Anone remember poundcake?

[onomatopoeia]

I think she posted on MM last year occasionally, at least I think that was her name. I just wondered if she still does, maybe under another name. Last I remember she was raising her 2 girls alone (H was a druggie and she had kicked him out) and was going back to school. Things were really tight for her, like down to the penny in the budget tight. I don't know much of her back-story but she seemed like she was really trying hard and I remember hoping things worked out for her. I think about her sometimes and wonder how she's doing. I think she would have been done with school by now?

[hocus]

She posted about a month a go. She's done with school and working full time.

[krystee]

She posted a month ago and I think things are still really tight. I wish I had her address so I could send her a gift card or help in some way. She seems like a very good person.

[spidervain]

She's a friend. I'll link her to this post so she can respond. I'm not sure if she made the switch over here yet.

[Kore]

May 22, 2012 9:33:51 GMT -5 @crackhabit said:

I thought she changed names awhile back.
I remember seeing "fka pattypoundcake" in a siggy on my local.
Cannot remember what the new name is.

Pattpoundcake is someone else.

[onomatopoeia]

Thanks ladies. I don't want her to think I'm stalking her or anything. I just thought she seemed really nice and I was impressed at her perseverance to make a better life for her and her kids, in the face of some big obstacles. Some posters just stick with you, ya know?

[dexteroni]

May 22, 2012 11:56:32 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

I love poundcake! She was always so nice and I really admired her fortitude. I hope she posts here. :-)

Same here! She's one of the first people I think of when I think of people getting through a tough situation with remarkable aplomb.

[Poundcake]

Hi ladies! :heart:
A lovely friend mentioned you had wondered what I'd been up to and I thank you for wondering!
I kept lurking on the nest and then it blew up lol.
I am still plugging away at life lol. I am still separated. I had to file a PFA and will have my 2nd hearing this Thursday. At which point I should be able to file divorce with legal aid. He doesn't see the kids much or I say didn't see them much. It's been tough, but I've been working with a therapist and dealing with it.
My kids are my saving grace, my oldest is 5 and I just registered her for kindy, the youngest is 3. I did finish school and got a fulltime job working for a doctor in a very very small private practice (just him) and it doesn't pay well. But I will be staying there til the beginning of year to get experience and then branching out.
I'm saving to get my coding certification too so that helps. I am still working part time in retail, and doing mystery shopping. I'm under a lot of debt, but am due to pay off my car next year and will replace it with student loans but hope to have a better paying job. I will be paying off credit card #1 by the end of this year which is to me, a great accomplishment.
I still do have issues with family, and some other stuff, but I try, I pray, and I keep going. I do blog and try to keep up with it when I can from my parents computer when they don't complain I went through a rough time as I was diagnosed with OCD which explained a lot, but I'm getting back on track and writing it out helps.
Now I will be lurking and learning here! Thank you for the kind words and thoughts!

[countthestars]

Great to hear from you poundcake! congrats on graduating. Hope things continue to look up!

[vanillacourage]

Yay PoundCake, I have been wondering how you've been.

Soooo, you're hesitant about joining off-shoot boards, I wonder why after it worked out so well for us last time?

[onomatopoeia]

Hi! Thanks so much for updating, I hope you aren't weirded out by me "remembering" you. I'm glad to hear you graduated, that's amazing. It looks like things are slowly starting to come together. I hope you start posting here more! Good luck with everything.

[Poundcake]

LOL. I can't post from my cheap trac phone. I could on the nest though. This isn't that easy-lots of stuff to answer!

I will just keep plugging on with my debt-nowhere to go but up right?
And I'm not weirded out at all, I think it is nice that you thought about me and wondered how I was doing. Thank you!

[curbsideprophet]

Thanks for the update. I hope things continue to improve.