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ladysprite) wrote2012-02-20 01:46 pm
ladysprite) wrote2012-02-20 01:46 pm
Letting Off Steam
So. My husband is out of work again, on the job hunt, with all the stress and anxiety and bad memories that that brings.
Last week I took my car in for a tune-up; it turns out it cost over $1200 just to get it to the point where it would pass inspection. More than my poor little decade-plus old car is worth. Except we can't afford to replace it, because my husband is out of work. And we can't make do with just one car, because he needs to be able to get to interviews. So, shelling out money we don't have.
Last night our bed frame broke. Bang, more money we don't have, and sleeping on the mattress on the floor until we get the new one.
And today I'm at work, and I seem to have the Cancer Touch, and I'm double-booked this afternoon. And my lunch never thawed, so I'm getting by on mini chocolates and a handful of edamame because trying to microwave-thaw onigiri just doesn't work.
I want this month to be over.
Also, I want a million dollars and my own tropical island, while I'm asking for things. Or, barring that, maybe a week where something doesn't go epically wrong.
Edited to add: Stuck at work 20 minutes after closing because I missed my husband's text that he was outside waiting for me. Asked husband to buy cookies for dessert; four groceries and none of them had black-and-whites in stock. New recipe for dinner was an abject failure. Tripped over cat while making dinner, smashed my elbow and wrenched my back. This can all end NOW.
Last week I took my car in for a tune-up; it turns out it cost over $1200 just to get it to the point where it would pass inspection. More than my poor little decade-plus old car is worth. Except we can't afford to replace it, because my husband is out of work. And we can't make do with just one car, because he needs to be able to get to interviews. So, shelling out money we don't have.
Last night our bed frame broke. Bang, more money we don't have, and sleeping on the mattress on the floor until we get the new one.
And today I'm at work, and I seem to have the Cancer Touch, and I'm double-booked this afternoon. And my lunch never thawed, so I'm getting by on mini chocolates and a handful of edamame because trying to microwave-thaw onigiri just doesn't work.
I want this month to be over.
Also, I want a million dollars and my own tropical island, while I'm asking for things. Or, barring that, maybe a week where something doesn't go epically wrong.
Edited to add: Stuck at work 20 minutes after closing because I missed my husband's text that he was outside waiting for me. Asked husband to buy cookies for dessert; four groceries and none of them had black-and-whites in stock. New recipe for dinner was an abject failure. Tripped over cat while making dinner, smashed my elbow and wrenched my back. This can all end NOW.
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And best of luck to arnis.
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Sorry you arr draling witj this.
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I sympathize...
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I can't help but find it very suspicious that somehow the dealer finds hundreds of dollars of work every year that your car needs to pass inspection while Vikki's car (the same brand & model but older with more miles) has needed under $500 in maintenance in the five years I've known her.
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Also - what does your husband do? (I seem to remember something techy.) My software company, Pega, is hiring. Have him look over the extant jobs at pega.com and send me a resume if anything tickles his fancy!
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I hope all the days after this one are better than this one was.
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At today's interest rates, I recommend going for three million.