kim's korner

OK, so my husband and I have been married almost 7 years, together for 10. We have a pretty good marriage, except when it comes to finances. It's nearly the only thing we argue about. We have a blended family: "my" children live with us, and "our" children live with us, "his" children live with their mothers, and he pays child support. His earning power is higher than mine, even if I include the child support I receive from my first marriage. Our budget never comes out with any extra money in it, and we are frequently juggling bills, regardless of how well we cut to the bone. How do we handle separate checking accounts in this situation?

OK, so I've thought about it for years, then realized I've thought about it so long, I may be out of luck. Talked to an Army recruiter in a chat online for a few minutes, and found it's not impossible, but??? I'm 35 years old, mother of 4, married, in decent health (although need to lose weight) :), an experienced (10+ years) Office Manager, but don't really know what I want to be when I grow up...haha.

I took the Pre-ASVAB (online on goarmy.com), and got a predicted AFQT score of 83. Word score: 61, Arithmetic: 66. I want to go in as either 46Q - Public Affairs Specialist; or 46R - Public Affairs Broadcast Specialist. Does anybody have an idea of whether or not a AFQT score of 83 would be acceptable for me to pursue this as an option? Hopefully I'll bring it up before taking the real ASVAB, but just wondered if anybody knew off-hand...

Looks like Navy, Air Force, Marines are not an option. But maybe Army... anyone know any differently?

Thanks!

I'm a writer - creative fiction and non-fiction, and am interested in joining or starting a writer's group to meet once or twice a month. I'm in my mid-thirties, have been writing for 20+ years, but am just now getting around to submitting for publication. I'd love to have a small group (max. 10 people?) at all stages. Anyone interested? Or know of an existing group willing to talk to a new potential member?