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A modest journal. |
| My life's ups and downs... |
| Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 8:26am Hello, good morning! The air is so nice here --- 57 degrees this morning. I have all of the windows open. It's warm enough inside that I don't need to wrap up in order to stay warm. I am about to embark on another day of intense transcription. Since I was not able to get as much done yesterday as I would have liked, I will attempt to make up today. Still awaiting payment... Tomorrow is my unemployment appeal. God, help me. Take care and have a great day! |
| Monday, May 16, 2011, 7:18pm Just made an entry, after whcih I deleted the entire thing --- boo hoo! Today, I got up fairly early and worked on transcription until 11pm; then I showered and readied for a 1pm interveiw at a law firm in Pensacola, which is an hour away. Met with the administrator and three attorneys --- got back home around 3:30pm. Since then I had lunch and have been working on revisions to two documents in lieu of a prospective interview with another Mobile law firm. So, I've been busy! I trust you had a nice Monday. The weather here has been so pleasant. I've had the windows open since I don't know when. Dread the day when I have to close everything up tight due to the heat. Have a great evening! |
| Sunday, May 15, 2011, 9:55am Today I received an e-mail from my car insurance provider, my policy cancellation is effective at the end of the month. Oh, happy day! I got up a little after 9:00am this morning... Since church starts at 10:30am, I will be missing the service. Instead, as soon as I finish this entry, it's back to my large transcription project. Believe me, I will be so happy when that job is done! It's a cool 66 degrees here and a refreshing breeze is gently moving the air about. The birds are calling, yet not annoyingly --- thank God! Which reminds me..., my kitty is so like a child. He can't stand it if he is awake and I'm asleep. Now he is content as he sits and gazes out through the back screen door. At this moment, I find myself a tad annoyed when my neighbor's air conditioner kicks on because they are oblivious to the temperature outdoors; yet mindfully, I let it go and close my door so I don't have to hear it! Let go of life's frustrations, kick back and enjoy your Sunday! God speed! |
| Saturday, May 14, 2011, 12:48pm Though I find myself living in the midst of uncertainty, I also have certainty that I will make it through this and be a better person for having experienced it... more Christ-like, able to extend more empathy than before to others going through hard times. I have "complained" about many things... the trials and tribulations of life, and I ask both you and God to forgive me. I repent --- turn from that behavior... and by His grace, I will avoid the near occasion of sin. Amen. I am still very much in the midst of this very large transcription project. I am still awaiting payment for the two smaller jobs I have already completed, which should be forthcoming any day now --- hopefully, by the first of next week. Today I received another overdue bill in the mail --- I now owe them double what I normally pay on a monthly basis. God, help me. I simply took that bill and placed it in my bill box... awaiting funds to pay it. Of course, my telephone bill, my rent and internet service take precedence. I received a word of encouragement from a very dear friend this morning. That's definitely a big plus... something I needed to hear. So, I am off to continue working on transcription. Enjoy your Saturday. May you be comforted and surrounded by the peace and love of God. Amen. |
| Friday, May 13, 2011, 6:23pm I have another interview scheduled for Monday in Pensacola. Once I complete the transcription I am currently working on and receive payment, if I haven't received permanent employment, I will be taking whatever money I earn and using that to return to Florida --- to be near to my daughter and her family... at least that's the game plan! =) So, take care and have a very pleasant weekend. God speed. |
| Thursday, May 12, 2011, 3:04pm Had an online interview this morning, which seemed to be very much a waste of time in the long run. It took over an hour, delaying my work on the transcription job that is due Sunday. So, I have been working very hard ever since trying to make up for lost time. I have to take breaks every so often because of the tedious nature of the work and also my back and wrist begin to hurt after awhile. When I start spending a lot of time changing positions, I know it's time for a break! =) It's coming along fine, but today, I am definitely trying to step up the pace. |
| Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 6:23pm The transcription is going well. I much prefer interviews over training groups. I am in the midst of transcribing a lengthy training audio -- twenty hours worth --- where the teacher/speaker is interacting with the students, which creates a lot of interruption within the audio, time consuming. Plus the quality of the audio is poor. So, it is very tedious, but worthwhile in the end and I am learning a lot about energized and engaging public speaking. I also have done two transcriptions of interview audio --- finishing the second this morning. These are much clearer. The good part of it all is that I am learning about different things. It's amazing how much you retain when you are not only listening but transcribing everything that is said. Phenomenal. Though I haven't received any money as yet, I know it is forthcoming and that makes me happy. (Not sure how I will do the tax calculation, etc., for the government... But I will figure that out when the money starts falling.) I also feel extremely empowered for the first time in, literally, years. I am making money as a "contractor." It's great. So, today, I am very thankful, grateful to God. Once --- er if --- I get a regular full-time job, I intend to continue with the transcription because it is another source of income and I certainly don't want all of my eggs in one basket. If I could make enough money doing this contractor work, I would do it full-time because for the first time in my life, I feel like I am working for myself --- instead of for some fat-cat who doesn't appreciate me. |
| Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 7:44pm I haven't made any money yet, but I have two transcription jobs I am working on... another I finished but am awaiting payment... sometime this week, hopefully. I am going to be working like mad on one job because it's twenty hours of audio. I started yesterday and it is due Sunday. So far, I have typed 64 pages. My wrists are sore, but I am thankful. I had another interview today... It went well. Haven't heard from the lady I interviewed with last week. Maybe I will call her again tomorrow, or not. (I already left one message for her on Friday and she hasn't called me back.) As of 5-5-2011, my rent was late. The last due date before they charge you extra is supposed to be on the 4th of each month; however, they sent me their letter of intent on 5-4-2011... not sure what the deal is on that. So, today I owe them a total of $755.00. My unemployment Appeal Hearing is on 5-18-2011, 3:15pm... A lot of things are in the air for me, but I have hope... At least I have some transcription jobs in the meantime. So, today, I am thankful because God is with me, and if He is with me, who can be against me? Nothing can separate me from His love. |
| Monday, May 9, 2011, 5:23pm Today has been a very productive day. I've been transcribing audio all day. I plan to get back on that horse in a bit so I can finish another large segment today, if possible, because I HAVE AN INTERVIEW TOMORROW. That's right, no jest. Got a call today, and a law firm in Mobile wants to interview me at 9am tomorrow morning. I am tremendously exciting. Finally got my notice from the Unemployment Office and my Appeal Hearing is scheduled at 3:15pm EST on May 18. While any kind of a hearing is disconcerting, to me at least, it is especially so when your very livelihood depends on it. I stand to lose a good deal of money; however, if I win, I will have enough to pay my rent and take care of business until I find work. So, today, I am well... a might bored, but well.  |
| Mothers' Day, Sunday, May 8, 2011, 1:13pm Had a wonderful service this morning, and now I am home. I wonder over the Pastor's message, its truths and its faults. He believes Jesus suffered for us so that we should not suffer. I wonder... though I love God, I pray, I trust Him, I have faith in Him, yet I am suffering. Presently, He is not opening doors for me... though my bills begin to fall behind, my rent is overdue and I am incurring late charges, increasing daily. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. The price He paid for us is not limited by time; therefore, He paid the price for Joseph, son of Israel, and He paid the price for Job, and yet they suffered. The price was already paid for the Israelites, though they were enslaved in Egypt for 400 years. He paid the price for the people in Africa who continue to suffer daily. He paid the price for all of the soldiers who have fallen. Though Jesus paid the price for us, we are still in the world; and He said, In the world you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world. We are all born with free will and though we know we should, sometimes we do not follow His will for us. He asks us to give, and yet we hold back. He asks us to stay, and yet we leave. He asks us to leave, and yet we stay. We exercise free will both positively and negatively and in so doing we effect ourselves and others both positively and negatively. Suffering continues. |
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