Good News

I found cheap carpet that looks nice. Now I need someone to install it. I was at Menards and they have the exact same carpet that is here for .89 a sq foot. That way cheaper than the carpet store. Then I went back on yesterday and found another better deal that was .69 a sq foot and it looks just as nice. All I need now is to find someone to install it because they don't. Another good thing is that the carpet has a pad on it, so no need to buy new carpet pad. I totaled the price for the living room at around $180 sans tax. The two bedrooms will probably be about $300. That's a way better price. So what I'm gonna do is get the living room done first then the two bedrooms at a later date when I have more money. Now, who installs carpet for about $50????

My Feet Stink

Not that you wanted to know that, but this is just a sign of the seasons changing. It was over 60 degrees outside today. Spring is coming. Then there will be summer! Thank God I have a shower all my own that I can take as many showers as I want to wash my sweaty body parts. LOL.

News....

I got my rejection letter from the Asst. Director position that I applied for in February. I'm applying for a teaching position in a city that is about an hour and a half away from here. I've been working the crappiest temporary job. It is mind numbingly boring. I process donations for the March of Dimes. I sit all day and open mail and sort checks and cash (yes people still send cash in the mail). Today I got a chance to enter the information into the computer. I was too scared to check my email on the work computers so I stuck to my boring job. The worst part is that it only pays $8.25. WOW!!! I didn't know that I would be working fulltime for $8.25. My unemployment is close to $10 an hour. So, I've been taking time off so that I could still get my unemployment. And we've been so slow that they've sent us home early two days in a row. Not as many people are donating as in years past. Sign of the times.

I turned in all the required information for the graduate program. I also applied for a graduate assistantship. I pray to God that something comes through.

I ran into Coach on last Friday. He asked me to call him. I text him. He didn't respond. I'm not sure if I had the right number, but I did reach out. Oh, well. It's not meant to be. I'm sure I'll run into him again.

My hair is major drama......I want to scream. I don't know what to do about it. Remember this picture:

Yep, I look like Sideshow Bod with brown skin. The only other problems is that in the past few weeks, I know I've gained about 5 pounds, and I have a small head so I look crazy with my little head, screwy hair and big body. Ugh!!! I need an intervention!!!!!

The Resident Manager position is not too bad. I've had a few people that were trespassing the building that I've had to ask to leave and I've had to report quite a few people who have their guy friends living with them, but other than that, it's been okay. I heard that last summer this was party central. We gonna shut that down this year. They are gonna have to find a new place to party.

I haven't been reading my Bible and praying like normal. I've got to find a balance. Just like I've fallen off the wagon in my diet, I've fallen off in my spiritual life. I knows that's a shame, but I'm working on it. I'm getting back to it. I want this to be a lifestyle.

This Sucks

Yesterday I was feeling okay about my apartment. That was until........the roaches. WHAT????? I was washing my face last night and saw something crawling and noticed a tiny roach on the sink. I hurriedly killed the intruder, but was bummed and agasp when I saw his brother on the toilet. WHAT????? UGH!!!! Roaches are the devil. The invade and don't go away. So, not only do I have a crappy carpet, crappy sink, and crappy refrigerator, I have critters. WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO DO???? I'm gonna email my boss and let her know that I need to get the maintenance people here quickly. I'm sure they are coming from another apartment. I'm also gonna ask her is they can install the carpet. If I buy it, they can install it, right? It's a donation to the program, right?

News

I enjoy my apartment, but I'm sick of the horrible carpet, leaky kitchen faucet, and crud encrusted shower doors. I'm a little short on the funds to get the new carpet, but I'm working on it. But in good news, I got brand new tires for my car. I'm so happy for that. Now, I just need to take it to the mechanic to see why the check engine light on.

I started a new job. Grrrrr. It's not all that great. It pays $8.25 and hour. That is less than my unemployment. Ugh!! I am processing MOD donations. They come in in great batches. I open the envelops, total up the check or the cash for those who haven't gotten the memo about sending cash in the mail and I put it in all in neat piles. I nearly fell asleep the first day. The worst part is that everyone has to take a break at the same time and go to lunch at the same time. Oh, yeah, lunch is only a half an hour. Bummer!!!

I haven't finished my application yet. I have to get that done ASAP!!! I'm also applying for a teaching position in a different town. The Bible says hope deferred makes the heart sick. My heart is sick. I'm so sick of applying to jobs. But, I have to keep grinding away at it. Hmmmm.

Time is Winding Down

I have 7 days to apply for school. Actually, I applied a year ago, but I still need 2 letters of reference and a writing sample. God, I need help!!!!!

Tax Refund

I filed my taxes on last week--Tuesday to be exact. I also too a former student to file hers. She told me that she got her refund direct deposited today. So I checked my account. Nada. I was sure it took a least 10 days, but she said it took 8 days for hers. I'll be waiting a little longer. I can't wait to get it so that I can get my new carpet. I can't get comfortable in my new apartment with the carpet being so gross.

Speaking of my new apartment...

There are several things that are broken or just plain gross. I turned on the kitchen sink to clean before I put my things away and water flowed all down inside the cabinets. The kitchen sink is broken. GGGggggrrrrrr. I can't turn the water on without it spewing all over the place. After cleaning the refrigerator, I put my food away (the little I had left from Jenny's) and I realized that since it had sat out all day while I was moving stuff most of it was spoiled. Ugh. So I went to Aldi's to get some stuff. When I got back I turned the oven on and NOTHING. Nope, it wouldn't come on. So, the sink floods the kitchen and I can't use the stove. GREAT!!! What to do, what to do. I'm supposed to call the maintenance people to come fix stuff, but I just to get things replaced. The stove is super duper old and the sink has gross crud all in the crevices. It creeps me out. I don't mind my crud, but I gag at other people's crud. It's the same way with the shower. There is a sliding door and inside the hinges are other people's crud and I gag when I try to close the shower door. It's gross. I want to get all of that replaced. I'm not sure if I have the money, but that those things will be a priority over furniture.

My New Neighbors

I know that people steal. I've had my car broken in to three times--my cds were stolen, my cell phone was stolen, and my window was broken out by a crackhead to get some change in the console. Ok, I don't know if it was a crackhead, but I assumed that was who did it. I've had my old apartment burglarized (I suspected my neighbor. I've even had my underwear stolen out of the dryer before (That was definitely my neighbor). So I knew that while moving I didn't need to leave my stuff in the hallway. Sure enough as I was moving my things, I left my wall mirror--not the $10 kind at Walmart, but the $45 kind that you get from a mirror store) at the bottom of the stairs, it's heavy and I didn't want to break it. I almost forgot about it and as I heard my neighbor go down the stairs, I decided to rush to get it because I didn't want anyone to get the idea that it was free. As I walked out my door, she was coming up the stairs with MY mirror. I scared her, "is this your?" she asked. I told her it was with a half smile and she said that she was gonna steal it. I smirked. I knew she was, that's why I went to get it when I heard her. Boy, oh boy!!! I haven't moved all my stuff in. I want to get the new carpet before I move everything.

I also found a carpet for .89 a sq foot. I think I can get it for under $600 and I don't have to buy the pad because it's attached. THANK GOD!!! Now I just need to find someone to install it for free. LOL.

The engine light in my car is on and I took it to Auto Zone and the machine said it was my catalytic converter. Good grief. The cheapest one was about $250. I don't know how much it cost for labor. I still need new tires. My entire tax refund check will go to my carpet and my car.

I'm still applying for graduate school. I have until March 15 to get my references. They want two references from an instructor. I haven't been in school since 2004. I don't know what to do. I'm praying about it.

No news on the job front, but my unemployment is coming in. Thank God. I still have money on my Link card. UGH!!! I want to go grocery shopping so badly, but I think they will make me pay that money back to the government since I'm getting unemployment. Ugh!!