Retraining myself to blog(among other things) is turning out to to be a bit more of a challenge than I first thought.
At first I thought posting every day would be my new schedule, but that was seriously expecting too much. So then I decided to try 3x a week. A Weekend Review Post on Mondays, a Absolutely Random post on Wednesdays and A Weekday Review on Fridays. Apparently my life is much duller than I originally thought. Yesterday I was so busy at work I didnt get a chance to write a post. So apparently my work life is more active than my homelife.
Not sure if that is a good thing or not.
So, I guess the posting schedule I've decided on is Mondays and Thursdays. Sounds perfect.
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Do y'all remember the Big Candy Department at SEARS Department store in Greenville? I don't know if they was all like that, but oh the JOYS when we went there. You walked in and immediately hit by the smell of warm roasted nuts of all types (Cashews, Almonds, Peanuts, Brazil nuts,...)and Chocolate of all kinds- M&Ms, all the choc covered nuts, orange slices, jelly beans, coconut slice bars.....all day suckers, and these strange jelly candies(kind of like Jelly Babies but covered in milk chocolate instead of powdered sugar like Jelly Babies are. OMG it was ah-mazing. AND- the day after Thanksgiving- the Garden Department was transformed into Santa's Workshop (conveniently located behind the TOY DEPARTMENT which is located directly behind the CANDY DEPARTMENT)- Think Santa's workshop in the Movie ELF with Will Ferrell- almost exactly like that but without the Mona Lisa.
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As you can tell, I'm already trying to pre-plan where things will go for Christmas in the new house. We better enjoy it because I'm pretty sure we wont be in it next Christmas.
There are issues with the house- pretty serious ones too. I've been there 6 months and I'm getting so stressed out trying to deal with it all. The basement floods sporadically, The windows are screwed shut- the window panes are barely hanging in the frames and need recaulking, the floor by the back door is sinking more and more each day, the whole kitchen floor is held up in the basement by support poles, the roof needs some repairs done- just from looking at it from the outside we can tell- we haven't tried to open the attic access to have a look up there(which is also screwed shut btw) and the deck on back of the house is pulling away from the house as well. We don't let more than 4 ppl sit back there at a time for that reason.
We're looking for another place in the Easley High School area(we really want Alyssa to graduate as a GREEN WAVE) but finding something in our price range is next to impossible- that's why we moved to the place we are in now- it was the closest affordable place we found in the 4.5 months we were looking at that time too.
But I'm determined to find something by the time to get our tax refund back. I cant do this 100+ miles a day 5 days a week commute to work for much longer...Plus I'm tired of dealing with having to throw food from the fridge away because it freezes and thaws food(in the fridge part- not the freezer part, mind you) and the landlord dilly dallying about trying to save money when this is an ongoing issue being nickel and dimed to death instead of just buying another fridge and being done with it. Maybe "Mr. 20 Properties Owner" can afford to waste a fridge of food on a regular basis, but "Ms. I Bust My Ass and Am Barely Scraping By" most certainly cannot- I assure you. Even if I was more prosperous and could afford to do that- I wouldn't- I wasn't brought up to live like that- I was brought up by thrifty parents who lived comfortably by counting every penny and not wasting anything and making opportunities rather than beating a dead horse.
I'm just done with the situation and am looking towards a brighter future.
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On a happier note- I am now looking forward to not one but TWO trips in the next few weeks to Hobby Lobby. Not to BUY anything(although I would LOVE to be able to go in there and have one of everything and in a few cases- three of certain things.) but to get inspiration for using what I have to mimic the things I would love to have most. I'm hoping to go Saturday with my daughter- and then again by the first week in November with Thelma...or is it Louise? (My bezzie, Rhonda, and we switch roles depending on the day and our moods.)
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LOL... That's it for today.
See y'all Monday!!!
Have a Great weekend!
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