The long flight home...

[vixalicious]

Only not. I'm headed back to Vegas, for the week.

The weekend seemed really long to me, I'm not sure why. I went to the movies on Friday night, I think it threw me off. That's usually a Saturday night thing for me. So Saturday seemed like Sunday, which made Sunday feel like an extra day. Oh, well, better too long than too short!

I have replaced my dead cell phone with a cheapo pay-as-you-go phone, just with my old SIM card - a suggestion from the guy at the Cingular store, which was nice of him to do instead of trying to sell me a $300 phone. I qualify to upgrade my phone at the end of October, so this is just a temporary measure til then.

On Saturday, I tried to hang my coats in on the new shelf in my coat closet downstairs, only to have the shelf collapse. I give up! I'll have my dad look at it when he comes down week after next - that and the light in the kitchen that doesn't work anymore. Also, I may or may not have a critter in my attic - will have to call the exterminator this week and see what they charge to come check. Ah, the joys of homeownership! *chants equity-saving on taxes-not throwing my money down the drain to a landlord mantra to self*

My surgery is less than three weeks away - I'm a little nervous, but looking forward to getting my hearing back to normal! The 'rents are coming for that, and my sister too. I'm going to try very hard not to be bitchy - I don't do sick well and sometimes I take it out on the people around me more than I should.

I think I'm going to quit Netflix this week - I've had the same movies out since the end of May. Obviously not watching them, so why should I pay for it? I think instead I'm going to put that money toward re-joining Weight Watchers. I want to be sure to watch my diet during the recovery time for my surgery, since I can't work out. Not that I've been working out lately anyway, oops! But I want to start back, and just generally start taking better care of myself again.

Things to do this week:

• Call pest control about possible squirrel infestation


• Call lawn service re them being dicks/getting them to mow my yard again so I don't look like the trashy neighbor and affect the ability of the nice couple flipping the house next door to sell said house.


• Look for new lawn service


• Watch Netflix movies and mail them in


• Cancel Netflix service


• Pay bills


• Finish solo writing piece for The Est


• Update House Project List with: Getting quote for the roof/soffit replacement, getting quote for gutter covers, getting quote for eventual replacement of main plumbing pipe (for next year), determine cost of painting living room, paint living room, caulk under back door, finish painting crawl space door, get quote for removing sheds from back yard


• Don't spend any more money on decorating the house this week.


• Check prices for rentals on the Outer Banks for next year's possible vacation


• Email thescreamregime about the pub crawl (Todd, if you're reading this, I'm going to email you *g*)


• Email my nephew about birthdays


• Email roofing company about quote for whatever it takes to make my roof/attic impenetrable.


• Look up correct spelling for 'impenetrable' as that does not look right.
ETA: I was right, who knew!

• Lay off the free wine in first class.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/saura_/]

What was your surgery about dear??

I'm sorry that everything seems not to work all of a sudden. I think we all had days like that one *hugs you tight*

[vixalicious]

The surgery will be on my ear. *hugs back*

[justeeyore.livejournal.com]

I imagine your family already know, but just warn them about possible bitchiness and they shouldn't take it personally!

Good luck with the surgery.

[vixalicious]

Thanks!

[mandieleigh.livejournal.com]

Good luck with your surgery!

I have a friend whose mother has a rental house out in the OBX. He is renaissnce_man, he might be able to tell you how much his mum charges.

[vixalicious]

Thanks, hon! I will get in touch with him.

[shirecreature.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you need a cell phone way more than me, but I just have a pay as you go one, and I spend about $25 a YEAR! (Shows you how much I use it). My boss just got one that's also an iPod and a camera, he is crazy about it. Sorry about your squirrels, but for the moment - better live then smelling a dead one somewhere you can't find. I'm waiting for my shelves to all collapse because I've gone from one person to two-and-a-half...but so far they are holding!!

[vixalicious]

Yeah, I thought about getting the iPhone, but it's just too much money. The pay as you go phone will get me by for a while but the quality is not the same, and I can't use my bluetooth headset.