Trying...

 

I'm having to apply Summer energy assistance.  Until this year, this was a given when I did my overall renewal.  Apparently that's changed.  Probably due to the orange stain.  

The lines opened at 7 AM.  I called at 7.  I've been on hold for almost 90 minutes.  I applied online, but the application was weird.  I'd like to make sure it was done correctly.  I'm sure this line will drop me soon.  This process is tedious because they won't hire enough people to handle it well.

This is my morning.  Take care.

Cya...

Last March Wednesday...

 

This won't be much of a post of this last Wednesday.  Monday was loaded after an early start.  I was on hold 90+ minutes Tuesday for benefit renewal & then there was another appointment.  This morning my PC was glitchy.  I think I've got it fixed.   All of March has been hectic, trying & full of crap.  I'm tired & the day's not even started.

OK March, take your business & odd weather out the door.   That's all.  Take care.

Cya...

Phone Hold...

 

It's benefit renewal time & I did the application last night online.  The I got a text, apparently I've been selected for a phone interview.  I called & the wait time is at least 20+ minutes.  So, I'm listening to annoying muzak.   I guess most on-hold music is fairly annoying when you're just trying to get something done.

I'll do this & get cleaned up.  We have to run my roomie back for a follow up appointment.  There will be a few of these.   This won't be the easiest process.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Labs Morning....

 

Another short post.  I didn't notice much in the articles this morning.   We handled our credit issues as much as we can.  My SSI renewal went off yesterday.  I have to go in for labs this morning.  That's all for now.  

Take care.

Cya...

Very Dark & wet...

 

I woke to a very dark room.  It stormed all night & kept waking me.  The weather site shows 3"+.  That'd put us nearly 3 times over the rainfall average for August.  It'll probably still get hot today & turn this into a streamy mess.

I got my renewal for SSI disability yesterday.  I really didn't need that on top of everything else.  Still there it was.  It's filled out & will go back on Monday.  Then I wait.

This year hasn't been the worst, but it's still been a suckfest.  I doubt this will be a fun birthday.   Not like there's anything to do.  2000 forward has sucked.

Cya...

Ugh Over...

The ugh is over for now.  I got up early & called to speak to a caseworker.   The state has stupidly closed the physical offices & made them work from home.  Now, no one has an assigned caseworker.  It's just whoever's on the line when you call. 

For some reason my application was only making it to part of the system.  Go figure, a computer glitch screwed me, how cliché.  I was expecting a huge wait time, but I actually got on the line a couple of minutes before they opened for business.  Their system has a lot on the frontend of the call to get through.  I talked to the 1st tier for a couple of minutes & then got transferred.  Luckily I was 1st in line & had no wait time.  The whole thing took about 25 minutes.  Far better than what my roomie's been on with them.

All seems well for now, but I didn't need that stress.   Why is it streamlining businesses only seems to help the business's wallet & never the people using it?

That's all, take care.

Cya...

Ugh Continues...

 

The waiting game continues.   I can't find out about my renewal until Monday.  I slept a little better than the night before.  At least it's a brighter this morning.  

I've never been the best with stress.  But, it's to the point I really can't handle much of anything well these days.  I don't bend anymore, I break.  Sometimes it feels like I shatter & never get all the pieces back.  Even if I do they don't seem to be in the right order.  Stressors are beyond difficult for me, they're wrecking me.  I try to do what I can to avoid them, but there's always something.

Tomorrow morning I'll find out what I can.  Until then, I wait.  I hate waiting.  There's no reason for the government not to be 24/7.

Take care & I'll try to do the same.

Cya...

Ugh Weekend...

 

This weekend went south.  I was already tired from the week.  Then the weather turned into a dreary, wet & cold mess.  Add to that my benefit renewal application has apparently gone sideways.  I can't even find out what happened until Monday morning.    

Being tired, the weathers sucking & bad news arriving makes for a crap weekend.  Add to that, I didn't sleep well.  There was too much weather noise, cat ruckus & nerves for me to settle.  Another shoe drops.  

Cya...

Post Renewals...

 

We thought we'd handled the renewal issue.  That wasn't the case.  My roomie got a text she needed to have an interview.   She had a rough time with this during her last renewal.  She got through the interview.  Now apparently there can be a random audit for people receiving benefits.  Just great, more hoops.  

The real issue is she felt targeted.  People like us often do.  We've been made to feel unwanted & suspect most of our lives.   When things like this happen, even if it wasn't, it feels aimed.   I haven't had to have an interview yet, but I might.   Now we wait.  

I was really hoping this round of renewals would go smoothly without drama.  That must have been too big an ask.  The thing is the people doing the interviews, already have all the info they need.  They can easily confirm any of it.  They just want to remind you what your place is.  This is nothing but a power play & waste of resources.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Renewals...

 

It's an ick morning, dismal, wet & chilly.  So much for Spring.  We got notice, our benefit renewals were due.  Mine went through last night without a hitch.  Of course that was too easy.  When my roomie's could be done, halfway through it, the internet went down.   It finally came back & the renewal was finished.  Thanks net, add to the drama.

I'm running a little behind due to this.  I need to get showered & go shopping.  We also need to run a  couple of errands.  Hopefully, it won't rain much while we're out.   It probably will.

That's it for this morning, take care.

Cya...

More Really...

Yesterday morning didn't start off that great for me.  There was a power blip & I had to reset everything in my room.  I thought if that's all for today, I can handle this.  It wasn't.  

We went shopping & then decided to run over to Fort Smith for some things we can't get here most of the tie.  The trip, itself, at times can be questionable.   Other than the store not having an item in  stock, the trip went well.

We get back just about 2 & run by the mail to send off a letter that needed to get out ASAP.   There was some stuff for my roomie.  She got a notice she needed to refile something.  The problem was the letter was either sent later than stated or got lost in the mail.   The deadline for this refile was the day before she got it.  We ran by the local office & got a little info there.   What could be handled online was, but she still called them just in case.  Her initial wait time was over 149 minutes, not 1 hour & 49 minutes, but 2 hours and 29 minutes.   

She was on the phone for over 2.5 hours.  Luckily she could plug the phone in to charge & have it on speaker.   After finally getting to a representative, she was told, that the matter had already been resolved & she didn't need to do anything further.  To sum this up;  a hellishly late notice, a scare jolt, irritation, 2+ hours lost... all for, "Oh yeah, that's already been handled automatically... you're fine... we don't need anything from you at this time."   No we're sorry for any of it.  

At least it's handled, we think.  But still, on top of everything else in our life, that happened.  Did they not send out the letter when they said did or did the  mail lose it for that long?   We did not need that.

Cya...

Still Waiting...

I'm on the phone still trying to find out something about my benefit renewal.  So far, I'm just on hold.  Hopefully, this will get sorted.  I hate this process. Nothing else is going on this morning.  Except for me trying not to die from Spring's sick attempt at humor.

Sorry for the pause.  I was on with the phone about the renewal for 30+ minutes.  It's done & I'm approved for now.  That crap's handled for another year.

That's all I've got, until tomorrow, take care.

Cya...

Nothing Tuesday...

 

There isn't much going on here this morning.  It's bright & that's great.  I still haven't heard anything about my assistance renewal yet.  I hate this process.  I don't like having to wait for things like this.  Just tell me yes or no.

That's about it for this morning.  It'd be nice if articles picked back up again.  For now, it's just stuff I've gone over a lot.

Cya...

A Dip...

 

I was doing a little better.   Then every yard in the neighborhood got mowed on Thursday, including ours.  That was followed by some very gusty rain.  Friday was nothing but ballistic wind basting pollen & debris everywhere.  

I'm not as bad, but it was a definite step backwards.  To hell with all the mowing.  Screw the damn wind.  I need to get over this crap, it's exhausting.

We got our DHS benefit renewals in & I think handled.  I say, "I think" because I'm never sure how we did with that damned site of theirs, it's so glitchy.  I guess, we'll see.

Cya...

Renewal...

It's that time of year again, DHS benefit renewals apps arrived.  We did them online, since there's basically no chance of actually interacting with anyone nowadays.   Due to COVID  & cutbacks, even the local lines take you to a statewide answering service where you have to wade through an automated system to get to real person.

The problem with the renewal process is simple, the website is jinky at best.  At worst, it simply doesn't  work.  We think we got our apps through alright, but we both got kicked out before we could check the apps.  It'll let you log back in, but not see your renewal app.  It just shows you did it.  So, fingers crossed.   If not, it'll get fixed as we can.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Bye Bye Hello...

 

February has ended & none too soon.  The last month sucked.  That month suffers from Short Month Syndrome.  February is the short, ugly, bald, fat man sitting in the corner plotting his revenge  on everyone for liking the other beautiful, proper length months better than him. 

Hello March, can we please do better.  A cut back on the drama would be nice.  Also, less cold weather please.  So here we go with March.

I have an appointment with telemedicine tomorrow.   We'll probably get our assistance renewal process underway this month.  I hate that, but it has to be done.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Slightly Frazzled...

 

This will be short.  I have to go  shopping.  I filed my benefit renewal online this morning.  That crap always leaves me nervous.  I don't think I screwed up, I checked it over repeatedly.  But, until I hear back, I won't know  if it went through or if they need anything else. I hate renewal time.  It's not like they don't already known everything about me.  It  really feels like a practice  in agita, stress & anxiety.

Cya...

Restarting...

 

The new month is about to start & we're getting things ready.  We had the 1st mow of the year yesterday.  It was needed, but I still hated it.  I hate the noise & all the yick it kicks up into the air.  I did the 1st yard spray of the year,  more yick.  We'll deal with the Winter bushes soon.  

This week will begin bill paying & monthly errands.  Tomorrow I have to file for renewal of benefits for  my assistance, medical & the like.  On Thursday, we'll go for our 2nd round of  COVID shots.  Past that, the month should be a go.

Sorry for no articles.  I found some this morning, but they were all behind paywalls.  Maybe the topics will pop  up later. I understand the need for revenue.  But those paywalls make it difficult to  stay up to date on just about anything.

Take care.

Cya...

Renewal Time..

It's benefit renewal time.  I hate this.  It's online & the site is sketchy.  Sometimes it just doesn't work.   You have to wonder what actually got through.   It irritates me they do this.  They know everything I have & how much I make.  This annual thing just seems to waste time & funds  on their part.  It caused drama &  stress on my side.   

Here's hoping this goes well.

Cya...

Weird Morning...

I went to bed early last night.  I was tired.  Our reasonably well planned morning went to pot because of people's idiocy & incompetence.  We finally finished our tasks, it took an extra hour.   By that point, we were tired & never really recovered.

I woke in the middle of the night.  I was congested & had a fever.  I was drenched from my chest up.  I got up & dried off, then managed to go back to sleep.  I woke to a yelling match outside at about 6:30.  I still have no idea who it was.   If it happens again, someone's getting the police called on them.  

It stormed last night & it's still raining.  So it's dismal out.  I feel off & tired.  I may feel better after I eat & shower.  

That's it for now.  The articles I saw were to iffy for now. Maybe later.  We managed to do what we can with our benefit renewals.  It's on their end now.  More later.

Cya...