Thursday July 14, 2011

Okay, still on my mission to max out my health benefits from my company. I went to the dentist today and I got 5 x-rays and a cleaning. After the cleaning from the dental technician, the doctor came in and (I don't hide anything I told everyone there that my insurance was to expire on the last day of the month) the doctor came in and check things out with my teeth and told me that I needed two restorations (deep cavities) and two wisdom teeth pulled out. Ugh. Okay, okay. So I made an appointment for Monday at 11am for this "major surgery". I asked the doctor if he thought I needed any more follow ups after Monday's appointment and he said, "Once we get that done, you are good to go for a long time". I was happy about that, but Monday isn't here, and I just dread going to the dentist, but I'll survive.

I cleaned out my car today. 8 years of company crap built up inside my car. Old log books, training material, employee handbook, more rule books, sweatshirts, t-shirts, baseball caps all my the company name on them. All went into a trash bag today. Actually I tried to stuff it all into one trash bag, but didn't succeed, so two trash bags it was. I just accumulated so much stuff.

I didn't really do much after that. Mom and I went out for lunch this afternoon and taking advantage of lunch specials at restaurants are alot of fun :) I think I have to curb my spending just a tad, but I haven't been that bad about spending money; today's lunch for two came to $17.17, and that's all the money I leisurely spent. The dentist cost me $100 today due to a deductible, and I was told for everything that will be done on Monday the bill shouldn't be higher than $150. I can't complain about that.

Tonight I'm having corn on the cob at home and watching TV. I'm trying to be a little productive everyday this week with the more serious stuff (medical, dental, employment securities claim, etc.), next week I'm bound to have some fun. Have a nice night.

Day Three Of Being Unemployed

You know......It hit me today and I realized that I had alot of time on my hands with going from a sporadic time demanding job to all the free time in the world now. I see I have too much time floating around and these days are getting long if I don't find a new hobby to at least pass my time by being more productive. That can really get to me to; is the fact that if I don't feel somewhat productive, I'll go nuts just knowing my days are wasting away to nothing.

I was thinking today that maybe I don't want to be in the same trade I have been in for the last 10 years. I might just want to try something else out all together......I don't know what, but it was one of the thoughts that crossed my mind today, because new found freedom comes with an unlimited imagination.

What did I do today? Nothing too exciting......I wish I had spent time at the gym today, but I didn't. I used today for cashing my last paycheck that my company had mailed to me. I went to the park with my dog. I have more time to spend with my dog now, so we are bonding and having fun at the park. I went out to lunch (a total of $6.50), and I splurged today bought myself a pair of shorts. I wasn't able to wear shorts to work, but now I can wear shorts and sandals all day long. Today did go by fast.....but I'm running out of stuff (errands) to get done. I don't have any more important things to do, so that's when I thought, maybe a new hobby would fit in nicely with my open schedule.

I have changed the name of this blog four times since I have started it so that is why my last two posts have the same dates cause I just copied and pasted the posting from the other new blog to this one.

Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment since I'm trying like heck to max out the insurance benefits that are left on this calendar month. I'm setting up appointments like crazy. I have no clue how much a Cobra Plan will cost me and I'm not sure of any other health insurance options I can take advantage of.