Its been almost a week since I last worked, and I was glad for the activity. Also my therapist called. I was grateful to speak to her. I appreciate having a therapist, have ever since I was a kid. I know some people don’t like the idea of admitting to having a therapist. This may partly be due to confidentiality. Either way- it is ok to have a therapist and if you have never had one, I encourage you to try one. It is like a massage for your mind, you know?
At work, not much happened. As I said, I was just glad for the activity. The pay is nice too. I ended up ordering McDonald’s McNuggets to eat, for lunch. It tasted like victory! On top of this, I ended up forging coffee, till I got off work. I have to admit something else- I have issues sleeping. I slept hardly a wink before work.
After work, I got a call. It was from H&R Block, notifying me that Marie, my Tax Advisor, had finished my alternative tax return. She figured the new balance would be below $3000. Nice! It beats $9000+. Only thing is, she needs my address for my old apartment, where I lived when I filed that errant tax return. So, on Saturday Marie is going to call me again, and I will give her that information.
Veteran’s Readiness and Employment (VR&E)
This is my third time. The first time, I had just moved up to Washington State. The VR&E coordinator, then, told me that at the time, I would need to refile for Chapter 31 in Washington State. Being a Disabled Veteran, I figured I would be a shoe-in. I applied in Washington State, and got rejected by Chapter 31 in that state. That curtailed my plans of becoming a “Dawg”. Well, that is ok. Jack said he would go with me, when I have my interview. I have had Chapter 31 described as being a second “GI Bill”, as you can go to school on it.
I am hoping to get enrolled in VR&E because that will make it easier, financially, for me to finish my Bachelor’s Degree. I am almost done, really, as a Junior. I only have one semester left of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. So, we will see if I need to finish the GI Bill, or if I can save it and use Chapter 31. I am not boasting- rather, I am admitting, it sounds like this program is easy to get into, as a disabled veteran, but I am struggling. I may have to quit my job- but I don’t want to have to do that unless I am taking a full load of classes for school. Which would help me finish school.
I know that school would help me. I applied for a job on http://www.usajobs.gov and got turned down. The only reason being, that I did not have a Bachelor’s Degree. I would be a GS-7 if I had already gotten that degree!!! Also, I noticed that having the education helps in real life too. Plus, Jack has his degree, and I want to have my degree too. Hopefully, this time around I get into Chapter 31 at the VA.
The Courier 