Paige E's Journal, 23 October 2008

It has been an up and down day for me. I had my class this morning about starting my own business - and it was a great class today - about repairing your credit, which I need. It was so informative, gave us great resources and great ideas.

So I was stoked up to work on my business plan. I came home and ended up watching my nieces for the rest of the afternoon. Which was fine, I guess. I had fun. Then I had to make dinner for everyone and my cousin (who is going to college here in town) came over for dinner. In the middle of making dinner I got the mail...and then I paniced.

I have been getting a little unemployment. Not a lot. I get about 1/4 of the amount I used to make. But it has been paying my car payment, phone bill and insurance... and gives me a little bit to send to other bills (like my lawyer). At the end of the month I'm lucky to have $50 to spend on other things. I had been under the impression that I would receive this through the second week in January. So I have been planning ahead. I was planning on launching my business in November (and hopefully have my first contract by January) and starting school in January. This completely throws all of that into a bad spin. I don't know what I will do. I'm calling them tomorrow...but I'm not too hopefull. I'm just sick.

By the way...eating hasn't been a problem. I had some broccoli for dinner and couldn't eat anything else.

I am going to start weighing daily. I do it anyway, so i'm going to record it. But other than that...I'm just sick tonight.