Silverthorne

For the first time in several months, I have paid off my bills day after payday...and still have money in the bank.

Did I mention how much I love my wonderful Dad?

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

You have everything you need to do your taxes, you know you'll be getting money back because you let the government tax the hell out of your paychecks and earnings every year, you don't have a lot of 'extra' lines to fill in because your financial dealings are pretty damn simple and direct...

...and you'd still rather put it off by reading shit on LJ for hours instead. XD.

I suppose it's a good thing I've managed to get myself together enough to start laundry and a crockpot of split pea soup for lunches this week...

First off: LiveJournal--WTF with the lag tonight?

Any 'ol way...

So. Car got fixed last Tuesday (Finally). Dad sent money. Bank decided they wanted to hold onto it until tomorrow, so I was getting prepared to spend another week of getting shuttled around by the boss lady.

BUT! Dad, being Dad, called them and paid for it, so I've had a car since Friday. I have a great dad I don't deserve. But that doesn't mean I'm willing to give him up. I just hope that when it's time for me to take care of him, I'm able to do just as well by him.

The cats are starting to sleep on the bed together during the day, and the distance betwene them gets smaller each day. I'll give them 'til January at best before they're curled up next to each other.

I have a two day work week, and then a week and a half off. And Dad will be here for that. :)
Of course, he wants to take a look at my expenses, so there'll be a kid-and-parent moment or three I'm sure, but right now I think his help is what I need, even if it comes with what may feel like a lecture from my perspective. I feel bad it's necessary, but I'm not stupid enough to let that turn me into a 'oh, but everything is fine' martyr. I'll leave that for the ex and her favored holes. I just want back into a good place and this time stay there without getting into any of the messes I got into this past year that makes this whole thing necessary.

Oh, and that isn't why Dad's coming out...it just became something we're going to talk about since he had to help with the car. (Damn, I feel like a kid who broke the cookie jar when she got caught with her hand in it. But I know that's just past experiences. I didn't do anything 'wrong'...I just need help. I hope I remember that when he's talking to me).

Damn, can you tell what's worrying me most?

Anyway, that aside, I'm excited that Dad will be here in two days, and am looking forward to it.

Other than that...you know, there's not much going on. Although right now I'm smelling tuna fish when there's none out in the open...hmn. Should go check that out.

ETA: Last but not least, please clicky (I don't know how I got into this, but it's freaking addictive)

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Maintenance can't find the leak, but my rug is still getting wet, even with the fan on, so tomorrow when the office is open again, I'll have to let them know. The upside to this? Foot doesn't like the noise of the fan, so Ula's had more opportunity to come out and hang with me without fear of being chased as often. She's also learning where the food dish normally goes (in the kitchen), and since Foot isn't going there as often, Ula is getting more food...and Foot less (which Foot needs because she is starting to surpass the 'pleasingly plump' stage).

I hate paying bills, especially right now with as tight as everything is (yes, I know that's contradictory to the other night of 'lalalalala! I have money for WoW'). I got everything paid, and on time, but I'm eyeballing the little red line that's easily seen, although not crossed, in the checkbook. Mostly, it's because of cats, yearly car fees plus insurance, the final gasps of the $500 'oops', the last of the payments for the pictures I had taken of me (taken directly out of my paycheck), and cats again. But once that's cleared out by the middle of next month, I'm back to basic bills again until December (car insurance again, whee!), other than the WoW account. And I redid how I do my lunch budget, so that should be a $60-$70 per paycheck regain right there. Also, it'll be getting cooler again soon, so I'll be using the AC a lot less, which will likely half my electric. Every little bit counts, and summer tends to suck for most people financially, anyway.

Still haven't made any WoW characters. Been too busy with RL issues, but hopefully will get at least one up and going, if not this afternoon or evening, than tomorrow for sure.

Mostly, now that the bills are paid for this round, most of my stress is coming from the wet floor and the uber-noisy shop fan sitting ten feet away. I'd move everything into the bedroom and close me and the cats in (the door makes a good shield from the noise), but then I couldn't watch TV or play vid games (even though it is kinda hard to hear right now anyway). And the bedroom is kinda small to be spending all my time in there.

I just hope the noise doesn't do long term damage to the cats' ears (I'm leaving the bedroom door open just enough so that they can get in and out with no problem, but so that the door shields them from the worst of the noise).

From anyone who has tried to sell their art.

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My credit score increased. Just got an alert for it.