Sara's Thoughts

My very first Pinterest project

2012-01-24T19:28:00.001-08:00

I did it! And I think it's going to be a nice scarf alternative...

The ice is crazy!

2012-01-19T22:25:00.001-08:00

I know for a fact that I have been blessed during this winter storm. Family members have lost power due to the ice and I only had one small and brief incident. However, that incident included what seemed like lightning over my neighbor's house... Twice.

Now, as I look outside I see my laurel bushes splitting and dropping. I just looked outside and, while I saw that the city plowed our street, they put bolder sized chunks of snow in front of my driveway. I mean, I drive a Scion... Not my sister's 4x4!

And I'm scheduled for 5pm coverage tomorrow. Makes me wonder if I'll make it or, with what I'm hearing on the news, if the building will even be open. I've loved the time off... But I know TC's getting sick of me...

Meanest Kitty Mommy Ever!

2012-01-18T10:07:00.001-08:00

Snow day!!!

2012-01-18T09:36:00.001-08:00

When I woke up and realized that work had been cancelled due to snow, I felt like I was in grade school again! After all, what 38 year old woman gets a snow day??? And then I look outside where it's still snowing and realize how beautiful it is. Just look at these pics from my window...

I never knew I was twisted...

2011-12-18T13:15:00.000-08:00

Apparently, I'm a sadist! I bought a bouncy ball for Tessa for her birthday and... being a crazy night... totally forgot to give it to her. So here I was at home and I bounce it for TC. I think she really liked it... until it started bouncing back at her. Of course, she's still poking at it as I write this, but I found such humor in watching her run. Like i said... Sadist!

In honor of my Fantasy Football brothers...

2011-09-03T10:24:00.000-07:00

Where's Your Line?

2011-08-15T19:19:00.000-07:00

Recently, I've had to evaluate my lines... You know, those lines that I won't cross or when other people cross them, it's really bad. I get really upset, whiny and sometimes shrill. I have them... Everyone has them... But why have I had to think about this? Well, let me tell you a story...

My best friend recently started a business with her boyfriend. This was not only to fulfill his career dream, but also to have something important to do together. It was supposed to be a bonding experience. But soon, it got out of control. He contracted to take on an apprentice, arranged for a front office worker that wasn't needed yet, and started running the business before the business license was completely in place OR they were taking in any money. It was really stressing my friend out but she anticipated it getting better once the start-up period was over.

Unfortunately, it's been a month and it hasn't gotten better. He spends all of his time at the shop, leaving his daughter with my friend and her 12 year old all day, every day. Not only that but he, his daughter, the apprentice, and the apprentice's boyfriend are living in her house! Add to that the demands and disrespect her employees are showing her as well as being children and whining to the boyfriend about how she's not nice enough to them. It's wearing thin and I think she may have a psychotic break soon if she can't do something about it. Then add to that the boyfriend's insistance that her issues would be better if she would come to the shop and hang out so she could know everyone and they could know her. He doesn't acknowledge that would be her fourth job... regular job, mother/housekeeper, owner of the business and "friend" to the employees.

I think she would have continued on, swallowing much of her irritation and trying to make the best of it until he decided to "take a break" from their relationship. That's where her line was. She'd do anything for someone she loves and who she believes is committed to her. But now it seems as if she was conned into giving him everything he wanted and then kicked to the curb. To be honest, my line would have been when he started conducting business without the legal releases, but we're different people. However, I do get to hear about it a lot and provide a sounding board for her. But I'm getting really angry... At them for doing this to her... and to her for letting them and burying her head in the sand hoping it will miraculously go away. She is stuck in her lease for a year, so she has to do something... But tonight I spent a couple of hours down there, comforting her and her child, and I don't think anything's going to change. My line is drawing near... I'm a ticking time bomb and she isn't going to like it when I blow.

Now, let's be honest. This is an extreme example, but I have to determine where my line in the sand is... At work... At home... And with all of my relationships. Sometimes I allow myself to get my feelings hurt and it's hard to get past it. But then I have to think... Where's that line I've drawn? Is this the last stand that I'm willing to take? The point where I can take no more? Am I willing to potentially ruin this relationship (which it usually is) over this?

We all have lines to draw. If we understand that, we'll also know that my line isn't your line. But the question you have to ask yourself is "Is it worth it?" You may be totally right in your feelings... but is it worth the damage you would likely do if you hold fast and in return hurt someone else's feelings? Ultimately, what do you want out of life and your relationships? Do you want a happy and close-knit family? Do you want friends that you can rely on? Do you want a calm and peaceful home life? Make your line in the sand... but remember, you can always erase it. That's why it's in sand.

I love you all. It's been a tough year and I don't see it easing off soon, but I know we can make it if we'll stand together. That's when we're strongest.

Excitement abounds...

2011-07-04T16:23:00.001-07:00

Well, I've finished a summary of a novel that eclipses the excitement I've felt for all other novels. I think this may be the one that I can finish in an appropriate amount of time and that I have no worries about trying to sell it. It's going to be AWESOME!!!

Sometimes being oblivious isn't a good thing...

2011-06-24T19:43:00.000-07:00

OK, for all of you that just got my text, I was unaware of how pervy it sounded. It reminds me of an episode of "How I Met Your Mother" where Ted sends out "texty-text" over the waves and can't get it back.

To explain... Remember how there are those freezer trucks that go around neighborhoods and try to sell pre-packaged frozen beef, pork, seafood and/or chicken? Well, one of those guys wound up on my doorstop. At first, I thought it might not be a horrible idea, but for one box of beef cuts (and aren't you glad that I don't keep saying "meat"), it was over $300.00 AND you had to be able to store it. Now for one person, my freezer is perfectly adequate. Add to it a box of beef and/or chicken that is supposedly guaranteed for five years and I'd have no room whatsoever. His big sales pitch was that it was better pricing than Costco, which I believed, but for the chicken, all but one box came pre-marinated. Yeah, no.

What drove me the most crazy about this guy was that he kept saying he was no pressure, but he kept pushing payment options, half price for one box, lower price for have of one box... I could have screamed. And ya'll know how good I am at turning someone down. I felt bad, but I finally sent him on his way. Considering that he'd pulled out two boxes of beef and chicken, he was a little mad, but after awhile, I didn't feel bad for him. If you say no pressure, it should darn well be no pressure!!!

News

2011-05-22T08:44:00.000-07:00

For those of you that haven't heard, I finally got my promotion to a WCA 3. It's to start June 1st and I'll be moving to a new unit. Unit B is sort of my claims family, so it's a little bittersweet, but I'm really excited. Now I just have to pack up my desk and that's gonna suck!

A long day in Seattle...

2011-03-04T16:50:00.000-08:00

So, Jeny and I woke up fairly early (7:10) and decided that now was the time to go swimming. I discovered that Jeny is one of the nausiating early morning people and I discovered that I am not. So while Jeny was bouncing off the friggin' walls, I was just trying to keep up.

After swimming, Jeny made a hair appointment at Gene Juarez and then we went and got some breakfast. The restaurant at the hotel isn't bad but the waitress was kinda' off putting. But we were having fun, so all is well. Jeny also discovered that grilled jalepeno peppers aren't as spicy as she would have liked. Poor thing!

When we left breakfast, we ran to Macy's to see if we could find me some better convention shoes. Discovered they were doing one of their one day sales, so it was good for me. I got some of those Fit Shoes (show you when I get home) and some other tennis shoes that were on clearance. Yea, me! Jeny also decided I was cold so I picked up a scarf and some cashmere knit gloves.

On our way out of Macy's to Jeny's hair appointment, I saw this awesome bag, but we couldn't stop or Jeny would be late. So off we went up a 3-4 blocks to get to the salon. It was great. They whisked Jeny away to the back and I got to continue loving my new Kindle in this lovely waiting area. It was relaxing and blissful. Jeny got her hair very nicely styled for her date and looked like a million bucks. I changed into my new shoes and off we went again. (Jeny wouldn't let me take my shoes back to the hotel, so I made her lug them...)
It was then back to Macy's... we lovingly termed it the "mothership". As we walked in the door, a lady was looking for people to give facial waxes to. Considering that I'd been meaning to do that for like ever, I said sure! After all, it would fulfill our plans for a "spa day" and I would get those unsightly chin hairs removed. So we did that... and my lip... and my eyebrows. It was really reasonably priced and I liked my lady. Then there was complementary make-up freshinging... which was how they get more people to buy their products... AND IT WORKED!!! Jeny got a pore minimizer that she loved and a purple mascara that was really cool. I got a lip stain that really rocks out my lips. Yes... I'm a sucker! At least they didn't make me feel bad about myself to make me buy stuff like they did to Jaenene Garofolo on "The Truth About Cats and Dogs"...

I found the bag again and discovered that I really did like as much as I did at first glance. So we had to find it (back in the back in a weird little corner... everywhere else had $200 bags from people like Michael Koors for crying out loud!) and I snagged it. Then they were having their winter clearance so we looked through the store. We had to split up because the plus sized section was on the 3rd floor. I was pleasantly surprised. The downtown Seattle Macy's has a plus sized section that takes up half of the third floor. It was awesome! I found a couple of great shirts! The register lady did a pretty good job but didn't listen to our suggestion to put my new purchases in with my shoes. No. I got the biggest bag in their arsenal. So then while I was waiting for Jeny to find some new socks, I put the smaller bag inside the bigger bag... and had a lot of room to spare. Of course it was raining by the time we were about to leave and, because we didn't want Jeny's hair to go flat, we picked up some mini-umbrellas. Mine's lime green!

We ran back to the hotel to drop off our bags and rest for a moment. By this time, I'm starting to get tired and more than a little hungry. THANK GOODNESS that Mom insisted I take snacks. Her Doritos were a LIFESAVER!!! But then Jeny wanted to go to H&M. It was really crowded... and she didn't find anything she liked. I found two headbands. Then we went to Ross (which sucked) and Walgreens (which we walked right out of because the line was HUGE! Then to Ann Taylor's Loft and back to the hotel.

I also need to say at this point that I hadn't eaten anything since probably 10am except half a dozen Doritos and it was now after 4pm. Holy moly! But Jeny has a date that likely included dinner, so I said I was fine and would grab something later. I didn't want to make her later for her date or too full either. I want to be a good friend... We came back to the room and sat down, exhausted. Of course, that's where her date texts her saying he's in the lounge... 45 minutes early for their date. 45 minutes?!? Really??? They both offered to let me come with, but my dogs were really barking and come on... ballroom dancing with a third wheel? Yeah, sounds like great fun for me... So I declined and decided to write in my blog. Now I just need to decide what I want to eat... I'm sure I'll figure it out soon. :)

Day 1 of My Mini break with Jeny - ComiCon style!

2011-03-03T21:42:00.000-08:00

Well, we're here safe and sound in Seattle. Used the valet to park our car (get a discount because we're part of the ComicCon crowd) and checked in slick as snot. Then we went to the Cheesecake Factory because Jeny was jonsing for some eggplant sandwich. I mentally flirted with the guys in the booth behind Jeny. (Jeny said they had to be checking my out, but let's be serious...) When we got back, everything was fine. We got dressed to work out (only because Jeny insisted) and left the room with our iPods and my room key.

That's when the weirdage started... Couldn't get into the fitness room. When Jeny called the front desk, they said my card had been demagnetized. how??? Is it allergic to my iPod? We went in and worked out for a bit... I'm severely out of shape and Jeny discovered better equipment does make a difference. Then we came back to the room... I tried to do the rub on the shirt thing because that's what they say to do at stores and nothing.

Jeny went downstairs to get a new key but they wouldn't give it to her because we didn't have picture ID. So the security guy comes up and, although they'd told Jeny he'd come with a new key, he just let us in, looked at my license and said I could get a new key the next time I was downstairs. Really? And what the heck is up with the key not working in the 2 minutes it took us to go from the 8th floor to the 35th??? (Yes, Jeny made it safely even though her claustrophobia was a bit of an issue for a moment.)

Then I go to plug in my computer and pull out the desk chair and it's disgusting. I don't want to think about what these stains could possibly be. Pictures will be coming.

Self realization epiphanies suck!

2011-02-24T22:58:00.000-08:00

Now, I'm all for being aware of who you are and utilizing that information to either be more happy with who you are or grow, but sometimes those ephiphanies just suck! Why is that?

Frustration!!!

2011-01-29T17:05:00.000-08:00

I knew this was coming... but I'm not happy. The 1st Ward's Primary presidency has decided to "follow the manual" and have everyone in class first, then 15 minutes of sharing time, 20 minutes of singing time and then closing exercises. I asked her if they considered how difficult it is to teach children with a gap in ages of 9 years, but they want to "follow the manual".

Well, guess what, ladies. I just looked up the manual and there were 3 options. One with the way they've decided on, one with the singing/sharing time at the beginning, and then one that was THE WAY WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT!!!! I know that they did it this way because 2nd Ward's presidency was talking about that's the way it is in the manual, but they've made my job impossible!!! And then I hear Sidse and Mom talking about how the little kids don't even sing any more. Oh, and don't forget how the younger kids whine when they don't have their "turn" on any given Sunday. Now I have twice as many kids to pick from and the whining will get even greater.

I'll do what they've asked me to do, but I think it's STUPID!!!

If you're interested...

2011-01-24T08:57:00.000-08:00

I decided that for ease of sharing, I would make a private blog with what I've written. If you want, just let me know and I'll make a specific invite. Just be aware that most of my stuff seems to be fairly romantic. But whatever...

Sugarland - Stuck Like Glue

2011-01-13T20:15:00.000-08:00

I really like this video. I watch it all the time right now.

Christmas progress

2011-01-08T00:11:00.000-08:00

You know, this is what I get for promising a crafty Christmas present and then getting lazy... But it's getting there!

Picture courtesy of Jeny using my phone. Too bad it's a little fuzzy, but it's already almost 2 times my height... and I'm only a little over halfway done. Brian's going to love it!

I love this one too, but not as much as the Kevin Bacon one...

2010-12-21T17:30:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite commercials OF ALL TIME!!!

2010-12-21T17:26:00.000-08:00

If anyone can guess why, they get a shiny star!

This is crazy!

2010-12-12T13:32:00.000-08:00

I guess I need to be glad I live across the street...

But the creek isn't done with me yet, I think... It's been bubbling up the hole in the fountain...

Pullman

2010-06-12T07:59:00.000-07:00

Well, it was a long drive on Wednesday, but I made it without a hitch. Maybe I would have posted sooner, but Crystal had me hopping. It's been fun to hang out with BBC America (B-Brian, B-Becky, C-Crystal, A-Abigail). However, I don't care how nice those air mattress beds are supposed to be, but they always deflate a bit on me. Maybe it's because I'm a heavy load... Who knows! But back to normal on Sunday night. Is that a good thing or a bad???

Found these and had to share...

2010-02-01T19:31:00.001-08:00

Well, that and I didn't want to get harassed about never updating my blog... lol!

As you can see, I still love the Muppets...

Since Mom's been having me tell everyone this joke...

2009-07-03T19:53:00.001-07:00

Here's the comic...

Holy Moly

2009-06-06T23:59:00.000-07:00

So, I've been trying to make it my mission to organize some photos on my external hard drive so, if anything happens (ptew, ptew), I can snag it and go. But I don't want to just save the photos because I've seen what happens if you don't label them properly. So much can get lost... sometimes just the date, but that's important too. So I've been snagging them from my family's blogs. So heads up there, folks! Keep blogging those pictures... After all, I do have something special planned for them... but it's a secret, so shhhhhh!

The house-hunting continues

2009-05-25T22:30:00.001-07:00

For those of you that may not know, I'm considering the purchase of my first home. The problem quickly becomes that you have too many of options, so you spend a lot of time looking... looking... looking...

Bev Lopez has been absolutely fantastic. She has patiently taken me to house after house and has been really looking out for me... just like a mom! :)

We spent 4-5 hours Saturday and 5-ish hours today. Oy vey! I'm getting crabby, but in the same breath... it's been great. I have my spreadsheet going and I have lots of notes. Soon, I'm going to ask you, my family, to come along and give me your objective opinion. I know very well that sometimes I get overly excited and forget some important bits. :) Hope ya'll are up to it!!! LOL!!!

Crazy things that can lift your mood

2009-04-06T16:51:00.000-07:00

Have you ever been driving down the road and some guy (or girl... It could happen!) is obviously checking you out and you play car tag all the way down the highway? Well, today was the second time it was seriously obvious... It lifted my mood so much! I mean, I was in the Monday-Stupid work computer system not working-It's so beautiful, why am I at work? kinda of mood and then this guy starts doing that thing. Oh, I'm sure he wanted me to roll down my window so I could shout out my number, but so wasn't in the mood. Plus, the size of his truck made me feel like he was "compensating" for something... if you get my drift. But it doesn't discount the emotional lift. Thanks, Compensating Guy!!!

P.S. The picture is pretty representative, but imagine one of those tool boxes in back and more chrome... LOTS more chrome!

Writing

2009-03-19T19:30:00.001-07:00

For some reason... I just haven't found any time to write since my apprenticeship ended. I find it very, very frustrating! And the worst part is that I don't have anyone to blame, really, besides myself. I spend a lot of time screwing around... I really, really need to buckle down!!!

XBox Live

2009-03-19T18:56:00.000-07:00

So, Brian was experimenting with XBox Live the other day... We've discovered that I actually did hook it up correctly and we can now play in the online community. He was extremely excited.

XBox Live also updated their system and Brian was, again, really excited. He, Becky and I all created our online Avatars... Then we experimented with watching Netflix through my XBox. I'll just say that it is pretty cool.

Brian's also into playing Halo 3 online. It's fun, but I suck at it! Becky and I got a little frustrated with who we were playing... but perhaps it's because I don't like to lose!

Here's Brian and my Avatars... I would have taken a pic of Becky's as well, but my camera ran out of batteries... darn camera!!!

Overtime has KICKED MY BUTT!

2009-03-19T18:42:00.001-07:00

Last week, L&I offered 16 hours of OT to their claim managers to work on claim resolution. Mom and I decided that would be a nice chunk of change so worked 10 hour days during the work week and five on that Saturday.

Because Chris's truck isn't working currently, they only have one car. Kelly said she could drive him to the bus stop but they'd have to bring Allison as well. So Mom & I lef the house a little after 5am, picked up Chris, and brought him to his stop. Mom was extremely paranoid (and still is, let's be honest) about being late for Chris and making him upset, so was pretty pushy about getting out the door.

But we made it to work every day by 6am... except for Friday when we stopped at Top Foods and brought our units treats. (They currently think we're awesome!) It was just so LONG!!! Let's put it this way... Friday, I went by myself to WalMart and roamed around the store for at least an hour with no direction. Oy!

This week, L&I's decided to offer 30 more hours of OT over the next 3 work weeks and... just like last week... you can only work 10 hours per day max. Mom & I agonized over whether to do it or not because we've been really wiped! But if we have a full weekend, would it help? We're trying it out...

Part of the problem is that we just never get to see Kelly & Allison for THREE WEEKS so it didn't seem worth it. But now Kelly's going to work 4 - 10 hour days for next week and maybe the one after, so that would change stuff. And sure, Mom would have more money for Baltimore or the front room and I would have a great start for a house down payment... but is it really WORTH it???

Captain Dynamic

2009-03-19T18:28:00.001-07:00

I'm not sure if all of you know this... but I love a little company called Rooster Teeth. They're based in Texas and they make my favorite web series of all time... Even beating out "Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog" by Joss Whedon! They've used Halo and make a sitcom... but, be warned... They are not shy about using bad language in their machinama series (meaning made using video games).

But they just started a new series called "Captain Dynamic." It surrounds a "hero" who plays in the video game "City of Heroes" who asks some writers/programmers to set up some custom missions for him. (That's a new thing that City of Heroes is doing.) Now, I won't say any more because I don't want to ruin it for you... but you should TOTALLY WATCH IT!!! Especially since, so far, they've been really good about the swearing!

The best part is that, since they're also posting it on You Tube, I can embed it here... :)

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

OK, and as another FYI... I've drafted a bunch of blogs, but I don't seem to be able to do them every day... so I'm going to do them all today. :)

Crap computers!!!

2009-03-14T21:40:00.000-07:00

OK. Just did a blog about why I was mad at my work computer and my flash drive. Stupid things!

But now I just tried to upload that blog and it brought me back, saying there was an error, and I had to try and retype it again. Everyone knows that if it was funny the first time, it's never as funny the next!!!

Yeah. If you could listen inside my head right now, you'd be SHOCKED!!!

Rooster Teeth is awesome for so many things... This is just one of them!

2009-03-14T21:36:00.001-07:00

Unbelievable!! Check This out Man - Watch today’s top amazing videos here

I know I can go on for awhile...

2009-03-05T22:00:00.001-08:00

So recently I decided to write Caroline... my friend from Vegas for those that don't remember... So I decided to be all cute because I had some pastel notebook paper and some fun stickers that I found at Target. Then I started...

THIRTEEN pages and almost 2 weeks later, I send off the silly thing! Oy! Hope I don't overwhelm her. Sometimes I just get carried away...

Here we go again

2009-02-28T09:34:00.000-08:00

OK, I'm trying this again. Let's be serious, though. I'm not really a blogger. Unlike the rest of my family, I don't have kids to show pictures of... I haven't taken any big trips or anything. I'm really VERY boring right now. Plus, I've been trying to be more faithful in my journal writing, but why do that when I'm just blogging. It's really hard to figure out what to do...

The one really good piece of news is that I'VE FINISHED MY WORK CHECKING!!! It was my last step to complete before I could get my journeyman's card. It's been an EXTREMLY long two years and I appreciate all those who've listened to me whine about it. Now I just have to put in the time (until March 15th) and then I'm official. It's lovely!

Getting Ready for the Big Party!!!

2008-07-04T09:36:00.000-07:00

Last year, Dad was gone for the Fourth of July, so Chris & Kelly (with Mom's OK of course) threw a party. A lot of their friends and family came and Chris & Logan McGee bought a butt-load of fireworks. We had enough for last New Year's Eve and for the Fourth this year.

This year, however, Mom & Dad as well as Kelly's little family aren't going to be here. Sidse & I had thought a couple of months ago that we should do our own version, and I didn't forget. I've been thinking about it since then & I'm just about to start getting ready for it.

Sidse & I came up with a menus of kabobs & salads. This is because Robin & Jeremiah are struggling vegetarians & I want to at least "pretend" to be supportive. Just kidding! After all, I supported Jeny all through high school, so it's only fair to do so with Rob & Jer. So I bought most of the vegg last night... P.S. Never go to WalMart the day before a holiday rife with camping and BBQs! I was in line for 20 MINUTES!!! Today I just need to set up the table on the deck, the table for the fireworks to be screwed to, the garbage can so the refuse can be put in it, finish the dishes that Kelly said she would do after Sunday, water Dad's plants again, water Mom's plants, water Grandma's rose, take a shower, finish my laundry... and probably go back to the store to pick up zucchini & maybe charcoal if we don't have any here.

It sounds like a lot to do... and it is, but I have like 8 hours until most of them are going to show. I think Rob & Jer are the only ones planning on being early. And we'll see how it goes. Thankfully, as much as I want everyone to have a fabulous time, I'm not going to kill myself trying to impress them. If they're not already impressed, then that's their problem. But I guess it's not helping that I'm screwing around with this... Hmmm... What to do... What to do...

Why the Heck is it so HOT here???

2008-06-29T09:32:00.000-07:00

I live in Washington State. For anyone that knows something about meteorology, you know that Washington is a temperate, yet rainy, type of place. And it has been all year. I actually heard some time in late May that we'd only had 22 sunny days the entire year so far.

But then the "heat wave" hit us. I've been so absolutely miserable outside. I don't know what my problem is! After all, I did spend two years in Las Vegas! But it's been like 8 years since then and I'm back to being a true Washingtonian. So when the heat started hitting like 85 degrees at 10 in the morning, I started wilting faster than an ice cube in the oven.

What is wrong with me??? If you ask anyone else in the continental US, you'd be told that this is NOTHING! So now I'm just blessing every second that Mom and Dad installed a heat pump this year. I could just cry. I'm such a friggin' wuse!

Something People Just Don't Know About Me...

2008-06-29T09:26:00.000-07:00

I am a very friendly person... I am... But what a lot of people don't necessarily know about me is that there are times that I really do prefer to be alone. It's not that I don't like the people around me or anything like that... It's just that... Hmmm... How to put this...

You should know that, until a year ago, I spent three years on my own in Bellevue. I didn't do a lot of social stuff... totally by choice... Whenever I wanted... or was requested... I would go back dow to the fam home and spend the weekend. Then, when I was totally overloaded with people, I would go back home and decompress.

But in May 2007, I jumped into a new career... And I mean jumped. There was no pre-looking involved... With that came a move closer to family, which I appreciated. But when I was living in Bellevue, I kinda' let my finances take a backseat so my credit SUCKED!!! I was going to have to borrow money to be able to pay the deposit that was requested by the two apartments that I applied for. (Meaning my deposit was like 2 or three times a rent payment... Yeah. I have bad credit, so OF COURSE I have a grand or two just hanging around.)

After a lot of soul-searching and some discussion with my parents, I decided to move in with them with the goal of paying off my bills and, therefore, repairing my credit. It's 14 months later and all my bills are paid off... HOORAY! But I've been noticing that, as time goes on, my patience level for people around me has decreased. I really do hate that about myself, but it's true. It's one of the reasons why I know I have to get my own diggs... and soon!

It's All About Trying Something New

2008-06-27T20:43:00.000-07:00

OK, my family is always bugging me about a blog... and you know you are... But my FrontPage applications don't like to automatically create blogs. This is a problem for someone like me who would like a blog that would automatically hide itself. Unfortunately, FrontPage doesn't have that option yet. I've used LiveJournal... couldn't get behind that... and Xanga... well, it's got ads for days and it driving me a little mad... or the myriad of other applications out there. I even almost made a iWeb site that I could try to link to my FrontPage site, but I think that's becoming too difficult. Let's see how BlogSpot goes...