Hip hooray!
Ok, first of all--I really need to post here more than once a month. Y'all are going to forget about me if I don't. Sorry I've been such a slacker. I have no excuse--except that my comp was out of power for a week or so. But that's all fixed now. So I'm back.
Next order of business: The Brother. He seems to be Ok for the most part. Mom is trying to figure out what kind of ultimatum to give him. He clearly needs some guidance, but he's not entirely willing to do anything. Darcy and I are constantly on him about getting a job, which seems to be alright. But instead of looking for a job to actually earn money to either help Mom out or to get on his own, he's doing it to get us off his back. Whatever works, I guess.
I've been working for a local youth symphony doing some basic data entry/order processing stuff on a temporary basis. Like 1-2 days a week, for a tiny amount of money. Yesterday they offered me a more permanent position, for 3 bucks more an hour. It's awesome! Te coolest thing is that it's totally on my own time. The work just needs to get done. I'm pretty fast with the processing--I've done it for years--and I guess the girl who was doing it before would totally exploit this tiny company and take tons of time to do a small amount of orders. My theory is, this is just icing on the cake and I really don't want to spend all my time there. So I just plow through and get it all done as fast I can. But wow! It sure is nice to get paid what I'm worth, especially in the arts! Who knew that could happen?!
And it looks like I might be going to Dallas for a few days soon. The Fella has a class he has to take out there and he's decided that I need to go spend some time with him. I have to agree. It's been like 5 months since we've seen each other. And things have been a little strained between us. Not bad, just strained. I think I should be able to swing it financially, and my coworkers say that I should take the whole week off and go out there with him. I just might do that... He tried to get out here to Seattle, but since he got a free training voucher and his office will only have to pay mileage if he goes to Dallas, they don't really want to send him to Seattle. I'm excited though...I miss him!!
As for the roomie thing, it hasn't changed at all. Well, not for the better at least. It's nothing but complaints and whining and being FUCKING MESSY!!!! She will NOT wipe counters down after she uses the kitchen/bathroom. Everything is always wet or covered with crumbs and sauce. I feel like leaving little flags everywhere, like on CSI. Spill #1...spill #356. She will spend all day wiping down the top of the fridge, but meanwhile there's salsa and sour cream all over the floor and stove that's been there for 4 days!!! Maybe I'm just failing to look at the little details, and am focusing on the big picture, but I tend to spend more time cleaning the things people actually see, especially when guests are coming! She expects us to be proud of her for doing this detail work, but I can't get past the stuff that is so glaringly obvious! She gets all hopped up on the cost of bills and is adamant about installing water conservation devices and techniques (like not flushing the toilet), yet she takes 40 minute showers and refuses to wash her face with anything but scalding hot water... /rant
WOW!! I feel better now!
Next order of business: The Brother. He seems to be Ok for the most part. Mom is trying to figure out what kind of ultimatum to give him. He clearly needs some guidance, but he's not entirely willing to do anything. Darcy and I are constantly on him about getting a job, which seems to be alright. But instead of looking for a job to actually earn money to either help Mom out or to get on his own, he's doing it to get us off his back. Whatever works, I guess.
I've been working for a local youth symphony doing some basic data entry/order processing stuff on a temporary basis. Like 1-2 days a week, for a tiny amount of money. Yesterday they offered me a more permanent position, for 3 bucks more an hour. It's awesome! Te coolest thing is that it's totally on my own time. The work just needs to get done. I'm pretty fast with the processing--I've done it for years--and I guess the girl who was doing it before would totally exploit this tiny company and take tons of time to do a small amount of orders. My theory is, this is just icing on the cake and I really don't want to spend all my time there. So I just plow through and get it all done as fast I can. But wow! It sure is nice to get paid what I'm worth, especially in the arts! Who knew that could happen?!
And it looks like I might be going to Dallas for a few days soon. The Fella has a class he has to take out there and he's decided that I need to go spend some time with him. I have to agree. It's been like 5 months since we've seen each other. And things have been a little strained between us. Not bad, just strained. I think I should be able to swing it financially, and my coworkers say that I should take the whole week off and go out there with him. I just might do that... He tried to get out here to Seattle, but since he got a free training voucher and his office will only have to pay mileage if he goes to Dallas, they don't really want to send him to Seattle. I'm excited though...I miss him!!
As for the roomie thing, it hasn't changed at all. Well, not for the better at least. It's nothing but complaints and whining and being FUCKING MESSY!!!! She will NOT wipe counters down after she uses the kitchen/bathroom. Everything is always wet or covered with crumbs and sauce. I feel like leaving little flags everywhere, like on CSI. Spill #1...spill #356. She will spend all day wiping down the top of the fridge, but meanwhile there's salsa and sour cream all over the floor and stove that's been there for 4 days!!! Maybe I'm just failing to look at the little details, and am focusing on the big picture, but I tend to spend more time cleaning the things people actually see, especially when guests are coming! She expects us to be proud of her for doing this detail work, but I can't get past the stuff that is so glaringly obvious! She gets all hopped up on the cost of bills and is adamant about installing water conservation devices and techniques (like not flushing the toilet), yet she takes 40 minute showers and refuses to wash her face with anything but scalding hot water... /rant
WOW!! I feel better now!