I'm smiling right now. I'm forcing it onto my face, hoping it will make me feel normal instead of the way I've felt for half the day. Yep... still the downright pathetic version of myself that I have been the past few weeks.
I managed to ruin a giant load of laundry today. Somehow a crayon got mixed in and melted onto everything in the whole load. I used to brag about how many items of clothing I could fit into my new washer. Now, I'm sad that I fit that many things in, just to ruin them. We're experimenting with WD40 and mineral spirits to get the crayon out. I'm kicking myself for not having found the crayon before it all went into the dryer. We simply can't afford to lose that many pieces of clothing.
I read an article today about how people tend to get depressed and resentful once they are forced to cut back. It's true. I hate the feeling. I want to get back to being the mostly happy family. I feel stupid now for complaining back a few months ago over the stupid shit. If I'd known how bad it would get, I'd have been so much happier with what I had.
Dave had accepted a one-month contract job. He was going to have to spend most of each week in Evansville, but the pay was too good to pass up. Well, he went today, and the one-month thing turned into a two-day gig. And the pay won't be that good.
I had an interview last week. It was for a warehouse job. I haven't heard back about a second interview. The guy interviewing me seemed reluctant, or hesitant to keep my resume in the running because I had no previous warehouse experience and why, why did someone with a degree want this job? I was honest and told him that my family needed me to go back to work to pay the bills. He explained that even if I got the job, he'd have to start me at the low-end of the pay range. I was never told what the pay range was, but the recruiter said I would be on the high-end... and what she quoted to me almost made me not want to go to the interview. But a job is a job. It would be slightly better than minimum wage. So that's a plus. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Plus, it had benefits. So it ain't all bad. Right?
Crayon suck! I have had some success with boiling water. Boil the water in a kettle and pour the water through the stain into a towel lined sink. The crayon will melt off and resolidify on the towel. Sometimes the pigment will stain even if the wax is gone. That's when you might try the alcohol or mineral spirits. Best wishes.