I need nothing for Christmas. If I need something, I buy it. Some of my friends agreed this year that we wouldn’t exchange gifts, which makes me very happy because I don’t need anything and now I don’t have the stress of having to buy them something.
Actually what i need is for the Vietnam Vets to come do a pickup of clothes that I have here to give away.
@SergeantQueen: I’ll give you a brief summary of my career. Bachelors in History. What do you do with that? As part of that, I was an intern at the local archives. Friends who worked there told me “you need to take civil service exams.” They explained how to go about it. They said take exams for things you qualify for. Having a degree opened doors in that regard. For the government, I started out making 26k in 1996 and then, because of my degree, I got a job as a caseworker in 200 (same employer). Has nothing to do with history, but the job required a degree, any degree in anything. Also, while i was working, I became a union activist/shop steward. When my friend became the union President, she offered me a job. The last ten years of my government career was as a union representative, full time, and then I became their Treasurer. The government job gave me a pension. So I didn’t plan any of this, but I meandered down this path, starting with the internship in 1993, and part time job, from that, and then got hired full time in 1996. Retired 2021. Voila.