This is a picture from Cadillac Mountain in Bar Harbor, Maine. A couple of summers ago Demon and I took an overnight trip to Bar Harbor with his sister and her husband and we had fun... It was beautiful. I had never been before and I really enjoyed it...
I want to do that again :) Just say hey lets go here for a day... Money however gets in the way...
Now changing topics, I just heard a news report from our local news that said that 340,000 Mainers are enrolled in MaineCare(maine's Medicaid program) well all 4 of us are. The governor is looking to make it harder to enroll and to cut the program.. We are talking about a program that is for people who can't afford health insurance or don't have the option to purchase it from their employer... The real problem in Maine is the lack of jobs for people who are qualified or certified in certain things, and the lack of jobs for people who are entry level. Outside of going to the local McDonalds and working there people like me who are specifically certified and can't find a job have no other option and it's sad. The state of affairs in Maine and across the country is frustrating... The cost of houses is at risk, oil is high, wages are low and couple that with the lack of jobs and you have people struggling to pay their bills... It's frustrating... We hear all the time from people who "know" what they are talking about, Save your money... what money do they think we can save? Literally in the past month I have applied for over 20 jobs and have been told my resume is not specific to the job, haven't gotten a call back, or been hired for temp help and now working 8 hours a week... Why can't I get paid to do what I love-take care of my kids, or teach art? Can't find an art teaching job... No teaching jobs...
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
I had an interview yesterday... The woman wanted to reschedule... I had only pumped 1 bottle of milk for the sitter, so I said look, I haven't even found childcare yet for this job, if you have other people who are more reliable and qualified interview them... She told me, oh that is too bad because I really thought you could do the job... Now I am kicking myself... But the hours weren't steady either it was like 10 hours here or 20 hours there and I really need steady pay to be able to afford childcare... There are so many people in the same situation and I keep thinking something has to give sometimes, how long can we keep going like this???
Anyway I am really happy for the most part with my life I just feel like I should move to somewhere else because Maine is becoming a hole... The older generations don't want new fangled companies moving in and ruining the rusticness of Maine but seriously there is nothing here unless you are trained in a trade, business, or medical...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Ramble for January 16
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