Grrr. I get a new job and I have bill collectors calling concerning student loans. I've applied for a "hardship deferment." But I might not get it because they have to do a credit check first. If they look at my credit, they'll know that I'm definitely going through a financial hardship at the moment. Now I'm on the phone with my father who is telling me how to put back money to save for next year's taxes and when my loans come due. I know he means well, but it can get a little tedious at times.

My job is being a housekeeper for a woman with 7 kids. Her husband has decided that family life isn't for him and left her to homeschool the 7 kids. I will be cleaning, organizing, and sometimes helping out with the kids. It's not a career, but it's a job.  I'll get to work with kids again, I'll get money to pay bills, and I will get a valuable job reference in this state. I start tomorrow. I hope I like it. Even if I don't, I hope they like me. I need the money. I just left school 3 months ago and I already have loans coming due? I thought the normal deferment period was six months. If I can pay them now, then I want to start. I'll probably have kids in college by the time my loans are paid off. Life's a bitch sometimes, you know?

I dont' really know if there's anything else to say. Christmas went well. Derek and I had one day together alone that we could enjoy the holiday. He's pulling 11 hour days again to try to make some extra cash. The vacation time was nice, but it hurts you when you lose 1/4 of a month's salary. I almost wish he had had the option of working some but the company shut down during that time. Oh well. We're going to make it. We have no choice.