Woke up today and felt fine. Got some sleep. My energy is back. My appetite is back. Planning to go to work for my regular 8 hours today and skip the OT so that I'm able to sort of take it easy just in case.
I took a sick day today. I could make it through work if I absolutely had too but I'd probably spend 8 hours wishing I was anywhere else. My plan is to use today to try and eat, and regain my strength. My boss asked me if I wanted to call it Covid and I said absolutely not.
Yeah, I wish I had room for a split King bed but the cost would have been another grand probably and my girlfriend and I are only in bed at the same time for maybe an hour a day except on weekends. I'm starting to think trying out all those beds at Big Sandy's is why I'm sick now. All I know is if that bitch Dylan doesn't deliver my bed on Saturday I'm going to raise hell.
When I first got addicted to drugs I ended up at meetings not even knowing what they were. For whatever reason I assumed I was going to a party. Went to probably 3 to 6 of them and always got hammered afterwards.
Then when I got out of rehab this last time they had kept saying 90 meetings in 90 days and you'll stay clean. Well I went to maybe 6 to 10 meetings before realizing I hate those types of people with a passion so I quit going because I wanted to distance myself from the stigma of being a junkie. I've been clean ever since. Those jackasses over think everything and always showed up crying about dumb shit while preaching a book about how to say "no". My mind was already set on never returning to that lifestyle. I did not and do not need any help staying clean. My life sucked so bad when I was using that no amount of anything would make me even think about using drugs again.
Good morning fellow space people. I've been busy trying to prep for vacation. Got my paycheck pending and damn did they tax me. Anyways, I cleaned out the Escape this morning and plan on selling it tomorrow morning. Charging up the old crappy lappy so I can use that if needed. Trying to gather up clothes, bathroom stuff yada yada. Plan is to leave Saturday morning and drive down to Tenessee.
Hello guys. It's been a stressful last couple days trying to get ready for vacation. Today I took the cats to get their nails trimmed and of course Tabby puked all over the cage while riding in the Subaru. Had to order 2 tires for my girlfriend's niece because she is down to the belt and has no idea what to do. Damn coons haven't set off any more of the traps so that's good I guess. Today I still have to get out the wheelie bin and clean up the house a little for company tonight. I'm not even close to being ready for work today. Also, I'm about out of cat food and I have to also stop at the pharmacy and pick up Chantix I got last week. The next couple days are sure to be increasingly stressful as I find myself down to the wire getting ready for vacation. My first vacation in a long ass time and probably my girlfriend's first one in several years as well and it's suppose to be rainy all next week. Damn.... Anyways, on Friday I need to make time in the morning to go to the BMV as I'm selling the Escape to my coworker. Really I'm practically giving it to him because I need it gone and he is fairly well fucked at the moment. Work has been crazy this week as well because we are missing 1 person all week and my supervisor has also been gone until maybe Thursday. Now I need to get off here and go try on some clothes to see if they fit and get some chores done so I can leave for work. TTYL Have a great day.
I went outside to smoke a cigarette and a big ass coon came wandering up to the front gate. He gave me the finger and walked around the house so I followed him and threw a brick at him. We need more traps and some razor wire.
Good morning gonts. Woke up to my girlfriend fingerling me today. Was really confused as to what was happening but it was nice. Anyways, I managed to be alert enough come time for my doctor appointment to answer the phone and he kindly prescribed me Chantix. I don't think my GF is on board with quitting the same time I do which sucks but I won't let her stand in my way. After my doctor appointment I tried going back to sleep but ended up playing on my phone for a couple hours instead. Right now I am drinking some coffee and checking my time sheet for work. I believe that I can achieve my OT goal for this pay period early and not even have to work extra on Friday. Today is trash day so I will have to pull the Escape out of the garage and drag the wheelie bin out to the alley. I offered my Escape to a co-worker for dirt cheap as he is without a vehicle right now and apparently without much savings either. Told him $800 the way it is. He said maybe on payday next week... Typing of next week, that will be my last week of work before vacation. We leave next Saturday to go see Dolly Parton and I'm super stoked about getting to not only have a vacation but also spending it with people I love. There is a lot to do before we leave though and I've been trying to chip away at the long list of shit to take care of. Still need to get the AC fixed in the Subaru and get some clothes as all I have to wear are work clothes which I guess is okay right? All the regular shit needs taken care of that we usually do like mowing the lawn and cleaning but the weather has been shit the last few days and is keeping me inside. So today I'll probably go into work extra early so that I don't have to at all on Friday. I don't know what else I'll end up doing today but I got Chantix which was on my list so I'm happy.
How are you today? Anything new in your life or any plans for today?
I have yet to successfully recharge an AC system without blowing the fucker apart and coating everything freon. Tried recharging my ford escape once and it just went pissing all over the place. Anyways, they sell recharge cans now with digital displays and stop leak additives, so I was debating giving it another shot but this time on my Subaru. She blows cool air but it's kind of weird as it will be cool for a while then warm and then back to cool and just keeps repeating. On an 80 degree day it's not bad but on a 90 degree day it never really cools the car down. Also, it doesn't really blow all that strong. Figured I would check and see if I got any smashed up fins on the little radiator looking doohickey today. Going to start there and maybe pick up a can or AC recharge later. Thoughts?
In the last 18 months I went from $13.35/hr to $25.73/hr which seems like it would be awesome but keeping up with inflation is very tasking and already has me thinking of what my next move will be. I'd probably be better off investing in a skill or degree at this point but there just is not a lot that really stands out or grabs my attention that I could see myself tied to doing for decades on end.
Growing up I always liked Chex Mix which is basically the same thing. I've had really good "home made" trail mix. And have also enjoyed a lot of stoner munchie trail mixes.
Occasionally I'll buy a bag of Munchies or whatever they have at the store. Personally I don't like anything with chocolate mixing with my trail mix and if there are nuts I would rather buy just nuts than have those mixed up with my snack.
I thought with getting an almost $6 an hour raise that my check might look kinda decent for once. Only had a few hours of OT on the check but after taxes, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, HSA contribution, 401k and Roth 401k contributions I only ended up with $1705.47 for 2 weeks. I really need to get that number to the $2k mark. I'm doing alright on my OT this week so time will tell if that makes any difference at all.
Before signing up for all that insurance and retirement bullshit I was bringing home $1500 every 2 weeks while making $5.73 less an hour. Uncle Sam is a nigger.
