I will be so, so, so glad when summer is over. It seems like it's been longer than usual due to my financial circumstance. But that's not the reason I want it to be over. I've had a lot of physical problems. Going from the hot of my apartment and outdoors to the air conditioned buildings has taken it's toll on my joints. My knees have especially paid for it and my feet have been swollen. It's made it difficult to build up the endurance I need to walk to my job. But I've been here before. If I can climb that huge hill between Mom's house and my old apartment, I can do this. There is no real hill between my apartment and the school.

I've got three weeks until the next paycheck. Thankfully food stamps kick in again between now and pay day. But there really are things that food stamps do not cover than no one thinks to ask me about. And I guess I'm too proud to ask.