Starting work tomorrow

Anyone like money?

I am trying to get smarter about how I use and save money and could use some help. I currently have a savings account at a credit union, but I would like to get an account somewhere where I will earn more interest. Also, I'm looking for advice about retirement planning (401k,etc.); its weird having to think about retirement when I've barely been working full time for a year. Anyway, I know very little about investing, and would appreciate advice from any of my friends who are older and/or wiser than me.

Thomas will be here in just a few days :) Work starts in a week and a half (scary!)

Funny story

It's been a long week. Not much has gone as planned. So I think I'm going to not plan anything else for the next few days.

I was writing those first 2 sentences this morning when the power went out in my apartment. I waited a few minutes, thinking it might turn back on, but it didn't. I hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so I I opened the fridge and then realized, "oh yeah, the power's off." I decided to talk to the leasing office to make sure they knew of the problem. I knew it was a bad sign when I walked in the leasing office and there were no lights on. Turns out the entire apartment complex is without electricity. So is the apartment complex nearby.

My sister had invited me over earlier, so I decided now was a good time to take her up on the offer. I was smiling the whole way to my sister's. First because my car works (ask me about my experience trying to get a new car battery yesterday, if you want another fun story). Second because as I finally decided to stop measuring the success of my wek based on how much I am able to cross off my to do list, I was once again reminded how little control I have over the details of life. And that its ok, because God's in control and he's usually better at running things than I am anyway.

For those who didn't get yeterday's "Jury Duty" reference:lyrics

Jury Duty

I have a dead car battery. Again. Yesterday, when I went out to my car to go to my home health visit, I noticed I had left my car door partially open overnight. This meant the car light was on, which left the car not running. My sister came by and jump started my car. I turned the car light off so I wouldn't have that problem again. Or so I thought.

I had actually turned the car light from "door" to "on". I went out later to start my car and once again had trouble. This time I found a friendly neighbor to help so I was on my way to my rescheduled speech therapy schedule. Later I stopped at a couple of stores and my sisters and was able to start my car fine every time. So I thought nothing more if it.

This morning I had an 8:40 doctor's appointment. One that I've already had to reschedule due to my previous employer not turning in my health insurance information on time so I could get continuing coverage. I went out to my car, put the key in the ignition, turned it, and realized once again my car battery was dead.

So, I called the doctor and cancelled. The earliest appointment is 2 weeks from now. And it looks like I'll be going to get my car battery replaced today.

On a positive note, my apartment complex finally decided to do something about the damage in my apartemnt. They repaired some of it yesterday and are coming by today when I am home so I can show them the rest. And I'll definitely be home since my car won't start.

Nothing Clever Today

Today I woke up early, today I woke up sad
It's funny how it hurts me, the love I've never had

But I can feel You breaking me through this mess
Yeah, I can see You through this loneliness

Show me that
Life shines with You
You show me that
Life shines with You
Break me through

I think that I can hear it
Is it a trumper or a train
And now I'm drawing near it
I think it's calling out my name

I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to prove in this mess
I got nothing to lose
But this emptiness

If I had a ladder
To reach up to the sky
I would climb up there forever
It would just be You and I

And I would feel You
Breaking me through this mess
Yeah, I would see You
Through my emptiness

Bebo Norman - "Break Me Through"

The fun never stops

"Judgers know that if everyone would simply do what they're supposed to do (and when they're supposed to do it) the world would be a better place to live."-from a personality book I read

I've been having to deal a lot lately with people who are making my life more complicated due to their inability to do their job properly. One example: I discovered another water leak in my apartment last Friday, the day before I was planning on leaving to visit family. I had to call twice to get someone to come and stop the leak. I went in person the next day to make sure they would fix the big gaping hole in the ceiling and the water damage along the walls, though the maintenace guy said I didn't need to because he would put in the request for me. Anyway, the people in the leasing office assured me they'd fix everything. Right. There's still damage from when my apartment flooded in December.

Surprise, surprise, I returned from out of town to discover they only repaired the ceilings. So this is what my laundry room looks like a week later. Needless to say, I'm annoyed.






Anyway, I took a bunch of pictures of all the damage that still remains unrepaired. And Thomas helped me write a letter of complaint. So tomorrow, I'm going to march over to the leasing office and give them the pictures and the letter and make sure to complain (politely) very loudly.

At my grandmother's

Just a quick update as I am using dial up. Thomas is coming to visit me in Atlanta in a couple of weeks. I'm very happy :)