What Day Is It?

"October?"

Lol. I don't know why I was just thinking about Billy Madison, but it made me giggle. Thinking and saying and typing the word "giggle" makes me giggle. I'm in kind of a weird mood (obviously), and I don't really know why. I'm back at work after a four day weekend (which was absolutely fantastic, by the way), so one would think that I'd be tired and depressed. I'm not, though, which I find slightly weird. I did have a Diet Coke earlier, so perhaps that is why I don't feel like I'm going to fall over asleep on my key board. Oh, Diet Coke. How I love thee... =D

So anyway. I do have a point. I know it's probably hard to believe, but I really did start this post for a reason. As those of you who have been keeping up know, part of the reason I took Thursday and Friday off last week was to clean out our storage unit. The mission was a success (and by "mission" I really mean "battle" and by "success" I mean that I "triumphed"). I didn't take pictures, but that's probably better because the battlefield was pretty scary at some points. It took me most of Thursday to do, and I was really proud of myself for finishing before 10 p.m. I didn't make it to my Yoga class, but it was a sacrifice that I had to make. I wouldn't have been able to concentrate on Yoga knowing that my house looked like a war zone anyway.

I spent the majority of the six or seven hours that it took outside, and being outside for so long made me realize how awkward it is to live in such close proximity with so many people without knowing any of them. I haven't really made an effort to know any of my neighbors, of course, because I never planned on being in that complex for long. Vinnie says that living in an apartment complex where you know all of your neighbors is horrible because everyone wants to stick their noses in your business. But that's going to be the case just about everywhere you go, isn't it? But I think it's better to make friends than to remain aloof. Perhaps I'm just weird like that.

I spent most of Friday at home, just kinda hanging out and doing my own thing. I should have been writing a paper for my Creative Writing class, but I didn't because I'm a slacker. It's okay, though, because my teacher is a total hippie and I'll be okay as long as I turn it in before the last day of classes (April 24). Speaking of school, I've been mentally debating as to whether I should take any classes during the summer. Taking three classes (7 credits) during tax season was not fun, and it actually end up costing me more than just tuition. Last tax season I worked at least 12 hrs of overtime every week from January to April. Naturally, I made some serious bank in those four months. And not only from the OT. I also got an extra $600 every 5 weeks for working an average of 30% OT each week.

This year I'm lucky if I get in 5 hours of OT each week. I could probably stand to do more, but school makes me hesitant to do so. Personally, I find it really sad that I am scared to work more than 45 hours a week so that I can manage going to school part time too. When I was going to school in Idaho I was taking 18 credits and working (almost) full time without a problem. And my work schedule is way more stable than it was then. Perhaps I should try taking actual classes instead of online courses. I love how convenient online courses are, but I've been having issues remembering to remember when stuff is due. Even when I write due dates on every single calendar that I own (which is at least 5), I still manage to forget sometimes.

Luckily, the semester is almost over. It would most likely be beneficial to take at least one class during the summer. Work is supposed to slow down during the summer months, but I'm skeptical about that because they sang the same song last year and guess what--work didn't slow down at all. If anything it continued to increase little by little until Labor Day. And if the market continues to act the way it has, you can bet that we'll be busy all summer.