Kristen Howe

@KristenH (33462)

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio • Age 48

Joined myLot 10 years ago

I'm a former New Jersey resident and an Ohio resident for 18 years. I'm an aspiring writer who's shopping 3 manuscripts around to agents & a freelance writer.

Kristen Howe's Discussions

Been sick for a bit with a spring update report

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 13 Apr

Mylotter friends, did you miss me for the past few weeks? I've been sick for about three weeks since this past Friday with a nasty seasonal cold. It turned out to be something between bronchitis and a sinus infection. At least,...

sick for 3 weeks

more waiting with financial uncertainty remains

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Switching Job Coaches this spring

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 20 Mar

Mylotter friends, I have a bittersweet update to share with you. I found out this afternoon, when I had my job development meeting by phone with Danielle, that her boss is switching me over to another job coach at Hattie Larlham....

saying goodbye to danielle soon

heartbroken

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Things are looking up and better

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 13 Mar

Mylot friends, I have an update for you. Things are slowly looking up for me. Last week, I reported that I'll be receiving my father's survival benefits money starting in April. Backpay will still be determined at another date....

better march so far

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Can't Catch a Break in Job Hunt

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 3 Mar

For the past six months, I've been looking for a job and not getting closer to leave Goodwill. I've had 30 interviews and applied to 80 jobs. I only had one offer from Crackel Barrel last fall, which I deliberated on, since I've...

hitting the wall again and again

more nos than yesses

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And the hits keep on coming...

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 19 Feb

Mylotter friends, I have an update on the Social Security situation. Well, my phone interview was this afternoon with an SS agent. I've waited a full half-hour or so for him to call. He wasn't on time. So I called SSA for a call...

losing medicaid

ss misinformation

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February's Future Looking Brighter

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 14 Feb

Mylot friends, things are slowly turning around for me at work, while I'm still Goodwill for at least another week at this moment. I've spoken to Erin at HR for twenty minutes on Tuesday to talk about my accommodations I've been...

a lit bit brighter

hanging in there

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A Week of Misfortunate Incidents and Bad News

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 8 Feb

This week have been an emotionally hard-hitting and exhausting for me. It had many downs than ups. Besides I've overexerted myself on Thursday at work, in efforts to improve my performance review score to go up in the next couple...

this week sucks big time

i need some good news fast

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Closer to Adopting Cat Two

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 29 Jan

For the past month, I've been hoping to come closer to the end of my search for cat two to adopt this winter. My main focus was to get an orange or buff cat like Mellow. The ones I've found at the shelter so far are bonded, or...

this cat has chosen me i want him

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Future Forward February

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 24 Jan

Five days from here, it would be my two year anniversary with Goodwill. I had hopefully planned to leave next summer at the one-and-a-half year mark. It didn't happen, though I had started my job search at the same time. Now, it's...

februarys outlook

good news for a chance

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Hit Burnout last week and hoping for a better next year

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 31 Dec

Hey Mylotters, sorry again I was absent for the past week. Once again, I had gotten sick with an acute viral infection, and that lead me having burnout from work for a few days. I'm still slowly recovering from it, which would...

2024 was a hell year

hoping for new promises in 2025

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Cat two search on hold until next month

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 18 Dec

Mylot friends, I had orginally planned to take home cat two during this weekend. When I was at the shelter last week, he was fine and available, for his paperwork wasn't ready. When I planned to adopt him last Wednesday night, I...

passing on mellow

hopeful for 2025

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Searching for cat two

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 8 Dec

Six months ago, I've been wanting to adopt a second cat and give Bailey a sibling buddy around her one year anniversary. But many life obstacles stood in the way:GI issues in July, my father's death in late August and grieving his...

looking for cat two this winter

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Four-month long emotional roller coaster ride

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 4 Nov

Hi Mylot friends. Sorry I've been inactive for the past couple of months since I last posted here. It's been an emotional roller coaster ride, and I'll tell you why, when I break it down, with an updated mid-summer to late fall...

four months of stress

missing my mylot friends

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Hopefully one more month to go in Goodwill...

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 21 Jul

HI Mylot friends. Sorry I've been absent again. I've been beat from work-related stress and anxiety, and then been unwell with possibly GERD from the past week. I'm stopping by from lurkdom to pop in to say hi, and to give you a...

exit strategy in late august

goodbye stress soon

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Late June Update on Exiting Goodwill

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 23 Jun

Hi Mylot friends. I'm stopping by to say hello and give you an update, since I've previously posted a little over a month ago. I'm doing okay and still been busy and quite stressed at work lately. I'm still looking forward to...

stressful times at work

looking for an exit in august

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Preparing to leave Goodwill this summer

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 30 Apr

HI everyone. Sorry I've been quiet for the past month or so. I've been dealing with a lot of self-care after work, besides playing with Bailey after dinner. I wanted to stop by to say hi and tell you what's been going on in my...

toxic workplace environment

no future there

time to go

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Stopping by to check in

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 9 Mar 24

Hi everyone. I just wanted to pop in and say hello, though I've been a bit inactive lately, due to self-care after work, and Bailey normally wants to play around 6:50-7:10 pm. Though it'll be 8 months tomorrow since I adopted her,...

baileys stress

self care

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Belated December Mediterranean breakfast recipe list

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 21 Jan 24

Mylotter friends, sorry I haven’t gotten a chance to post last month’s breakfast list recently. It has been busy and hectic at work. But this list is short and sweet and has no leftovers, but just a grade for the report card. And...

december breakfast recipes

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Happy New Year (though it sucks to be sick again)

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 31 Dec 23

Hey everyone. Sorry I've been quiet all last week and haven't been posted much. I've gotten a nasty head cold around last Wednesday, (at least it's not Crud like last year), so I've been taking it easy. I know I've been behind on...

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Mid-December belated fall recipe list with mini report card

Kristen Howe @KristenH (33462) • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 16 Dec 23

Mylotter friends, here’s my belated Mediterranean diet breakfast recipe list with a mini report card for my two-part list for October and November. Sorry so late for delivering these posts to you. I’ll do this month’s tomorrow...

belated mediterranean diet breakfast recipes

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