Stop the Ride...I want to get off!!!

Sorry I haven't been around much lately. Lots going on around here trying to make sure we "land on our feet" after this latest job layoff for my husband. I start a job this week doing Helpdesk work which while should be lower stress is also about only 60% of what I was previously making salary wise. In today's economy everyone is cutting back and paying less it would seem. So while I got a new job and I am happy to finally be getting out of the house and earning some dough, it won't be enough for us to actually live on and hubs has GOT to get a job to start by next week or I fear the worst will happen. We won't land on our feet. So while there is a little relief, it's not nearly enough.

He was let go without any compensation package of course and I've decided that I will be dropping my health insurance as of August 1st. We have no choice, pay my Cobra or pay the Truck payment..kinda a no brainer. Worst case scenario we will have to move in with my in-laws who live 37 miles from us and about 40 miles from my future employer - so that commute would not be fun or worth it at all for the low salary. Not to mention my husbands family drives me nuts with their passive-aggressive, selfish attitudes. Those people just need to learn to speak their minds - but that's a whole other issue.

I've put my largest asset (next to my car) up for sale on Ebay to see if we can get enough cash to cover Septembers rent. God willing we will. It's amazing the things you will sell when you have to so you can keep a roof over your head and food on the table. I have a whole other appreciation for those who lived through the great depression.

Times like this make me thing how DUMB it was for me to ever leave PA and the rock solid secure well paying job I had there - even though I really was tired of it. Hard times like this also makes me miss my family more and the familiarity of "home back then". We wanted to move to PA by the end of the year. Now I am not sure if and when we will ever be able to move there. Frustrating.

Back to the 2am job hunt for the husband...neither of us can sleep...gee I wonder why?!?!

What's the plan Stan?

Stan being God. My hubby lost his job today. So we have no income. Are probably going to have to move in with the in-laws. Life's challenges just never end. Never...

Group Project Cancelled

I won't be doing the Tips/Suggestions for the Newly Diagnosed, as no one has submitted anything to me in the past week. Oh well, I tried. May be a bad time of year to do it with everyone vacationing and such.

Group Project: MS Tips/Tricks for Newly Diagnosed

I would like to put something together in the form of a post for those who are newly diagnosed. We each have our own MS Story, but, let's put the focus on some helpful Tips and Tricks that really could have helped us upon our initial diagnosis. Time/Energy Savers, Questions to ask, MS Books to read, Holistic Medicine, Supplements, Aides to look at etc...

Assignment: Email me (lifeisachainreaction@gmail.com) 1 or 2 short (no long explanations) and sweet tips and/or tricks that would help a newly diagnosed person. Share anything you think is useful. I will then take all the emails and create a post - giving each person their individual credit of course.

I've been meeting more and more people being diagnosed with MS and it seems our numbers are growing, so, why not help each other!

Due Date: July 14, 2009

Post Date: July 17, 2009

Lets see how many tips/tricks we can come up with!!!

Musikfest 2009!

I wanted to inform all my readers of a great music festival that takes place every summer in Bethlehem, PA called Musikfest. Drawing over 1 million people each year, it is the biggest and best Music Festival I've ever been to and I've been to many all over the country.

From the "about" page on the Musikfest website:

In 1984, nearly 182,000 people attended a small, grass-roots music festival in Bethlehem, Pa. featuring 118 performers and 295 performances on six stages. At the time, no one knew how large the event would grow or how long it would last.

Amazingly, more than two decades have passed since that first Musikfest. And from those humble beginnings, the event has blossomed into a 10-day musical spectacular that attracts more than one million people from throughout the country.

The festival, which showcases nearly every musical style imaginable, features:

• More than 300 performers from across the country and around the globe.
• Musical programming at 14 different indoor and outdoor stages (11 stages are free).
• 10 great nights of headline entertainment.
• Mouth-watering foods, plenty of children's fun and activities and a spectacular closing-night fireworks display.

As a tribute to Bethlehem's Germanic heritage, Most of Musikfest's sites have german 'platz' names- the word 'platz' is German for "place."

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This year my husband and I are going to attend the Festival and see David Cook, last years American Idol winner who we love. If you have any free time and want to check out some great music, foods and fun be sure to visit Musikfest! Maybe we'll see ya there!