Changing gears
Aug. 12th, 2002 01:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
robotech_masterSpent part of the day cleaning up my room, throwing out bags of trash and trying to pack stuff away. It occurred to me that if I were thinking I could move up to N.H. or wherever with just a bare minimum of stuff, maybe I could get by here with the same. So I'm packing up boxes of books and things to take home with me next time I go down to the parents'. Won't they be surprised.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to admit to myself that wanting to work for AmeriCorps in New Hampshire was something of a pipe dream all along. I'm going to need all sorts of money to cover my car costs, and $700 isn't enough to cover room and board together, especially somewhere as expensive as Wolfeboro. If by some miracle I should find a room where I can stay free, then maybe it might be worth considering. But if that's not possible...well, I'll resign myself to disappointment and go back to hitting the jobsearch trail.
Tomorrow, I plan to call back Radio Shack & Waldenbooks and tell them that I would like to work for them, if it's not too late. With my luck, it probably is. Grumble. But if I can work there, I can at least earn more money. If I could hit 30-40 hours a week, maybe I could live stably while I'm jobsearching.
Another thing to try…once I get cleaned up and bomb the heck out of the roaches, I need to try cooking for myself more. Doing more than just the sandwiches and frozen pizzas approach I'm doing now; actually making things like soup and chili and other dishes. I need to identify the obstacles that are keeping me from doing this—like lack of utensils and pots and pans—and put them out of the way. If I think I can live on $700 there, I should try to prove it to myself here. And maybe look for another apartment, while I'm at it. There's no reason I should have to live in this roachy dump any longer…I'm not going to SMSU anymore, so I have no reason to need to remain near it. If I can get those part-time jobs, then I can beg my parents for enough money to see me through this month's bills, and the rest should take care of itself.
And I hope, hope, hope that the job at Alex's university comes through and I can leave it all behind.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to admit to myself that wanting to work for AmeriCorps in New Hampshire was something of a pipe dream all along. I'm going to need all sorts of money to cover my car costs, and $700 isn't enough to cover room and board together, especially somewhere as expensive as Wolfeboro. If by some miracle I should find a room where I can stay free, then maybe it might be worth considering. But if that's not possible...well, I'll resign myself to disappointment and go back to hitting the jobsearch trail.
Tomorrow, I plan to call back Radio Shack & Waldenbooks and tell them that I would like to work for them, if it's not too late. With my luck, it probably is. Grumble. But if I can work there, I can at least earn more money. If I could hit 30-40 hours a week, maybe I could live stably while I'm jobsearching.
Another thing to try…once I get cleaned up and bomb the heck out of the roaches, I need to try cooking for myself more. Doing more than just the sandwiches and frozen pizzas approach I'm doing now; actually making things like soup and chili and other dishes. I need to identify the obstacles that are keeping me from doing this—like lack of utensils and pots and pans—and put them out of the way. If I think I can live on $700 there, I should try to prove it to myself here. And maybe look for another apartment, while I'm at it. There's no reason I should have to live in this roachy dump any longer…I'm not going to SMSU anymore, so I have no reason to need to remain near it. If I can get those part-time jobs, then I can beg my parents for enough money to see me through this month's bills, and the rest should take care of itself.
And I hope, hope, hope that the job at Alex's university comes through and I can leave it all behind.
