Warning: Rough Times Ahead
Been a long time since I wrote anything, I just haven’t really been in a blogging mood, I am struggling and it sucks. I finally got the whole move thing squared away, we got out of the old apartment though it was a fight to do it, move day was hell, a couple of people bailed, there was a ton of drama and it was just ridiculous. It took pretty much the entire week that we had left at the old apartment to get it all cleared out and a lot of help from friends. There were some stressful days, long nights with a little bit of hanging out mixed in. We had some friends show up who saved the day and helped with everything and had they not it probably would have gone very badly. I thought that I was going to end up getting charged by the old apartment for general damage, my cats ripped up some carpet and the blinds but I actually ended up getting like $2 back…not much but I am happy I got anything back. They charged us for some random things that I think are BS, apparently the fridge needed a new shelf for some strange reason and I think they charged us for a new door somewhere, I’m not sure why but that is what the deposit was for.
Work is a fight, I thought I was doing well and at least on track but apparently I fell behind somewhere and didn’t notice. I had a really rough week back and forth with my supervisor but I think I am finally doing ok. I have been busting my ass for a while and I am hoping that means good things. Of course none of that really matters if I can’t pass my PT test which I am really worried about. I thought I was ok for a while but then everyone started telling me my push ups werent low enough and if I can’t get the minimum number required going down far enough then I flat out fail and that really worries me. Failing a PT test could ruin everything and so I am really nervous. I am trying to get it covered and taken care of but my test is coming up really soon and I am just not sure. I will just have to keep working as hard as I can and hopefully it all comes together for me.
I have a bunch of other crap going on in my life but that just isn’t worth putting on here. Generally life is really sucking right now but I am trying to get it back together and going where it needs to again. Everyone out there should wish me luck, I think I have a lot of tough times coming up…
Update
This is just a bit of an update, I am a very lucky person. A couple of friends from my shop lent me the money I needed for a deposit so yesterday I got to fill out the application and secured the last apartment the complex had available. My application is in the process of running through now and then from there I can make my deposit and if all goes to plan I will be moving in at the end of the month. I am still going to be ridiculously tight on money, moving costs and everything is going to be hard to manage but I WILL make this work. I will suck it up and be tight on money this month to free up tons of money every month after and live in a better place all around. I have also thought that I may start biking to work, it looks like it may be about a 6 mile ride which will take a lot of time so I have to get up early in the morning but it would get me in better shape and solve some of these carpool/gas issues we have been having lately and maybe save even more money. The more I think of it the happier I am with this place and its location. Hopefully this means things are finally turning around for me.
Frustration!!
Oh boo…I have very possibly found an apartment. It would be a 2 bedroom 1 bathroom for 777 a month rather than 1155. the boo part? They only have at this point 1 apartment coming available at the end of the month and would need the application fee of 40 and then as soon as that finishes they need the (at least) 300 deposit, I can’t give the deposit until my mid month paycheck and they would need it 24 hours after the application goes through. That all means that I have to wait until I put in my application until the middle to end of this week so I may lose the apartment I want because I have to wait. The apartment has an indoor pool (as well as an outdoor), indoor basketball/volleyball court a nice fitness center and a really close commute to work plus the super cheap rent. The actual apartment would be smaller than we have now but I am honestly ok with that with all of the extra stuff we would get plus the cheaper rent. They have a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom opening up the first week of August but I wasn’t interested in that one because that would mean I would have to pay rent to the current apartment and I wasn’t sure I could afford that plus the first month’s rent I would have to pay to the other place. I hate money issues!!
Obviously my budget is completely screwed…If I can get this apartment stuff handled this month then next month should be great and back on track maybe even better than before but for right now I am verging on panicking. I can technically afford to stay at the apartment I am in but it would be barely and it would make everything else so stupid tight. My husband is now getting paid every two weeks rather than every week because he is paid through insurance now because of his injury. This is horrible timing, if he was still getting the large amount every week then there wouldn’t really be the problem of not having the $300 deposit. I don’t even know how much he is for sure getting paid which sucks for trying to budget and he got his first check which was for only one week instead of two and was somewhat small and he has pretty much spent the whole thing which actually really irritates me. We ran into this apartment stuff before he got paid and I was telling him how tight we needed to be with money to actually make this worse and he went spending a huge amount that would have been helpful. I get wanting fireworks for the fourth but you don’t have to spend tons of money and he didn’t have to go party at the bar and spend all of the money on drinks, it is so stupid and frustrating to me. I feel bad because he just wants to enjoy the money he makes and actually have fun but in order to get to the point where we can have enough to have fun with we need to be really tight and save, I don’t think he gets that.
Arg…anyone wanna spot me a few hundred so I can secure an apartment? I’ll pay you back in a couple of weeks!
Darn Market Rent
I am sick…I have been sick for like three days. I thought I just ate something that messed with my stomach but I think I am actually fully decently sick. It is starting to go away but I am still a bit messed up, hubby and I were talking about taking me to the hospital today because it just was not improving but I think it broke and is getting better. I am hoping to be fully recovered by tomorrow and if I get back to where I was I probably will end up going to the hospital to see whats up.
So my apartment is raising my rent, they gave me a whole talk about how I wasn’t paying market rates before and had gotten special move in deals (including a move in special given to me when I renewed my lease apparently?) and now they are raising me to the normal rate. We are now trying to find a new place because honestly this place is just not worth what they want us to pay. Unfortunately we haven’t exactly been saving for a move so I have no idea if we will even be able to do this and scrounge together the money but I really hope we can. I have wanted to move for a while and this just gives motivation. Sadly I don’t really know how to search for an apartment, we tried today and failed, we may have found a pretty place but not really a cheap one. Oh well, I am trying to find things online but I prefer actually being out seeing things, sadly it seems when you go out driving to look all apartment buildings disappear, we had no real idea where to go and really got nowhere but back home. The whole me being sick thing really didn’t help much either. Hopefully tomorrow will be better both health wise and with the apartment hunting.
Cheap! (In the good way)
Woot! My pet deposit is paid and I have now put in my request to have my washer fixed! Hopefully he can get it functioning today and I can wash all of my clothes normally. I have a massive stack of laundry piled up, though luckily I also have a ton of clean stuff because I have collected ridiculous amounts of clothes. Unfortunately it isn’t all exactly warm stuff, it is the so cal tank tops and crap that are still clean because the weather here is too ridiculous to even think of wearing them for a second. Oh well, if it doesn’t get fixed and things get even more desperate I can wear those while trying to find a laundromat somewhere. While in the management office I also discovered something else. My supervisor’s rent went down twenty dollars when she resigned her lease so I was expecting something. When I went down and they talked to me about resigning my rent will go down $100 if I re-sign this week! Huzzah for nifty new specials! That means for a 2 bedroom 2 bath I will be paying 965…I am amazed. I know cost of living around here isn’t as high as Cali in general but still, it is shocking when coming from that area to here and swinging that, $965 where I was could maybe get you a studio…maybe, so 2 bedroom/2 bath? Awesome! So I talked to hubby to make sure he was on board and I will probably go re-sign my lease in a bit and the new cost of rent will take effect in February, so my next payment. I was looking for ways to save more money and this just fell into my lap, good timing universe! It’s all about putting the positives and what you want out there. I am excited.
Back to Washington
I am home in Washington. I got in last night, my supervisor picked me up and took me to my car which was parked at the shop. Apparently while I have been gone Washington has been cold and wet, not a good mix for my poor car sitting outside with no cover. I tried to open the driver door and it was frozen shut. I laughed, I have never been in a situation like that, my supervisor laughed and said, “aw, poor you, you’ve never had your car frozen shut before?” and then came and pulled it open for me. I was kind of worried I would break something when I first grabbed the handle so I guess I was just too scared to really pull hard enough. Anyway, I put the key in and luckily it started…barely, it was a slow quiet start but it got there. I flipped on the defroster and went to sit in her warm car until it started working on the ice on the windows. When it started to defrost I figured it was warm enough so I let her go home since it was late and went to sit in my car. It still wasn’t warm, just a little warmer than the ice, lol. It took a few songs on my CD before I was somewhat warm and I had things clear enough to take off home. It was a fun new experience though hopefully it gets warmer and I don’t have to deal with it again. Apparently while I was gone the hill that my apartment complex is on got icy so as my supervisor was driving down it to get to the main road she couldn’t stop. Luckily there was no one in the way and she made it onto the road fine but I am very glad it wasn’t me dealing with that. She said even if I had been there she would have driven me because she doesn’t trust me in my car (it is a midsized SUV with rear wheel drive) to make it on ice. Glad I can car pool with her if things get bad enough, hopefully it doesn’t but it is still only early winter.
Hubby is stuck in California still, it is sad but at least I know he will be out here soonish. He needs to call some people tomorrow and get his transfer pushed through but one way or the other he is getting up here. If he does it soon enough then we can go on a snowboarding trip that my friend is planning with her husband and his friend and maybe another co worker of ours. I kind of hope he gets out here in time because that sounds like a lot of fun and I was planning on doing a snowboarding trip when I got back anyway. Once he gets his transfer pushed through we can reserve the uhaul and then soon I will finally have him here and have all of my stuff here…which is a lot. I was talking to him earlier about maybe renting a house out here but I am not sure how well that will work out anymore. It would take extra money for a deposit which I don’t really have right now plus I can barely furnish my apartment let alone a house, also I think the utilities would be a bit more expensive than the apartments utilities and I would like to save as much money as possible and put it toward knocking out some debts. I figure maybe sign on for another 6 month lease and see where we are at the end of that, hopefully better.
Sorry for the Delay…
Been a while since I posted and I am kind of surprised to see I still have some daily views, nifty. I love page views and seeing that people actually read, it’s just kind of fun and lets me know that I am at least kind of sort of interesting (sometimes at least).
I don’t know where I have been really, I just haven’t been online. I guess I just got into a mood that I didn’t want to play in the virtual world for a bit. I have been slowly but surely getting various stuffs together. I got my cat the shots he needs so he can be boarded and now both fluffies will be dropped off this weekend. I also got the certificates that state that both cats are neutered for my apartments so I have a cheaper pet deposit. My mom sent the money she owed me and some extra so now I can afford to eat, board the cats, pay the pet deposit and do what I have to do. Thank you mommy, I love you lots and appreciate it (she won’t read that, she doesn’t know about this blog but I promise you all I have told her that and she is aware of it).
Other than that it has just been work, running around stressing out and going crazy like everyone does before a major inspection. I have been promoted (kind of, not in rank yet) and have gone from supervised instructor to just an instructor. My supervisor evaluated the last class I taught which was only the second one I have taught and gave me the passing grade that lets me teach on my own now. I still have stuff that needs work but it is just stuff that comes in time. I also have more responsibilities at work now, a bunch of things that go into the training stuff and it’s kind of nice. I actually have a job and am making a place for myself. I still may not be doing a lot but I am finally doing something and slowly gaining more.
As far as socializing I got out last night with some people and it was fun. I was the DD and I am glad I was. Drinking has never been my thing but I am a people watcher and watching people drink and be drunk is hilarious. They got to shots after going through a couple beers and the conversations going around were awesome, some of those buzzed/drunk conversations that are too random to come up sober. We are having another party in a couple weeks so I am looking forward to it.
I booked my plane tickets back to Cali for the holidays. I guess the house is going to look completely different when I get there so I am excited, I like new and different things. Apparently they also have a lot to do to it though, they just found a couple of termite infestations so they have to tent and fix what is trashed. Hopefully everything will be put together by the time I get back. I decided to not cut the trip short and miss my family’s big dinner and I am happy about that. I am looking forward to it and one day, eventually I will pay for it. Maybe this year I can figure out how much it is (without being rude about it, I will have to try to be sneaky) and figure out how much to save for whenever I host. I also have to sort through all of the rest of my stuff when I get there so that I can figure out how much I still have to move up here. I love my husband but from what I can tell he totally half assed the packing and now I have to hassle with it anyway. It was something I really wanted to avoid, the Air Force was taking care of it so I wanted to just let them but in the end I am still moving myself. Bah, whatever. If he decides to move up here then he can pack it all up and move it and I will just sort it when it gets here.
That’s pretty much it, really not a very interesting bunch of stuff. I had a bunch of epiphanies a couple of days ago and I was so ready to write some amazing post but I lost it. By the time I had finished work and driven home I had no motivation left and my mind had lost some of what I wanted to write. I am hoping it hits again this weekend and I can put out something interesting for everyone before I take off for the week. Topics anyone? Questions? Anything? Guess we will just have to see what I can come up with…
Time for some relaxation…eventually…
So I have started this whole “welcome to the Air Force” intro briefings and stuff. I have to say it is going to be 6 days of suck. I have already been through two days and they were long. Lots of death by powerpoint and just trying to stay awake, though luckily I only have 6 days, I guess it used to be like two weeks so I have things a little easier (doesn’t mean I will complain any less). Only four more days to go…
I lucked out, on Friday we got a long lunch and that meant that I made it to the BX and managed to buy a bed and a couch. I have no idea when they will be delivered, I still am waiting for the call so I can make the arrangements but the hard part is done. I bought myself a king size bed plus the two box springs for $799, I think that’s not a bad deal. Hopefully the bed will be good, it seemed ok when I was at the BX but I can never tell with beds until I sleep on them. I guess if it doesn’t work I can just put some memory foam and stuff on top of it to make it better. I got a firm mattress so I can just keep adding stuff to make it less firm and hopefully find a happy median. I am really excited about the couch though. I got a nice fluffy couch and each half is a recliner that reclines almost flat. It is so nice and it is a nice beige so it is neutral and will work with whatever I decide to do to decorate. The couch was a little expensive but not too bad and the delivery fee was in with my bed so it all worked out.
I was hanging out on Thursday and Friday with my supervisor and I had a blast. She kind of sort of kidnapped me on Friday, I had every intention of catching up on sleep. She came knocking at my door with her high school best friend and they were all hyper and excited so I wandered over to her house to hang out with them her husband and his friend. I left early and didn’t really drink much but I still had a bunch of fun. I have now learned some new drinking games with cards and got myself out of my apartment, it was good times. Today I ended up going to find the farmer’s market that is not to far from here. It was actually really cool. They had a ton of stuff, lots of fruits and veggies and all the other little things you find, bakery stuff, jewelry and soaps. I ended up buying some bath bombs that fizz in the bath and I am excited. I finally have my own tub and no room mates bugging for the bathroom so I am going to buy some candles one of these nights and grab a book and just relax, I have been wanting to do that forever. For now I am unable to take my bath, I have laundry and dishes and have to take a friend to the airport, but I bought Look Who’s Talking and Look Who’s Talking Too so I am going to hang out, watch my movies, cook dinner and take care of stuff. I finally got some hangers and really organized my closet and cleaned my room. I also bought some stuff for my kitchen like more mixing bowls, seasonings, mixing spoons and general stuff. I am slowly but surely getting things together so I am excited. I also bought stuff to make sloppy joe’s, tacos and spaghetti so I will have some good food too. Look at me go, I can do this whole being on my own thing 
