My body seems to have decided that my time to get up is 5:30 instead of 6:00. It's annoying, but I'll deal. I rather like having the first half hour of quiet time before my sister awakes.
I actually managed to sleep last night, which was nice. I wasn't sure I was going to, since the dog had a bit of a bark right before bed that kind of set me on edge.
The first few days, I was very chill, but then I kind of fell in love with the place, and now I'm terrified about getting a noise complaint. To the point that it's been giving me anxiety attacks. We're doing our best to keep him quiet, and he doesn't bark at night, it's strictly between 8am-7pm.
I'm going to try to make him some good peanut butter treats to see if they'd work as a distraction. It's not as high-value as meat, but it might do the trick.
Yesterday was absolutely busy as hell at work. Our queues were in the red most of the day.
I was talking to![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
poisontaster yesterday, and said that I feel woefully unprepared to be a Real Adult (TM) I just feel like my family did nothing to prepare me for reality. I have no clue how to budget, I feel like I'm just floundering. I have this lovely home, and I'm having to look up how often to clean it. I know how to cook, but planning reasonable meals is out of my wheelhouse. I can plot out somewhat lavish or special meals, but beyond that, I'm out of my depth. Thank god for the internet. TikTok is actually incredibly useful. Videos that not only tell me how to do things, they also show it. That's hugely helpful to me.
It's funny, I thought once dad died, we'd be able to travel, but we're kind of right back where we started because my sister cannot possibly walk the dog. She has enough trouble getting herself up and down the stairs. To do it with the dog is an impossibility. What we're thinking is that the probate case normally takes about 6-9mo and we started at the beginning of December. So, with a little luck, by July-September, we should have judgement and be able to pull the money. Then, we will begin putting the little fucknugget into doggie daycare, and if that goes well, he can board there for a few nights. We're hoping to go away the first weekend after Labor Day.
Honestly, despite the penalty, I may pull all the money and reinvest it elsewhere. Both of these companies were 100% incompetent. The one basically lost the policy for 5 years. The other screwed up the beneficiaries. I do not have deep and fuzzy feelings towards either of them. One, I will probably transfer to Fidelity, as they were easy to deal with for my IKEA IRA. Depending on how much the other is, I'll see what I do.
For now, what I do is go get dressed and ready for work. Everyone have a beautiful Wednesday!
I actually managed to sleep last night, which was nice. I wasn't sure I was going to, since the dog had a bit of a bark right before bed that kind of set me on edge.
The first few days, I was very chill, but then I kind of fell in love with the place, and now I'm terrified about getting a noise complaint. To the point that it's been giving me anxiety attacks. We're doing our best to keep him quiet, and he doesn't bark at night, it's strictly between 8am-7pm.
I'm going to try to make him some good peanut butter treats to see if they'd work as a distraction. It's not as high-value as meat, but it might do the trick.
Yesterday was absolutely busy as hell at work. Our queues were in the red most of the day.
I was talking to
poisontaster yesterday, and said that I feel woefully unprepared to be a Real Adult (TM) I just feel like my family did nothing to prepare me for reality. I have no clue how to budget, I feel like I'm just floundering. I have this lovely home, and I'm having to look up how often to clean it. I know how to cook, but planning reasonable meals is out of my wheelhouse. I can plot out somewhat lavish or special meals, but beyond that, I'm out of my depth. Thank god for the internet. TikTok is actually incredibly useful. Videos that not only tell me how to do things, they also show it. That's hugely helpful to me. It's funny, I thought once dad died, we'd be able to travel, but we're kind of right back where we started because my sister cannot possibly walk the dog. She has enough trouble getting herself up and down the stairs. To do it with the dog is an impossibility. What we're thinking is that the probate case normally takes about 6-9mo and we started at the beginning of December. So, with a little luck, by July-September, we should have judgement and be able to pull the money. Then, we will begin putting the little fucknugget into doggie daycare, and if that goes well, he can board there for a few nights. We're hoping to go away the first weekend after Labor Day.
Honestly, despite the penalty, I may pull all the money and reinvest it elsewhere. Both of these companies were 100% incompetent. The one basically lost the policy for 5 years. The other screwed up the beneficiaries. I do not have deep and fuzzy feelings towards either of them. One, I will probably transfer to Fidelity, as they were easy to deal with for my IKEA IRA. Depending on how much the other is, I'll see what I do.
For now, what I do is go get dressed and ready for work. Everyone have a beautiful Wednesday!
