Whirlpools, quick sand, and dark tunnels
It’s spring…winter went by so fast this year. I generally am having a centered season of life with my kids and my partner. Vocationally though, things are rocky. I am not finding jobs to apply for. When I do find something, I don’t get the position. Substituting has been hit and miss. In the last three weeks I have worked 5 and a half days. The actual repercussions of this type of work life means I haven’t been able to order oil and we essentially ran out 2 months ago. We supplement with electric heaters because I get assistance with the electric bill. But, I got up this morning to another 30 degree morning outside and our hermit crab had died. I look at the calendar and I am keenly aware that there is only about a month of school left. That means that my income is coming to a zero. I will still have basic utilities and a mortgage to pay. What little I have in savings will nowhere near cover half the expenses for a month, let alone all summer. Panic is setting in. The panic ...