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*Disclaimer: I'm tired and headachey and probably have PMS or something. I'm going to go get myself a cup of peppermint tea now and try to cheer up.*
Meh...
Life is... average. It's been a reasonable week, though on a bit of a downer today. Got up early and drove to work 4 days this week, missing Wednesday morning due to taking a valium on Tuesday night after somehow headfucking myself into a rather unpleasant state. Prior to that I was doing fine and dandy. Since them I've been just a little down, though feeling off is also due to early mornings and not enough sleep this week. The sooner I get my licence the better, and I'm working on that at full speed now - while I was sick I was too highly strung to drive but now that I'm well on the way to being well again I'm handling it ok (as evidenced by Alex letting me drive to work). Tomorrow afternoon we'll head out to Brookfield for some more serious practise (hill starts and emergency stops) as we have to head out that way anyway to pick up my much anticipated new fish.
Alex is probably working tomorrow morning due to financial pressures. We received a lovely debt collection notice last week for $1800 - Centrelink had overpaid him the last semester he was at uni after he dropped one subject. Although we had the option to pay it off over time I felt it was preferable and easier to clear the debt all at once, but after paying rego and insurance on the Bombadore and dental bills Alex wasn't exactly flush with cash, so we went Dutch. Surprisingly, my bank balance isn't too bad at all (considering I bought a computer, hit the post-Christmas sales and am spending a small fortune on physio) but we're going to have to be a lot tighter with money for a while, especially if Alex goes back to uni.
Going back to uni is also proving troublesome. Before allowing him to be re-admitted the university demands a letter from his current employer stating not only how long he has worked there for, but also what his duties are and how he conducts them. What this has to do with anything I fail to understand (are they going to decide driving a forklift is inappropriate work for someone wanting to complete a chemistry degree? What kind of work do they expect someone with half a degree to do?). Also, we only received the request for this letter last Friday and the actual letter only got written yesterday and will be posted to us. Uni won't make a decision until they have read and considered the letter, which they won't now receive until next week. Meanwhile, the start date for the semester is February 28!!! So Alex has no idea what is happening, no books have been bought and budgets are tight - hardly the best start back for a student who has experienced disrupted studies due to financial stress and insufficient preparation time. Fucking depressing, given the uni sagas he's been through already. ( Oh shut up already Toni. )
Meh...
Life is... average. It's been a reasonable week, though on a bit of a downer today. Got up early and drove to work 4 days this week, missing Wednesday morning due to taking a valium on Tuesday night after somehow headfucking myself into a rather unpleasant state. Prior to that I was doing fine and dandy. Since them I've been just a little down, though feeling off is also due to early mornings and not enough sleep this week. The sooner I get my licence the better, and I'm working on that at full speed now - while I was sick I was too highly strung to drive but now that I'm well on the way to being well again I'm handling it ok (as evidenced by Alex letting me drive to work). Tomorrow afternoon we'll head out to Brookfield for some more serious practise (hill starts and emergency stops) as we have to head out that way anyway to pick up my much anticipated new fish.
Alex is probably working tomorrow morning due to financial pressures. We received a lovely debt collection notice last week for $1800 - Centrelink had overpaid him the last semester he was at uni after he dropped one subject. Although we had the option to pay it off over time I felt it was preferable and easier to clear the debt all at once, but after paying rego and insurance on the Bombadore and dental bills Alex wasn't exactly flush with cash, so we went Dutch. Surprisingly, my bank balance isn't too bad at all (considering I bought a computer, hit the post-Christmas sales and am spending a small fortune on physio) but we're going to have to be a lot tighter with money for a while, especially if Alex goes back to uni.
Going back to uni is also proving troublesome. Before allowing him to be re-admitted the university demands a letter from his current employer stating not only how long he has worked there for, but also what his duties are and how he conducts them. What this has to do with anything I fail to understand (are they going to decide driving a forklift is inappropriate work for someone wanting to complete a chemistry degree? What kind of work do they expect someone with half a degree to do?). Also, we only received the request for this letter last Friday and the actual letter only got written yesterday and will be posted to us. Uni won't make a decision until they have read and considered the letter, which they won't now receive until next week. Meanwhile, the start date for the semester is February 28!!! So Alex has no idea what is happening, no books have been bought and budgets are tight - hardly the best start back for a student who has experienced disrupted studies due to financial stress and insufficient preparation time. Fucking depressing, given the uni sagas he's been through already. ( Oh shut up already Toni. )