Having lived hand-to-mouth for ten years off and on, I've become quite resourceful. Since my current roommate/landlord hasn't left her room since July (agoraphobia due to bipolar disorder, I believe, I have no clue what the cause is, she's been like this for 5 years accord. to her family and friends who enable this cycle to continue without treatment or medication), I am not in fear of losing the roof over my head. In fact, I bought myself some time, by paying for Orkin to come out and find the source of her mice infestation (those little bastards chewed a tunnel into her house from underneath her basement windows). I worked out a deal with roommate/landlord that she would discount my rent for December since she wouldn't chip in to co-pay the Orkin cost of $300.00. So, that means, my rent will only be around $400 so that works out in my favor.
I continue to apply like crazy for full-time jobs, and contact the temp agencies I belong to. So, hopefully, I'll get another temp assignment before the end of December.
My spring semester of grad school starts in January. But, I'm debating if I should continue in that program and instead, use what's left of the financial aid available to me (I used up a ton the first time for grad school the first time) via gov't student loans, and try to apply to a few different grad programs in areas I am passionate about (the current grad school program I am in is good but won't really help me get a job; it's one of the grad programs that doesn't lead to a license of any kind).
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Sending you positive employment vibes and strength.
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Thanks bpcycle. I appreciate the good vibes. I had an epiphany the other day about my life, at 48. So, I'm going to carpe diem the crap out of my sh*tty situation (accept where I"m at, make a plan for where I want to be) and see how long my plan takes. As, plans require preparation, steps, connection to resources, etc. yada yada yada.
I'm still giddy with myself, that I caught a recruiter in a lie and reported her to her temp agency about it. The fact that I had proof didn't deter the temp agency from blacklisting me from working with another recruiter. But I feel so vindicated. She lied about placing me for a job opportunity, so I went on that employer's website and applied for the same job opportunity and got a phone interview as a result, and then asked that hiring manager to verify with me that this recruiter contacted her about me, to which she said no she hadn't heard of that recruiter or that temp agency. So, maybe I need to go to law school and become a prosecutor. I'm good at calling people on their b.s., which is what prosecutors do to a certain extent. But I'll probably have to find a cheap law school abroad (haha) as what's left of my gov't financial aid cap wouldn't cover more than one year of law school.