Watch what you say, say what you mean!!! in QUOTIDIEN

Just read a great article. Intelligent, well written, insightful, except for one tiny thing I noted in the very first paragraph: I could care less.

Folks, when you determine the subject at hand is beneath you, or not worthy of your time, effort or thought, and you're not entirely sure how the saying goes, repeat after me: I couldn't care less. It means there is no more room for caring. Not a f* to be had.

Unless it's Opposite Day, in which case, 'I could care less' might have been appropriate, and the article sucked big time!

Any married women out there whose men have seasonal jobs? This is the 'almost everything sucks' season where you become a SIM. Yes, the game SIMS where, without cheats, you have just enough energy to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, go to work, and come home. And, if you shave enough corners, you won't come home to a dead cat in the hallway.

And then there's my job. I love fighting insurance companies and justifying what decency demands,and winning. I love making my patients laugh. I love making things go in the right direction for those who can't find the WE ARE HERE mark.

Despite all of this, those 'in the know' are well aware of some of the crap I have dealt with, how I've been treated, in return. I have taken maybe 10 sick days in all the time I have worked for this woman. When I was too dizzy to drive during my months-long vestibular migraines, my husband took me. Thank GOD, when I was hospitalized, it was mostly over the weekend.

It wasn't until the Christmas of 2012 that I actually got Christmas off with pay. Until then, I worked it because it's during SUCK SEASON, and to go without the money would have been unbearable.

And now, I am having physical issues due to the necessary, daily maneuvering of this large woman.

All this to say that I was feeling pretty down last night, when suddenly my husband says, 'oh, Jennybean (future DIL) is being groomed for management position at security firm.' My son also works there, and he had also mentioned to Dave that there was a job opening, if Dave knew anyone. 'It just requires watching the monitors, and walking the circuit twice per shift.' SOLD!!! I have ins, and the job is mine, at this point.

It pays $3 less per hour than I get a Di's, but it comes with benefits, my taxes are paid as I go, I get medical, paid vacation after a year, unemployment at the end of the line if need be.

I would work four, 10 hour shifts. Our income would jump almost $30k per year. We would still sell this house, but only after having the kitchen redone, the outside re-sided, and the carpets replaced, but we would likely stay within a 30 mile radius - outside of this school district, for Anne-Marie.

I am excited at the prospect of leaving this job I've now had for twelve years, and resented for about 5.

I think they will have a very difficult time finding a replacement like me....but in the end, I couldn't care less.