5-15-13

Dear Readers,

"If you are taking me somewhere where I don't need a boa,
then I don't want to go!" - Gabrielle (Eva Longoria), "Desperate
Housewives" 2007.

Howdy! I'm sorry I've been lax about my blog. Unfortunately,
I don't have the money to buy more email minutes + the reality
these days is that it's so much easier to email than write. A
variety of various things have happened + many of them will
probably be skipped as a result.

FYI...the wonderful sponsors of this blog are considering
changing things due to a lack of volunteers and money. As a
result, they are considering charging for this service. It is
worth paying for, I'll agree, but when you can't afford email
minutes you sure can't afford a blog. Nothing's been decided yet,
to my knowledge, so we shall see.

OK, speaking of money...I may have mentioned they quadrupled
my hours at this job they are forcing me to work. I signed my
paysheet a few weeks back. They have me working a grand
total of 60 hours for a whole $7.20. Are you F-cking kidding
me? I did receive a small bonus which I didn't expect + is
never guaranteed, but it still boils down to 12 cents an hour for
slave labor.

My best friend 'Dawn' got a job in Unicor - which really is
a slave labor factory job - and 'her' starting pay is $1.61 per
day. This is why they keep people in prisons.

Further on the money front, I recently got another final
loan on my life insurance policy. The check was issued Jan. 31st
+ was sent to my friend. My dear friend inexplicably held on
to it + did nothing - despite the fact that she has my Power of
Attorney - until March 20, when she mailed it to the business
office here (she had put away the "POA" + it was too much trouble
to look for it).

So, the business office here held on to it until April 24, a
month later, when they finally sent it to my counselor so I
could endorse it. They deposited it the next day with a
15-day hold, but then on April 30 they took the money back out of
my account claiming that it had been cancelled.

5-28-13

Yes, I know. I've been busy or otherwise occupied.

To carry on: So my friend got a letter from the insurance company,
coincidentally dated April 30, asking why the check had never been
cashed.

So, to quickly finish, the business office here not only held on to
my check for a month, but for some reason it was cancelled.

6-8-13

OK, yes I know. And I have a whole other letter which I started
in the Hole. More on that later.

Let's finish this up. I filed a complaint about all this. I found out
that a stop payment had been put on the check. I wrote the company + am
trying to find out why. Can you say "frustrating?" It would be OK
if my friend would help me sell the crocheted stuff I make (there
should be a picture somehwere in this blog of an afghan I made).
Then I could support myself with no worries. If anyone knows
of anywhere I could connect to about that, I'd be forever indebted.

6-12-13

Y'all, I am so very sorry again. I have a whole other
letter started + not finished, + a ton of comments to reply to.
Please, please forgive me. I will get to them. I am very
grateful to all of you out there + I feel like a jerk for getting
so behind. It really sucks that email isn't free or I'd have
a dozen more posts on here.

Again, I apologize.

Love + Blessings

Kelly

PS - Today is my + my ex's (Ken) anniversary. He's a thoughtless
jerk, but I hope he's OK.