High Cost Of Living

 I am still reeling from the realization that no doctor really wants my business here in High Point, North Carolina. 

I am married. My husband is on medicare and pays none of my healthcare costs - never has, never will.  I make 20,000 a year. I filled out an application at for healthcare.gov because I am not able to afford health insurance. The lowest estimate I got for bare-bones healthcare is a $626.14 monthly premium. That is for Basic: $0 Well Visit, $0 Vision Exam, etc. 

WTF?!  

I assume I can't get health insurance for the rest of my life because I am married.  I only make $20,000 a year because I gave up my career in the move to North Carolina to follow my husband's job that he got fired from after three years. Now we are stuck here in the NC Triad for the rest of our lives. 

scoring points, then sulking

I was nearly late to work this morning after I lost track of time while finishing our holiday cards. I made it on time, but just barely. Because I insisted on showering  - I felt sticky. 

Then MonsterMustDie had to be a hero today, bringing my official Saturday work shirt to me after I had forgotten what day of the week it was. Then he went to a friend's house to bring in packages, water the tree, and feed the fish - but first he had to go BACK to my workplace to get the extra garage key from my car, after he had to put a new battery in my extra car key that was at the house. He's still recovering from today's adventures and still angry at me for making things so complicated this morning. He's sitting in the dark and not talking to me.