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This morning has been relatively quiet in our house, of course now that I have said that, the in-laws will appear from the basement, and it will be noisy until they decide to leave, but that's okay. I am ready for it. I think. LOL! I've a little bit to share today, so I'm going to keep things as short as possible.
First, the cell phone arrived and I am shipping right back to the seller. We've already put in for our refund because that piece of shit was unacceptable. Advertised as new, we received what looked to either be someone's trade in or a stolen phone. The screen was shattered, the sides dinged up, and not even the right screen protector sticker on the front. the sticker was for another brand of phone. On top of that, the box it came in said the phone was white, it was black. And there was a new charger inside so I know the seller had to have looked at it and just didn't care. Guess again. But what is strange is that the seller was Samsung on Amazon.
Amanda and I both need new phones and as much as I would like to stay with T-Mobile (My Dad and I have been loyal customers since I was in high school), Metro PCS has some better deals on their plans and we'd get two new, free phones. But, we will see. So for the time being, I am still without a cell phone.
Second, we're still going, going, going. Despite being home most days, we've had some friends over, a couple stayed the weekend this weekend, and one stayed over because we are closer to her work and the roads were shit. One of Amanda's Aunt's came to stay the night too. We've also, finally, gotten all of her parents stuff moved over from Idaho. Of course the unpacking is slow going with me doing school again, with the recent string of bad pain days, and trying to get things settled.
Speaking of unpacking and trying to get things settled, I have most of the kitchen unpacked and put away. But I'm running into wall a little bit because I have our things and Amanda's parent's things. I don't have room for both. We have to go through all of it, decide what Cathy wants to keep and pack it away for the garage, and I will probably get rid of the stuff that doesn't work for us any more. And on that note, Amanda and I dug several book boxes out from the garage. She did most of the carrying in and unpacking. We put the manga in the living room on one side of the fire place and will be placing the pagan books on the other. Paperbacks and hardbacks of fiction and some non-fiction went up to our bedroom and reference, language, and writing books went to the office/guest room. we're going through them to see if there are some we want take to a thrift store or a book exchange place. We have some touch ups to do in the living and dining room as far as painting goes, but we haven't really found the time or energy for that, plus, anytime we get a minute, we're asses on sofa, taking time to relax. We will get to it.
School is going well. The actual class time and the time it takes me to do homework aren't that long, what takes the most time are the 15 hours a week that I have to do at the help desk and giving tours of the school on Second Life. It's how I earn my full scholarship. I don't mind doing it, I actually enjoy it, and there are long periods where no one is around so I can do homework, all I have to do is keep an eye out for anyone coming on screen or "into the lobby".
Apart from all that, I wanted to share some goals I've made for myself this year. I've got a lot I want to do and some will get done in time, some I can start on now.
1. Get the house settled
2. Start saving for the things we want to do and repairs to the house
3. Set up the office
4. Set up my Vanity area
5. Work on the front and back yards
6. Finish the living and dining room
7. Get my ass writing again
8. Get reading more
9. Craft time
10. Start a Vlog (I've been talking about doing this for awhile, time to just do it)
11. Have more alone time with Amanda.
Lastly, my depression is getting interesting. I've been having episodes of crying and I'm not sure why. Perhaps its the tension trying to release in a new way. Doing morning devotionals with the school is helping a little, but I've had more panic attacks in the last couple of months than usual, which I don't like. I am hoping things will even out or get back to my "normal" soon.
you have a lot on your plate! Very happy you are getting settled in..good attitude too, it will get done when you get it done. Don't rush.
ReplyDeleteHope you start feeling back to yourself too. I like your list of things you want to get done, especially #9. you're a very talented artist:)
Thank you, I actually had to revamp my list for school. Apparently we need to make 12 goals suited toward certain astrological times and plant them with seeds as an assignment. It is interesting but it has put more stress on the goal making situation than I would have liked.
DeleteYou are a very talented artist too and I love seeing your creations!
Hey - we'll be reading more too now that we are picking out books for each other. ^_^ I am excited to see this house really develop and develop.
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteIf you get the good reception for it, you might want to consider Cricket prepaid. They are owned by AT&T and have lots of towers and coverage. They have pretty good plans too. It depends on how much LTE data you think you'll need, if you plan to use a hotspot and take into consideration whether you're going to get regular Comcast or time Warner Cable. If you plan to do that, you can get a cricket plan with unlimited talk and text and 2gigs LATE data. If you plan on using LTE and hotspot it can get pricey. But you can pick a phone from a store and see what you're buying. You can also order from their website. Amazon is turning into an unreliable piece of shit like Craigslist.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you've made a goal list.
I've had similar depression as well. Crying and crying and more crying. But it's also been a VERY painful and heavy period. One super tampon per hour or two. Meloxicam has helped with the cramps and the hot water bottle helped too.
Oh! The plan I mentioned is 30.00 with 2 gigs. The highest is 60.00 for unlimited talk, text and data, although you only get 12 gigs of LTE. If you want a hotspot, that will set you back an extra 10.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you guys having your own home at last! Balls to landlords! Balls, I say!
We went with Metro PCS... we have Comcast Xfinity here. I will talk about it more in my next blog post.
DeleteI'm so sorry that you are having bad depression and it sounds like a gods awful period too. I don't miss those and don't wish them on anyone. *hugs* I hope you get some relief soon!
Yeah, the realization just hit me that I can draw or paint random shit on my walls if I want and no one can stop me, nor will I get in trouble for it. Well, Amanda may not like it, but meh.