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Journal Entry for July 25, 2008 Mood

Friday, July 25, 2008

still waiting to hear about my car. Mechanic called last night, he found 2,000 dollars worth of things wrong with it, but none of those things should cause the problem I described, and he can't get it to stall on him. So he is doing some more diagnostic stuff today.

Feeling really really down today. Hubby is mad at me over the stupid car. I have a lot to do, my daughter is having a sleepover tonight for her birthday. And I have no car. Hubby is also worried about all our debts. And here I am with no marketable skills or talents. I am so useless and stupid. Worthless waste of human skin. Line from a John Prine song keeps running through my head, "If it weren't so expensive, I'd wish I were dead."

I did run 5 miles today. If I could just get someone to pay me for that!

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Marah, why so down? That negative self talk does nothing but keep you down. Stop that, okay?

As far as your car, I'm facing similar issues. My air conditioner went out...the fan doesn't go on. The ball bearings are shot. I am fearful of the cost of bringing my car back to life (after my soon to be ex nearly destroyed it).

Lastly, about that debt....check out this website....it helped me. www.daveramsey.com.

RonaS
That is bad news about the car. You know, I feel the same way about my "skill set." Teaching was all I was trained to do and I can't think of any job that requires those skills. It is frustrating and very scary with the economy slipping. Time to turn it over! My simple serenity prayer: "I can't. He can. I'm going to let him."

womanontheverge