Weighing pros and cons of amphetamine addiction...

[ciroccoj]

Main events in the last few days/weeks (it's all a blur):

• had to replace broken toaster oven
  
• had to replace broken microwave
  
• had to buy new fridge & stove and move old fridge & stove to my mom's house
  
• glared at dishwasher forbiddingly
  
• met with lawyer re. putting mom's house in my name
  
• met with insurance agent re. renter's house insurance
  
• met with lawyer re. rental agreement
  
• thanked god both are in the same building
  
• cleared top floor of mom's house
  
• went on clearing middle floor of mom's house
  
• drove around the city to three out-of-business/closed U-Haul outlets, including one that had said they were open half an hour ago ::fume::, to arrange for a van to move furniture
  
• called around to consignment stores re. furniture
  
• dropped off oodles of stuff at Salvation Army
  
• dropped off $11.25 worth of Martha Stewart Living magazines/cookbooks at used bookstore, no doubt making somebody with too much time on their hands very happy
  
• dropped off $104 worth of CDs at CD Warehouse
  
• kept up with Daniel's schooling and Justin's homework
  
• kept up with my own readings oh who am I kidding, all I can say is I'll catch up some day, hopefully before exams
  
• worked on Justin's Halloween costume
  
• got our Christmas pix done at Sears and marveled at the power of photography to lie, lie, lie make us all look relaxed and happy and Christmasy

Here is a typical day (ie, today)

• worked at mom's house
  
• helped Daniel with math & English
  
• went to Sally Ann
  
• went to lawyer's
  
• dropped off overdue library book
  
• went to the bank to close down one of my mom's accounts
  
• picked up Justin
  
• went to CD Warehouse
  
• worked on the house some more
  
• helped Justin with writing homework
  
• got groceries
  
• came home
  
• worked on Justin's costume
  
• did three loads of laundry
  
• wondered what was going on in lj-land
  
• wished I could sit once in a while and do more than write lists

Comments

[owens-mom.livejournal.com]

Good god woman! Wish I could be there to help out. Geez. Take care of yourself too, yeah?

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Good god woman! Wish I could be there to help out. Geez. Take care of yourself too, yeah?
Heh, yeah, I will. Um, after the moving stuff is done. I have an urgent appointment with my bathtub and some bubbles, sometime next week.

... and my DH can come too >;)

[a-dawn.livejournal.com]

drove around the city to three out-of-business/closed U-Haul outlets, including one that had said they were open half an hour ago ::fume::, to arrange for a van to move furniture

Dude, I have heard horrors about U-haul, but that takes the cake.

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Ha! You ain't seen nothin' yet!

Today's brouhaha happily resulted in me going to somebody else, which is wonderful. It would've been even more wonderful if it hadn't also involved wasting a couple of hours, being told my estimate was at least twice what I was previously quoted, being told, "What can I say, ma'am, U-Haul doesn't run a good business, what do you want me to do about it" and finally having the contract literally snatched out of my hands and being told "If you can't follow the rules, you don't need this truck!" in front of four other slightly shocked customers.

Yeah, good times :)

[mynuet.livejournal.com]

Meep! *hands you a hot cocoa*

Thanks in part to your influence, I am seriously considering this. Milo and I apparently put out about 18 tons of CO2 a year, according to Slate.

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Meep! *hands you a hot cocoa*
Oooh! ::breathing in the aroma:: OK, I'm gonna have to get one of those for real now :) :)

Thanks in part to your influence, I am seriously considering this. Milo and I apparently put out about 18 tons of CO2 a year, according to Slate.
::bounces happily::

Yeah I don't remember how much CO2 we put out a year now, but I went on one of those online things a few years ago and it was rather appalling. We've changed a lot of stuff since then, but... meep. It was rather sobering.

OTOH, it did push us to make some changes that we wouldn't have made otherwise, that saved us a crapload of money in the long run, so hey, whatever works :)