That's Not Where the Tennis Ball Goes

A lot has happened the last few days.  Oh where do I start.  I guess I will start with the hole I dug myself with my bank.  I got a letter stating that they had reversed the provisional credit.  Which to me meant that they had already done it.  Yeah, I won't make that mistake again.  Suffice it to say that my account is now almost $300 in the hole and I've got rent due and all of that nonsense.  I'll be able to get back on track around the end of May.  Don't know exactly how that happened, but oh well.  Lesson learned.

I also did a number on my ankle on Wednesday.  As I was getting out of my car and walking with books in hand to the library on my second step, I went head first into the parking lot rolling my ankle in a HUGE pot hole that I didn't see next to my rear tire.  I spent yesterday at home nursing it, missing a day of work.  Hopefully they will use some of my paid time off to cover for those missed hours.  I can't afford to be out any hours right now due to my bank account being so empty.

I had considered the thought of getting a payday loan to cover the missing balance, but that would be a major headache that I really don't need right now.  I'll just suck it up and go from there.  I probably would have been ok if I hadn't gone ahead and made that daycare payment so freaking early, but it was either then or never and they require the payment up front for the first month's care.

I'm sure I mentioned that Raven's daycare is closing today.  That really sucked, to be sure, but it is what it is, and that's all I can say about that.  It was a really great daycare, too.  I wonder if I could get the daycare to reverse the amount of the care for the month and then get it to them when I have it.  That wouldn't matter, though because I would still be out that much money anyway.  Oh man, whatever am I going to do!  Suck it up like a big girl and keep in mind that money doesn't grow on trees.. LOL I just tell myself that it could have been a lot worse.

So, I sprained my ankle on Wednesday, and I ended up hobbling to the library.  It took a good ten minutes for me to realize what happened while I was in the parking lot.  I tried calling for help, and Raven in turn was yelling, "Someone help my mom!"  It was quite adorable, really when I think back to it, but I didn't get any help.  I was dirty and banged up pretty badly.  I'm sure I looked like a fright when I finally did make it to the counter.  I asked the librarian who I could sue for the pothole in the parking lot.  I didn't really mean to sue anyone, but I wanted them to know that I had been injured in their parking lot.

I went to the bathroom and cleaned up.  If I didn't absolutely need to get the names for SA, I would have left. I was three names behind, and I wasn't leaving without them and a few new books for Raven.  I think that the adrenaline was getting the better part of my judgement.  I was only there less than five minutes, though, which was good.  The lady that was sitting next to me at the computer tables had gotten up and was talking to the head librarian.  She came over to me and asked if she could pull my car up for me so I didn't have to hobble all the way out to it.  I handed her the keys, logged off the computer, checked out Raven's books and waited for my car.  I thought that was really nice.

I don't have medical insurance, so I didn't go see a doctor.  A friend of mine brought me some crutches last night.  I had taken a scalding hot bath to try to ease the pain which helped while I was in the water, but ended up not lasting long afterward.  I took some Tylenol Arthritis (650mg) each, and that helped a bit, too.  I took some this morning, but forgot to bring the rest with me.  I am thankful to have a desk job right now.  I'm actually not using the crutches because they slow me down.  Yeah, I know I should stay off my ankle, but I do have a nice ankle brace on it, and I managed to get my shoe on this morning even though my ankle is still the size of a tennis ball.

So, I am hoping that I have enough cash to get gas for the next week.  I don't get paid until a week from today.  Needless to say I won't be going anywhere on my days off.  I have about $11 to get me gas until then.  Can I do it?  I think I can.

Stupid gas prices.....