Running on Adrenaline

I feel that’s what I’ve been doing since I got back from Vegas. There literally have been ten thousand things I’ve needed to do, so there was barely a chance to rest and get used to being back on Indiana time. Immediately upon my return to work I got my new responsibilities/job assignment. Well, to clarify, same job, just different desk and more processing. I now process for not only Metropolitan Development but also Public Works. So every time it snows I’m responsible for paying for the road salt – another reason to enjoy snow! (sarcasm here in case it wasn’t obvious. I just paid about 50 or so of those today).

I hate how everyone acts like this move is a giant big deal when I couldn’t care less. I mean, whoopee, a new desk. At least I get cube walls I can hide behind and a view from the 22nd floor. The workload has been something to get used to, as I went from having almost nothing to being swamped. And there is a whole new group of people to deal with, to whom I will need to use maps and diagrams to explain things to. One I’ve had a bitch of a time with is explaining that if a bill is in part for 2004 and part for 2005 it needs to be split into two payments. I mean, what’s so damn hard about that? All things considered I am doing well in staying current, after the first four days I’m less worked up about it, and it still beats no job at all.

Next on my list of fun things has been getting all my paperwork straight with my married name. Getting my new social security card was surprisingly easy. But others, specifically my job, have been incompetent at best at getting my stuff changed. I had at least three different people tell me different things I needed. I was first told that all I needed was the receipt with the info saying the change had been initiated, and then days later I was told I needed the actual card. Same with the IRS, I was first told I needed a special form, then it turns out that the social security office does the change for me. Grr. Next step is getting my official picture ID and then from there the other changes should be easy. Hopefully. I still need to change my bannk, my insurance, and a bunch of other crap.

Even worse might be the packing up of my apartment. I’ve alwasy hated moving. I’ve done it enough times. Sure, I can’t wait to be moved in to our new apartment and get to living under the same roof as my husband, but unfortunately before I get to the good stuff there’s a ton of things to do. I’m not sure how I accumulated all this in a small studio, but I feel like the piles of stuff just keep growing and growing. So tomorrow most stuff gets put in the new place, then Sunday we do some grocery shopping, clean out my old place, and turn my keys in. I still can’t believe I have lived here 15 months now, after how uncertain things were when I moved here. I’m surprisingly not emotional about it, I’m excited about getting to a new place that has a new fridge and a dishwasher. No more 1960s appliances!

I must say, it sucks living in a different city as Travis even more so now. This should be our top bonding time as newlyweds, but that’s been hard to do. Last week I went up to Kokomo and it was just a rough weekend. Some things had been building up and they just all came pouring out Sunday. But as is usually the case, things are better after a vent session like this. The stress of two cities is getting to be unbearable, but at least it is coming to an end soon. Travis put in his two weeks at his job today, so that’s the time we have left in two cities. It will be a bit of uncertainty at first since he is still looking for a job in Indy, which means we are strictly in God’s hands come the 18th. Everything will be okay. We have some money saved so it’s not like we will be hurting much. I know him being here will make it easier to interview, and with freelance offers it should be fine.

We bought some things for our new place – storage, a blender, a foot spa (ahhhh), all at Target using various gift cards we’ve been given. They’ve been having some massive sales lately so we got some super nice stuff for super cheap! Decorating our place is going to be a fun challenge for me because well, it’s a one bedroom and I think we’ve already outgrown it, lol. We just have a lot of stuff, and not stuff we can get rid of either, all our important things. Closet organization should be a mission, lol. Just living together is gonna take some getting used to, because aside from when I was living at home I haven’t lived with anyone for a long time. I had a roommate all of freshman year, and aside from that I just had roommates for like 3 months. So the biggest challenge will be not living by myself. The plus side is that I have someone there when I come home. I just can’t wait to start my new life with my hubby though!

At least the weather has been looking great recently, we are in the 50s tomorrow, yay! And clear, which means a lot since we are moving in an unpredictable month in Indiana and when I moved in here it was cold and rainy. Yuck. If I have to move I at least want to make it as easy as possible.

I also won’t have Internet access for a couple days while we get our cable modem set up and whatnot. That’s another perk, no more dialup! We’re just keeping our cell phones and getting high speed, because once you pay for a phone line and AO-Hell or something, you might as well spend an extra $5 and get the speedy service. So that will boost my music collection even more, yay!

Well, it’s Friday night, I’m thankful that the week is over. I am battling the headache from hell, and my poor sick hubby is in Kokomo finishing up a basketball game and getting the last of the stuff for tomorrow’s move ready. Suckiness. But wish us luck!