Life...

So I know this blog isn't as used as it used to be, but I haven't had much to say as nothing out of the ordinary has happened to me in years.  But I wanted to share with you some of my goals for the rest of this year.  First a few things I have been up to lately.

At the start of June all of my things went into storage and I moved back in with my family in order to pay of debt.  Not gonna lie that isn't going as well as I had hoped.  However, I can't make my next move until at least one of the debts are paid off, preferably the car loan.  I am working hard to come up with ways in order to pay it off sooner than the 23 months that my statement says it will take.  I did have one of my credit cards paid off but then I used it again...lol...but it is almost paid off again so that's okay.  Not to mention I had some medical bills pop up and I have been paying those off.

I have been getting a lot of writing in this year so far.  I have finished a couple books and am now in the rewrites stage of them.  I am on a second rewrite of one of them.  One day soon I might actually have one completely finished I think.

In other news, I have started working hard on expanding my book blog.  I have tickets to a book con next weekend in St. Louis but I don't know if I will make it as I should be spending the money on bills instead of hotels, gas and food.  I do however have a ticket to the Fierce Reads event in Pittsburgh at the beginning of October.  All the tickets were free so I am not losing any money on the tickets for St. Louis.  I also have my name in for a ton of ARC's (Advanced Reader Copies) from several different publishers.  I hope to get copies of them all, but this kind of thing is hit or miss.  I am being more focused on my blog now that I am in need of more things to help me relax when I get home.

I am still struggling to get used to having people around 24 -7 I can't stand it.  I used to be able to sit in silence and relax when I got home after being around people all day.  I am one of those people that needs her space and I haven't had that since June, so I am getting more and more aggravated with life as the days go by.

Now for my goals for the rest of this year:

Pay off debt (as much as possible as quickly as possible)

Figure out where my next move will be

Find a job in said area I want to move to

Make the book blog great again

Flea Market Finds!

I made it to the Flea Market on Friday and got some pretty fun stuff.  Didn't really get anything that would work for any of the projects (well maybe one).  Some of the things I got my hands on are:

Several old books
An antique tool box
A step stool
and last but not least
A Soda Crate

I spent around $60 and can't wait to go again.  I will be looking for more of the soda crates as I plan to make them into blanket storage.  The one I bought over the weekend I will add legs to and make it an outdoor table for packages (will add before and after pictures when I get to it).

The tool box was a splurge I saw it and almost passed it by but I turned around and bought it for $30 turns out it was extremely rare and worth between $85 and $100.  So I decided against upcycling it and posted it on my etsy site instead.

Next Monday I will be adding a crap load of items to this list and I can't wait to see what I can come up with for some of these items I will have collected.  I have so many ideas after my shopping spree online.  I just have to figure out where I am going to store everything until I can get it all worked on.  Can't wait to post pictures for you all to see.

Let the creative juices flow!!

It's been forever since I posted on my personal blog and that's because I really haven't been doing much besides working and reading (not that this is a bad thing at all).  But summer has changed that this year.  I have already done several trips...two book signings and two camping trips and I have at least one more vacation and possibly a camping trip to go.

Over the last few days my creative juices have started flowing and I think tomorrow I'm going to hit Roger's Sale (one of the local Flea Markets) to see if I can let some of those juices flow.  See I have this small apartment and not that much storage but that's okay because after a year of being in the apartment I have a little bit of time to work in it now.

I don't know that I will be able to do the major projects this trip since I think I'm going alone and my little car won't carry anything too big, let alone me alone...lol!  Tomorrow I think I'm going to tackle a couple smaller projects if I can find the things I need for said projects.  Here are some of the projects I plan to tackle are:

Wall shelf/pot or pan hanging area
A blanket rack
A chair with a back for my work desk
A bin for packages for the porch (because otherwise packages are tripped over)

If I see something else I think would be cool I will definitely be picking it up.  I am in love with maps so if I see any old ones I will most likely buy them as well.  I would love to find a medium/large dresser that I can use as a pantry in the kitchen but like I said small car and just me can't manage that one yet.  Plus I'm still debating on that.  I may do some rearranging, buy another tall bookshelf and use shutters to close them off!  (Yes I have been watching too many flip related shows...lol).

I am still currently working almost 70 hours a week while reading and blogging so why not throw in some fun and creative crafts.  Oh and lets not forget that I have two books that I need to work on edits and rewrites for.  I finished one book at the end of last year and a short story back in May but I just haven't been able to bring myself to work on them.  I don't know whether it is because I just don't have the time and energy or whether it is because I just can't seem to feel the same emotions with the direction I need to take the books.  Either way I think I need to jump back into that as well.

Well since it is almost 2:30 in the morning and I have a crazy day ahead of me tomorrow I am going to leave you wondering what my plans are and go to bed.  I will hopefully remember to get on and let you all know how the trip went but we'll see what time it is when I get home and how tired I am.

HERE'S TO HOPING I FIND SOME AMAZING DEALS TOMORROW THAT WILL WORK IN THE LIMITED SPACE I HAVE!!!!

Time for another adventure!!!

So the lease on the house I am living in is up on June 30th and it is really too much for us to deal with so we have been searching for a new place.  While I was in Cleveland this past weekend I realized that it is time for me to leave Pennsylvania again.  I have been looking into places in North and South Carolina today but nothing really stood out to me.  I don't know whether I am just bored or if I'm tired of people telling me how I should act or just how rough this winter was but I need to live somewhere I can hit the beach after work or sit by the pool.  I need a place that doesn't get extremely cold for 7 months out of the year.  I just haven't narrowed down exactly where that is yet though.

What I do know is that the drama in my roommates life has picked up and I am just glad to know I wasn't here to see the actual events of said drama.  We have another new roommate who well she's a nice person but I wouldn't be able to live with her very long, I could tell that pretty quickly.  Let's just say it was an insane weekend which started Thursday night and that that is what has spurred this decision.

It's not there is really any reason for me to stay here in Pennsylvania.  At least none that I can think of.  I've got to move on with my life and start being happy again and I have never been happy in Pennsylvania (and I've lived here my whole life).  I was happiest in Virginia and Utah so far.  My nomadic tendencies are telling me to go further south this time though.  I am also considering Florida or Georgia right now.  I would love to get another one of my dream jobs on a cruise ship or for an airline so I could travel the world cheaply...lol!  There are so many places I want to visit or love but unless things change for me soon that will never happen.
I'm done letting other people create drama in my life.  I have let go of all of the drama in my life except for what has recently happened and that wasn't my own.  Life is too short to let drama and other people drive you to insanity.  My big issue will be leaving my job because while there are days where I hate it I really do LOVE my job.  It will be nice to hopefully be able to go down to one job and school however.  Then maybe I will have time to do some writing on the side and be able to actually pass my classes.  I haven't done well the last couple of semesters when it comes to school.

Welcome to a New Year!

So it is the first day of a new year once again.  Last year was pretty darn amazing if I do say so myself and I can't wait to see what this year holds in store for me.  First, let's do a recap of what last year held!

• I started school again and rocked my first semester (not so much the second semester)
• I got to visit Germany again and the trip was amazing
• I moved out of my parents place (yes again) at last
• I got to meet a ton of really cool authors in person at my first ever book signing

Now, after all those fun and great things what could I possibly do to make this year better?  Well let's see what the Resolutions for this year will be?

• Finish at least one of my stories in progress (I want to try and self publish one this year)
• Bring my GPA up from last semester
• Take another awesome vacation
• Possibly start an editing business
• Eat healthier
• Exercise at least twice a week
• Start saving money
• Just be a happier/healthier me in general!

I think these are all very attainable goals and I plan to stick to them.  I don't see them as resolutions per say more things I hope will happen throughout the year.  I don't know if the vacation will happen as I may be going to school over the summer but the rest of these are all very attainable.  

Anyways, I hope you all have an extraordinary year, just like I'm hoping to have!

Fate is kicking in!!!

So I got in contact with the girl about the room for rent and I think it will be a really good fit.  I think that I will be able to manage it quite well.  I also have myself some health insurance, just in time from the sounds of it.  Plus I will be paying off what's left to pay for this semester of school soon as well.  While still being in the area is the farthest thing from what I really want it will do for now.  I just have to move on and get out of here.

Anyways, that is all I wanted to say for today.  Just wanted to say that things are good and I will be moving soon!  That was the bright spot in my awful week so far.  I need to go to bed but I got too much to do tonight.

I'll Stand By You!

I am so confused lately.  Last night I got on CraigsList and found a place in Beaver Falls looking for a roommate (college students).  They only want $200 a month for the rent.  It would be much much closer to work, which isn't a big deal since I only work 15 minutes away now (20 on a bad day).  I wouldn't have as long to freak out in the snow or storms and my car wouldn't end up in the ditch on the way home on snowy days.  I would also be close enough to home that instead of paying to do laundry if need be I can go home on Monday's and do laundry...while nobody is home!

So your probably wondering, "Why are you confused" now huh?  Well see the thing is I only make around $900 a month at the library.  I have to get and pay for insurance as soon as I can but since the site has been down due to government shutdown's that is damn near impossible, so I don't know how much that will cost.  I will have to get some sort of wi-fi so that I can do school work, my second job and hook up my PS3 and Kindle for internet (most likely).  Then I have the car payment and would also have to factor in groceries and gas money (which would be considerably less).  So now you see where the dilemma lies...being able to pay for everything else.

I would love to be able to get a house of my own and rent out a couple rooms in it but with only around $900 a month coming in I don't see that happening.  Even with the second job (which I'm lucky if I have time to bring in $200 a month in from) it's really not enough to cover expenses.  I still know that I have to get out of my current living situation because I can't take it much longer.  I would prefer to get out of the state but that definitely isn't a feasible option right now, one day but not right now.

A while back I wanted to get a new job but there isn't really anything close and I am not driving all the way to Pittsburgh in rush hour every day!  I have patience just not while I am driving in traffic.  I would never be a happy person if I worked in Pittsburgh...lol!  I like how laid back the library is and how I have a ton of freedom to do whatever I want here.  I see a project that needs done I can just do it I don't have to ask.  Anywhere else I would have to ask to do anything.  I guess I just need to make more time for the second job.  I may have the two busiest days of Indexing off starting next month so if I fit in 8 hour of indexing in those days I would be pulling in closer to $800 a month with the second job and that's only working 8 days a month...yes that is a little backwards I know.  Almost the same amount for working 8 days a month as working an entire month!

I guess what I'm saying is if/when I get this place I will have to start doing a shit load of indexing on my days off and treat them as a day at the library.  That will leave only Sunday's for any major homework and reading I have to get done.  This year I am going to school in the summer as well, trying to get all the required classes done this year so I can focus solely on my major and minor after this year.  That's another thing, I still owe $1000 for school this year as well...student loans didn't cover everything the last two semesters.  I'm hoping next year I will be able to get a bit more if I'm not living at home!!

Okay this rant is done!  I think I have come to the conclusion that I should at least text the lister and find out more about the place before I move forward.  Guess I just needed to write it all out in order to figure it out so thanks for reading this rant!