oh yes… you know how we do it.. all freakin’ wrong. Anyway I filed for a tax extension on April 15th at 10 pm that night. I have been putting off actually filing my taxes for several reasons. Among them were marriage, unemployment, self employment, 401 k payout blah blah blah….

I was nervous. Very nervous. So nervous that I am 1000 times happier now that I (or we, We filed jointly) filed.

I used H and R Block online and it was easier than I expected. Props the H and R Block for not making that an extremely painful experience.

We are also getting some back. Of course not the big return I got when I was single, but at least we don’t have to pay.

Now I can file for student aid and pay off some debt. More blah blah blah.

I wish I would write more. It would probably help my moods. Financial stress is more than I can bare, and I don’t even have a home to foreclose on. I rent, and that’s stressful enough. Well what makes it all stressful is my debt problem. I am really trying to help myself and I guess that’s why I haven’t been here. Between almost being late on payments, not being able to take care of debt, rising prices in just about everything necessary to survive in our country. I guess life’s a bitch and then you die. Fine, I’ll accept that.

On a more creative note, the layout is in tribute to Heath Ledger and his Joker. I do not take any credit for taken these pictures.

Well today is Sunday and we have plenty to do. Laundry, clean the kitchen, get gas etc….

A couple weeks ago I was frantic with finding a new job. Taking pictures of cars in all sorts of weather just wasn’t cutting it. I threw out my ambitions of being a professional web designer, because I really don’t like designing for people anyway and I even quit school, for now. I had to pull myself up by my bootstraps and get a job. And boy did I.

I am making good money and I move a lot. Yes I am happy with that. I was always at the computer, now I just read the news. I hate sitting all the time, it messes up my back, and I gain weight x;(. The job consists of Shipping and Receiving, what I used to do. Plus I get to utilize my background (kinda) in Semiconductor and Electronics. So I will be blogging about me, my family, pets and well, just normal stuff and normal life.

I’ll have my weekends back and my evenings with my family. We also had to give up homeschooling, which is disappointing, but we wouldn’t be able to carry on with that. Although I still can’t stand this school district, I hope there is a good elementary school SOMEWHERE around here. The kiddo will be back in public school by next week.

I am happy now. I have a job I like and can tolerate, I am making good money and we can pay bills AND have fun again. x;)

Mine suck. We have moved to get out of all this debt and in the long run it will benefit us. Right now we are caught up in all sorts of bills. I am taking care of the debt though. I have contacted almost everyone and set up payment plans. I have some money from school coming so that gonna help to pay off some people.

Anyway we are in the HOLE big time right now. So the only thing I can do is work or homework. And even working costs money (gas). I have to drive to Turlock today which is about a 45 minute drive. Tomorrow I start marketing and I am PETRIFIED to say the least. For some reason I think I can sell used car dealers internet services. The thought makes me giggle. But it is comission and what do we need? MONEY! Good kids… I have to do anything just short of murder and prostitution to bring money in to this damned house. After all this is the kind of job I wanted. Right? Sometimes I wonder what the hell I ‘m doing…

Anyway if anyone is interested in helping a sister out I am taking donations. x;)

It is almost impossible to organize a room of a kid that gets too much from relatives. My mother and brother spoil her rotten. She IS worth it, but the mess and clutter was unbearable. There is always stuff where it shouldn’t be and clothes she uses are all over hte floor and stuff she doesnt use is taking up space. We are gutting this room. We needed to get rid of some things, so we decided she was going to make some money.

She has decided to sell some of her toys she doesn’t play with, online. Shes going t use the money for a computer. I figure it will make her appreciate it more. So in this lesson she learns about organization and ecommerce. Two valuable lessons any kid should learn.

We are also painting her headboard and foot board white. We are really doing up her room, for not a lot of money. We are also adding silver to the head and foot boards. We are going to paint the walls a light lavendar and she has a wood shelf we are going to match to the head and foot boards. I am going to get a chair cover to cover an old dining room table chair for her desk chair and we are going to put up a sheer rod and some sheers. It should look really beautiful when its done.