I have been rather quiet lately, still been reading friend’s journals
here and there. I have been super busy, almost an emotional wreck and
completely worn out. Why? Read on:
I’m still here, just soo busy. Things are starting to wind down though. Still getting settled in at my new home and still working a lot. A lot being in the neighborhood of 60-65 hours a week. Thus not leaving much time for anything. Any free time I have gotten is spent getting my place in order and talking to my mom on the phone. Hopefully things are gonna wind down soon for me. It’s just like go, go, go, go…
Wow, how time flies!! I have been so busy the past few weeks. I work a lot these days, somewhere in the 55 hours a week neighborhood and starting sometime in November till January it’s gonna be like 65 hours a week. I do need the extra money, one reason I am working so much.
Saturday I am officially moving into my new apartment. My furniture is being delivered sometime between 8 AM and 12 PM lol and the cable guy is coming between 12 PM and 2 PM lol. So half my day is shot but afterwards I’ll have time to do some re-arranging, put stuff up and then go shopping for some basic household items. My comforter set and sheets won’t arrive till like a week later so I guess I’ll be sleeping on the couch lol.
My parents did visit last weekend. They only stayed Friday thru Sunday, definately not a lot of time. I wish I could of spent more time with them but I only had Saturday to spend with them 
Also, I have been talking to a wonderful, intelligent and beautiful girl for the past week. It’s so awesome that she even lives just a couple of hours away! We’ve really hit it off talking on the phone but have yet to meet. Hopefully next weekend it will happen since I am moving this weekend, and last weekend my parents are here. I guess sort of bad timing. I really hope things work out with her, I like her a lot and she likes me a lot too.
This has been what’s going on in my life in a nutshell. Sorry I haven’t been online to chat either and I been slow to reply to emails but like I said, I been busy 
What an eventful weekend… not! I don’t think I could of suffered from anymore boredom than I did. Obviously work was canceled due to the weather but I guess not obvious enough since I went in on Sunday but it was closed. I wish I could of gone though, it would of given me something to do. I had Labor Day off and today my other job was canceled since the office didn’t have power but it looks like I’m going to work tonite which is a plus.
So I spent the morning being productive. I was gonna get everything in order for the apartment complex I was gonna move into but I decided to look at a few other places too, just because. So after that, I went to the bank but they were closed and the lady said they weren’t sure when they would be open but the branch up the street was open. So I headed that way.
I saw this apartment complex on the way that I thought looked nice, went in and got a tour. I thought they wouldn’t have what I was looking for and by the looks of the place be way too expensive for me. Turns out they had something I was looking for and not too bad so I said I’d take it lol. I am paying a little more then what I was gonna pay but it is a bigger place and in a much better neighborhood. Like everything is in walking distance for me, it’s close to my work, there is actually some recreational trails that I can ride to and ride on (a big plus) and the fitness room is so much better then the previous place I was gonna move into. So the extra cash for rent I think is worth it.
Gonna be moving in on the same dates I had set before since this place was already cleaned and ready to go. I am again soooo excited!! I’ll be moving in during the last weekend of September when my furniture gets delivered. I’m actually technically moving in the weekend before so I can get things like cable and power hooked up and so my parents can see the place since they are visiting me for the weekend that week. I didn’t want to move in and do all this stuff when I only have a limited time to spend with them. I am so looking forward to seeing them!!
Looks like Frances is going to cause worse weather then Charley did when it passed right beside us. Looks like it’s going to be one rainy weekend for Tampa. Luckily though it will pass north of us, thus having one of the better areas of the storm cross over the area. Just as Charley did; we never caught the leading or trailing edge and won’t with Frances either.
On a seperate note, I have been a tad bit busy with apartment hunting and I finally found a place but it’s not official yet. I hope to move in on the weekend of the 16th. I have to go Tuesday to finalize the paper work. I was so lucky to get this place. Its a one bedroom with a den setup that has a view of the lake and its on the 3rd floor. It’s like exactly what I been looking for.
It’s so hard to find a one bedroom/den setup. Many places have the floor plan but had none availible and when they do become availible they are snatched up quickly. I got this one cause it had just came open the day before, Thursday. It’s close to what I wanted in size and I didn’t want a 1st floor unit. It’s 904 sq.ft. which is pretty much what I was looking for. I wanted the extra room for a guest bedroom for my friends and family so when they visit they don’t need to get a hotel room. They just won’t have a bed for a bit lol.
Speaking of beds, I am going out today to buy furniture. I been furniture shopping already and have settled on what I wanted. Gonna spend a few bucks on my stuff which includes, a bed, dresser with mirror, nightstand or two, a few lamps, sofa, 2 end tables and a cocktail table and a love seat or chaise. I’m so excited! Finally a place of my own that I can decorate how I want 
Well some really good news. I have two jobs so far lol. They aren’t career jobs but I need something to pay the bills. After a month of job hunting and no luck, I need to give the old credit card a break.
I am working in two retail stores walking the floor and helping customers out. I really wanted to do these two jobs as well and work with the two companies I work for as well. I start one job tomorrow and the other next Monday. The only problem now is to juggle the hours and try to work both at the same time cause currently both employers do not know I have a second job. Which isn’t really that deciteful since I did get hired for both within a week of each other.
If it gets nasty I know which of the two jobs I wanna keep. It’s a no brainer. One pays $2.50/hr more then the other but I really would like to keep both.
So wish me luck. I can now start making money, yay! Now I can start saving some cash to start laser treatment on my face.
It’s been awhile since I wrote anything meaningful so here is the deal. For starters, some know that I have recently moved and trying to start my life. The job hunt has been taking up a lot of my time lately.
Which leads into whats been going on with me. I am not gonna go into detail, I don’t want to. My life has been very difficult for me in the past few weeks. My life has changed so much recently and feelings are starting to snap in.
I am emotionally unstable, mentally exhausted and frusterated. I feel I am on the verge of loosing it. There are days I just want to say fuck it, it’s hard to push forward but I have the love and support of a best friend that means a lot to me.
So, for the time being, you won’t see me around much until I sort things out. This has been an explosion in the making for quite some time and the top finally popped.
Till then, good-bye for now. I’ll be back sometime later… Erin.
My name is Erin. I was not always named Erin and I was not always a girl. One could argue that I am not a girl, perhaps a boy or both; maybe neither.
