And on the job search front: I was offered a pretty good position with pretty good money

IF I could pass a background check and drug test.

So I go in, pee in a cup, hand it to the Human Resources lady, politely make conversation as she is holding my pee "oh yeah it's a beautiful day. I know it's just lovely. No you don't get a lot of days like this." And she tells me that we should have NO missing lines or "that's bad." So we watch the pee soak through the test paper and wait and...

It's all that Meth I'm doing.

Anyway, after passing the drug test (yep, WOO HOO, A++) I also had to fill out a "detailed" background check. It was SERIOUSLY detailed and involved a lot of questions both about my criminal background (they even asked about parking tickets) and my financial background. Lord knows I am not in the best place financially right now (well actually you guys know, and my parents, and my little brother) so I was worried. Worried because where I am right now doesn't particurlary reflect the way that I am trying to get my life BACK on track. And sure we have $12.00 to our name, and SURE Citibank is calling Husband's cell phone looking for me and SURE I've gotten emails from Discover telling me that they have been searching high and low to make sure I still exist... but it's just that time.

As part of the detailed check I had to sit in a room with three other people and the group leader and ask "any questions you may have about the forms" and I thought "wait, in front of these people I don't know?"

So I have to raise my hand and say "as far as if you have declared bankruptcy what if you were considering bankruptcy but haven't filed yet. And if you have some felonies on your record that are contested and about all those other jos I got fired from..."

You see, it's not exactly private when the two other people turn to look at you like "wait crazy person.."

The point is, after much worrying and complaining and telling Husband that when I was told my background was TOO shady for their damn job he'd have to buy me a cake to drown my sorrows... I passed.

Phew, phew.

So the new job starts soon.

On to the next thing.