Falling into Place

I am really sucking at updating this.

On the grandpa front, things are back to okay now. The blood clot dissolved and he stayed with my parents until a day or two ago and is back in Florida now, so that is good.

On the Athan's job front, no news from Richmond. And while I'd never say I was happy that someone didn't get a thing they wanted, I can say I feel relief. For now anyway. Still hopeful something will come through for him soon, regardless of location.

It's October now, which is my favorite month, especially this year because I have a lot of things to look forward to. First, I will be making my first return trip to NoVa since moving here three months ago. Second, my birthday. Maybe its obnoxious to be turning 22 and still loving that I get a day dedicated to myself, but I can't help it. I like other people's birthdays almost as much as I like my own. I just like celebrations I guess. Third, I will be going to JMU Homecoming as an Alum for the first time ever. Fourth, I find out who the newest addition to Absolut family is. And fifth, I get to spend my free time here doing fun autumn things like planting perennials, pumpkin patch visiting, apple picking, and driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway during peak. Oh yeah and I almost forgot a potential sixth - if I can fenagle getting up to NoVa a second time, I can see my good friend Jamie for the first time since JUNE. That is such a stupid amount of time to have not seen a close friend, I can barely handle it. Hopefully it will all work out and I can get my ass up there. Am considering asking to work from home so I can get some days off without costing me any money.

Another surefire sign of fall's presence is that I think I am starting to get a sinus infection. Lots of people at work come to work sick, and although I have been extremely diligent about disinfecting and cleaning my desk regularly, I apparently have not totally safeguarded myself from the germs meandering in our HORRIBLEY ventilated office. I work basically in a cubical, which is in a larger cubical, which is in large square area of the building that pretty much is like a cubical as well. AKA I am about four layers of walls away from any kind of window or door to the outside world. The air in my office feels like it has been lingering in there for years.

A big development in my life is that I have officially decided to put myself on a budget. I desperately want to have enough money saved to start paying for graduate school in the fall. Of course I can only go part-time, which is good though because it means I have to save less. It's just very hard right now because I have had a sort of "Oh, this will all even out by next paycheck" attitude about all of my spending and have yet to actually sit down and figure out a plan. But I did that at work yesterday when I had nothing to do and I think I have developed something I can actually live with. Paying bills and worrying about things like insurance are definitely a part of adult life I could do without. Pretty sure every adult human agrees with that.