I've been doing a lot of this since Tuesday.   I am so furious/anxious/frustrated.   That idiot manager fired me, accused me of stealing a book of lottery tickets.   In all the years I have worked retail, I have never stolen anything.  I was livid.  So, when I calmed down the next day, I called the unemployment office, applied for unemployment, talked to people who would testify that I had worked for them for so many years and was not a thief because I know we are going to have to have a hearing and an appeal and all that happy crappy.  Then, I called the regional manager of the company and told them that I was wrongly accused, there was no proof and that this manager was in so much financial trouble, he had bill collectors calling all day at work and that we thought he was manipulating company money and had been for quite some time.  It's a big stressful mess.  Anyhow, the good thing.........the company is going to start an investigation and he will be under the microscope at least for the next week.

Meanwhile, I have no income and have to be sparing with what I have.  At age 62, it's not easy to find work, especially with something like that on your record.   I am trying to keep a positive attitude and make the best of time off from work.  I"ve spent three days as a couch potato, on the phone and watching the idiot box and I've had enough of that.  I"m going to put some things on eBay, some books on Amazon and I'm going to work on opening that online Etsy store that I"ve been wanting to do for two months. I went to the psychic fair today, knowing I could not spend any money, but I did talk to two women who would like help putting their own work online so maybe something will come of that.   Hopefully, things will turn around sooner rather than later.  Wish me luck!