I’ve commented about my ability to have gainful employment a few times in the past.

As a DeafBlind person with ataxia having a job would be a miracle.

By “job” I mean that:
– I’d have tasks that need to be accomplished,
– I’d travel to a place of work,
– I’d earn $11.83 per hour, okay, make that $14.02,
– I’d have keys to the company time-share condo in Waikiki,
– I’d have a company email!

I have a few minor gigs, jobs that I do for a College, 4 hours a year, and Survey work… nothing to laugh about!

Recently, I forgot about my ataxia and thought: “Hey, maybe I could get a job at a candy factory.”

The job description was very simple: Wrap individual Chocolates, no experience needed.

I was actually tempted to step into that candy store, approach the manager, proclaiming “You’ve found your Candy Wrapper!”
Heck, I would have done exactly that had I not dropped my cell phone seconds after taking a photo of the job posting; which caused me to sway dangerously, almost falling, as I bent down to pick up the device; then misjudging how close I was to the door, my head cracked noisily, ouch; I pulled, then pushed, the door open with the strength of a rhino, uncalled for right; next, I almost stumbled into a display of flavoured suckers; I saw chocolate peanut butter cups, getting three, dropping two onto the floor, so I repeated the above…

It was after the third thing I dropped, a bag of candy rope, when I decided…

Oh fuck this shit…

I can’t do even a Candy Wrapper job!

I bought 12 chocolate peanut butter cups and left the store, feeling dejected. I ate 2, felt a lot better!

I closed that door smoothly, both figuratively and literally!

Thanks for reading!

Y’all take care!