Thursday, February 11, 2010
It Feels Good to Be Back
It's been a little while since last I wrote something on my blog page but I'm back now and boy does it feel good. Since my last entry there have been many changes but we had to go through the bad to get to where we are now. From Miami to Tampa. From a bathroom, yes I said bathroom to an adorable one bedroom in a super convenient area which is great for the carless. I also went from unemployed to being a server aka waitress at the Olive Garden which has already been a trip in itself but hopefully you wont have to hear too much about that but like I mentioned earlier-it feels really good to be back and it definitely feels good to be stable for the first time in my adult life. I guess I have G O D and Ella to thank for that. I'll be keepin you posted...
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Space Between
Just a quick blog letting everyone know that: I HAVE NO CLUE WHY THERE AR SUCH HUGE SPACES BETWEEN MY BLOGS but if you scroll down far enough-you see my other blogs! Thanks for the support-oh yeah-FOLLOW ME :) Please... Love you all
Love,
Me
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Me
American Idol (WTF)
I'm not normally an American Idol Fan but this season rocks (literally)! I've definitely been a fan of Adam's from the very beginning. I actually think it's unfair that he is even in the competition to be honest with you-but I was sure Allison was right behind him until tonight when she got voted off. It always seemed as if she rubbed America the wrong way not being your typical latina hottie-I don't think America really knew how to take her. Face it-she was a Salvadoran female against three white males. As American fate would have it-she was voted off and old, boring, wrong note Danny "No-key" stayed. Maybe the majority of American Idol voters just couldn't relate to Allison-I mean-maybe she blew their minds. Hey Allison! I'm an articulate negro-it happens to me all the time!
*picture taken right off the American Idol webpage*
Saturday, May 2, 2009
How Some People on the North West Side of Miami Dispose of Their Waste
But our waste problem is not the fault only of producers. It is the fault of an economy that is wasteful from top to bottom—a symbiosis of an unlimited greed at the top and a lazy, passive, and self-indulgent consumptiveness at the bottom—and all of us are involved in it.-- Wendell Berry
Thursday, April 30, 2009
See How Quickly Things Work
Imagine joy and you will find tranquility. Discover living and you will find joy.
Within minutes of posting my last blog-the woman who was my supervisor when I volunteered at the Library called me and gave me the number to volunteer coordinator of the entire county and told me she could help get me back there-or anyplace I'm interested for that matter. I'd love to help with recycling or cleaning up the filthy North Side of Miami- We're on the southside now so we're good-but seriously-I'd love to leave my footprints on this Earth in a useful way-and if I can become wealthy along the way-wealthy not rich so Ella and beyond will be secure-than, hey,that would be great. My time is important to me, as yours should be so do what you love-even if you have to wait for it.
~Peace Mi Gente
Within minutes of posting my last blog-the woman who was my supervisor when I volunteered at the Library called me and gave me the number to volunteer coordinator of the entire county and told me she could help get me back there-or anyplace I'm interested for that matter. I'd love to help with recycling or cleaning up the filthy North Side of Miami- We're on the southside now so we're good-but seriously-I'd love to leave my footprints on this Earth in a useful way-and if I can become wealthy along the way-wealthy not rich so Ella and beyond will be secure-than, hey,that would be great. My time is important to me, as yours should be so do what you love-even if you have to wait for it.
~Peace Mi Gente
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
"Real Job"~ Get Real!
Ambition and tranquility are not good bedfellows
but success and tranquility are often discovered together~David Baird
So we're still in Miami. By the grace of God we are still surviving and in my opinion, living like royalty to not have been employed since we moved down here. It's a bit difficult finding a job down here to say the least but thanks to our good old government, we are able to eat and thanks to Eli-rent's getting paid. But let me explain what one has to do to receive cash assistance. Step one is to find an activity to be involved in- that activity either being a job, school or volunteering. In my case, I had to find an activity for 33 hours a week to receive $241.00 a month. That breaks down to $60.00 a week people! After pounding the pavement and the internet week after week, volunteering became more appealing to me. Surprisingly, it is not as easy as it seems.
The first place I experienced was a place called COPE which was a school for teen moms and expecting teen moms. I was working with a woman who taught the nursing program. She was very proud of the fact that her son was a reality show whore. After six hours which felt like six days-I did not return although I did feel like I abandoned the girls. I'm sure they didn't care.
The second place I experienced was a place I might have been able to tolerate had I not been a mother. It was an afterschool program for elementary & some middle school students. But to sum it up-these kids are bad and fresh. All I thought about was homeschooling my two-year old.
Finally a place I personally sought after and finally received an acceptance letter from-the library. A place that no matter where I live-I make a point to make my second home. But the Volunteer Coordinator refused to sign or have any other manager sign a necessary piece of paper that simply stated that they were allowing me to volunteer my time (33 hours a week I will repeat). This piece of paper is entitled: Work Site Agreement-and after hearing the word agreement over the phone, I believe he misunderstood-which became an issue.
So now I'm back at square one. I was advised by my case worker to just cancel my cash assistance which won't affect our food stamps-but will affect the childcare we were receiving. That's unfortunate because Ella loves being in school.
Yet... in all that-I feel an inexplicable belief in myself. There is something freeing about not having to wake up to a job I hate and to still be able to eat well, have a place to live and enjoy beautiful weather ..And more importantly, witness Ella's life. I always seem to luck out like that in life. Something like this happened in college. After I dropped out, I was still able to stay on campus as I watched my friends stress over finals-they hated me. Though they shouldn't have-I was unable to escape the loans of the rest for the semester.
I'm now attempting again to profit off of my writing and photography skills which is obviously what I am supposed to be doing since this real job thing is not flowing in my direction for the first time in my "real job" working history. In the meantime, I'm trying to truly find tranquility because I am in a place in my life where I can-so before you go attempting to feel bad for us-you might want to look at your own life. We have everything we need... As usual-I will keep the interested posted.
Peace,
Mi Gente
but success and tranquility are often discovered together~David Baird
So we're still in Miami. By the grace of God we are still surviving and in my opinion, living like royalty to not have been employed since we moved down here. It's a bit difficult finding a job down here to say the least but thanks to our good old government, we are able to eat and thanks to Eli-rent's getting paid. But let me explain what one has to do to receive cash assistance. Step one is to find an activity to be involved in- that activity either being a job, school or volunteering. In my case, I had to find an activity for 33 hours a week to receive $241.00 a month. That breaks down to $60.00 a week people! After pounding the pavement and the internet week after week, volunteering became more appealing to me. Surprisingly, it is not as easy as it seems.
The first place I experienced was a place called COPE which was a school for teen moms and expecting teen moms. I was working with a woman who taught the nursing program. She was very proud of the fact that her son was a reality show whore. After six hours which felt like six days-I did not return although I did feel like I abandoned the girls. I'm sure they didn't care.
The second place I experienced was a place I might have been able to tolerate had I not been a mother. It was an afterschool program for elementary & some middle school students. But to sum it up-these kids are bad and fresh. All I thought about was homeschooling my two-year old.
Finally a place I personally sought after and finally received an acceptance letter from-the library. A place that no matter where I live-I make a point to make my second home. But the Volunteer Coordinator refused to sign or have any other manager sign a necessary piece of paper that simply stated that they were allowing me to volunteer my time (33 hours a week I will repeat). This piece of paper is entitled: Work Site Agreement-and after hearing the word agreement over the phone, I believe he misunderstood-which became an issue.
So now I'm back at square one. I was advised by my case worker to just cancel my cash assistance which won't affect our food stamps-but will affect the childcare we were receiving. That's unfortunate because Ella loves being in school.
Yet... in all that-I feel an inexplicable belief in myself. There is something freeing about not having to wake up to a job I hate and to still be able to eat well, have a place to live and enjoy beautiful weather ..And more importantly, witness Ella's life. I always seem to luck out like that in life. Something like this happened in college. After I dropped out, I was still able to stay on campus as I watched my friends stress over finals-they hated me. Though they shouldn't have-I was unable to escape the loans of the rest for the semester.
I'm now attempting again to profit off of my writing and photography skills which is obviously what I am supposed to be doing since this real job thing is not flowing in my direction for the first time in my "real job" working history. In the meantime, I'm trying to truly find tranquility because I am in a place in my life where I can-so before you go attempting to feel bad for us-you might want to look at your own life. We have everything we need... As usual-I will keep the interested posted.
Peace,
Mi Gente
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