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Only Freaking Out A Little
Feb. 5th, 2012 10:47 pmI've got that first day of school feeling right now. I keep running through a checklist in my head - have I made my lunch (yes), do I have all my paperwork ready for proof-of-residence and direct deposit (yes), do I have an outfit picked out (yes), are my shoes polished (yes), have I read through the orientation packet they mailed me (mostly), do I have a book set out to take with me (yes, and I've got a new system set up to pull books I haven't read yet so I can thin out that pile some). I know I'm about as ready as I could be, but I still have that nagging feeling that I've forgotten something awfully important and I'm going to get in huge trouble over it.
The next few weeks are probably going to continue to be expensive, too. I've mostly got my wardrobe sorted out, but there are other things I need that I just...never really thought about while I was out of work. Like a new bento box - I have a serviceable one, but it's on the small side, and since I'm going to be working until pretty late in the evening I'd like to bring a snack along with lunch, so I really need one a bit bigger. And I have no idea where to get one in Albuquerque - I am missing Daiso more than just about anything right now, I swear. And I need a new messenger bag, since my purse doesn't hold enough (anyone who has seen my black hole of a purse IRL is laughing at me right now, but it's true!) and my Samurai Champloo messenger bag is beat all to hell and really not suitable for bringing to an office. It is probably time to invest in an real grown-up looking bag, as terrifying a thought as that is. Oh, and I need to buy a bus pass and a train pass. Score one for urban commuting.
At least I still have at least a few more months of staying with my dad to help stretch the new paycheck a little further. I'm going to start chipping in for rent - so relieved to not feel like a useless freeloader anymore - but I still don't have to pay for utilities etc so that leaves a decent chunk left over. And new-found necessities aside, I still have fun stuff I want to buy for myself, like video games and socks. Priorities, I clearly has them.
The next few weeks are probably going to continue to be expensive, too. I've mostly got my wardrobe sorted out, but there are other things I need that I just...never really thought about while I was out of work. Like a new bento box - I have a serviceable one, but it's on the small side, and since I'm going to be working until pretty late in the evening I'd like to bring a snack along with lunch, so I really need one a bit bigger. And I have no idea where to get one in Albuquerque - I am missing Daiso more than just about anything right now, I swear. And I need a new messenger bag, since my purse doesn't hold enough (anyone who has seen my black hole of a purse IRL is laughing at me right now, but it's true!) and my Samurai Champloo messenger bag is beat all to hell and really not suitable for bringing to an office. It is probably time to invest in an real grown-up looking bag, as terrifying a thought as that is. Oh, and I need to buy a bus pass and a train pass. Score one for urban commuting.
At least I still have at least a few more months of staying with my dad to help stretch the new paycheck a little further. I'm going to start chipping in for rent - so relieved to not feel like a useless freeloader anymore - but I still don't have to pay for utilities etc so that leaves a decent chunk left over. And new-found necessities aside, I still have fun stuff I want to buy for myself, like video games and socks. Priorities, I clearly has them.