Being Female, oh the rollercoaster

I had a huge emotional break down on Wednesday.  Call it stress (which I knew I was doing but didn’t realize that much) or call it PMS (lord I hope) but it built up and boy did it flood out.  I haven’t had an emotional break down like that since I was on birth control.  I chased after the dog, yelled at M, collapsed to the floor and cried like I lost someone dear.  I hate being female.  The stress of moving must be getting to me,  because lord knows I am not working at the moment so can’t be stressed about that but emotional roller coaster suck and suck bad.  May someone help me and my husband when I am pregnant because those 9 months are going to be hormonal hell.

Stress overload, but still having fun

So Friday we drove home but made a stop along the way to Costco where we got four new tires for my car (did that cut down on road noise or what) and a bissell ProHeat 2x . I just tried the cleaner out tonight and I freakin love that thing. Costco only wanted $200 for it and I am really glad we bought it.

Then we went to Ashley’s furniture. They were having a sale and so yes we went shopping, or I did. We bought a new sofa, love-seat, coffee table, end tables, dining table, entertainment center, and bedroom set. Plus the accessories were %50 off so I bought some of those. We spent $4700 (eek!) but the furniture is great. It should be delivered to our new place the second week in July.

My wonderful parents came up on Saturday and brought some more of my stuff that I had left with them. My dad didn’t stay but my mother stayed until Monday which was a really nice visit.

Then Monday they showed our current place to like 3 different groups and I had the moving company guy come over to do an evaluation.

Not much today except I received a wedding gift from my aunt and uncle on my dad’s side today (6 months later so a very unexpected gift). It was a beautiful Lenox vase.

Tomorrow I shall use my gift certificate for a free 1/2 hour massage.

Company Dime

M’s work is paying for us to be up for 5 days in the new town we are moving to in order to get to know the area and find a place to live.  We have been here since Monday and I have to say I like being on someone else’s Dime.  They pay for the room, gas and food.  We have eaten out quite a bit and I feel like exploding.  

Looking for a place had its moments.  At first I thought we would be living in a dump but then we found a house that we loved, and oh it was for sale.  So then we thought we would buy even though that wasn’t practicle because I don’t have a job yet and we will be moving in 9 months so yeah.  Then we ended up renting a house for $900 right behind the house we wanted to buy.  3br 2ba and approximately 2 years old I think.  We have become friends with the couple we wanted to buy though house from though which is nice.  They have a little dog that loves ours and they just played and played.  It feels good to not have to look for a place anymore. 

Then last night I get a call for a job interview.  Yay, I am already up here this works out great.  Then I start wondering why I am interviewing at a branch and so I go online to my app and find out that somehow I got marked for another job with the company along with the one I put in for.  Only I just put in for the other one because it was a temp job and behind the scenes.  So I decide I need a job so will interview anyways for this job I don’t want.  I get in there and am talking with the woman and find out that yeah, they work Saturdays and the schedule rotates.  Um, no.  I don’t want retail for this reason.  So I told them in wouldn’t work out and that I want to try for the other position.  By the by, I didn’t have any clothes or shoes for a interview so went out and spent $90 on interview clothes for nothing!.  Bah.  Oh well, I can use them for some other interview.

Tomorrow we are going to stop off and get furniture.  Yay, or not.  Maybe we should wait.  I think we shall.

Bah

Everything Cost More

Yes we all know that gas prices have sky rocketed, food has increased and pay is still the same.  It sucks.  Can’t go anywhere or buy anything these days like we use to.  I was shocked to find today that I could furnish our whole place for under $5000.00.  We were tempted but think we will wait a month and then do it.  It was quite the deal.  

That isn’t what I really wanted to talk about though, but I do love Ashley’s Furniture.   Anyway, we went to the fair today.  I am sorry but how families can afford to go to the fair I don’t understand.  We were smart and bought the tickets in advance but did not get the unlimited ride tickets in advance because M at the time didn’t think we need to (he now says we will next year).  So to buy unlimited rides it is now $30 per person.  So family of 4 would spend $120 on just rides!!! Give me a break.  If you bought ahead you would still spend $92 on rides for a family of 4.  !!!!  So the tickets to get in (at least if bought in advance) would cost $4 (there was only three of us) $20 plus the rides you are between $122 -140.  Holy Crap!  Let us not forget the food & Drink!  you are looking at spending maybe $180 there, and that does not include rides that don’t take the bracelet and “souvenirs.”  Crap, crap crap.  When did the fair get so expensive (and the gas to get there!).  So two things that made me feel better about going there.  Okay three ,we got to spend time with my niece and get her face painted and ride rides.  Anyways (1) my niece wanted a snow cone and so did I but I knew she wouldn’t finish it and she wanted an odd flavor plus was sick so I wasn’t going to get one and share.  They wanted 8oz for $2 or 16oz for $3.  So I asked can I get 2 8oz for $3, she was a little shocked and said she could but she couldn’t top off the cone, fine by me.  Sweet so I haggled and saved a $1.  M was impressed and shocked.  Then (2) the splash dog show area had a booth of Hills Science Diet Nature’s Best dog food starter bags, for free.  Just giving away to each person.  And sometimes they had 5lb bags, 11lb bags or 17lbs bags.  We grabbed 61lbs worth (cause they didn’t care and couldn’t remember who they already gave one too anyways).  We figure we got what would normally cost $120 in stores for free.  So yes, I made the trip to the fair worth it!  We won’t use the food but my parents might so I feel really good about it.  

Spinning at super speed

The past few days have been a whirlwind of news and actions and life altering annoucments.  On Thursday I recieved the call from M that I was speaking to the new Assistant Manager of “big company.” We have been waiting so long for this and it was only two weeks since his interview but it seemed like years on that end.  He told me he didn’t know the details but they would be calling with them.  So I went to my manager and informed her that I would be leaving most likely in three weeks.  We had thought it would be a month before he could start the new position.  Then friday he came in and said they want me to start as soon as possible.   Okay, I gave a verbal 2 week notice to my supervisor. 

The whole weekend I felt like nothing was happening, no changes taking place.  It just hadn’t hit yet.  Then before work this morning M called to inform me that we are going up there (there being 2 hours north of us) to look for a place next week, on the companies dime.  We figured we would have me take a couple days off next week and then come to finish off my week as part of the two weeks notice.  No go, they will not give me the time off next week and said to just make this Friday my last day.  Okay fine with me, ends on the end of a pay period.  They aren’t happy at work for how the work life for them will be, but are happy for me.  So now we are waiting to see what changes tomorrow will bring.

I need to pack.