Updates from Rachel the Red
Roopants McGee here, updating my journal once again after much neglect (don't worry, my journal likes the abuse). Although sometimes I wonder what the point is if I don't really have anything interesting to talk about. XD
I guess I have a few things to say, though. Nothing extremely interesting, but it'll fill up some space nonetheless. We're getting new flooring in our kitchen. A contractor came by today to check it out and give me some price estimates. It'll cost us about 500 bucks, depending on what kind of sheet vinyl we pick. It could cost more if we want a more expensive type. We're having another guy from another company come in tomorrow to give us another price estimate. XP I'm happy that we're getting things done in the house.
Tim's possible state job is up in the air, they're still deciding what to do. He was emailed days ago about how somebody on the project saw his email address (deliriumdrug666) and didn't want him hired.
Needless to say, we were pissed. We bullshitted our way around the problem, saying it was accidentally sent with his old email account by me because he had to go in to work suddenly and I didn't know and blah blah...Hopefully, they'll forgive him for his HEINOUS crime and they'll hire him. We were really counting on the job to get some more money to do more things for the house (like new flooring in the bathroom and laundry room/take care of pet's medical needs/catch up on bills)
We decided though, that when it comes to financial necessity, we can't really seem to rely on anyone but each other. We've been relying on Dan for who knows how long, and we're behind on a lot of bills and Comcast is threatening to shut our internetz off and there's just no financial stability and it doesn't seem like he's putting any effort into the job he has, or into finding a new one.
And on top of that, we've had very little food in the house and no money to buy more....It doesn't really matter much to me anyways. I'll want food so badly but when I get some I can't eat much of it without some internal part of me hurting. *le sigh*
On top of all that, I've got credit collectors calling me and a gym membership that's two months behind on payment and every day the mail comes I get worried that something will be for me telling me I'm being taken to court....
So I'm going to work more, save up some green, try a few things out and see what happens. Hopefully what I'm going to try can help us to fix all these financial problems. It'll take some work, the guy says, but we need the money...and I really need the money....and I'm feeling worse and worse about having to rely on Tim so much in this particular subject...so I'm willing to try anything at this point. I'd run right down to McDonald's if I thought the pay-out was going to do anything for our situation. Min. wage just isn't going to cut it. It'll take care of a few things but not the most important things.
My aunt is pregnant with her fourth child. Ugh. It also seems like all the people I know in Jackson are getting married/pregnant/both and it's just really weird. I wonder if it's going to actually work out for any of them....They're all so young (most of them younger than me), and it just...I don't know....I know a lot of people don't necessarily think like me, but I just feel like marrying young is pointless no matter how long you've been with the person. I've been with Tim almost four years now and even if we'd been together longer I wouldn't feel one bit ready to marry right now. Maybe my financial status exacerbates that? Even though I've told people "It's really just a matter of when Tim gets the courage to ask me", that's really only about a quarter of it.
Spring cleaning in the Stouffer house has begun, and I've gotta say, I'm really enjoying it. I don't particularly enjoy sweating but the end result is so refreshing.
I walked around our backyard today, scoping out the damage done over the winter....I was really disgusted to see how much garbage gets thrown into the corner on the other side of the fence in the back corner(nothing to do with winter except that all that garbage wasn't noticeable under the snow >_<). And the dogs have made a really big mess of the yard with their hole-digging, not to mention that they've effectively ruined three spots on the fence line so they can get out and run about the neighborhood. It's really irritating and I don't want to have to hook them up when I let them out because they enjoy running around the backyard so much and playing with each other (that and Azumi makes such a racket when she gets chained up and the duplex-neighbors would have a huge bitch-fit about it because they think they have some kind of right to complain about an animal's natural behavior) but it's starting to look more and more like a necessity. I've been thinking maybe we should get a wooden fence to go around the house, for privacy and to try and discourage Bella's bad habit. It really depends on how much it costs and how much we'll have to spend. *le sigh*
Even with all the problems the yard poses, I think I'll enjoy getting out in the sun and working on it this spring....just as long as a certain pit bull doesn't ruin any of my hard work. >_>
For now, though, indoor cleaning must commence. I hope this wasn't too boring for any of you to read. I can tend to prattle, I know.
I guess I have a few things to say, though. Nothing extremely interesting, but it'll fill up some space nonetheless. We're getting new flooring in our kitchen. A contractor came by today to check it out and give me some price estimates. It'll cost us about 500 bucks, depending on what kind of sheet vinyl we pick. It could cost more if we want a more expensive type. We're having another guy from another company come in tomorrow to give us another price estimate. XP I'm happy that we're getting things done in the house.
Tim's possible state job is up in the air, they're still deciding what to do. He was emailed days ago about how somebody on the project saw his email address (deliriumdrug666) and didn't want him hired.
Needless to say, we were pissed. We bullshitted our way around the problem, saying it was accidentally sent with his old email account by me because he had to go in to work suddenly and I didn't know and blah blah...Hopefully, they'll forgive him for his HEINOUS crime and they'll hire him. We were really counting on the job to get some more money to do more things for the house (like new flooring in the bathroom and laundry room/take care of pet's medical needs/catch up on bills)
We decided though, that when it comes to financial necessity, we can't really seem to rely on anyone but each other. We've been relying on Dan for who knows how long, and we're behind on a lot of bills and Comcast is threatening to shut our internetz off and there's just no financial stability and it doesn't seem like he's putting any effort into the job he has, or into finding a new one.
And on top of that, we've had very little food in the house and no money to buy more....It doesn't really matter much to me anyways. I'll want food so badly but when I get some I can't eat much of it without some internal part of me hurting. *le sigh*
On top of all that, I've got credit collectors calling me and a gym membership that's two months behind on payment and every day the mail comes I get worried that something will be for me telling me I'm being taken to court....
So I'm going to work more, save up some green, try a few things out and see what happens. Hopefully what I'm going to try can help us to fix all these financial problems. It'll take some work, the guy says, but we need the money...and I really need the money....and I'm feeling worse and worse about having to rely on Tim so much in this particular subject...so I'm willing to try anything at this point. I'd run right down to McDonald's if I thought the pay-out was going to do anything for our situation. Min. wage just isn't going to cut it. It'll take care of a few things but not the most important things.
My aunt is pregnant with her fourth child. Ugh. It also seems like all the people I know in Jackson are getting married/pregnant/both and it's just really weird. I wonder if it's going to actually work out for any of them....They're all so young (most of them younger than me), and it just...I don't know....I know a lot of people don't necessarily think like me, but I just feel like marrying young is pointless no matter how long you've been with the person. I've been with Tim almost four years now and even if we'd been together longer I wouldn't feel one bit ready to marry right now. Maybe my financial status exacerbates that? Even though I've told people "It's really just a matter of when Tim gets the courage to ask me", that's really only about a quarter of it.
Spring cleaning in the Stouffer house has begun, and I've gotta say, I'm really enjoying it. I don't particularly enjoy sweating but the end result is so refreshing.
I walked around our backyard today, scoping out the damage done over the winter....I was really disgusted to see how much garbage gets thrown into the corner on the other side of the fence in the back corner(nothing to do with winter except that all that garbage wasn't noticeable under the snow >_<). And the dogs have made a really big mess of the yard with their hole-digging, not to mention that they've effectively ruined three spots on the fence line so they can get out and run about the neighborhood. It's really irritating and I don't want to have to hook them up when I let them out because they enjoy running around the backyard so much and playing with each other (that and Azumi makes such a racket when she gets chained up and the duplex-neighbors would have a huge bitch-fit about it because they think they have some kind of right to complain about an animal's natural behavior) but it's starting to look more and more like a necessity. I've been thinking maybe we should get a wooden fence to go around the house, for privacy and to try and discourage Bella's bad habit. It really depends on how much it costs and how much we'll have to spend. *le sigh*
Even with all the problems the yard poses, I think I'll enjoy getting out in the sun and working on it this spring....just as long as a certain pit bull doesn't ruin any of my hard work. >_>
For now, though, indoor cleaning must commence. I hope this wasn't too boring for any of you to read. I can tend to prattle, I know.