Low immune systems suck

So, between chemo brain (yes it is real, and can be long lasting even ten years out) and low immune system and chronic fatigue ,  some days are just a battle.  Called in sick for work twice this week for feeling total crap, which, even though it wasn’t nausea or diarrhea , the coughing and flem  that came up and body cramps was bad enough, not to mention hot and cold sweats. Omg and yes I realize... tmi tmi. But I tell yea chemo definitely changed how things work. Never had a good immune system before but this new acid reflux I could have lived fine without.  Also So thankful my part time job /online teaching is flexible, I had no reservations so I was able to cancel my availability and take the time to relax, and know that if I felt better I could easily call in and make some money to help me through payday.( cambly doesn’t pay a lot, but a little is better then nothing.  I enjoy it, I meet so many awesome people around the world that it’s a great pick me up if nothing else).  This weekend  I’m doing the same, catching up on sleep and tea and soup, and maybe Sunday see how I feel and open up the line.  I have a few amazing regulars who would love to call in if I’m feeling up to it, but while I’m coughing I’m no help :(. One nice thing about cambly, making friends all over the world from home and helping others on their journeys to better living.  Have met students in university for technology, engineering, medical field, psychology field, people who want promotions and need improved English to help their families live better,  people in retirement looking to travel, therapists who want to discuss different techniques and strategies (a Korean therapist called in one night at 2 am saying she had been waiting to talk to me all day and just got out of session in time.  We had a very pleasant talk!). I’ve even been inspired by a new Turkish friend to try new books and watch new movies!we discussed parasite and the art therapist character, had a good talk about other characters and discussed the movie horse girl-Quite interesting.  If anyone has questions about online teaching feel free to comment! I’ll post  specifically about them to answer questions sometime. Maybe do a review soon comparing the two English teaching companies I work with.

Well, I read through my past posts, and even though part of me remembers writing them I really don’t remember writing them.  Not sure whether it’s embarrassing, scary or if I should just blame it on trauma and catching up.

Anyway, since starting up on this again I have started teaching English as a foreign language online.  I am sick of debt, I have credit debt from trying to start over, and then my home flooding and appliances breaking down, on top of initial credit debt from back in the day starting to build credit and not realizing how quick it adds up, and student loan debt, and mortgage and car, and paying parents back for helping me, anyway I feel like I’m in debt up to my ears.  So second job it is! I technically work with VIPkid, but I don’t get many bookings if any, so I started a second platform called “cambly”. Omg it’s awesome! I will gladly do more blogs on  them,  because I truly enjoy it so much.  There are pros and cons to both but the point is I’m making extra payments to my credit debt, and I’m not struggling as much between paychecks.  (I make a decent amount but I have so much debt that it cancels itself out so I live paycheck to paycheck just trying to hit all my minimum payments.). So cambly has been amazing, I get paid to have a conversation and help people practice English from all over the world!!! The pay is not awesome, but it is weekly so it’s dependable as long as I put a bit of effort in each week.   This weekend I totally took a break and slept, because I can feel a cold coming in and needed it.  Worked a few hours today though so I still get paid tomorrow! (Enough to get gas and still put aside some for taxes- I’m an independent contractor paid by these platforms so they don’t remove taxes, I need to remove it in case I make enough that they request me to pay taxes either quarterly or at tax time. I can blog about that to separately). My favorite part is I’m in charge of my availability in the schedule, and if I have no reservations I can close out my availability and give myself off.    Best of all, is my two year plan to pay off debt (I’m also getting a bonus from work that will give me a head start), so far seems to be working just from these last few months of extra work on nights and weekends. It’s so nice to see a light at the end of the debt tunnel, even if it is still very smalllll. I see the sparkle.