Domestic Geek

Happy Saturday, Everybody!

Thanks to everybody that left a comment or emailed me directly that you read my blog. I was seriously trying to evaluate if writing stuff here is even worth my time. If nobody was coming here except the people looking for the Toys 'R Us Bunny Commercial every Easter, then really, what is the point? Hopefully, in the coming months, the content here will be a little more interesting!

I've been taking some serious looks at my life and what I do day-to-day. Serious changes are in order. What I've been doing for so long is obviously not working and i'm tired of it. I may not write about all or any of it here...we'll see.

Right now, I have a craft room mess to tackle.

I have this amazingly goofy habit. Almost every morning I leave the house with a plastic glass of some sort of beverage (tea, water, etc.) to have something to sip as I drive. Everytime I get home, I totally forget to take the glass inside with me. The next morning, I move the empty glass to the backseat to make room for the new one,,,and on and on it goes until I either have to clean the car out for some reason (mechanic, passengers) or I run out of glasses in the house.

Does anybody actually read this thing besides my Dad and Marcus...or am I totally wasting my time with this?

Marcus just posted a pretty funny account of Skippy's Skunk Encounter from last week, including a couple of pictures of him during his tomato juice bath. Go check it out.

So, after burying my head in the sand for the last three months, I finally sat down and figured out how much money I make per month and compared it to the amount of money I need. The picture is not good.

Now that my final student loan has kicked in, I have a whopping $30.75 left after bills to buy food and fuel for the whole month. Since it takes $35 alone to fill up my gas tank once, I'm totally fucked. I can't afford clothes, toiletries, cleaning supplies, oil changes, crafts, books, Starbucks...nothing extra at all. Let's also not forget that I have a $550 Federal tax bill looming that I can't pay. I still have no health benefits and if I have an emergency or an illness of any kind, I'm screwed. I guess when my boss gets back from his business trip, I'll have to tell him I either need to make more money or I've got to find a higher paying job. This is why it is so hard to break away from the pizza business. I keep having that nagging thought in the back of my head that I should go back for just a little bit to catch up. I don't want to be sucked back in.

Add to the problem that Marcus' overtime was cut and we're in a bad place. He was the one providing food.

This was the kick in the pants I need. I really need to do some freelance work and get my own business going.