I'm Floundering
I'm kind of fucking up.
School is okay. The current semester is definitely fine. However, I do need to figure out what I'm going to do next semester. I need to talk to a counselor, because I may need to change my path. I might decide to go for an AA, rather than transfer out of LBCC. There are several reasons for this, one being I might not attend university in California. With an AA, I can go anywhere. And at least I'll have some sort of degree while I figure that out. So, I need to talk to a counselor soon, so that I can figure out what I need to take next semester. And I need to register soon.
School is my number one priority, but if I don't figure out my finances soon, I'll be late on my next car payment. And I already owe my parents about $1,500. For one car payment, towing expenses, $500 for the remainder of the down payment. And I can no longer work at Toys R Us. I fucked it up bad. So I need to go find a job. And I need to make $300 by the 15th of next month. It doesn't seem like a lot. But I don't have anything right now.
So the plan is to apply at a few places that I would like. Trader Joe's and Barnes & Noble. Depending on how long the hiring process will be, and how promising it is, I may have to apply at a shitty job to get me through this month. Like, Taco Bell is hiring. Oh god. Taco Bell. That's awful. But I'm determined to make it on my own. I HAVE to. I wont ask my parents for more money. Because I chose to move out. I chose to live on my own. And I chose to buy a brand-fucking-new car. It probably wasn't the smartest decision I've ever made. But I need to be in a place where I don't regret buying a car I LOVE. I LOVE my car. But it's expensive.
So I've set a few goals.
1. Make my car payment next month.
2. Start to pay my parents back.
3. Have a job and a paycheck...all the time. No long gaps with no job.
4. Maintain my sanity and a clean apartment.
5. See a counselor and register by next week.
School is okay. The current semester is definitely fine. However, I do need to figure out what I'm going to do next semester. I need to talk to a counselor, because I may need to change my path. I might decide to go for an AA, rather than transfer out of LBCC. There are several reasons for this, one being I might not attend university in California. With an AA, I can go anywhere. And at least I'll have some sort of degree while I figure that out. So, I need to talk to a counselor soon, so that I can figure out what I need to take next semester. And I need to register soon.
School is my number one priority, but if I don't figure out my finances soon, I'll be late on my next car payment. And I already owe my parents about $1,500. For one car payment, towing expenses, $500 for the remainder of the down payment. And I can no longer work at Toys R Us. I fucked it up bad. So I need to go find a job. And I need to make $300 by the 15th of next month. It doesn't seem like a lot. But I don't have anything right now.
So the plan is to apply at a few places that I would like. Trader Joe's and Barnes & Noble. Depending on how long the hiring process will be, and how promising it is, I may have to apply at a shitty job to get me through this month. Like, Taco Bell is hiring. Oh god. Taco Bell. That's awful. But I'm determined to make it on my own. I HAVE to. I wont ask my parents for more money. Because I chose to move out. I chose to live on my own. And I chose to buy a brand-fucking-new car. It probably wasn't the smartest decision I've ever made. But I need to be in a place where I don't regret buying a car I LOVE. I LOVE my car. But it's expensive.
So I've set a few goals.
1. Make my car payment next month.
2. Start to pay my parents back.
3. Have a job and a paycheck...all the time. No long gaps with no job.
4. Maintain my sanity and a clean apartment.
5. See a counselor and register by next week.