Updates: Health, Pain, Car & Money

Health update:  My health is about the same as yesterday and the day before.  It has kind of steadied out at a point of little to bo gain nor loss.  I still have only some of the energy that I use to have.  It’s not bad but I do need to be careful in watching my health in what I eat and do.

Pain update:  I went to the rheumatologist the other day for all my neck, back, hip, knee and joint pains and I think that this place may be a bit more helpful than the last doctor I went to. The doctor put me on two new medications and had me drop an older one.  She put me on a muscle relaxer and a joint pain something reducer.  I don’t recall off the top of my head what it is exactly.  She is also having me do several tests and labs along with some X-Rays.  I go back to see her at the end of February.

Car update:   My car did get out of the shop, however the shop told me of another soon-needed repair.  The engine mount thingy isn’t on properly or something like that.  In a sense that is why my car vibrates so badly and it really makes the engine shake.  The shop thought that was the reason for the ball and joint breaking.  The problem is I don’t have the money - the ball and joint thingy pretty much cleaned out my bank account.  But there is a solution in the making ...

Financial update:  As my car has sucked much of my finances away, I am yet again grateful that I am not spending money freely for the month.  I am also quite blessed to have a Gift Card for a gas station  which will help me buy some time for affording the next soon-needed car repair.  But that is not all.  In the making is a onsite job with children.  I had an observation and conversation (interview) at the Heartland Community College Child Development Lab (HCC CDL). And it looks like I have the job.  They want me to start next week.  I have to get a physical, fingerprints scanned and a handful of papers to fill out and done, but it looks like I’ll have a job this semester.  They told me today that I am one of only two new student workers this semester, the rest are continuing from last seems. I do not know how much I will get paid yet nor my exact hours, but it looks like that I may be working from 10:30 to 3:30 Monday and Wednesday.  Possibly Friday too.  They are going to review the available hours and get back to me.