Dear CW: I'm not nearly as jealous of your wife now that my DH has found a job. Finally, it looks like my life might be getting good. Finally. I don't have to covet her life.

No, I cannot donate a box of diapers to the diaper drive. I cannot even donate "just a dollar" either. DH and I literally have just $37 to last us until Friday. If DH and I can't afford a kid of our own right now, why should we donate a box of diapers to a stranger????!!

Huh. Turns out CW that fell asleep at her desk doesn't even report all the hours she's here for her paycheck. She just doesn't want to go home because it's lonely there since her DH passed away in 2010, and her children are grown and gone. Now I feel really bad for thinking she was milking hours. I'm really glad I only vented here and didn't say anything to her about it.

My DH has finally gotten a real job after spending years being a 'handyman' (read: no actual income, just beer money). And now he has work, then his handyman customers on the side. And I'm GLAD. Glad, glad, glad, that he has to work so many hours. I've spent long ENOUGH being the sole breadwinner while he messed around. I'm enjoying watching him work his ass into the ground. For now. I'll probably start to feel sorry for him at some point. But not yet. Not yet. Nope.

Dear DH's boss, Thank you so much for not giving him a raise this year. I have been praying he'd get motivated to leave the hellhole you run for at least 5 years. Now? Well, now he's motivated!

I hate traveling for business. I miss DH. It is hard to fall asleep in a strange bed without him, and lonely and boring in a hotel room by myself.

Livid! My DH's company (very small) hasn't been paying for a full 40 hr week for almost *2 yrs* b/c they've claimed $ hardship. Ok, times are tough. It sucks but we've dealt with it. Today DH texts to tell me company is bringing in a new person to 'do the books.' FT! Bullshit! And no, they haven't offered to start paying up.

I've been working at a new job for about a month. Just got a call from two separate firms that want to fly me to their respective cities for final interviews (we've been in discussions for abt 7 weeks). This means that I have to lie to my current employer in order to finagle three days off (total) in the next 2 weeks in order to meet with each firm. These opportunities are amazing and I can't pass them up. I just wish there was a better way to handle things. I hate lying. I hate taking time off when I just started (it goes against policy). DH says to keep my eye on the bigger picture...

DH manages a handful of union workers (he isn't union). His workers are rude, insubordinateand passive aggressive, because they can. I can see why unions work, but this is one reason why unions don't work. DH is looking for a new job now, the company is losing a great manager.

stayed home today. water heater is broke. dh of coarse doesn't know how to fix anything. pg & e will be here tomorrow. will probably get docked 2 days. i have nowhere else to shower. this sucks. think i'll get in trouble at work? i work at a state job. been there 10 years.