Just when I start having hope that something good is going to happen, I get yet another curve-ball thrown at me.AARRGGHH!!!!! I really don't like this game!
Boiled to the tar: Nothing has changed.
Stirred up in the tar, however, is the new information that entices me to hope... [As I cringe waiting for that other shoe to drop.]
Where to begin?
Unemployment Update: The phone-meeting (on Monday the 3rd) with the State Unemployment Office brought to my attention that it was the "four months of back-logged claims" that has delayed the processing of my claim. The guy I talked with said that the rotation of claims should be bringing mine to the front "pretty soon". The guy also said that my claim should be at the adjudication level by now and all they need to do is call WorkComp and verify the documentation I sent to them... THEN they can release all the back checks (supposedly on the same day). Until then, my eligibility will remain as "pending".
Schooling: It seems that there are some schooling opportunities that will allow for the drawing of unemployment without having to look for full time work. I did some deep-digging (why do they make it so hard?), and found one of my researched schools and one of their on-line courses within the parameters of the qualifiers lists. However, I just learned that getting into those programs is not only based on your eligibility for unemployment (which is still pending)... it is also based on how much money you made "for the last 6-months". [I'm still waiting to find out if that is 6-months from 'today', or 6-months from when I got laid off.] AND... I was told when I got the appointment (next Wednesday the 12th at 11am) that the appointment is to assess whether or not I qualify for the program and "does not guarantee program assistance".
Work-from-home job opportunity: Currently, my hiring contact is still overseas. My last check-in with them told me that there are things in the works that might have him back in the states sometime this month... if all goes well.
Clear as mud and my head wants to explode with all the "go here & do this" hullabaloo. [And did anyone see any actuall "answers" in all of that? I sure didn't.]
If God would allow it, securing the work-at-home job from the get-go would solve so MANY problems. Once that fellow gets back into the U.S., my application can be processed and I can get into the system. Then I can stop jumping through all the hoops. If I have a job, then I can pursue the schooling on my own, independent of government hoops, once we get stabilized financially (unless the job turns out to be the better option all by itself).
I very much want to be done with this game of cat and mouse. [Where I am the mouse and Cat says: You must put your tail into this trap and if it goes off... we might help you... if it doesn't go off... we might help you, but you have to put your tail into this other trap and start the process all over again.]
My thanks for any continued prayers in this convoluted and frustrating situation.
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Godspeed & God bless
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