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Helping Mom and Finishing this Pesky Paper

May 4th, 2010 at 02:18 am

Well, as I write this I really *should* be working on my research proposal-- it's the last thing I have to do academically for the semester. It's certainly coming along nicely. Just made some coffee. Following this blog, I will continue Smile

Updates on Me:

Managed to spend ZERO money over the weekend by acting as a hermit. DID make it to the pool, though it was a bit too chilly to swim. I instead sat by the pool and read materials for my paper, worked on tan. It's coming along well.

Got new assignments for the week/month. I'm spending some time brainstorming some writing topics. Published a new article:

Text is Seven Types of Ambiguity, Cat's Cradle, and the Handmaid's Tale: Books for the Big Screen and Link is http://ow.ly/1GnAZ
Seven Types of Ambiguity, Cat's Cradle, and the Handmaid's T...

Updates on Mom:

I spent a bit of time yesterday scouring Craigslist, as well as putting out some feelers through my social networking chains. I did get a response from a guy that works for another guy who owns quite a few businesses in my area. He said he would get him mom's resume.

That being said, I had to then spend some time revamping her resume. She had it uploaded to Monster, but there were some spelling errors, and the formatting needed improvment. In printed/file format it had NO structure, so I have it a good go-over. I found it to look really nice when I was finished. I also wrote her a cover letter and sent that along with the resume, which was given to this guy today.

Guess we'll see how it goes!

Other than that, just trying to do what I can-- using the resources I have. I know we'll figure it out somehow. Between the two of us, we'll get it all sorted. I just cant sit and be passive about it, she's super depressed and overwhelmed. I'm going to particularly make it a point to spend some time with her every week when I get home. BF loves her, so this wont be so much of an issue. The Ex wasn't so fond of mom...

Other than that, this type of situaiton is allowing me to appreciate my own situation even more so. The fact that I have $300 to send her way for mother's day is an amazing freedom. I mean, dont get me wrong, I have an incredible amount of student debt. I have a credit card. But I'm also almost 24, not 44 with no retirement savings and all this burden weighing down on me.

Not to say all the mistakes are mom's-- many were my awful ex-stepfather's (he's certainly the one that needed to charge all the toys)-- she inherited half this debt when the divorce was settled, though. At the same time, however, I cant entirely lift the blame from her. We all make our decisions. I'm just happy she wasn't so proud she couldn't ask for help. Mind you, she didn't ask me for any money (though I let her know she could if she needed it), she just needs help sorting through it all. I'm happy that I can help her, even if it's only to put it all in perspective and inspire her to be optimistic and proactive about it.

All that being said, I need to get back to work. This proposal aint gonna write itself!

I hope you all had a wonderful monday, and that positivity runs through your week!

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