Wow. that was rather fast! I got this months SS payment in the bank this morning! Sheila had said to keep an eye out for a deposit just in case. Woohoo! First order of things is car registration and will deal with pay half of this months rent on Monday.
Quite the circus to get my registration done at AAA. First, I made the mistake of not getting anything to eat before we left the house. I saw that the AAA office would close at 1 and it was almost 11 so figured we needed to get going as fast as possible. Registration is only $158, excellent.
Well then headed out and I was already feeling hungry. Bad...not good. I had looked up where the closest office was and luckily it was in the same neighborhood as the pizza place we were going to get for lunch. Sweet! Missed the entrance to the office, had to make an extended turn around in a parking lot. Got there and right on the door it says they take Visa/Mastercard and debit cards for DMV, double sweet! Receptionist asked what we needed, she asked how I was paying and said card so she put us in the queue and we took a seat. Less than a minute... name is called. Get to the window, nice young man, I slid the card over and he said they aren't taking debit cards for DMV that day. Whaaat? Frustration notch just went up on the hangry scale. Okay, he says go get cash and they'll keep my spot in the queue, good for that.
Took some misdirections but remembered where the closest bank was, got $150 out and headed back to AAA. Luckily it is only a few blocks from each other, parked and pulled out the money and the notice... see where I'm going here? I needed to pull out more than $150. Sigh. We have not carried cash in years I was so frustrated and the hangry level went up another notch. Go back to the bank, get the money, go back to the office... I make sure to tell the receptionist that they aren't taking debit cards at the dmv window that day. Less than 5 minutes I was in and out. But man it was a circus getting there!
I want to make a special note here about Jon dealing with me when I get in a frustrated mood like that. He talks quiet and doesn't make any sudden moves but has also said that he feels like my anger is directed at him (due to having an abusive dad). I apologize and let him know that never in any point in our three years have I have ever ever been angry at him for something he's done. My frustration and anger is never about him and I try to remember not to vent at him. He understands that but I know how it feels to have someone angry at something and you feel like the target.
So, we finally get that done and I'm feeling much better about driving on the road (other than brake light not working) I make the call to the pizza place and we go get our favorite bottled beverages from the grocery store in the same mall and head home. Wow. I really did blow it by not eating before hand and I should have learned by now but nope....
So now I intend to act like we are still mostly broke. Since my next check is less than a month it will be a longer time between checks next time but we will also have some tax money coming hopefully by March. Save out money for rent and storage next month, throw some money at SDGE and see what else bounced when I only pocket change in the bank. Car insurance is paid, Amazon, oh yeah credit card bill! Have to put $40 or more on that before beginning of next month and then will throw the balance on there end of next month so that stays current.
Whew...the next milestone is waiting for my W2 and EDD forms to come in so I can do taxes. I got the first form about my 401k distribution which I (hopefully) remembered to have taxes taken out at the time of distribution so I don't have to worry about it for tax time.
I have been a nervous wreck lately and my fingernails are the big show for it. I tend to chew my nails more when I'm anxious about something and it's been a helluva three months or more. Now I'm exhausted and sleepy from the adrenaline rush for four or five hours.
More updates as they happen I always say.
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