Cleaning Spree

After something of an emotional meltdown yesterday (triggered by a variety of events) I decided that my room needed a makeover. Projects always help distract me, and this one was very much needed.

I am in an unfortunate situation where I am living at home (for which I am very grateful, but still…) and I have to share a room with my 17-year old sister. I am lucky that she is extremely easy to live with and awesome, but stick two girls in a room and lots of STUFF accumulates in a very small space. It got to the point where there just wasn’t room for me in there anymore and I was feeling extremely claustrophobic, to the point where I wasn’t really spending much time in there beyond sleeping (leading me to spend LOTS of time with my parents).

So yesterday I decided enough was enough. I went to the Container Store (most amazing store on the planet…seriously, if you haven’t gone there, you don’t know what you are missing) and stocked up on some pretty boxes to keep me organized and got to work. I cleaned out a huge amount of stuff (over four garbage bags full). It felt really good to purge myself of all that clutter and now I am feeling MUCH better and productive.

Of course now that I am almost done and my temporary distraction is finished, I may have to actually face my meltdown and what caused it. Or I could come up with another project…

I Did It!

So you know that job I was waiting to hear back from? WELL I GOT IT! I AM OFFICIALLY EMPLOYED! After 6 months of searching, I finally have a job and could not be happier (unless they gave me benefits, but I will take what I can get). I will be working in a kindergarten classroom full time in an elementary school very close to my apartment and I will continue to babysit after school, so I should be able to save a decent amount of money so that I can move out next year!

I start Monday! Unfortunately I am sick with nasty cold, so I have to spend my last couple of days of freedom housebound, but still…I totally have a job! YES YES YES!

Confessions of a Shopoholic

I like shopping. A lot.

I am usually able to keep my shopping impulses under control because I have been a college student and had limited funds. Now that I have graduated, and I’m making some money (though not a lot by any means…I still don’t have a real job) I can’t seem to help myself.

With so much free time on my hands, I have been occupying myself by perusing stores across Manhattan and looking for great deals online. I currently have a bid on designer jeans on e-bay. Because I am living at home, and therefore have few expenses, this may not seem like a huge problem, especially since I always look for a good bargain.

However, even bargains add up. And I don’t have real job. And I’m supposed to be saving money to move out from my parents’ apartment.

Make it stop!

Living At Home

So my only potential roommates have found an apartment. For them. Because as much as we wanted to live together…I STILL. DON’T. HAVE. A. JOB. (Although I had two interviews last week and another tomorrow. I AM trying here, people). And it’s not fair to make them wait for me to find one, especially since whatever job I get will probably not pay me enough to make it feasible for me to live with them.

Translation: I get to live at home for at least another year.

Yes, it’s great that I get a free place to live and free food (although I do hate mooching off of my parents). I am certainly appreciative of the fact that my parents have allowed me to “always be able to come home.” BUT, I have to share a room with my sixteen year old sister, deal with my parents on my case all the time, and feel like I am in high school again.

I am 22 years old. I want to be independent. I want to have my own place and come home from my “real” job and do my own thing.
Ugh, I just need to come to terms with the fact that this is just how things are going to have to be for the time being. Or I could always find a random job and live in a shitty studio by myself…too bad I have standards.