I feel awesome right now.

You're so rigt, marguicha. It has really helped my self-esteem, even earning a little bit. I've actually worked since I was 14 years old so not working hasn't been easy for me to adjust to. This is just enough to make me feel better but not so much that it will do me more harm than good (physically speaking). I received feedback on the work I turned in yesterday and it was all positive. I was officially offered the job to proofread their new website, which is going to consist of around 1,000 pages but I'll get them in very small increments, like 50 pages here, 30 pages there, so I won't come close to jeopardizing my disability. I'm very happy and, I've gotta admit, it feels GOOD!

Do as much as you can without hurting yourself. You are wise to do it little by little. You´ll get there

That's really cool that you were offered a job you weren't really searching for. It's horrible when we apply for job after job and never hear anything. I feel so bad for those searching for work right now who have no other source of income. I'm lucky in that I do have my disability but I've been so depressed because I loved working and just don't know how to handle not working. This really perked me up and at a great time, too. I've been very depressed lately and haven't had any Christmas spirit. I've been baking my yearly cookies, candies, breads, etc. because I always give them to everyone and didn't want to disappoint them but I just couldn't get into the spirit. Now, I feel a bit better and will most likely be getting out the decorations later today.

Congrats on your proofreading job! Sound like this really made your day...very happy for you

I hear ya! If I could do that, I would.

Thank ya, thank ya. I was offered another job from this company today, proofing 1,000 pages of their new website. What a cool Christmas present, huh?

Thanks, DC. I'm aware of how much I can make and don't plan to get anywhere close to that. It took me over seven years to finally be approved for disability so I won't do anything that could jeopardize that since there's no way I could ever work full-time again.

Thanks, Gabs. I was told there would be lots more work and I can take as much or as little as I want. I have to be careful not to go over the amount I'm allowed to earn each month because, even if I go over it by $1.00, they'll terminate my disability. I worked too hard to get it so I won't jeopardize that. Besides, I doubt I could work that much in a month, anyway. Proofreading sounds easy but it really is hard on the back and, with fibromyalgia, it also puts a hurting on my neck, legs, hips, etc. plus I get a headache if I'm looking at a computer screen too long. But, even if this was the only job I was offered, it had perked up my spirits quite a bit and I actually feel a bit of the Christmas spirit that has been lacking around here. I'm doing okay other than that, except now one of my hips is giving me trouble. It never fails... I get one thing fixed and something else falls apart. If they tell me I need another surgery, I think I'll lose my mind completely and my username here will not only be my username but also my residence. I read that Gissi is doing better and has been for awhile now. Is he still doing well? I worry about the little guy. My Lilly has had something wrong with her right eye for over a month now. The vet gave me antibiotic drops for it and it seemed to help but then she started keeping it closed again. So, we'll be going back to the vet's soon to see if they can fix whatever it is. It just never ends, does it?

Thanks, dragon. It took me forever to find this, believe me! So many of these places are scams you just can't be sure of anything anymore. A few of them are real, though. The trouble is, I'm sure they get thousands of applicants for every position they have. I was completely surprised that they got back to me, even if it was quite a while. I agree with you 100% that doing something you like and are good at is worth so much more than the money. I think the more you like it, the better you'll be at it so it just doesn't make sense to stay in a job you can't stand, at least if you have an opportunity to get something else. Just keep looking. You never know. I had written this company off and look what happened!

Isn't it exciting to hear from the companies we've applied to quite awhile back? For me, it was enough to pick up my spirits that have been down in the dumps lately. It's actually given me a bit of a Christmas spirit back. That is worth more than the pay, if you ask me. Actually, it's kind of ironic that you responded to this because the company I'm working with is called Elite Home Tutors. You're not the owner of this company, are you?

Wow! What an awesome job! I'm so sorry that it had to end for you the way it did. It actually reminds me a bit of how I got into proofreading at home. I began by working with one company doing typesetting. They let me use one of their computers and taught me the codes. After that, I bought my own computer and found another job where I was typesetting and proofreading my own work. Then, I found a company looking for just proofreaders. Luckily, I had a background in English but I never thought about proofreading until it was under my nose. I lost that work when these companies started sending their work overseas to save a few pennies. Sigh! About that other discussion, you should write it!

Yeah, these days, with this economy, you have to do whatever you can to survive. I am extremely lucky to have found this job, but it took a long time to find it. One thing I heard that made a lot of sense to me was, "Never stop looking for a new job." That means that, even if you have a job, a better one could be right around the corner and if you're not looking for it, it could just pass you by. I was doing that all the years I was a proofreader. I worked mainly from home and would occasionally find another company using home workers. Usually, I'd just add that new company to the ones I was already working with. At one point, I was working with four different companies at the same time. It was a lot of work but I loved it so it didn't seem too bad. Besides, it helped me to raise my two sons almost entirely by myself.

Aww, thank you, singout. Also, it's so darned good to see you again! Wow, what a vacation you must've had. I hope it was good, at least for the majority of your time away from myLot. Yeah, I was pretty excited when I was offered this job. I loved proofreading but there's no way I could ever work in an office again and all the local companies I used to work with started sending their work overseas. I'm waiting for this company to start sending me pages from their new website because they've offered me the job to proof the entire site which should be around 1,000 pages. I'm only doing this because I love proofreading so much but I have other projects that I'm working on now that have nothing to do with proofreading. I've invented a few things, one of which I've just finished the prototypes on. I'm waiting to hear back from some mail order places because I want them to sell them for me. It will be easier (for me) to do it this way than to try to market them myself. In case you're interested, they're a little block of wood called "Jinx Block". One version is a keychain, one has Velcro on the back, another has a magnet on it, etc. It's for those times, and you know we all have them, when we say something, then immediately think we could be jinxing whatever it is by talking about it, so we need to knock on wood. Sometimes, no wood is available and that can be disastrous! Ergo, my 'Jinx Block'. It took awhile to get all the legalities taken care of (trademarks, copyrights, patents, etc.) but it's ready now so things may get VERY busy for me in the near future. I hope so, anyway. In the meantime, I'll do this little bit of proofreading and stay happy. So, what have you been up to?

What you received is so much better than a surprise offer for a part-time job! It was like the heavens opened up and poured good tidings down on you and your family. I'm so very happy for you and feel so relieved that Zayzay is sleeping well. I'm also so sorry that my response took so long. I don't know how I missed your comment when you wrote it. I haven't been receiving all of my notifications so maybe that's the reason. Anyway, I see it now and, as the saying goes, better late than never, right? I hope everything is going well for you.

WOW! I have to agree that the job offer from the bank truly was a Godsend! The timing couldn't have been better! Wow! It apparently was exactly the right time for you to leave that other job, with the other offer sitting in your mailbox. I had a job like that once. Of course, I didn't get my next job like you did but was lucky enough to apply for and get another job when my "job from hell" gave me time off (without pay, of course) to "think" about the seriousness of the grievance I had filed against my supervisor. (It was my boss's boss who gave me this time off.) I was able to come back after those two days and hand copies of my 2-page resignation letter (I named names, believe me!) to my boss's boss, the department head, head of personnel and also the president of the company. It was lovely! I heard that my supervisor quit only 2 weeks after I did. About this new job, I heard from them the next day. They said I did a great job and offered me another job proofing their new website which will consist of around 1,000 pages. I'm thrilled because I really do enjoy proofreading. (Don't tell them but I've always felt like I was cheating whenever I got paid for proofreading because I love it so much. LOL)

You are so right, aerous. Jobs are so hard to find these days. I'm very happy and also very thankful that this job came along when it did. It has made me so much happier than I've been in quite some time.

hey mentalward, i admire your posts and everything :) can i ask you something? is the title of the book you just said is "THE SUBCONCIOUS MIND"? who is the author? please answer this :) im looking forward to :) thanks!

I'm not sure I understand what you are referring to, aljan. I didn't mention a book here, I don't believe. I did read a book years ago called "The Power of the Subconscious Mind" but I cann't remember the author's name. But, like I said, I did not mention that here so what are you referring to?

The author is Joseph Murphy and the book is called "The Power of Your Subconscious Mind".