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In a quest to spend no money this month, I'm doing nothing today. Fortunately I already pay for satellite TV so I can take advantage of that, but right now we're watching Undercover Brother and I'm not super interested. But it's a disgusting-looking day outside so I'm okay with staying in and drinking coffee in my pajamas.
I've been here for a month and a half and I'm still not all unpacked and organized. There are probably about 8 Uhaul boxes left in the garage and an untold number of boxes that need to be bundled and thrown out. I'm willing to bet bundling is one of the number one reason people don't recycle. I think in order to start nation-wide recycling it should be the easiest thing one does during the day, like washing one's face. Instead it is something one will put off for a very, very long time. I have found that the garbage people will take the boxes if they are broken down inside a larger box. Hopefully it does actually make it to the recycling center, but to my previous point, I don't really care as long as it isn't in my garage or my living room. I also seem to be buying a lot of new things, which doesn't help my accumulation of corrugated shippers. Or my checking account. So that is why I'm not spending money this month: to prevent pile up of boxes and to maintain a balance in my checking account. I have to have at least $200 for my trip to Chincoteague at the end of the month. Zach and I are going camping over Memorial Day weekend. Shoot, that reminds me I'd better mail our reservation form and deposit or there will be no campsites to be had. I did buy a lottery ticket last night. Maybe that tactic will prove successful. Even though the guy at the gas station told me I wouldn't win and then got mad at me for paying with a twenty. I'll show him!
I really have been buying a lot of stuff lately. I've started to really enjoy the rush of making large purchases. Now that my apartment is pretty much furnished I can't stop. I bought a Spinner bike, a filing cabinet, patio furniture (before I learned there's a bee's nest somewhere in the wall of my apartment that involves entering through the window frame), and all kinds of camping stuff, which also came in boxes. Seriously, I need to chill out and enjoy what I've already paid for. Like I am today. I probably should have skipped the Spin bike and gotten a TV stand thing, end tables, and bar stools, but I have no self control.
I think Zach and I are going to build my chest of drawers today. Then I'll have two more empty boxes. Buh. Anyway, that'll maybe give me the motivation I need to finish organizing my life since I'll have all the places I'm going to have to put things.
I think Beatrice might be sick. Her bowel movements seem normal, aside from the fact that she continually deposits them on the bathroom rugs instead of the TWO litter boxes in the bathroom. My first strategy was the buy her a secondary litter box with a different type of litter to see if she liked it better. But she doesn't, apparently. I have a few more variables I could try (new litter + old littler in the new box and different combos) but I may just take her to the doctor. I really hate taking her there because they usually say there's nothing wrong. Maybe she hates it here. Maybe I should relocate the litter box(es). I don't know.
I've been here for a month and a half and I'm still not all unpacked and organized. There are probably about 8 Uhaul boxes left in the garage and an untold number of boxes that need to be bundled and thrown out. I'm willing to bet bundling is one of the number one reason people don't recycle. I think in order to start nation-wide recycling it should be the easiest thing one does during the day, like washing one's face. Instead it is something one will put off for a very, very long time. I have found that the garbage people will take the boxes if they are broken down inside a larger box. Hopefully it does actually make it to the recycling center, but to my previous point, I don't really care as long as it isn't in my garage or my living room. I also seem to be buying a lot of new things, which doesn't help my accumulation of corrugated shippers. Or my checking account. So that is why I'm not spending money this month: to prevent pile up of boxes and to maintain a balance in my checking account. I have to have at least $200 for my trip to Chincoteague at the end of the month. Zach and I are going camping over Memorial Day weekend. Shoot, that reminds me I'd better mail our reservation form and deposit or there will be no campsites to be had. I did buy a lottery ticket last night. Maybe that tactic will prove successful. Even though the guy at the gas station told me I wouldn't win and then got mad at me for paying with a twenty. I'll show him!
I really have been buying a lot of stuff lately. I've started to really enjoy the rush of making large purchases. Now that my apartment is pretty much furnished I can't stop. I bought a Spinner bike, a filing cabinet, patio furniture (before I learned there's a bee's nest somewhere in the wall of my apartment that involves entering through the window frame), and all kinds of camping stuff, which also came in boxes. Seriously, I need to chill out and enjoy what I've already paid for. Like I am today. I probably should have skipped the Spin bike and gotten a TV stand thing, end tables, and bar stools, but I have no self control.
I think Zach and I are going to build my chest of drawers today. Then I'll have two more empty boxes. Buh. Anyway, that'll maybe give me the motivation I need to finish organizing my life since I'll have all the places I'm going to have to put things.
I think Beatrice might be sick. Her bowel movements seem normal, aside from the fact that she continually deposits them on the bathroom rugs instead of the TWO litter boxes in the bathroom. My first strategy was the buy her a secondary litter box with a different type of litter to see if she liked it better. But she doesn't, apparently. I have a few more variables I could try (new litter + old littler in the new box and different combos) but I may just take her to the doctor. I really hate taking her there because they usually say there's nothing wrong. Maybe she hates it here. Maybe I should relocate the litter box(es). I don't know.