Life in Northwest Ohio

Greetings from Archbold! 

So I've moved into my basement apartment! It's pretty wonderful, and I truly appreciate the space. 

I was so excited to be on my own again - to have my own space, live my own lifestyle, and decorate my own way! I knew it would be hard to be so far from my family. 

And it is.

 I miss playing with my niece, watching Hulu and exercising with my sister, eating my brother-in-law's wings, and playing games with my mom.

That being said... 

I've really enjoyed the beautiful sunsets, picking strawberries, getting free fresh strawberries, homemade bread and cookies, making meadow tea, eating healthy, scoring deals on furniture and decor (i'll blog about that sometime), organizing my things into 5 rooms... 

let alone.... Seeing Andrew nearly everyday, and hanging out with friends.

Every place and "chapter" of your life has benefits and disappointments. That's just life, I guess. 

A disappointment I have right now, along with missing my family, is that I can't get enough work. I think I blogged about this before. Temping is great and all but I can't be working 1-2 days a week and expect to have the funds to pay loans, bills, rent, and $1000 towards my car. 

UGH.

My car had a birthday. She turned 100,000 miles a couple months ago. This means that it needs serviced. Not just an oil change and tune up - thought it really needs that too- but a timing belt change. That apparently isn't a cheap and easy thing to fix. 

So even though I already spent my paycheck (+) on my bills this week I have to drown myself into my car. BOO!

Praise God for an easy, free fix towards my car though! One of the little lights next to my headlight hasn't been working for a while and the dash light can be pretty annoying. I finally had A look at it yesterday, thinking I'd need to get another bulb. Nope! Just needed to hook the wires up! Thanks Andrew. And thanks, God, for giving me someone so handy :)

So yesterday I decided should be a job search day. It's a pretty well-known fact that I DETEST job searching. My LEAST favorite thing to do in all the world. 

Well, God knows this. And I reminded him of this yesterday morning and begged and pleaded that he would bless my efforts and that he would open doors of opportunity for hygiene work and other work.

GOD IS ALIVE!

... and listening... 

So the dental office I went to said they were going to call me yesterday but I beat them to it! 

I got one day of work.

I know I need much more than 1 random day of work. But let me tell you folks, that's a big deal. It's close to home and it's a full day at an office I like. I think I like, anyway. It's a foot in the door. An OPEN door.

Thanks God.

Then I went to some restaurants and delis and grocery stores to find another job and the first place I went had a sign on the door that they were accepting applications.

Thanks God.

So really... I don't have anything yet, but possibilities are there and I think doors are opening. Which is exciting. Oh! And I got a day of work helping a friend at a..... thing, this weekend! Ha! I don't really know what it is but it's good anyway. :)

Then I thought maybe I could make a couple bucks by selling some stuff on Etsy. I don't actually know if I will or not, but I set up an account. I don't have anything listed yet, but whenever I get around to crafting again I plan to try to sell some things. I guess I'm not too optimistic but you never know!!! 

My etsy name is kingRDHcrafter. I'll let you know when something gets listed.

Well I probably should get my laundry done, office organized, lunch eaten, and supper started! I'm doing my first entertaining tonight in my new apartment. I'm stoked. The grocery bill for supper though, I must say, was outrageous.

Maybe my coupons came in the mail today.

Thanks Michelle. :)

Happy First Day of Summer! Oh... hey.... Happy Baptismal Birthday to me! (&my Hershey loves) I should schedule in a quiet meditation today! 

-bk