Category: The Daily Grind

Spring Foward…

Spring Forward…and get one less hour of sleep! Daylight savings has started so you need to make sure you reset all your clocks for one hour ahead of what it is now.

I’m glad this doesn’t happen on Monday morning. We’d never get to work/school on time if it did!
Wake UP!!

TGIF!!

I’m so glad it’s Friday. It’s been a hairy week and next week is looking like another one. But, after that, I can breathe again! I know that all the work I’ve been putting in at work and with the house project will be worth it.

Wow!

It’s only Tuesday and you’ll never believe how much I’ve gotten done already on this house deal. I guess because we’re refinancing my parent’s house (which is in my name), I’ve got double the work of just buying a house. So far, I’ve gotten pretty much all the paperwork I need for both loans (that’s easy – it’s pretty much the same for both), I have the inspection scheduled for my new house, insurance set up on it, an appraisal scheduled for the old house and once the inspection’s done, an appraisal there, too. The money for closing is in the bank, I talk to my realtor and mortgage agent on a daily basis and not one fight with my parents over any of this!!!

Once all that is done and the loan is offically approved (I was pre-approved before we got into all this), I just have to sit and wait until May 15 to get the keys. I could easily close next month but I was really planning on skipping rent/mortgage in June so a May closing it is!

Next bit of planning – a house warming party as well as a birthday party. My birthday (as many of you may remember) is May 20. It’s a Saturday this year and I’m turning 33 so I decided to celebrate with a big ol’ party! Please plan on coming to Austin that weekend… if you have time. Between my apartment and the new place, I should have plenty of room. Just bring your own bedding. Specific plans to come.

Oh my goodness, have you seen “Two and a Half Men” lately? HILLARIOUS!!!!

Spring Break Plans

Now that you know what my pre-Spring Break week was like, here’s what my plans for this week are like:

  • Saturday – sleep in a bit; go to TCGC show at Round Rock HS; eat with Connie & Sami; go to a gathering at Mon‘s house.
  • Sunday – sleep in a bit; clean house; maybe get a massage from mom; maybe go see a soccer game.
  • Monday – house shop!!!
  • Tuesday – more house shopping; Trish‘s birthday dinner
  • Wednesday – get taxes done; clean garage; gathering at Connie’s or get car fixed in SATX
  • Thursday – clean garage; celebrate Connie’s 1 year old hip
  • Friday – take basketball band to a Spurs game!!! HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!!
  • Saturday – hang out, maybe lay out!!
  • Sunday – same as Saturday, plus have a massage

    • See, all planned out and exciting! It’s not a trip around the world (*ahem* Monica 😉 ) but I’m excited about the house hunting and getting my garage cleaned out!

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    Happy 311 Day!!!

    Ah, the week…

    …from hell?

    This could lead to a very long post but I’ll try to keep it to the point.

  • Monday – 6:30 am opened band hall for Jazz Band; taught all day; 4:30-6 sectionals; 7-8:30 Band Booster Meeting. 14 hours
  • Tuesday – 6:30 am opened band hall for Jazz Band; taught all day – including an orchestra class; 4:30-6 sectionals; stayed until 8 pm getting paperwork done. 14 hours
  • Tuesday night, I had a horrible dream that I did a whole bunch to keep some fish I owned (I own no fish, btw) alive but in cleaning the tank, I ended up killing them. I woke up at 4am having a terrible anxiety attack. I’m really worried about the band not doing well at upcoming performances.
  • Wednesday – 6:30 am opened band hall for Jazz Band; taught my class in the morning; drove the truck to Westlake HS for the Full Orchestra Concert & Sightreading Contest. They got a superior rating on the stage and in the sightreading room!!! Went home fairly early – around 3:30!! 9 hours.
  • Wednesday evening – went to look at a house. It was almost perfect. Too perfect – turned out there was already an offer submitted and now if I want the house, I have to wait to see if it falls through. If I don’t get this house, it’s okay. I have Monday & Tuesday and many options out there still.
  • Thursday – no jazz band…got to school around 8:30 am. Taught through the day; 1:30, started getting prepped to take the Jazz Ensemble to the Blinn Jazz Festival. The jazz band did well. We got a lot of great compliments from the judges and came home with 3 soloists awards! Got back to school around 10pm. 11.5 hours
  • Thursday night – had a dream that some friends of mine that are married broke up. They were okay with it and had moved on to other people before the divorce was final. Woke up feeling very awkward…
  • Friday – no jazz band…got to school around 8:30 am again. 😀 Taught classes through the day; did a lot of paperwork; had a going away party for a student who is moving back to Canada; did more paperwork; left for home around 5:30pm. 9 hours.

    • So, let’s see – I spent 57.5 hours working this week. A lot of hours but not really too hell-ish once I step away from it. I feel like I only spent 65 hours sleeping though! (LOL) BUT, it’s SPRING BREAK so it’s all good!! No plans for travel but there are plans for house shopping. YAY Spring Break!!!