My last day of work this year is tomorrow. I'll be off until Jan 4th. I bet you think that sounds great, don't you? No work, no stress, being able to do whatever you wish... Here's the rub, though. I'm going to end up spending 90% of that time completely alone. I don't have any "spare" money with which to go do something fun; I don't have a furnace to keep the house from freezing, so I can't go anywhere for any length of time; my house is in no condition for company, even if I had friends who would consider coming over, which I don't; I have so much housework to do, including winterizing, throwing out stuff, making lists of items I'm donating so I can claim them on my taxes, that I won't actually have that much free time anyway; and I'm going to be stuck, completely alone, in a house I hate.
Wow, look at Mr. Negativity, here! I should feel lucky, I know - I have a good, stable job, I have a roof over my head (for now, anyway - after that wind storm we had last night, I thought the place was coming down around me!), i'm not in any financial trouble (of course, that's because I don't do/buy anything for myself, practically ever). Depending on the weather, I might have a chance to head out east again, hang out with some friends. I'm not sure how that will go, though, or even if it will happen. Even if it does, it's still going to cost me $100 or more, and it'll only be for an overnight, because of the heat situation. Two days, out of 3 weeks? Not terribly helpful, really.
I've been invited to help "teach" an online poetry/grammar course, as an assistant. I've no idea yet, what it entails, but I'm seriously thinking about it, as the woman who used to run it is stepping down, and we've been online friends for almost a year. She's in her 70's, I think, and living in Canada. Pretty neat lady, very well educated (I think I may have talked about her once before here). Anyway, I guess we'll see how it ends up.
I have to stop at the vet's office Friday, to pick up my cat's ashes & settle the bill. That should be fun. The worst part is that, even though I now have both of my cat's ashes, I can't bury them together for seveal months, until the ground thaws. I mean, I could, but do you have any idea how flippin' hard it is to hand-shovel frozen earth? Believe me, it sucks.
You know, I really have no idea what to write about here recently. This all seems really forced. I'm going to shut up now...
p.s. Oh, and Sixweasels? Based on your latest entry, I have to say (and I lament the fact that you're in a position that allows me to say it)...
"Welcome to my world. You have now apparently reached where I've been since we first met online. I'm sorry, & hope it doesn't last for very long for you!"
1:36 p.m. - 2009-12-09
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