More Taco Soup and Danger on the Road

Yesterday, before we went to the DMV, I threw together a classic crockpot taco soup recipe. By 5:30 it was delicious and nutritious over rice.

The DMV is closed on Mondays.

Plus One's interview at the big home improvement store known for its orange logo went well. So well that pending a routine drug test, criminal background, and reference check, he will start training Saturday for a "part time, seasonal job" in the lumber department. It sounds like a company's way of avoiding giving benefits and denying employees the opportunity to collect unemployment when "the season ends" The job barely pays a living wage and the lack of benefits gets me no closer to my knee surgery but in this (now overly cliche) "economy" - any job is a triumph.

The DMV was open today and though this blog isn't about driving, it needs to be shared that at the age of 26 I am now the proud owner of a learner's permit - for the second time in my life. Take caution if you go out on the roads.

I am bugging the HR Director at the big new hotel downtown because he is making decisions this week and I hope he is smart enough to discern between ambitious and annoying. Hope. I do believe you have to find a way to stick out from the crowd.

I may soon have a new kitchen! We started apt. searching and so far, got stood up for one appt, saws an overpriced ick 2 bedroom, and found a funky awesome perfect amazing priced built justg for us split level one bedroom. Unfort the landlord offered it to another applicant. She has until 5 pm tomorrow to give a deposit IF she wants it. The kitchen is totally funky. Old school avocado green kitchenaid refrig and oven. They are probably on their last leg so while they would be uber cool to use, if given the place, we might see if we can get them replaced before the move-in date. If we're so lucky for her to turn it down.

I am checking my email obsessively. I haven't heard back from the temp firm about my references checking out. I have an utter fear that someone who supervised me at my last position will abstain from comment and this will appear fishy. If a temp firm says they can't use me, I...I...I... We will see what I will do next.