Hello Again

FINALLY! The neighbors have pretty much finished cleaning out their yard. It took a total of 10 construction dumpsters, multiple trips from various salvage yards, and a bit over a month, but the mess is gone. The rat & cockroach population have seemingly exploded as they scurry for new homes, but that's to be expected. I guess. Maybe.

Now that they are FINALLY finished, my allergies have started to settle down. I was starting to wonder quite honestly if I would ever be able to breath normally again. Claritan has helped bunches, but when they remove that much sheer quantity, it is hard for the Claritan to keep up. It does not matter that I vacuum daily, wash my sheets twice a week, shower at least once a day, wear filters when I work outside, and generally pray for wet days because then the pollen doesn't scatter quite so much.

Other than that, not much is going on. I am rapidly approaching flat broke. I have not recieved any call backs, though I have had an interview to teach freshman college English for 1 of the local marine based universities. If that falls in to place, I will get about $1,000 every 3 months. That's nothing to sneeze at, just wish for more. But then, who doesn't?

Since nothing else is falling in to place, I have decided to take the advice of several friends and family members and try my hand at writing. I am terrifies to even start. Going to have to if I am going to find out if I have what it takes to get published & I know it. Does not chance the fact that starting is still the hardest part.

Some other good news - at least for me. I have my own bedroom again! It is the converted garage that my mom & sister had been using as a giant junk bin, but I cleaned it out over time, and took LOTS of trips to the dump. Once I accomplished the hard stuff, I rented a UHaul & got my bed & the rest of my bedroom "suite," and managed to do it all in a morning with a little help from my sister. Since it means that she no longer is sharing a bed with me, she was more than willing to help haul everything around. Mom helped by supplying the $40 to rent the truck & stayed out of the way. I was surprised by her donation, but since she was tired of our bitching, she figured $40 was worth it.

Still not sure how I feel about that sentiment.

I am sleeping again and am hoping that within a week or so, I will be feeling a lot more rested and have my mind back. Since my brain (and lungs) have been operating at less than full capacity, I am looking forward to having oxygen flowing freely through my body, and the effect it will have on my brain. As it is, all the neighbors in this tiny community I am now living in all joke about how they can all find me by my sneezes, and how they keep looking for the chickens I must be chasing to help me out. I smile a lot and am pleased to say that I have not audibly ground my teeth - yet.