too much family time
I'm so close to having my time back for me. *sigh*
I haven't checked my flist since the 24th. Yesterday was the first day I had 100% family-free but only because I said I needed the day to myself. And I still got a surprised text that I wasn't coming for dinner (for food I don't eat anyway, as well). No one's guilting me into doing anything I don't want to do but it's difficult for the rest of my family, except for my mom, to understand I'm an introvert who needs time to recharge away from everyone else. They SAY they understand but then don't get it when I don't want to play three hours of cards and have food constantly shoved on me.
My aunt leaves here on the 1st at 7am to go to the airport in Calgary and then she flies out the 2nd or something. She's taking the shuttle, which is why she has to leave a whole day early. Then things will really go back to normal. Sort of, anyway. I'm still off work until the 9th, LOL.
It's been a good time, overall. A few moments of tenseness here and there that I've felt because my mom and my two aunts are sisters, and my uncle can have his moments, too. As we all do.
Christmas itself was actually very nice this year. It doesn't make me like the holiday or anything but I ended the day feeling okay and not empty and that's a win. I only knew two things I was getting as gifts and there were a lot more than that given for everyone. It was a prosperous day for all of us, definitely overly so.
Boxing Day sales started on the 24th in-store at Best Buy so I got myself out of bed and was the first person through the doors at 8am so I could get a new phone. My iPhone 6 had a bit of "touch disease" and also suffered from "dropped-too-many-times-itis" which caused it to stop responding to any commands until I hard crashed it. Had to do it three or four times in a row sometimes. So I got myself an iPhone 7 (I'm not as upset about the lack of connected earphones as I thought I'd be) for FREE!
The deal was on 128GB phones with a "premium plus" plan, which just means you pay more a month for your plan, to cover the cost of the device. I already pay above and beyond for mine because I blow through my 1GB of data in days so I said "fuck it" and went a couple steps up because there was a deal on extra data (I get 4GB a month now, for the price of 2.5GB). I'll pay $100 a month for my plan now but I was paying over $70 before and going over so with all the overages on data I was getting close to $100 anyway. I have to pay off my previous device balance when my next phone bill comes in but I already slapped a bunch of money on it to hopefully cover that.
One 128GB iPhone 7 and a FREE Otterbox ($50 accessory credit from my service provider that expired at the end of the 24th!) and two hours later I walked out of the store happy. I didn't realize that my 6 wasn't set to automatically update so my phone hadn't been updated in 54 weeks--since I bought the 6 last year. :( :( WHOOPS. That's what took all the time at the store! Luckily the dude helping me was SUPER nice and helpful and I had his undivided attention for at least a half hour before anyone else showed up. He was a rockstar.
OH OH! He was SUCH a rockstar that he overlooked that my 6 had issues, checked the trade-in value on my phone and I ALSO got a $240 gift card for the store! That's almost the balance that was remaining on the 6!
That's probably the most exciting thing that's happened in the past week. I haven't had any time to write, or read. Yesterday I vegged, took down the Christmas tree, did laundry, and enjoyed the peace and quiet. I don't know what time feels like right now because everything is SO screwed up. I'm also getting over being sick which also threw a wrench in all my plans to have things tied up by now. Aunt that lives here was sick with the flu on the 24th, and mom and I have had colds. I just have to get through today and tomorrow and then I'm free and clear.
So I haven't forgotten about the last two advent fills I need to do, I just haven't had a chance to sit down and focus on them yet. BUT I WANT TO SO BADLY.
I haven't checked my flist since the 24th. Yesterday was the first day I had 100% family-free but only because I said I needed the day to myself. And I still got a surprised text that I wasn't coming for dinner (for food I don't eat anyway, as well). No one's guilting me into doing anything I don't want to do but it's difficult for the rest of my family, except for my mom, to understand I'm an introvert who needs time to recharge away from everyone else. They SAY they understand but then don't get it when I don't want to play three hours of cards and have food constantly shoved on me.
My aunt leaves here on the 1st at 7am to go to the airport in Calgary and then she flies out the 2nd or something. She's taking the shuttle, which is why she has to leave a whole day early. Then things will really go back to normal. Sort of, anyway. I'm still off work until the 9th, LOL.
It's been a good time, overall. A few moments of tenseness here and there that I've felt because my mom and my two aunts are sisters, and my uncle can have his moments, too. As we all do.
Christmas itself was actually very nice this year. It doesn't make me like the holiday or anything but I ended the day feeling okay and not empty and that's a win. I only knew two things I was getting as gifts and there were a lot more than that given for everyone. It was a prosperous day for all of us, definitely overly so.
Boxing Day sales started on the 24th in-store at Best Buy so I got myself out of bed and was the first person through the doors at 8am so I could get a new phone. My iPhone 6 had a bit of "touch disease" and also suffered from "dropped-too-many-times-itis" which caused it to stop responding to any commands until I hard crashed it. Had to do it three or four times in a row sometimes. So I got myself an iPhone 7 (I'm not as upset about the lack of connected earphones as I thought I'd be) for FREE!
The deal was on 128GB phones with a "premium plus" plan, which just means you pay more a month for your plan, to cover the cost of the device. I already pay above and beyond for mine because I blow through my 1GB of data in days so I said "fuck it" and went a couple steps up because there was a deal on extra data (I get 4GB a month now, for the price of 2.5GB). I'll pay $100 a month for my plan now but I was paying over $70 before and going over so with all the overages on data I was getting close to $100 anyway. I have to pay off my previous device balance when my next phone bill comes in but I already slapped a bunch of money on it to hopefully cover that.
One 128GB iPhone 7 and a FREE Otterbox ($50 accessory credit from my service provider that expired at the end of the 24th!) and two hours later I walked out of the store happy. I didn't realize that my 6 wasn't set to automatically update so my phone hadn't been updated in 54 weeks--since I bought the 6 last year. :( :( WHOOPS. That's what took all the time at the store! Luckily the dude helping me was SUPER nice and helpful and I had his undivided attention for at least a half hour before anyone else showed up. He was a rockstar.
OH OH! He was SUCH a rockstar that he overlooked that my 6 had issues, checked the trade-in value on my phone and I ALSO got a $240 gift card for the store! That's almost the balance that was remaining on the 6!
That's probably the most exciting thing that's happened in the past week. I haven't had any time to write, or read. Yesterday I vegged, took down the Christmas tree, did laundry, and enjoyed the peace and quiet. I don't know what time feels like right now because everything is SO screwed up. I'm also getting over being sick which also threw a wrench in all my plans to have things tied up by now. Aunt that lives here was sick with the flu on the 24th, and mom and I have had colds. I just have to get through today and tomorrow and then I'm free and clear.
So I haven't forgotten about the last two advent fills I need to do, I just haven't had a chance to sit down and focus on them yet. BUT I WANT TO SO BADLY.