If I’m wearing green lipstick and my four-leaf clover tee, you can be sure it’s St. Patrick’s Day.
Other than that, I’m in survival mode, keeping calm and shamrocking on as I wait to see how this regime is going to screw up my remaining retirement years.
Looks like I’ve survived this month — my Social Security hit the bank in a timely fashion, the check I wrote for federal taxes owed was cashed, the teeny tiny refund check from the state arrived, and I have eggs in the fridge.
I don't require a lot, don't strive for anything other than peace and harmony in all areas of my livingness, so right now, everything is copacetic on this end.
Taking things one month at a time, unless something wonderful and miraculous happens, as TikTokers put it "to the two or the three, not just the one to be effective" (read between the lines) to change the direction things are going, there are another 46 months to go where I’ll be holding my breath each and every month.
This month’s Activity Calendar did not make its way to me, so no idea what the seniors are up to, except that I saw another long-time resident move out yesterday.
That’s three since the first of the month.
Two moved because they were no longer able to care for themselves, but the woman who moved out yesterday, was fit and able, which has me wondering if her moving has something to do with something going on I don't yet know about or maybe, whereas I'm okay this month, this month turned out differently for her.
As for this month’s Activity Calendar, if you will recall, management stopped posting the calendar to our doors in January. Now, if we want to know what activities are scheduled for us, we have to sign up for Rent Café.
No one I know has signed up for that so, unless one just pops into the Community Room to see if anything is going on, we remain in the dark.
That first month without the calendar, the Activity Director (AD) sent one to the Baker, who transmitted copies to us.
I figured the AD would get in trouble with Manager for that and though I don’t know for sure she did get in trouble, I’m guessing she did as she hasn’t done so since; and it looks like Manager emphasized the point that keeping us informed was not AD’s job, when she (Manager) herself sent the next month’s calendar to those of us who communicate with her via email.
No calendar from either this month, so who knows what if anything is going on.
I may have to squash my phobia of outside being too peopley, head down to the Community Room tomorrow to find out for myself.
It's a scary time for people living on a fixed income, especially when that income is social security and your waiting for President Skum and Vice President DonOLD to send your payments out!
ReplyDeleteVery scary. I fear some of us won't be able to keep calm and handle the strain.
DeleteI'm shamorcking too! Green undies, and two shamrock shakes tonight. After my Irish dinner of course.
ReplyDeleteBy time the four years is up we may all be living in shanty towns.
Two shakes AND dinner. You're going to have to walk that off tomorrow.
DeleteGood job celebrating St. Patrick's Day.
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DeleteI missed green shakes this year, I'm bummed about that.
ReplyDeleteIt's a scary time to be living through when you're on a fixed income and a boy-child is calling all the shots in our government right now. I can't stop being angry about that.
I miss the green bagels and can't remember the last time my sensitive gut allowed me to have a shake of any kind. There's lots to be angry about, but nothing lasts forever.
DeleteHappy St. Paddy's Day, Shirley! May the luck o' the Irish be with you if you have to gather intel at the Community Room...
ReplyDeleteLOL. If St. Patrick could be around all those snakes and not get bitten, I think I can survive a short espionage visit to the Community Room. 🎩🍀
DeleteYour St Pat's outfit and lipstick rock! Glad you're okay and have eggs.
ReplyDeleteThanks! 🌈☘️🍺
DeleteI call my congressman frequently ( I get his machine) and I tell him how worried I am about social security and these random 20 year olds who now have my bank information. And because I am me, I really put it on about how I am an old lady now and I saved all my life and worked hard for my social security and how concerned I am it will be taken away. And today I got the third copy of the same stinking form letter that says "doge and elon musk are not government employees and that congress did not employ them" And then "he will consider my comments if this should ever come before congress" . Which means crap.
ReplyDeleteBless you for trying. Thing is they already know we worked hard for social security, are concerned it will be taken away, but the three just don't care and others are too afraid of being targeted by the three to do anything if they do care.
Deleteyes it's spooky. gonna be lots of protests by old hippies if they jack with SS. linda in kansas
ReplyDeleteI have a sense some of those who protest will be women who stupidly voted for the Mad King.
DeleteI voted for Kamala, but true hippies should be happy if there are those joining the protest, cuz they have brains willing to change. God save us. Linda in Kansas
DeleteReading FAFO stories of those who now regret their vote, I'm not trusting them to have changed, as they knew they were voting for a felon, rapist, con man, failed businessman and voted for him anyway. Only reason they are willing to protest now is because they themselves are personally affected. So, not necessarily changed, just mad right now; and if he fixed their problems or bribed them with this purported $5,000 payout, they'd back him again.
DeleteI try no to worry (too much) about what might happen to Social Security. Rational Me says they’d never get away with it. Also Rational Me says that wouldn’t stop them from trying and making a mess of things.
ReplyDeleteYou sound like Trainer. He said the same thing ... they'll never get away with it when I told him, long ago, they were going to overturn Roe v. Wade. They did and got away with it. Trainer said the same thing ... they'll never get away with it, when I told him they were going to go after Social Security. So, now they're doing it and getting away with it. I wish I could pick winning lottery numbers as well as I predicted these events.
DeleteI love your St. Patrick's Day outfit! Very cool. Yesterday morning the kindergarten classes at my school discovered their classrooms were messy from mischievous leprechauns running amok the night before! Such fun.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I'd have liked to have seen photos of that classroom.
DeleteYour financial life sounds much like ours. The social security hit when it was supposed to. I did taxes in January. The state refund arrived in 5 days and will pay half of the federal tax which I have scheduled to be taken from my account the first part of April. Juggling money for the governments is not my idea of fun.
ReplyDeleteWhen I went through the process of filing taxes, sending in the check, in light of all the layoffs, I was unsure there was anyone on the other end to process either one. I wish my state refund paid half of the federal tax. It barely covers one-fifth, but at least it's all done and over with.
DeleteThe state of California doesn't tax social security benefits, but the Feds do if you make a large amount on other income. I wish the Feds would stop doing that but Terry says it helps pay for all the benefits to be paid to others.
DeleteI was up at 4 am last week to check my bank account for my SS check. I guess I will be doing that from now on. I always just took it for granted. Now. Not so much. I also spent two whole days deleting old passwords and changing the ones I wanted to keep. A huge project. But now that we have all been the victims of the largest hack. Ever. I have to at least try and keep my online self safe. Take care. Roberta
ReplyDelete"from now on" ... hopefully not, but for other 46 months seems likely. I didn't think about the hacked passwords, good idea to also change mine.
DeleteNice St. Patrick's Day glow up!
ReplyDeleteThree residents moving in less than a month. Hope you get some answers.
Looks like there were 4, two of which were in my building. And, though I didn't see a cleaning crew or new carpeting come in, one looks to have a new tenant in already.
DeleteMy Social Security and County Pension checks keep hitting later and later so I'm not getting them on time ever since this Regime took over. At least The Man's Retirement and Disability Pensions are still hitting on time, which is a relief. You got into the Spirit for St. Paddy's Day, I did wear some Green Pajamas, does that count? *winks* I also made Corned Beef and Cabbage with Baby Carrots and New Potatoes in the Crockpot, it turned out good so that even the Kiddos, who swear they hate the stuff, raved about how good it was and had seconds! Who knew?
ReplyDeleteGreen PJ's definitely count, LOL, and you went over and above with corned beef and cabbage.
DeleteMy green homage to St Patrick's Day wasn't a green shake or green beer, it was asparagus and broccoli! Are you living in a seniors building or a seniors community? As for your fearless leader, be strong, only 46 months to go. And then what???????
ReplyDeleteAsparagus AND Broccoli ... two powerful diuretics. Are you training for a bodybuilding competition? Yes, I live in a 55+ community. What comes after 46 months depends on whether or not we get a miracle to change the current course. Worst case scenario, a repeat of nazi germany.
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