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So Riley your county or state? I thought SEIU won the forlough battle? THat was on the news last night. Ah Riley 800 a month. I couldn't do it. But than again maybe I could. I think at this point I am gonna do what I have to do to survive. Even nights and weekends just I will never see my daughter I will have to let my parents take over when I am gone. And weekends? I won't be able to make the support groups anymore.......... Riley forlouughs and raised insurance? Yep if I stay that is where we are headed too. How do you survive? Isn't that a 10% paycut? I was told 2 forlough days is a 10%

Oh course if I am laid off I don't have to worry about forloughs!! LOL. 64 workers gone, 37-47 upper management and welfare social workers will bump into those spots, so only 11-17 spots left for those of us left.........12 of which are nights shift or weekend shifts. After all the math is done I could very easily be laid off. 64 workers competeing for 11-17 spots is not good numbers. But I have a chance of making the cut if I will take the weird hours. So I am not sure why I am worrying to much about forloughs........might not matter in the long run. Heather I am still not convinced you are on the forlough list. Really depends on which unit youare with UPE. I don't think ALL of the units are up for forloughs.

Hey Heather. This is illegal. But I still think they might go through with it. I just don't like how sneaky it is.........they are getting around forloughs by laying people off instead and rehiring them. The State workers just won the forlough battle. But I am afraid that the next step is Arnold will have mass layoffs in stead.........might set the stage thought for this whole mess in Sacramento. There is a union meeting on 9/2/09 at 6pm at the UPE office. And I think tomorrow the union is meeting with the 005 bargaining unit to see what is going on? YOur in 005 or 008? Anyway. Yea I sorta wouldn't mind two fridays off and 8 hour days again.........but I want to chose it not be blackmailed into it...........I think that is the sticking point it is really sneaking and underhanded the way they are doing it............ I sorta think it won't happen if we agree to give up the colas and do one forlough a month..... and yep the open ended thing is scary. They said it is door to taking health benefits away. That is why the union is concerned. If you go to low in hours you loss your health benefits. Crazy stuff!!

CAlled Dr. Baggs office today..........If I don't go on Thursday I will have to wait until the next group fill.....I think on the 16th.......... I am going to Denver next weekend to see my sister and look for jobs. So I have Thursday to MOnday off this week............than I leave Friday morning for Denver.....than walking back into regular schedule and the layoffs should be in place when I get back.......... Jes and Candra!!! I am so sorry I wanted to be there for the pre op class. I still will be there with Donna if I can work my schedule out. I might just have to head over the Richmond than come straight back right after.......but I will try to find you guys!! I am sorta distracted tonight........thirsty too. I didn't eat or drink enough I was to busy.....working on it now. NOt the eating the drinking...........LOL

Night Ladies. I just got in a few minutes ago. I went to my mom's house to get her to read the resume. We changed it up again.......mostly just formating and fonts and all the fancy details. So it is totally ready........ Sad, sad, sad..........to be leaving. My supervisor and the program manager (her supervisor) don't want me to leave. They want me to stick the layoffs out if I can and just go where I am assigned than try to promote back to a better program later. It took me 8 years to promote from the bottom programs and I am not sure I want to wait another 8 years to promote to a good spot. I am getting to old for that. Going back to the courts is required overtime every night.............that was fine 8 years ago.......not sure I can to that again never mind nights or weekends..........I am getting to old for all this!! LOL Ironic that I was in a program that you had to promote to. Now the program closes and if I stay I will bump a brand new worker out of their position............so back to step 1 again.........humbling to say the lest. I will have people with less seniority than me in better positions and supervising me............. I put out resumes for 6 places today. Waiting to hear about the interview this week. I know they are interveiwing Thrusday and Friday. I asked for afternoons or Friday morning. Ahhh..............feeling chaotic today. But I did only eat protien and drank water........Oh I had a wheat tortilla that is a carb.......

I had top roman yesterday and that had sodium up the wazoo................I am feeling heavy and bloated today. Hoping the water makes it go down.................. Funny how a couple of bad days................ Oh and Riley I was 205 now I am 210 I was 209 at my last weigh in than dropped another four the first week.........so two pounds last week and two point something this weekend...............I need my band tighter as a precaution!! LOL. I have no restriction at all.........stress and a loose band is a band combo. Heres to shrinking livers!! Ok my boss just told me "business as usual" and not to do anything different until the day you get your slip. What?? We should be working on closing things down........this is gonna be a nightmare if we all get slips on Friday and are gone on MOnday. Whoever is left will have a nightmare situation to clean up...............mixed messages why don't we just do the right thing and clean up things and get ready to shut down in a respectable manner. They say your going than don't anticipate going...............grrrr............how will all the kids and parents we serve feel when we just disappear without an explanation..........I don't like this at all!! Doesn't feel right..........they are saying now we MIGHT stay open if the budget changes..........?????...........budget won't change we live in Cali!! I am overruled yet again.................I can't tell my clients we are shutting down and get them prepared...............wrong on so many levels.....

Jes I would love to meet up on Friday if I can get an appointment than. I still haven't cancelled the thursday fill cause I want to go..........I might just have to leave right after if I have an interview that afternoon..........waiting for a call. Turned in the resume this morning............:-)

Riley it has always been my plan to do foster care. Just didn't know when. I know I can't be a social worker and have fosters kids. The only twist is that single mother's can only be foster parents IF they are working at an outside job..........so I need to get that dealt with first. The job I am interviewing for has some out of town travel so I have to think about things and see if I get that job. But yea they want you to have a full time job so you don't just live off foster care money. That money is for the kids............. So great idea just waiting to see how it goes. My only other option is to get married so that one of us is working than I could stay home with the kids!!! I am not about to marry just to do foster care!! But yea maybe, maybe.........

What is it with gaining weight over the weekend?? Me to Riley...........I had a bad weekend and that darn 2 pounds is sticking like glue.................fatty liver for sure on me!! I am hoping water will take care of that.........so disappointted. If you can believe my band has loosened up alot. I think two weeks ago I might have had some restriction but now............I don't even know I have a band. I don't feel a thing!! I think I took advantage of that too!! Time to get back to the routine!!

Riley that is what I heard too. So I am thinking it will work out somehow. I am at almost 5 months out right now.......so I will ask Dr. Baggs about labs. I am hoping to see him twice in September anyway to back up to a good fill level. Maybe I could just do them early?? If I do get laid off I will still have insurance until October so I could be at my sweet spot by than................ Feeling less stressed today. I have a pretty solid game plan in action now. I turned in alot of resumes over the weekend and sent some back to colorado. Now watch the county will decide to keep me cause I am getting excited about leaving now.................LOL!! I think this is gonna be good for my health to leave. I have been thinking about leaving CPS for over a year now. Also if I leave the county I can be a foster parent. So I am seriously considering that right now. I wanted to do it for years but couldn't becuase you can't work for CPS and be a foster parent..........conflict of interest. So glad everyone is doing well!! Will check back in later this week. Oh got the resume done...........pain in the butt!! I had to revise it 4 times over the weekend. 7 pages had to be condensed into 2..............LOL. I will just have to explain the rest in the interviews................LOL. As we all know I write ALOT!!

Ok Ladies I think I have an interview on Thursday........so I might be rescheduling my fill for Friday? Or if I can work it out I might try to get the interview on Thursday afternoon so I can still go to my fill I should hear something tomorrow for sure............ Candra and Jes: I might have to miss the pre op class and bridge walk. Bad timing I know but having an interview is exciting right now..............Donna I will keep you updated. I would love to able to go ahead with our plans but really need this alternative job just in case...............lets see how it works out. I heard last night if I do get to stay with the county that I could be put in weekend shift (tues-Sat or night shift 11pm-7am) Neither would work being a single mother..........If I have another job lined up I can just walk if I get transferred to a department that won't work. Checked out COBRA and unemployment this weekend. Things will work out. Just that I really would rather have a job than go on unemployment. Gonna call Liz today or see her this week about how Kaiser works this. I might have to tranfer to Sutter in town if I get this new job. That is the insurance the new job has.............less driving but I would rather stay with Dr. Baggs since that is whoI started with. Things are falling into place.

Ah Pam that sounds so familiar.............hang in there. I might be in your position next month doing the work for two people or more. I guess we all just hang in there and know things will get better!! yea school lunches. Expensive. We might have to stop that here and go to making lunches again. Funny you dealing with the same issue....................My parents are helping with other stuff so they can't help with the food this time around.................. I like Nicoles idea of saving some. I am not sure how but I do know I am gonna try. Cut out starbucks and cable this weekend..............internet I need for work but if I get laid off that goes too...I will use the library for job searches.............I would really like to put as much aside as I can............great idea nicole!!

waiting for my daughter to finishing tutoring. Anyone online.............. I am trying really hard to have a good food day. Protiens only............. I am up to 210........after two days of carbs 5 pounds!! Ah geez I am hoping it is part water weight...........but serious I gotta reverse this ......TODAY!!

I am from Sacramento and had my surgery at Richmond Kaiser. Dr. Baggs was my surgeon. My sugery was April 13, 2009. We have a sacramento support group if your interested.

Yep Heather I hear ya girl...........I have great for five months but the last two days serious........it is hard to get back on track again. I hear ya............Tomorrow I have to get back on track I see Dr. Baggs on Thursday and I better not have gained anything...........ahh...... I think it is all the stress this week I am thinking I deserve some carbs and geez I have a headache from hell. I know better than this...........it has been five months since I have gone on a carb fest like this....... At least I didn't go for the diet coke though!! I am still afraid of carbonation!! LOL Nite all........

I am 5'5 254.......size 20 pants 22/24 tops 218.......size 18, tops size 18 213.......size 16, tops 16 or XL 205......size 16, tops 16 or XL HOpe that helps.......

Ah waffles...........now I want one of those too!! Geez I am so hungry for carbs right now..........seriously should not have started on them two days ago.............I think the potato at my mom's house got me started today.......... Jes I can tell you research alot for your resume!! One of the best I have seen.............I ended up changing some things on mine and changed my Objective. I liked yours better..........

Hey Pam I am here. Girl I can't wait for a fill either. I so need one I can eat anything.......... Donna great resume too. Ok I am trying to take three resumes and combine them into the perfect resume!! Thanks so much ladies.............helped alot.

Jes your resume is great.......ah I changed some stuff around on mine now!!

I hear ya Heather I haven't done so well the past two days.........bread and ice cream are the culprits............ah having a hard time trying to switch my mindset............ Got the resume done just need to have it proof read tomorrow. Took me a couple of hours to get it fixed up the way I want it............I thought it was perfect but than once I started to update it.............well there were alot of updates and things to fix up............. I might have an inteview on Thursday. Donna I am gonna call you.........I am trying to switch the interview for Friday so I can still do the fill thing............I will keep you updated. I am torn cause I want to get the fill just in case I lose my health insurance here soon........but than again I really need to the interview too. Ah thinking maybe Dr. Baggs will let me switch to Friday on his end............. I can eat anything. I need a fill!! LOL So where is everyone did you all get together and do something else??

chilling this afternoon...........did you all get together today?? Nicole you getting moved??

HOnda civic 2003. Headed to bed. Had a bad eating day today.............man those carbs sure got me today!! I am still craving them..............

I actually ate a subway sandwich today..........the whole thing. I think the band is getting looser........two weeks ago I couldn't eat this much...........I have been hungry I think it is the stress.........

Candra that would be great if your "men" could do a mini tune up!! I could even bring them something to BBQ!!! Ok ladies I ate subway today and it stayed down. Bad girl I know. I am just to tired to cook and have been lazy the last two days. I think since I know I am getting a fill I am having this last supper thing again..........after the fill.........subway, break, broccoli.............well alot of things are gone............

Heather do you know which bargaining unit you are with? I sent you an email not sure if you got it or not........this is also alot of info on UPE one website. If you google it they have the whole update on that first page too..........