Bring On the Rain

September 26, 2010 - 16:52

No word from anybody who has a resume, or application, handed in to them. Also, no word from the landlords in regards to post-October. And the situation has intensified in the meantime.

The reason for my intensified search for more work was not only being down to one job with sole possession of rent and bills. Last week, I was given advance notice of being laid off for the winter. I have no idea if anybody else is being laid off or not. This is the downside of Pender living, and I know it. I know it very well. This is the position I was in when I arrived last year. Didn't like it then either.

I will be laid off Oct 15th. My lease is up in October as well. The crux of the matter here is what to do. I have a room available to me here on the island. True friends, they offered long before I could consider asking. Between my final pay, and my damage deposit, I would have enough to make it home. The problem again is where to live. Damned if I do, damned if I don't. There's also the issue of my current responsibilities. I'm looking after Ripley and Simon until my parents come back to the island. (That's my Dad's goal.) Finding an affordable place in Edmonton with a dog and two cats in tow isn't easy at the best of times.

As depressed as I am, and as much as I want to go home, I think I will be here until Spring at the earliest, and Fall at the latest. Even if I had a place to stay in Edmonton this year, it's probably best to stay here for now. I'm hoping that I will be able to claim unemployment, and they don't like it much when I change provinces. I also want to be able to leave the other pets behind and just come home with Spot.

19:12

Okay, we have something worked out in regards to my possible new place. I won't be trying to cram into a room, with my cats and dog and things. This is good. More later on this.

Anyway, I don't want to run off with just enough money to get somewhere. I want to have enough to get me by for a bit until a permanent solution comes up. A chance to come home with my feet under me.

One thing that won't change is that I'm going to miss Pender just as much as I miss Edmonton. I've made a few good friends here. And I don't have to EXPLAIN myself all the time. When I say something, I don't get funny looks or an outright "Wha?" People either understand or they just accept it as being me. My strangeness is accepted. What more can a girl ask for in life?

Yes, I think I will be okay ... I will stay. If things go really well, well, we'll see from there. Perhaps I will rotate and come home for winter to work. White Christmases will be nice.

I could also win the lottery by then too.

It could happen.

Meanwhile, my budget is getting easier. I have one less card to pay off, the storage unit is no longer an issue, and I have paid almost all of my personal debts to people off. My head isn't far above the water, but I can breathe without the water getting up my nose.

Dare I say that I am almost floating just at the surface, staring up at the stars, and dreaming of flying again. All I need is a place to stand so that my wings can dry.

Sweet Dreams!