I had been better. I had money in my bank account. I had a friend come down and was very good with not spending a lot of money. Then the student loan payment hit again, and I'm back to where I was. Except I've got less money in the bank than before. And I've got MUCH more stress from personal issues. That's neither here nor there, but it's making things much more difficult.

The next schedule that's out for work, though, is promising. My department is in charge of the Santa's Workshop, and I'm getting 39 hours one week, somehow. Most of the full time employees aren't even getting that much, but I volunteered early to be put on for as many as they needed working both in my department and in the promotions department. So while at the end of the month I'll be getting more hours, it'll be mid-November before I'm able to see the effects of that in my bank account.

Also, though I have tried calling my credit card company and getting a new card issued (I have the account paid off, no balance, I just need a new card for emergencies), I haven't received it yet. And while I've also called the student loan company I'm with to request a forbearance on my loan, they haven't sent it to me either. It's not because my parents aren't getting it to me, because somehow they've gotten much better at getting me my mail. I'm just wondering if there's a black hole somewhere between the post office and my house. Which isn't that far away at all. Next week on Monday I'm going to the bank and calling the loan company, because I need to get it all taken care of, and fast. If I had an emergency and my debit card declined, I'd like to be able to pay for things that needed to be done.