I never update, so i am now because i need a sounding board, a place to vent and cry my frustrations…
Im living with Talon in our own little one bedroom house now, 45 mins from work (one way). And… i am struggling.
My PT cruiser died and was sold for $1000. I borrowed my sister’s car while she was overseas for a month, then learned stick and now im borrowing my grandfather’s truck, something Ford. im supposed to be saving for a new vehicle, but it’s slow going and i lack the credit history for a loan from a credit union or any other place that wont rape me dry.
So many expenses keep popping up… here’s some bulletpoints to keep run on semtences to a minimum:
- glenn’s b-day was extravagant, as he hadn’t had anyone make a big deal of his birthday since he outgrew Chuck E. Cheese… i sent him on a scavenger hunt to many of our courtship locations and finished with a fancy dinner…
- next is Vegas in a week and a half for Superzoo, the big Grooming convention, where i need to replace my three cheapo shears with quality tools, ($300+) and also invest in several other tools and products guaranteed to make my professional life easier and faster and my quality more consistent. I’ll need at least $500 for the show… i’d like a few hundred more for a childless night out and an outfit to wear for it, but that wont happen.
- talon’s birthday. We are asking everyone invited to contribute $30 (instead of gifts) toward an outdoor playset with a swing, multi-level fort, sandbox, and slide. Because these sort of group gifts NEVER work, im planning on needing to invest $300 (half) to make up for the people who usually bring him dollar store gifts.
-Halloween. Themed costumes between myself, talon, and bonzai.
- holidays.
Talon just woke up sobbing. A sleepless night for me follows.
