Goals for 2018 update and disaster phone and tears
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This morning has been relatively quiet in our house, of course now that I have said that, the in-laws will appear from the basement, and it will be noisy until they decide to leave, but thats okay. I am ready for it. I think. LOL! Ive a little bit to share today, so Im going to keep things as short as possible.
First, the cell phone arrived and I am shipping right back to the seller. Weve already put in for our refund because that piece of shit was unacceptable. Advertised as new, we received what looked to either be someones trade in or a stolen phone. The screen was shattered, the sides dinged up, and not even the right screen protector sticker on the front. the sticker was for another brand of phone. On top of that, the box it came in said the phone was white, it was black. And there was a new charger inside so I know the seller had to have looked at it and just didnt care. Guess again. But what is strange is that the seller was Samsung on Amazon.
Amanda and I both need new phones and as much as I would like to stay with T-Mobile (My Dad and I have been loyal customers since I was in high school), Metro PCS has some better deals on their plans and wed get two new, free phones. But, we will see. So for the time being, I am still without a cell phone.
Second, were still going, going, going. Despite being home most days, weve had some friends over, a couple stayed the weekend this weekend, and one stayed over because we are closer to her work and the roads were shit. One of Amandas Aunts came to stay the night too. Weve also, finally, gotten all of her parents stuff moved over from Idaho. Of course the unpacking is slow going with me doing school again, with the recent string of bad pain days, and trying to get things settled.
Speaking of unpacking and trying to get things settled, I have most of the kitchen unpacked and put away. But Im running into wall a little bit because I have our things and Amandas parents things. I dont have room for both. We have to go through all of it, decide what Cathy wants to keep and pack it away for the garage, and I will probably get rid of the stuff that doesnt work for us any more. And on that note, Amanda and I dug several book boxes out from the garage. She did most of the carrying in and unpacking. We put the manga in the living room on one side of the fire place and will be placing the pagan books on the other. Paperbacks and hardbacks of fiction and some non-fiction went up to our bedroom and reference, language, and writing books went to the office/guest room. were going through them to see if there are some we want take to a thrift store or a book exchange place. We have some touch ups to do in the living and dining room as far as painting goes, but we havent really found the time or energy for that, plus, anytime we get a minute, were asses on sofa, taking time to relax. We will get to it.
School is going well. The actual class time and the time it takes me to do homework arent that long, what takes the most time are the 15 hours a week that I have to do at the help desk and giving tours of the school on Second Life. Its how I earn my full scholarship. I dont mind doing it, I actually enjoy it, and there are long periods where no one is around so I can do homework, all I have to do is keep an eye out for anyone coming on screen or "into the lobby".
Apart from all that, I wanted to share some goals Ive made for myself this year. Ive got a lot I want to do and some will get done in time, some I can start on now.
1. Get the house settled
2. Start saving for the things we want to do and repairs to the house
3. Set up the office
4. Set up my Vanity area
5. Work on the front and back yards
6. Finish the living and dining room
7. Get my ass writing again
8. Get reading more
9. Craft time
10. Start a Vlog (Ive been talking about doing this for awhile, time to just do it)
11. Have more alone time with Amanda.
Lastly, my depression is getting interesting. Ive been having episodes of crying and Im not sure why. Perhaps its the tension trying to release in a new way. Doing morning devotionals with the school is helping a little, but Ive had more panic attacks in the last couple of months than usual, which I dont like. I am hoping things will even out or get back to my "normal" soon.