I'm avoiding the mountain of grading I have beside me to sit and vent about the exhausting process of buying stuff for my first place. I was suppose to get at least half this crap when I moved away for college, which I never did, my sister's pointed out. The rest I was suppose to get when I registered to get married. So I guess you could say I'm doing things out of order. The good news is, when I do get married and register, I can register for nicer things I can't buy now.
Since I'm homeowner-party of one- I'm responsible for purchasing everything from a can opener to bars of soap and EVERYTHING in between. Thank goodness my new job pay is solid because I'm actually sick and tired of trying to remember what I still "need" to start my house out properly. I've been tracking my spending on a spreadsheet to make sure I don't double-buy.
Last weekend, I got a birthday trip to Costco when my sister bought my sundries like paper products and soap. This weekend I hit Wal-Mart hard for everything from a dust pan to a GSCI outlet for the kitchen so I don't electrocute myself when I'm washing dishes and the oven's on. I also decided to go the digital light timer route instead of the old-fashion dialed thingy which still baffles me. Speaking of baffling, I cannot believe how much stuff I can actually fit in my closet here and in the attic. It's insane how good I've gotten at condensing things.
I decided to take a leap and book the moving truck from U-Haul this week. After I got two letters my lawyer sent out to the Seller to stop being un-cooperative and let certain appraisals and repairs get done, my agent sent me a very hopeful text: appraisal done, contracts signed. Yeah! This was as exciting as getting a telegram (not that I'd know what that feels like in this day of e-mail and texting). ANYWAY, it paid to walk off my anxiety and uncertainty that this is actually going to happen because there's not much else I can do except focus on my work and wait for the next 55 days to pass me buy. I should be grateful I don't have mortgage to pay for two more months but still, I went upstairs today just to touch the stuff I bought as comfort that one day it will be unpacked and actually used.
This distraction has helped me keep another matter off my mind. I had dinner with George last Sunday night after church. I told him about my dilemma with the guy I like and he said "Maggie you just have to kiss him!" This is soooo easier said than do with me. First of all, I haven't really wanted to kiss him yet so doing that would be a huge boundary pusher for me. It feels like I'm opening Pandora's box. Then again, Pandora's box contained HOPE besides the evils of mankind.
Anyway, I am taking my b.i.c.'s advice and letting this guy come and find me. I think he's warming up to me but I'm really really tired of pretending like it's okay that I always have to make contact and he makes the plans to hang out. Then again he's got enough going on the next couple of weeks and so do I. So word on the street is, Maggie's still single but maybe not for long???? I love starting rumors because they usually turn out to be true :)
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