Umm, I have a lot to do this month:
- Adjust to new work schedule, which has been, due to weather, closer to 7:30-5:00, away from home. Lots of getting up early and coming home late, crabby and hungry, then staying up too late trying to get stuff done/relax a bit.
- Adjust to either clear skies and spring-type weather to 5 inches of snow over the next couple days, in a city that doesn’t handle snow plowing very well for some reason.
- Survive mortgage loan training (this will actually be for 8 weeks so I’ll keep it on for February too). Learning a whole new system at our company, too.
- Finish all my new-employee stuff like tax forms and required compliance stuff so I can legally work for the company and all that good stuff.
- Figure out a new budget given my new pay. Starting next months, I have to figure in the costs of my health insurance, life insurance, automated savings plans, and (*gasp*) 401K contributions. Exciting but scary all at the same time.
- Go through my health insurance options through my work. There’s 2 PPO plans including one with an HSA plan and a separate HMO plan. Big differences between all 3. By February 1, I have enroll myself in one that may (or may not) be right for me, but I can’t switch again until November.
- Make a meal plan and go to the grocery store once a week. Because otherwise we’re going to be eating spaghetti or pizza here every night. Which isn’t good for my diet.
- Deal with my family still dropping with very little notice. And also calling me at all hours of the day and night because they think I have more free time.
- Figure out how to get in a quick workout after work when it seems EVERYONE in town goes to the gym after work, and it’s January. Tons of the New Year’s Resolution types there now. I hope they’re gone come February.
- Get a new wrist brace because my wrist is hurting like hell when I type. Also need to consider getting it checked out. (owww)
- Plan BF’s birthday party – he’s turning 27! He doesn’t want a gift, but I’m completely stumped as to what to do for him. B-day ideas, anyone?
- Try to relax on weekends instead of spending the entire time catching up on housework since this place is now going to hell during the week. Hence why getting an announcement that my wonderful sister will be coming to visit THAT DAY is a bit stressful.
- Figure out what I did with my big purple day planner that I used to use all the time. I feel naked/helpless without it!
Anyway, once all this smoke clears and I actually get to WORK work, I’ll be fine. For right now, you may not see much of me. And I’m putting off the search for a car until closer to summer. Oh, well. Some things just gotta give, right?
