Three Weeks Have Passed
And nothing interesting has happened. I closed on my house but am still living in the cabin. I'm moving out this weekend to save some money. The moving company is completely booked out for the next three weeks and since there is only one of them in a 100 mile radius, I'm stuck using them. I have a couple of other leads but so far, I'm thinking my furniture won't get here until well after the new carpet is in.
A month of living in a house with only an air mattress and a lawn chair for furniture is not particularly appealing.
In other news, I have spent the last two weeks preparing to paint. After hours and hours and hours and hours of work, I am now finally ready to actually apply color to a couple of the bedrooms. We'll see how the motivation goes this weekend. Maybe I'll finish two rooms.
I've also managed to talk my dad into coming out and providing free labor for the other miscellaneous tasks I have decided need to be done. I'm all about spending money right now.
I'd also like to tell everyone not to visit Utah. It's not a nice place to go. I say avoid it at all costs.
It's Time for a Change
It's the weekend and I actually have something to do. It's supposed to be nice now and stop snowing. Always a good way to start the weekend. Last night, I had the inspection done on my new house. Surprisingly everything went well.
I hadn't actually paid much attention to the aesthetics of the house when we first went to look at it. I was looking more at its basic shell. I was also unable to get into the backyard due to the killer dog. Last night, killer dog was muzzled and tied so I got to explore a bit. That yard is massive. Mowing it will suck big time.
Anyway, back to the overall color scheme of the house - I'm off to Home Depot today because last night I decided I can't live with the colors of the walls or the carpeting for any amount of time. I'm going to get some color swatches and then when I close on Friday, I'll make a decision and hopefully get everything ready by the end of the following week. It's time to spend some money to make the house ready for me. The only thing I don't like is that I won't be able to get anyone else's opinion when I'm making decisions. Here's hoping I have some taste - and no, I won't be making any room red.
Am I Too Nice?
The other day my brother called and asked me to call him back when I got home from work. I called him knowing that my first question should be, "How much do you need?" I was right. It seems he's about to be evicted. I offered him $500 after he told me he was getting paid on Friday (yesterday). I thought if he was getting paid he ought to be able to cover the other $200 of his May rent - let's not go into June yet. Apparently, that was a stretch.
What does he do with his money? Really rent should be that #1 thing you save for after food. My coworkers were listening to my conversation with A yesterday because he still needed more money and called to get it. I finally agreed to send him an additional $1000 to cover the remainder of May and June rent. After I hung up, T says, "You're too nice." Am I really?
A hasn't asked for money from me for several years, so I haven't been aiding him in his irresponsibility. Should I have let him be evicted? Would he have learned a lesson? Or would that have been too hard hearted? Part of the reason I give in is because I have the money and I feel slightly guilty that I can live life the way I want to and A can't. Is it my fault he's an idiot? No, but he's my brother and I don't want him to suffer - even though it's his own damn fault.
In separate and more exciting news, I am now carrying a Uinta County Library card.
