starting plans and lack in productivity in Second 1st

Last week Rocky asked for dates for Destiny’s wedding/our vacation 2022. He’s pretty much decided that he will only be up in MI with me for a week. He’ll be there for the wedding and all.... come up that Monday (weddings on a Saturday). It’s still pretty far off but over the weekend I got to thinking about things. A redundant job that isn’t engaging the brain will do that to you.....

The results .... well my brains been entertained… I will be in MI without my husband for just under a week.... and Jake will be hanging out… so my mind did fun things with that. Let’s not talk about those as they just can’t happen. I’m married and Jake is breakable. 2 really good reasons to not do something I might regret.... so make that 3 good reasons.

I started thinking about cost. I need to make sure to start putting a bit back for… a flight up, a hotel for 11 nights, gas for Rocky to drive, his sundries … my sundries and our sundries.... then the trip back and we will have a good 4 days home before we need to get back to work..... wanna do something? will need money for that too....

I thought (for more than one reason) that I’d get a cheaper room for just me but it has to be at the hotel that’s 2 blocks from Destiny’s house...... I’ll talk to her soon about the sleeping situation at her house..... I know Dominique was staying there for awhile with her boyfriend. If they have a bed in the basement maybe we could stay there for the 11 days..... being honest at 1032.18 for a hotel room for 11 days it would be cheaper to -!!!_!?!?!? just struck with an idea..... honestly if Destiny has space it would be cheaper to get a king sized mattress shipped to her house and have her set it up in the basement.... saving 400-600 will have me complaining a lot less going up and down those stairs.... then we would bring.... or buy bedding… well I’d have to buy it because I’d be up a week prior and don’t want that much luggage.... it’s a thought anyways…

moving on.... we went to Lowe’s to look at stuff for the next priority project.... A/C should be #1 till it’s paid but somehow new vent covers and fixing the lawnmower are ahead of it. All together new vents and a few of those directional plastic covers will cost about $120. This is where I start feeling fishy about something.....

You see at this point I shouldn’t really be thinking “in a few weeks, I’ll set money aside”..... I should just be like “this week or next” because Rocky’s getting paid now but I look at the accounts and somethings just not adding up.

We get home and after some of the above research (including only $100 bucks from Nashville to Detroit if I book soon- one way, 1hr 36m non-stop) and I decide to pay this weeks bills. Looking over the accounts I still feel short.... all is fine… plenty in there to pay bills with but.... not as much as it should be.... digging.... OH! wow! Rocky hasn’t been paid since 8/20. We went back the third.... he should have had 2 checks.... He tried to call his HR/payroll but they are gone for the day. He’ll try again in the morning. .... I’m going to wait till tomorrow to pay bills .... I did move $500 from personal to house from that tax bonus I got and there is plenty in there if they tell him ït will be corrected on your check Friday” so I’m not too worried about it.... just will have to remember to push him to call as soon as he gets up so he doesn’t forget.

Believe me when I say I feel blessed. I feel blessed that we are not only both working now but that during the time I was sick my job gave me full pay. We are not struggling to catch up from 3 weeks off. We are blessed that I get paid enough to cover what’s needed and have been used to just getting just my check. That we have no reason to get angry.... it is a simple mistake.... at this point probably just a box someone didn’t uncheck (x Out with Covid) and they completely intend to pay him for work done. Everything will get straightened out.... and I may just put it all in the savings.... or straight to the A/C.

I had a list of things I wanted to do today.... most of my time got consumed by a video game :( .... It’s like this.... I dislike video games and TV because it consumes useful time. I like being productive.... Then something happens (like catching Covid) where being productive is hardly possible.... I didn’t even have energy to watch TV or play games till the end. Now I’m playing this game.... it’s fun.... and then I get mad at myself for wasting so much time with it.

I did finish the kitchen and dinning room, did laundry, listed the bee earrings, got to Lowe’s.... reaching now but I showered and.... and… I played a video game.... dishes will wait until tomorrow, and bills.... finishing Kakuna’s pokeball.... starting Beedrill.....

List for tomorrow feels pretty ambitious too.... Dishes (For Crying out loud), pay bills, barrow Rocky’s computer to rip a couple CD’s mines not recognizing, finish pokeball, start beedrill, start cleaning another room (again For Crying out LOUD) and go through my cloths to take things to Goodwill.... possibly run to goodwill to drop them off. It’s 5:45pm.... I’m usually in bed at 7-7:30pm.... I could do some of that stuff now… but what am I going to do? Play that video game.... the sooner I beat it the sooner this mess can be over and I can get back to being my productive self....