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ok so its been more like 2 years but who's counting right? lets go with an over view of sorts of things that have happened since Ive posted last in relation to things happening now. house life in woodinvile has been pretty steady. its crazy. there hase been a prety good turn over of roomates some good some bad. We usualy try to stay out of the drama. some days thats easier than others. Im still working at Lowes...kinda lol. Im curently on a leave of absence from work. I developed tendonitis in my shoulders about a year in to the job. went to PT and all that jazz. it took about 3 months of PT, massage, chiropractic and finally a cortisone shot to get me back to working again. I dont think I ever got back to 100%. A few months ago I started having issues again. after listening to the wrong people... I got so bad that now Im awaiting word on my L&I claim to be reopened and not able to work at all. I should have Just listened to Jer and had the claim reopened right away. The wrong people (at work) were telling me it was wrong to L&I issues that were likely to be cronic problems. Anyways, my work sucks and they are stupid and so am I for letting my shoulder get so bad that its hard and very painful for me to do simple things like shower and get dressed. Jer teases me all the time about being a T-Rex. I gotta say short arms suck but its really funny and he makes me laugh. It made my Dr. laugh too after I explained it to her.
Jer has had some ups and downs at work too. he is no longer working for Volt thank goodness. after working for them for 3 years he discovered that they had been way under paying him. He was pissed when he found out what the other people he works with were getting paid. Volt has been keeping back a third more from him than other companies were their employees. and they also came at him with a new contract, months before the contract he was working was up, to sign that was ridiculous. He was told if he didnt sign the new contract he would be fired from the contract he was working. well he didnt sign it and got fired. the terms they wanted him to work were ridiculous. no raise, holiday or sick pay and a non compete clause that Jer said was cool for someone in a CEO position but not someone working a position like he was working.
Jer is now working for a new company. Tor his boss is amazing. The guy worked to get Jer back to working for a month. He got a hold of Volt at a regional level to get Jer released form his non compete. Hell even the regional Volt people thought that what Jer had delt with was ridiculous. Jer is now making way more money and has full insurance. Im so happy for him. its been a long bumpy road but I feel like he is working for a good company right now.
My land lord is funny originally her plans for this house were no smokers and no dogs. well over half the residents smoke and we have run more dogs than people some months. right now we have an equal # of dogs and people. the last month its been an issue. one of the room mates is not always aware of what going on with his dog Bear. Bear is fine with men, is iffy around wonem and has gotten in fights with other dogs. his last run in sent Goose, a big sweet yellow lab to the vet. Bear's owner just doesnt seem to care about what he is doing. the attitude of the dogs have to figure it out sucks, its a great theory up to a point but blows when there are vet bills to deal with. we asked that bear not be left outside unattended...that worked for about 10 hours and then was tossed out the window and the same lackadaisical attitude was assumed again. we tryed not to but finaly got the land lord involved. luckily she is willing to evict over having a dog problem continue. we will see how long Bears owner can keep on track with not leaving Bear unattended.
things go back and forth with me feeling bad and good. Ive never been great at dealing with pain on more than a short term thing. spending months hurting more and more has made little things seem huge. my moods are all over the place unsurprisingly. Most days I just want to be with Jer when I dont feel well. He makes things easier and grounds the hell out of me. I know there has been alot of rough patches in the past involving him, but I have mellowed out and become secure in a lot of ways with him. Ive mellowed a lot I guess, learned how to deal and got over a lot of my hangups. Its not to say its been all me aether. Jer spends way more time I feel like, on me, cheering me up when Im down and just in general. I am now where I wanted to be 6 years ago. It was totally unreasonable of me to want that instant feel of stability without all the work thats been put into this relationship so far. Its been a very satisfying time in my life, working for something that makes me feel so good. I love it when he gets home from work and I just feel calmer being with him. feeling like its gonna be ok and we can get through it together. we have powered through some really lame things and landed on our feet. there has been so much heartache and times I swore that it was to much and we wouldnt get through it. we have and did and right now I feel good. there isnt to much at the end of the day with your helpmate at your side. someone to tease you and make you smile, hug you when you cry and be there when you feel like everything is to much.
Jer has had some ups and downs at work too. he is no longer working for Volt thank goodness. after working for them for 3 years he discovered that they had been way under paying him. He was pissed when he found out what the other people he works with were getting paid. Volt has been keeping back a third more from him than other companies were their employees. and they also came at him with a new contract, months before the contract he was working was up, to sign that was ridiculous. He was told if he didnt sign the new contract he would be fired from the contract he was working. well he didnt sign it and got fired. the terms they wanted him to work were ridiculous. no raise, holiday or sick pay and a non compete clause that Jer said was cool for someone in a CEO position but not someone working a position like he was working.
Jer is now working for a new company. Tor his boss is amazing. The guy worked to get Jer back to working for a month. He got a hold of Volt at a regional level to get Jer released form his non compete. Hell even the regional Volt people thought that what Jer had delt with was ridiculous. Jer is now making way more money and has full insurance. Im so happy for him. its been a long bumpy road but I feel like he is working for a good company right now.
My land lord is funny originally her plans for this house were no smokers and no dogs. well over half the residents smoke and we have run more dogs than people some months. right now we have an equal # of dogs and people. the last month its been an issue. one of the room mates is not always aware of what going on with his dog Bear. Bear is fine with men, is iffy around wonem and has gotten in fights with other dogs. his last run in sent Goose, a big sweet yellow lab to the vet. Bear's owner just doesnt seem to care about what he is doing. the attitude of the dogs have to figure it out sucks, its a great theory up to a point but blows when there are vet bills to deal with. we asked that bear not be left outside unattended...that worked for about 10 hours and then was tossed out the window and the same lackadaisical attitude was assumed again. we tryed not to but finaly got the land lord involved. luckily she is willing to evict over having a dog problem continue. we will see how long Bears owner can keep on track with not leaving Bear unattended.
things go back and forth with me feeling bad and good. Ive never been great at dealing with pain on more than a short term thing. spending months hurting more and more has made little things seem huge. my moods are all over the place unsurprisingly. Most days I just want to be with Jer when I dont feel well. He makes things easier and grounds the hell out of me. I know there has been alot of rough patches in the past involving him, but I have mellowed out and become secure in a lot of ways with him. Ive mellowed a lot I guess, learned how to deal and got over a lot of my hangups. Its not to say its been all me aether. Jer spends way more time I feel like, on me, cheering me up when Im down and just in general. I am now where I wanted to be 6 years ago. It was totally unreasonable of me to want that instant feel of stability without all the work thats been put into this relationship so far. Its been a very satisfying time in my life, working for something that makes me feel so good. I love it when he gets home from work and I just feel calmer being with him. feeling like its gonna be ok and we can get through it together. we have powered through some really lame things and landed on our feet. there has been so much heartache and times I swore that it was to much and we wouldnt get through it. we have and did and right now I feel good. there isnt to much at the end of the day with your helpmate at your side. someone to tease you and make you smile, hug you when you cry and be there when you feel like everything is to much.
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