Frustrations are gone!

I was able to call our insurance company today and cancel our policy. It was incredibly exciting to do! The way that they have handled our claims is shocking. I am not sure how they even have any customers. The good news is that I can sign up for health insurance at my new job and there is no new employee waiting period. It is a much better policy and it will save us money every month. It is funny how excited I am by this.

The first day on the job was overwhelming. There is so much information to cover and I know it is only the tip of the iceberg. We were fingerprinted, given a whirlwind tour and bombarded with information. I should be memorizing local geography and ten-codes now since I will be tested over those next week. It is so much more fun to do this, though. Tonight I am going on a ride-along and then I will be bombarded with more information. At least I am not the only new person; there is another girl in the class with me. I just need to figure out the new shift/sleep schedule. I stayed up too late last night with my husband and he left early this morning waking me up before he departed. I am going to have to try to nap before I leave for work this afternoon or I will be yawning all night long!

Frustration and New Beginnings

I had to call my health insurance company this morning. They are refusing to cover my doctor visits until they receive the file from my previous doctor about my knee surgery. It does not matter what I go to the doctor for, or how unrelated the visits are, they won't cover anything. Right now, I am basically paying for insurance and any doctor visits out of my own pocket. I called to yell at them because I am frustrated by this situation. My husband thought if I yelled and asked to speak to the supervisor maybe they would waive our monthly premiums. I get too frustrated and am probably too nice to keep yelling at people for the amount of time needed to make that happen. So, what did I accomplish today? I raised my blood pressure; wound myself up and the insurance company did nothing. The next call I make to them will be to cancel our policy.

Today I start my new job. I am excited and nervous. I am going to be a 911 dispatcher at the police station; it is a career path I never dreamed I would take. Somehow, when I was in college for Interior Design, I never thought I would start a job like this. It is a good, stable job, which is something I desperately needed after my last disastrous job. I am ready for the challenge and the structure. I pray that I can do well at this job and make choices that will help people.

Well, I need to go rescue some hummingbirds. My cat is currently perched on the porch right above the feeder waiting for them to dine.

Summer

I haven't really kept up with my blog at all. It's kind of sad. I think sometimes I get a bit frustrated with my internet and the spaces website. They just don't seem to like each other too much. I'd like to keep up with it, though. I think that I need some place to let it all out.

It's hard to believe that it's half way through September. I feel like I missed the summer. It was kind of a bad summer, though, so maybe I'm not so sad to see it go.

This summer I...

- had a second miscarriage

- moved back out of town to my grandmother-in-law's empty farmhouse, then proceeded with several renovation projects to make the house liveable

- found out the current job at the construction company was no good and realized the owner was a compulsive liar

- had my brother go through surgery to have his colon cancer removed

- began looking for a new job by bombarding the town with my resume

- called my old job at the carpet store and asked for a temporary place to work while I searched for a job

- had the construction company fall apart around me. still waiting for that last paycheck... ha, ha, ha...

- found out my mom has breast cancer

- began working at the carpet store as a sales person again

- met some amazing people who now work at the carpet store

- got a job as a dispatcher for the police department (which I start tomorrow, YAY!)