Personal Post: On Living and Finances
Yesterday went better, for the most part. I still find myself incredibly stressed out about the looming changes on the horizon, and simply feeling inadequate in dealing with them all. I'm trying to be proactive and on top of stuff, but definitely feel myself falling behind.
On the other hand, we're only six days into the new pay period, and I've already generated five blogs for GS. My goal is to have one article for every two days. I'm not sure the editors will be okay with that, but nobody's told me to stop cranking out material. Not to mention that if it weren't for my due diligence, we'd actually have had several days last week without any content whatsoever. I'm also getting back into bed with AOL, after a month of leave for medical reasons. So I know I'll be okay, I just need to be more concentrated in keeping those deadlines in mind and consistent.
Financially, things are looking much better than initially thought. B's take home pay is going to be a little more than we initially expected, and that's opening up some of our options for housing. We have three properties lined up to view on Saturday (so far) and with any luck, we'll be able to throw in a few more. After much discussion, we decided to step down to a two-bedroom, and opt for a six-month lease for whatever place we ultimately settle on.
While a six-month lease many end up costing us a higher deposit initially, there are going to be a few things that happen in the next few months that will put us in an even better place, but sadly won't happen before June. The biggest, of course, is the settlement of B's accident case. Even the most conservative estimates reflect B's settlement being somewhere around $12,000, which will reduce his debt by nearly 75 percent (if not more, depending on the actual size) and so once that happens, it won't be so imperative to be looking for ultra-affordable housing.
Not to mention that come December 1st, the oldest the baby can be is two and a half months. While B and I are still actively disagreeing on when we'll no longer co-sleep, he's not pushing for it before four or five months, so the need for a "nursery" is somewhat moot. We think we'll be able to put a desk either in our master room or in a living room, so that even if it isn't ideal, we'll have something functional in the works. This way, we still have a room for us and a room for Hayden.
Knowing that we have a plan in place makes me feel better. I like the idea of staying in a place for six months and then come December, finding the ability to step up to something that will most certainly suit our needs. It's not going to be the easiest transition for our little family of six(!) but I'm certainly not feeling as overwhelmed as I was before. I just feel insanely grateful the dogs don't require their own room, because if they did, we'd really be out of luck.
On the other hand, we're only six days into the new pay period, and I've already generated five blogs for GS. My goal is to have one article for every two days. I'm not sure the editors will be okay with that, but nobody's told me to stop cranking out material. Not to mention that if it weren't for my due diligence, we'd actually have had several days last week without any content whatsoever. I'm also getting back into bed with AOL, after a month of leave for medical reasons. So I know I'll be okay, I just need to be more concentrated in keeping those deadlines in mind and consistent.
Financially, things are looking much better than initially thought. B's take home pay is going to be a little more than we initially expected, and that's opening up some of our options for housing. We have three properties lined up to view on Saturday (so far) and with any luck, we'll be able to throw in a few more. After much discussion, we decided to step down to a two-bedroom, and opt for a six-month lease for whatever place we ultimately settle on.
While a six-month lease many end up costing us a higher deposit initially, there are going to be a few things that happen in the next few months that will put us in an even better place, but sadly won't happen before June. The biggest, of course, is the settlement of B's accident case. Even the most conservative estimates reflect B's settlement being somewhere around $12,000, which will reduce his debt by nearly 75 percent (if not more, depending on the actual size) and so once that happens, it won't be so imperative to be looking for ultra-affordable housing.
Not to mention that come December 1st, the oldest the baby can be is two and a half months. While B and I are still actively disagreeing on when we'll no longer co-sleep, he's not pushing for it before four or five months, so the need for a "nursery" is somewhat moot. We think we'll be able to put a desk either in our master room or in a living room, so that even if it isn't ideal, we'll have something functional in the works. This way, we still have a room for us and a room for Hayden.
Knowing that we have a plan in place makes me feel better. I like the idea of staying in a place for six months and then come December, finding the ability to step up to something that will most certainly suit our needs. It's not going to be the easiest transition for our little family of six(!) but I'm certainly not feeling as overwhelmed as I was before. I just feel insanely grateful the dogs don't require their own room, because if they did, we'd really be out of luck.