Namaste, Bitches

Why am I still at the Excalibur?
1) I need the money
2) I need the insurance

What can I do to get the fuck out of the Excalibur?
1) Pay off about $5000 in credit card debt
2) Find another job that nets at least $1000 a month (preferably with decent insurance benefits)
3) Get my hysterectomy & get my teeth fixed to eliminate two things that make me need insurance

I'm worried about the hotel system upgrade we're going to be doing over the next two months or so. The Excalibur has always resented having to have two night auditors - they've done their best to make it more like 1 1/2 auditors by changing things to a 5-day/2-day shift instead of 4 10-hour shifts (not that I mind, I like my 8-hour work days a helluva lot better than 10 hours). There have been rumors floating in the ether that the OPERA system may enable audit to be completely automated, thereby eliminating my position completely. I don't know if that means I'll drop to the last full-time hotel shift or if I'll get stuck in the middle of the extra board. Since the conversion is supposed to land sometime in late June, early July I'd probably get steady work for the first three months or so as a steady-extra, but they lay off in late September/early October. Which means I will probably lose my insurance any way. So I need to start planning for that hysterectomy. I wanted to lose some weight first, but it looks like that's not going to happen. I'll have to call my ob/gyn next week - getting the hysterectomy probably means another $5k in debt, but medical bills are interest free.

If I get the hysterectomy, and I can get into another job, making at least $1000 a month, I can cover a doctor visit every three months or so to get blood pressure meds for me & Rob. All our pills are generic now (fucking finally) so they're not that expensive any more. I've been afraid to lose my insurance mainly because of the PCOS - that yearly PAP smear/pelvic exam/ultrasound is expensive.