The Blonde Diaries

Moving day is here!!

I can’t believe moving day is finally here. I feel like I have done so much packing wise but yet, every time I pack something I find more things that need boxes and storage. The good thing is that I was able to get my apartment keys today and was able to pay a visit to my new digs. I am so excited. I knew the two bedroom would be larger than the one bedroom I am in now but I didn’t realize exactly how much BIGGER it is! AT&T is scheduled to cut my DSL off today and turn it on at the new place on Wednesday (not sure why it will take this long) so I will be here off and on early next week until everything gets back to normal.

Make your next move less stressful

This move of ours has been creating more and more stress by the day. If it isn’t the changing of my address for all of my bills or moving my services (internet and insurance), it is the packing! Today I spent a few minutes trying to pack up my kitchen and I ran out of boxes. I am going to have to try and find some spare boxes at work tomorrow and Friday. Luckily, I am just doing a building switch so I can quickly pack, unpack, pack, and unpack throughout the weekend. I am starting to double think first my move and second that I did not hire a professional moving company to help me with the packing process. I originally thought professional moving companies only helped those who were moving internationally or across the country but I found out that there are some companies like Vanlines.com who are moving companies and provide professional services such as packing and unpacking. All you have to do is let them into your home and they do all of the work for you. If I ever find myself in a situtation where I am moving across country or overseas I am going to use a service like this so I do not have the stress of packing for a huge move. Maybe when Mike and I finally do purchase our first home I will be able to talk him into using movers to pack for us then too.

Growing up and learning about responsibility

I find that growing up isn’t something that happens overnight. In fact, I have found that growing up and learning responsibility has been quite a long road and I am still learning. Last week, I opened my first Roth IRA. This week I am looking into insurance policies, specifically life insurance. I know that I have a small policy through work but I don’t think that would be enough to cover expenses should something happen to me. So tomorrow and through the next week or two I plan on obtaininglife insurance quotes to see what is available to me and the cost associated with it. I am hoping to find some good websites out there to explain the different types of policies, the advantages, and disadvantages so I can make an informed decision similar to when I decided on an IRA. If you have any tips please let me know.

Whew. It all fit!

Man, Mike and I woke up fairly early for a Saturday morning and decided to get moving. No eggs and bacon for me. We quickly went to the city municipal building (like a community center) to cast our ballots and get this year’s election over with. I have to say I was quite overwhelmed when I logged into the Houston Chronicle’s website to see the sample ballot. Our ballots in Louisiana/Baton Rouge were never as large as this one for the city of Houston was. I have to admit, I took the lazy way out and did a straight ticket vote. I wonder how many other people do the same due to the size of these things.

After that, we were off to Kolache Factory for breakfast and then to Mike’s to get things together before the movers came at 1pm. All week Mike kept telling me he didn’t have much. Well, we get over there and there is a lot of boxes and furniture he wants to move!! I got really nervous all of the sudden but decided to stay calm and told Mike and the movers to load it all up and we’d deal once we got to my place. Luckily it all fit but I am exhausted now. Between voting, moving, and watching my Tigers lose it has been a very long day.

Training is finally over

My training is finally over and I am at home relaxing. I went out yesterday to our training happy hour then met up with some friends after and I forgot to remind myself that I am not in college any more. It wasn’t really all that bad but I am tired and cranky today. I think I might go see if Maury is on and if it is paternity test results day and just mellow out for a while. One of my favorite managers at work is leaving and her happy hour is tonight (don’t worry it will be water for me tonight!) so I need to rest up and wish her a proper goodbye. It kinda surprised me when I heard she was leaving. I knew she wasn’t going to be a lifer but then she got engaged to a partner and figured she was just going to get sucked in and never leave but apparently not. She has a great job opportunity so it should work out really well for her - Director of Financial Reporting at an energy company (ie upstream oil company). I can only hope that I can find that job in another year or two.