Back to old habits?

Ugh, this month I was doing so good with my updating, and now, I am not. That sucks.

So, I ate the whole being screwed over by my job thing. I figured that 1143 is better than nada, and I can use it for Ireland. I spent about E450 in cash when I was in Germany for that one week, and I put about E350 on my credit card, so between the intesne amount of work that I've worked over the last two weeks plus the amount I intend to work over the next two weeks, I should be financially covered. I still have over $4000 in bonds, just in case.

I found a receptionist job at an Alzheimer's facility to apply for, but given that the vast majority of receptionists are women, I seriously doubt that the fact that I'm a male is going to play in my favor. So I'll keep looking, with not much hope. I definitely am going to have to get into a graduate school program someplace, or else I'll be pulling minimum wage. What really sucks is that about half of the jobs I am finding are sales positions, and I am so terrible at sales, I couldn't do it.

I did find positions open at my local commissary for like $8.76 an hour, which would be a $.50 cut basically.

I think that it would behoove me to take a medical transcriptionist course. It would cost me like $240, I think.

No matter what, my options look heavily strained.

My Colorado State Application is almost done. I'm going to search frantically for professors tomorrow who can send recommendations for me (stupid to wait for the last minute, I know). I have one person who can attest to my lab work, and then I would need one more person...hmm.

I have made two New Year's Resolutions that I find critical to saving money:

NO BUYING ANY MORE SEWING OR BOOKS UNTIL I FINISH ALL THE ONES I HAVE! The only acceptable exceptions are when I go to Ireland.

MUST SAVE AT LEAST $5000 BY THE END OF THE YEAR. That's $400 a month, and I can do it. I have to do it.