only phone she has) plus she's behind on the power bill, her credit card payments, her line of credit, everything. She FINALLY after many months of waiting got her cheque from EI, but when she deposited it into her bank they gave her $50 of it and held the other $550. She was planning on using that money to buy groceries and pay a huge chunk on her bills, but now she can't because the bank is holding it and she doesn't know for how long. Her stupid bank has now decided to randomly put holds on cheques for everyone apparently. I'm guessing this is because of the terrible economy, but that's not really fair to it's patrons. She was honest with them when she worked for the interior design company, and told them her $1700 cheque was going to bounce before it did. Her stupid boss didn't have enough money in her account to pay my sister. It turned out in the end that the cheque ended up clearing anyway, meaning it's been more than a year since she's had a bounced cheque, and yet right after that is when her bank starting 'randomly' holding cheques to see if they would clear. If that's what you get for being honest, I'll lie every time.
The poor girl is also trying to go to school, because her back is really tight right now, which means in the next month or so she will get hurt again. If that happens she will be back where she was before, where she can't pay any of her bills on time, gets behind, and on and on. If she gets hurt she won't be able to pay any bills down to a level where she can handle it, meaning she can't go to school to get a better job where her back won't be such a factor. I feel for her, because I have the same back issues, however I managed to get a job where I can sit down all day and don't really have to worry about it all that much. Or at least, that was the case before I moved here, where taking an extremely jerky bus could be the end of me.
Anyway, she can't afford to go to school, because she has to work part time hours which isn't enough to pay any of her bills, and yet she can't afford to keep working to pay off those bills because then her back will die and she'll be off work. This wouldn't be so bad if she had paid sick days, but her fucked up company doesn't pay for that time when you're sick, they just give you a bit extra on each cheque. She would have been out of sick days by now, but that's not the point.
So apart from declaring bankruptcy, which to me seems to be the only step, what can she do? She can't afford to work or go to school, and she can't afford to go to school. I guess she just has to keep going on the way she has been. Life sucks when you're broke. My god.
Back to my situation, though I'm not nearly as bad off as she is, I'm really not happy here. I hate paying so god damned much for parking, and don't make enough to consistently pay off the bills. Flashing forward when thinking about this, to a possible time when I might be able to afford it, it makes me think that I'd be swiping the credit card, thinking how much money I lose each month just on parking. Currently, I'm thinking that my credit card has a much larger balance than I want it to, and I really need to pay it off. Add to that the ridiculous rent that I should be sharing with a roommate (that I can't find anywhere in this city) plus the fact that I still owe my aunt for my damage deposit (which will weigh on my mind until it's been paid) I'm really feeling scared. Scared about my money situation, scared for my sister and her situation, just basically I'm not in a good place this week.
Sadly, I can't even get my nails done, because I can't afford the $45 to pay for it. Christ.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Sadness, missing everyone
I'm not sure what's happening to me this week, I'm really missing everyone in Kelowna. I just heard my sister's best friend is moving back to town, and remembering all the good times I had there makes me want to move back. Argh, I'm sure this is just a weak week and I'll be fine soon. I'm just not really making any friends here, so it's tough to enjoy my life. Yeah, that's why!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Christmas time
I'm not sure if it's the weather and the unsafe driving conditions, but I haven't made any major progress making friends. This time of year normally makes me really happy, but for some reason I'm having a tough time getting into it. I decorated my place, even put lights out around my windows outside, but I haven't gone insane with the decorating like I normally do. When my sister arrives tomorrow night by airplane, I'm sure she will not be happy with the state of my apartment. I'm also sure she'll open up the door to all my boxes and will draw shit out and decorate it with my help until there's almost nothing left in the boxes. I wouldn't normally mind, but then I have to put everything away.
Another thing that's bothering me is I'm having troubles at work. I normally pick up on things really easily, but this job has so much to it, I feel like I'm falling behind. Unfortunately that means that I'm getting snippy at my co-workers when I don't understand something, which absolutely is not their fault. I know this, and I can't seem to stop myself. When I come in again on the 29th I am going to do my absolute best to stop being so bitchy to everyone and to buckle down and learn as much as I can about this job.
I can't wait for everyone to get here, and for all of this to be over. I need to start saving money to pay off the credit card (not that it will be hard, it just hasn't been done yet and has been weighing in on my brain a lot lately) and then join the gym. We only have a few weeks of this -29 crap and then it will get much better and will hover around the -8. Temperatures like that make it a lot easier to want to get up and go to the gym. It's really been bothering me (and no, it hasn't escaped my attention that this could be the cause of all my frustration at work) that I haven't been going. I've noticed I'm feeling like crap a LOT lately, and I'm ready to stop feeling that way.
Plans for tomorrow include:
Baking 2 pumpkin pies
Baking oreo cheesecake
Taking the sister shopping
Resting and drinking a lot with her
Playing cards
And before she gets into town:
Cleaning the house like never before. I have been very lazy with the whole cleaning thing, haven't really been into it dammit. I've done what needs to be done, but haven't felt a whole lot better after it was all done.
What's wrong with me lately, geez? Maybe it's the altitude...
Another thing that's bothering me is I'm having troubles at work. I normally pick up on things really easily, but this job has so much to it, I feel like I'm falling behind. Unfortunately that means that I'm getting snippy at my co-workers when I don't understand something, which absolutely is not their fault. I know this, and I can't seem to stop myself. When I come in again on the 29th I am going to do my absolute best to stop being so bitchy to everyone and to buckle down and learn as much as I can about this job.
I can't wait for everyone to get here, and for all of this to be over. I need to start saving money to pay off the credit card (not that it will be hard, it just hasn't been done yet and has been weighing in on my brain a lot lately) and then join the gym. We only have a few weeks of this -29 crap and then it will get much better and will hover around the -8. Temperatures like that make it a lot easier to want to get up and go to the gym. It's really been bothering me (and no, it hasn't escaped my attention that this could be the cause of all my frustration at work) that I haven't been going. I've noticed I'm feeling like crap a LOT lately, and I'm ready to stop feeling that way.
Plans for tomorrow include:
Baking 2 pumpkin pies
Baking oreo cheesecake
Taking the sister shopping
Resting and drinking a lot with her
Playing cards
And before she gets into town:
Cleaning the house like never before. I have been very lazy with the whole cleaning thing, haven't really been into it dammit. I've done what needs to be done, but haven't felt a whole lot better after it was all done.
What's wrong with me lately, geez? Maybe it's the altitude...
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Lovin' Calgary
I never thought this would happen, but I am totally loving this town. The weather is BETTER than BC so far. I know that will change, but I will absolutely enjoy it while I can! This place rocks!
Having an Ikea in the same town is a good thing too. I spent what my limit was and got a ton of furniture. Now if only I had an electric screw driver...sigh...
Having an Ikea in the same town is a good thing too. I spent what my limit was and got a ton of furniture. Now if only I had an electric screw driver...sigh...
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