Where to next?

[mishka422]

OT - I'm not trying to cop out at all, I honestly have no idea what I would say to that girl. I'm not equipped to be any kind of mentor or be a support to a young, impressionable girl. I'd be too scared that what I said would hurt her or send her in the wrong direction.

My advice to her would be to seek out a wise counselor at either school or our church who could help her find her gifts and talents. I could introduce her to some influential people in the community who could be trusted to help. Knowing what she is best at could help guide her down a path to her future.

That is all I could tell her.

kml - I've done all of the above regarding applying. It's still early in the process though. I have a full time and then some job, I just need to supplement it desperately.

I've been trying the online survey stuff but no one is actually paying in real money, only in online credit with a value toward magazines and crud. I don't need stuff like that! I need cash. Grrrr....so many scams and ways to get email addresses. The one reputable survey company that actually pays isn't taking applications. Sigh.

Is it the time of year? I love fall but with the holidays coming like a freight train I'm starting to panic.

You all know the saga of our family Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve traditions. We don't think there will be as many coming this year as usual but we know for certain that neither of us has the money to be supplying most of the dinner for everyone either. I have a free turkey coming from one of Gabe's jobs for Thanksgiving and one of my clients always sends Honeybaked gift certificates for Christmas. Thankfully, that is a nice chunk out of the budget for the holidays. The sides aren't nearly as expensive as the meat and I feel very blessed to have these given to us.

We typically try to get each person to bring a side dish but it doesn't always work out that way. We'll see just how 'potluck' we can really make this. LOL!