Things are finally starting to wind down around here.
I feel like there has been this horrible cyclone of disaster following me around for the past three months and I’ve finally escaped it. I can breathe! At least… a little. Things still aren’t easy but I don’t feel like we are doomed for failure anymore. Now maybe I can collect my thoughts enough to write a genuine post. Here goes nothing!
Tristan and I have made the decision to move back home to Cape Cod. It certainly was no easy decision, and it takes a lot of factors to make it even remotely possible. First of all, it would never work if we had to find a place to rent. We simply can’t afford rent right now, which is a large reason why we are out of money so quickly, and renting on Cape would only exacerbate the situation given the economy there. (Read = $$$$) If it was going to work, we’d need a place to land and catch our breath for a little while. First thing we did was call home to Mom & Pop and begged them to let us come back. Naturally, they said no. Totally understandable, we are married adults and need to learn how to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off without running to Mom & Pop every time. Not to mention they are still trying to sell the house and are in the process of cleaning it out & fixing it up. Our being there would totally hinder their progress. I respect their decision and know where they are coming from. So we gave up on the idea of moving back home… for a little while.
During my stay in Vegas, Tristan called me and said that he had talked to his former boss and his boss had previously mentioned helping us and was now ready to do so. I wanted to know how. How? It’s a pretty important question don’t you think? Well, it turns out that his boss has offered to take Tristan on in a more professional manner. A manner that would hopefully leave us with a stable income and him with a solid career. Sounds good to me! T then informs me that there is more, his boss has offered us a room to live in while we collect ourselves and once we have collected ourselves an apartment to rent that is so cheap I wonder if it’s illegal. Awesome!!
Suddenly, we are able to move home and start over. Start over? What I wouldn’t give to start over and give a career and a savings account an honest chance. There are still a few obvious obstacles in the way however. For one, we have all of this brand new furniture and apartment furnishings that we’ve JUST purchased and no means of taking it home or sending it home. I checked all of our receipts and not a single item is eligible for return, not even my elliptical. SHIT. Well that sucks but I’m not letting it stop me so I listed it all on Craigslist and put a few ads in the paper. I also created a page on here just for that purpose, although, I’m pretty sure it’s useless here and I should just delete it.
A large number have items have sold, but it’s mostly just a big pain in the ass. A word for those of you who use Craigslist or Freecycle - If you commit to picking up or purchasing an item. DO IT! Don’t dick around in town, don’t waste time, pick it up and make it easier on everybody. It’s so frustrating to spend countless minutes on an e-mail back and forth to somebody who is interested in an item only to have them say “No Thanks”, or “Great I’ll pick it up sometime this week!” Even worse than all of that, is those buyers who say that they will be there tomorrow and then don’t show. Or will e-mail you the next day saying “Sorry I couldn’t make it, time just slipped away from me, are you available tomorrow?” Time just slipped away from you? Are you joking? I sat around my now empty apartment waiting for your stupid ass to come pick up this FREE item that I listed to HELP YOU rather than just throwing it away and time just slipped away? YOU SUCK! So that’s the story on that… also, I have received an alarming number of Craigslist Scams. People who are out of state and will have their secretary mail you a certified check and their mover will pick up. Yeah, okay buddy - no thanks! In case you were wondering - one such person is stevewalter111@gmail.com . Total scam artist and you can find many angry people on Craigslist who have bought into his lies. Not me buddy!
I have a few big ticket items left and if I can just sell those I will empty my apartment of everything else, get cleaning, and get outta here! That is slow going however, which totally sucks. My apartment manager was really nice about us leaving and gave me an EXTREMELY detailed list of things to clean & do before moving out. If I can follow it to a T I will likely get most of my security back, if not all of it. I sure hope that’s the case because I definitely need the money. Also, if we can get out sooner rather than later, they will push our apartment on everybody in hopes of renting it out ASAP. If that’s the case, I will be reimbursed for any time that the new tenant spends in here. (It’s against the law for a Landlord to collect on the same apartment, at the same time twice.) So I’m hoping that they can rent this bad larry out soon. (That’s right, I said bad larry. What are you going to do about it?)
So that is the scoop. I have lots to do and little time to do it. I did, however, quit my job to facilitate this process. They were pretty cool about it considering I gave them next to no notice, but I need to take care of me. I need to make sure I can get out of here in time to make a profit, and I need to make sure that I do it RIGHT.
Here is my To-Do List:
- Get Oil changed
- Pay remaining bills (ALL credit cards, PG&E, etc.)
- Find out if antique store is interested in buying my Tea Cart/Cedar Chest - If so, SELL, SELL, SELL
- Get boxes from recycling center
- Mail anything that we must keep & is lightweight enough to not charge us lots of money
- Pack the car with everything we must keep and can fit in the car
- Clean like I’ve never cleaned before. Leave nothing undone, and make sure it’s spotless
- Request a walk-through and pay the mandatory $35 walk through fee. ::grumble::
- Make sure nothing else needs to be done and get the hell out!
- Drive 3,600 miles to the east coast, stopping for gas & sleep. (We’ll be camping since we can’t afford a single thing)
- Apply for as many Cape jobs as possible & hope at least one works out
Each of these has many sub-steps but I don’t want to overwhelm myself too much now…
P.S. Sorry I didn’t break this up with fun pictures, my camera is all haywire and only holds a charge for like 30 seconds, and I can’t think of anything worth posting in here. Sorry! Next time, I promise!
P.P.S. In another note, Aimee’s Shrinking Butt Blog exists no more. I don’t have time to obsess about my body and I don’t really care to anymore. All I can do is try to be healthier and that’s enough for me.
I don’t know if I’ve ever gone into great detail here but my dad is a Commercial Fisherman on Cape Cod. As far as I know, he’s the best in the business. I’m not just saying that. The passion he puts into fishing and the passion he puts into knowing every single little nuance of detail there is in any subject matter relating to the industry… we’ll he’s just great. 
I told him that he should add an RSS feed to his blog so his readers can subscribe to it and make it easier to read rather than going to his page every day. (I.E. Make it easier for me) LOL but hey… he’s got to have a kind and loving daughter who can point out these great technological advances. 
