Dollared to Death

Maybe you’ve noticed that I haven’t posted much this month. Or maybe you haven’t. But if you have, it’s been because that streak of bad luck that started out at the beginning of the month has just dragged on and on and on, and I’ve been running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to get everything back in order.

To make a very long story short, we had three different plumbing problems, a failed water heater, and two basement floods. We went without cold water off and on for a couple of weeks, and completely without hot water for three weeks. In the meantime, we had to buy several different things to fix everything, plus had to eat out more frequently than usual, and had to travel to take showers. Not to mention the fact that Hubby has lost about a week of work due to rain. And that has left us in dire straits.

At least things are looking a little better now. I’m not getting my hopes up because I can’t stand to have them dashed to pieces again, but we’ve gone a couple of days without a major incident. Now it’s time to pick up the pieces and try to get our finances out of the red.

I would consider starting a donation drive, but we can’t afford the envelopes, postage and rubber stamps. Okay, I don’t suppose I’d do that anyway, but it’s a thought. What I am doing is trying to sell some of that stuff that’s sitting in the garage. We took inventory of it the other day, and there are a few things that should bring a decent price. If we could sell a couple of them by early next week, we might be able to pay the electric bill without asking for an extension (which I wouldn’t mind doing if it didn’t cost 20 bucks extra).

I’m also hoping to be able to do some extra work. I’ve had trouble keeping up with my regular work due to all the activity and stress, but I finally got caught up last night. If things will just remain somewhat normal now, maybe I can get stuff done.

In short, times are tough. But it’s not the first time they’ve been that way. We’ll make it through, somehow.

Friday, May 29th, 2009 General Stuff