The last week and a half has been pretty whirlwind and stressful. I started calling our services/utilities to switch service to our new address and started packing, which still has a very minor dent made. We've got most of our books/movies packed, and got most of our clothing packed the other day, but we still need to pack the entirety of our kitchen and closets. It's a little overwhelming to think we'll be moving in exactly one week (actually, we can get into the place on Thursday next week, but won't have the truck till Saturday) but I'm hoping that, if we pack 5-6 boxes a day we should be able to get it all done.
I always forget how expensive moving is. First, you've got the security deposit and first month's rent to be paid upon lease signing, which is a big expense on its own. Then you've got to get boxes and packing supplies (luckily I got boxes for free at work, a benefit of working on the shipment team), and you've got to rent the moving truck, and for us we've got a $40/day doggie day care bill too for Saturday. It's just so much easier to have the dogs out of the way for the day, and at least at day care they can run and burn off energy. Then you've got the stupid, ridiculous, typically unnecessary "reconnection" fees by Comcast (Qwest had no such reconnection fees, which doesn't surprise me in the least). Luckily my excess check came last week so I was able to get things reserved and set up to go.
Between all the moving expenses we finally got the Subaru back from the shop, $625 later. Thankfully their invoice read almost $1500, so they gave us an amazing deal, as usual. When I picked up the Subaru I dropped off the Beetle, as the check engine light had come on. A few days later they told me it was just an air bubble in the cooling system, so they'd flushed it. They also gave me an estimate for the strut replacement it needs, but didn't charge me anything for it. I love those guys.
I also FINALLY went grocery shopping and bought a ton of fresh fruits and veggies, and made a meal plan to get back onto my diet. I'm 10 pounds away from my goal (somehow I lost 3 lbs in the last couple months, maybe just from lack of food?) and hoping to hit that before the end of the semester. I think I will check the rec center on campus to see if there is yoga offered (free yoga, even if it's a bit lower quality, is better than $90/month yoga) and can't wait to be where I want to be... means NEW CLOTHES!
Last week I went to Old Chicago for a Business School Meet 'n Greet, which was alright I suppose. I met a girl in my Marketing class and another girl from the Accounting program. I also spent a good portion of the night trying to explain hockey to a Chinese girl... but it was nice to hear a bit more about the School and meet some classmates.
Returning to school this week has been a bit of a challenge for several reasons beyond the whole "getting into the academic mindset" thing. When I got my excess check I ordered a textbook needed for my Marketing Management class. I got it online from a textbook website, as I could get it for about $100 less than in the bookstore on campus. The store stated it was from Seattle, but the book is being shipped from Thailand (how that makes any sense I'll never know) so I have yet to receive said book. I have two chapters due on Monday for it, so I'm hoping that, if I receive the book Monday early enough I can get a good portion of it read before class Monday night. As for my online class I got my Ebook today so I can at least get the reading done for that, but we are supposed to form groups for a semester-long group project (form groups the first week with people I will probably never see? Yeah, that makes sense too) and though I posted interest in a group on Thursday I never got a response so I have no idea if I'm even in a group yet. The groups need to be submitted by midnight tomorrow so I'm a little panicked about it all.
I have been insanely grumpy and ugly the last couple days and I can't help but feel it's because of my return to school. I mean, I'm excited about it and I'm sure that I'll do fine, but it's more of an anger at my position. I can't help but feel like everything was going so well and we were finally happy here in Denver and then the city pulled the rug out from under us again. It makes me wish I'd made different choices growing up, but when I went to college the consensus was "Get a BA in whatever you want, employers don't care what as long as you have a 4 year degree." Now you have to have a very specialized degree in exactly the field you want to work in or you're screwed. I just want to fast-forward to the part of life where we are financially settled and life is GOOD, not okay, not survive-able, but actually enjoyable and less worrisome. I'm so tired of getting up every day, going to my BS retail job, and counting down the days till we are actually happy again.
But we do the best we can with what we have. We've been to a couple Avs games the last two weeks thanks to my friend/former co-worker, and now with my excess money we finally have a Date Night budget again so we're able to go out every once in a while. We've spent some time with Angela and I was even able to spend an afternoon with Megan and some of her friends. I'm just starting to feel like I get up in the morning, do things I don't necessarily want to do like pack, clean, do homework, go to work at the mall... and when I get home I just wait for bedtime. I don't want to do anything, I just want to get all this crap over with so we can go back to a normal, happy existence.
In the meantime, I'm just trying to stay positive about things getting better, doing well in my classes (if I ever get my textbooks and stuff so I can do my work!), moving into our new place, and hopefully seeing more of our friends in the coming weeks. And hopefully I can get out of this funk and into feeling a bit better each day.
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