Happy Valentine's Day!

So today I woke up around 11 and I fed all the pets and my husband called me and asked me if my mom was at home because every year he gives her something small for Valentine's day.  So I told him that she was home and he went over there and gave her a balloon, 2 small stuffed animals, and a box of chocolates which she loved.  She of course thanked him and told him he didn't have to keep doing this every year but of course, he will because he's such a sweetie.  So then I started eating my breakfast and my husband rang the door and he had an alien valentines stuffed animal, 2 huge balloons and a box of chocolates so I was happy.  I'm not really the jewelry type so I enjoyed my gifts.

So then I got ready and we went to Macaroni Grill at Friendly Shopping Center in Greensboro.  I love their food and no one has better calamari than them.  So we enjoyed ourselves there and then came home.  So my husband and I were both unusually tired afterwards so we were going to take a nap together but by the time I got in the bed to sleep, he decided to stay up.  So I took a nap and when I woke up, I ate the leftovers from Macaroni Grill and watched wrestling with my husband.  Then I just chilled here at the house. 

On another note, I have a testing session tomorrow at United Health Care for a job.  I've gone there before for the same position and the same testing but last time, after I took the test, they sent me an e-mail saying I didn't get the job.  Hopefully this time will be better because it's in the middle of Greensboro off of Elm St. and the pay and benefits are great.  Also I still have that interview in High Point at this medical center behind High Point Regional Hospital.  So wish me luck please.  So that was pretty much my day.  Thanks for listening and God Bless.

A Great Night Watching the Grammy's

So I woke up today around 1 pm, I guess because I was making up for the sleep I didn't get yesterday and I decided to do some dishes and watch the Celtics and Heat game.  Well yet again the Celtics won over them.  GO CELTICS!!!  Then my husband and I ate some lunch and continued to clean.  Then once 8 hit, I watched the Grammy's.  I though the performances were great for the most part but I am mad that Suburban band won album of the year.  I mean their performances were just weird.  But I am glad that Lady Antebellum won 2 Grammy's. 

But as for the dressing, I thought Rhianna's dress was beautiful and Barbra Streisand was gorgeous.  And even though Lady Gaga looked atrocious as usual, I'm proud of her for having her own style.  But my question is what was Niki Minaj wearing?  It looked like her hair was attached to her hat and she had way too much leopard print on.  Also Marc Anthony looked drunk and that football player that came out from the Packers looked like he was going to the grocery store, not the Grammy's.  I thought that Rhianna's performance was sexy as ever and I know a lot of people are hating sayin that it was slutty but my thing is, if you have it then flaunt it and that girl knows how to work it.  I thought Eminem's performance was good but I think he always sounds so angry when he raps.  Bruno Mars performance was great especially when it was black and white and he did a retro version of his hit "grenade". 

I would write more about them but honestly I'm so tired I can hardly stay awake and plus tomorrow is Valentine's day and I don't' want to sleep the whole day away while my husband is here.  But those are a few of my thoughts on the Grammy's.  Thanks for listening and God Bless.

Yard Sale Day!

So I finally made it to yard sales today after getting a flat tire 2 weeks ago and having to prepare for company last week, this week I finally made it.  Anyway, my mom and I went to about 4 of them and the first one we went to was in a trailer park and nothing is wrong with that but when we got there, there was a Mexican family there and the whole family pitched in in helping us.  First there was a little boy who asked us what we were looking for and I noticed that there were 2 storage stackable units that I thought I could use to display my duckies.  So they were only $2 each and then he told me that the other smaller brass and glass corner display case was $1 but I told him I only wanted the first 2 white ones.  This little salesman was like "Why don't you take all 3?" and I thought that was so cute so I ended up taking them.  Then he helped me carry them to my car like a gentlemen and told me the clothes were 2 for a dollar.  So I start looking through the clothes and I saw they had some New Balance shoes.  I love New Balance because I have a foot condition and any podiatrist will tell you that New Balance is the best shoe for your foot.  So you won't believe what I found.  They actually had 2 pair of New Balance shoes in my size.  I wear an 11 Wide shoe so you can imagine how little times I find shoes in my size at yards sales or thrift stores.  So the shoes were $1!  So I got 2 like new looking New Balance shoes in my size for 2 BUCKS!  Then I started looking for inventory for my business and the other family members were very nice and asked me what size I was looking for and I told them any size.  I ended up getting lots of shoes, clothes, jackets etc... for $26 including the storage units I got.  But the funny thing is that I was standing there getting a lot of stuff and first the little boy asked me if I wanted this beautiful wood table but it was $40 and I said I didn't have that much and then his father came out of the trailer out of nowhere and was like "Do you want this Jacket", like he had pulled it out of his closet and I was like, "it depends on the price" and he was like, "2 bucks", so I was like yeah that's fine.  So I guess they figured that since I was buying so much stuff that I would like that too.

So then we went to another yard sale where you could tell the people were outdoor type because they had snow boards, construction equipment, etc.  But I ended up getting this cute monkey that moves around and some kitchen stuff all for $2.  Then we went to another yard sale and there was just a man there and it was pretty small but I got some hedge clippers, some cassette tapes for my business, and another air wick plug in.  But this guy was kind of weird.  You could tell that something was just up with him.  Like I asked him, "How much for the hedge clippers" and he was like, "$2" and then he would just walk away.  Then he started picking random things off of tables and holding them strangely.  My mom thought that maybe he was a vet that had some mental issues or something.  But who cares, I still got a great deal.  Then we went to an estate sale and those are sometimes sad because most likely they're held because someone has passed away and their family needs their items sold.  So I hit the jackpot with this one.  I got a large measuring glass cup, the good kind, a colorful mixing bowl, 2 JFK mini statues, some refrigerator magnets, some cute cat bowl holders, a jewelry box, and I think that's it but there were really nice things there and because we got there late in the sale, everything was half off.

So after we left the estate sale, we went to Goodwill on Cone Blvd and found out that at the end of this month they will be moving to Pisgah Church Rd where the Walgreen's is.  So it's kind of sad because we love that goodwill but it will be in a better location.  But we noticed something was up when we walked in because half of the shelves were gone in the store.  But I got a larger makeup bag for my makeup so it can all be in one central area and I got these things that are supposed to prevent your sheets from sliding off your bed so hopefully they'll work.  Then after Goodwill, we went to wal mart and then I took my mom home and came home.  Now last night I only got maybe 4 hours of sleep so when I got home tonight, I immediately went to sleep for 4 hours!  Then my husband tried to call me to ask me about dinner and I don't remember anything he said but he woke me up when he got home to tell me that he had gotten some Captain D's which I love. 

So then we watched the soaps and some Dr. Phil and then my cat, Stripes did this strange thing.  I noticed that lately he's been pawing at the kitchen floor as if he's trying to clean it or something so I told him to stop because that could indicate that he's spraying (wen a cat pees in various areas to mark their territory).  So after I told him to stop, he comes and jumps on our new couch next to me which is completely normal but then I saw that he shook his tail and I was like "I know you didn't just pee on our new couch" and he ran away.  Well I smelled it and sure enough it had a faint cat pee smell.  So I freaked out and picked him up and we put him in the cage because we can't have cats peeing on new furniture!  So we're thinking that maybe he has a urinary tract infection or something but we're going to take him to the vet.  Thank God I found it in time because after I cleaned the couch, the smell completely went away because otherwise I would have killed my cat.  So now all of the cats are in the cat room because all the litter boxes are in there and he needs to be able to eat and use the litterbox.

But anyway that was my crazy day with the yard sales, wal mart, and a hopefully not too sick cat.  Thanks for listening and God Bless.

I Have an Interview!

So today I finally finished the laundry around my house.  If you read in other blogs, I got really behind because I was sick and other reasons.  So today I finished all the clothes, blankets, sheets, and even got around to washing my doggy blankets.  LOL  So I'm happy about that.  So today I was woken up by a doorbell and I didn't know who it could be.  I thought maybe it was the mail woman delivering my purse that  I ordered from ebay but unfortunately it wasn't.  It's coming from Thailand so it could take a while.  But the person at the door was the city inspector.  So my husband gave him the documents that we received from the bank stating that our landlord had defaulted on his loan.  So the inspector then went to his car and called the landlord to see what was going on because the city already is charging this man fees for not fixing our property and the house as already been deemed uninhabitable.  So then the city inspector came back and said that when he called the landlord that the landlord said that the bank was starting foreclosure proceedings on the house.  So what that means is that the city has to now ask the bank to fix everything in the house but that also means that the whole process of requesting everything to be done and the deadlines, etc.. has started over.  So after the city inspector heard this, he told my husband that the landlord obviously isn't going to fix anything because the bank now owns the property.  You would think the landlord would have the decency to tell us that the house is being foreclosed on but no.  So we definately are still looking for another place to live.

So then after I got more rest, I woke up and started finishing the laundry and originally I was going to go shopping but then after I talked to my mom about some things that we didn't agree on, I just didn't feel like being around her.  Being a Christian, sometimes the Lord just gives you feelings or vibes about someone or something.  And after our convo, I just felt like today just wasn't the day to go shopping with her.  Plus I wasn't feeling all that great.  So when I casually told her that Saturday would be a better day to go, she freaked out and was saying that I messed her whole day up because she had plans to rake the yard on Saturday and that she was prepared to go out today.  Now keep in mind that in years past, my mom has cancelled for a number of reasons or rescheduled.  Sometimes the reasons are legitimate like her being sick or having to go and do something else unexpectedly but sometimes she'll just be like, "Oh let's just go tomorrow" and not give a reason at all and I'm cool with that.  I'm not working now so the sky's the limit on when I can go shopping.  But she's on the phone telling me that "when you have kids, you can't just tell them that you can't go somewhere you planned to go just because you have to do laundry or something else" and I'm thinking, my mom isn't my child.  It's ridiculous that she would even make that analogy because when I do have my children, I'm going to be a great mom who never abuses my children, treats them with respect, and let's them know that whatever they want to be or do in life, it's fine with me.  I'm not going to be like her and I HATE IT when she tries to say, I'm going to parent like her.  First, I'm not crazy like her.  I might be a little crazy in the things I like and how I act but I'm not psycho like her.  Second, if I discipline my children, it may be a time out or a light spanking, but not abuse like her.  Third, there are just a lot of things that we disagree on in terms of ideals and her way of thinking is so different than mine on so many levels.  Anyway after our convo, I just decided that it was best to not hang out with her today.  So tomorrow we're going to yard sales so I can get some inventory for my business.

On another note, around 3 pm, I got a call from a medical center in High Point, NC and they set up an interview next Thursday but I don't even know what it is.  I mean I've applied to so many jobs, I have no clue but I do know that I mostly apply to customer service and clerical positions so it should be something along those lines.  I'm just glad to get a call back from someone I applied with.  So my husband went out with his friends to see a movie around 4:30 and I stayed here and tried to seriously watch and delete a bunch of stuff off of my DVR.  Somehow between me starting my business back up and being sick, I accumulated over 10 episodes of Dr. Phil, 7 of Oprah, and all the episodes of Live to Dance and American Idol.  So today I watched 9 episodes of Dr, Phil.  LOL 

In case you're wondering, our dogs are doing great.  There was a little mishap where they escaped about 2 weeks ago and kept escaping and almost got hit by a car and were aggressively barking at the neighbors and we had to keep them on their chains until we could seriously do some plugging up of holes.  But when my husband was free, we both went out there and moved some things around and it hasn't been a problem since.  At this point, instead of them coming in the house every now and then and then being out most of the day, it's the opposite.  They actually prefer to be in the house sleep most of the day and night and to go out only to use the bathroom.  Now I know you're thinking, "that's what most inside dogs do", but mine weren't like that before.  They were wild, energetic, crazy dogs that just wanted to go out and escape and get into trouble and now they just want to chill.  I mean before my husband and I couldn't go in the back of the house because we thought they would go in the kitchen and try to get food or climb on the new furniture but they don't do that.  They are doing great.  But that was pretty much my day in a nutshell.  Thanks for listening and God Bless.

Great Day With My Mom and Husband

So this morning, my husband woke me up and suggested that later we go to this restaurant called "PF Changs" in Greensboro.  Now this restaurant is basically an upscale Chinese restaurant and the prices won't kill you but it ain't no Chinese take out special prices either.  But their food is wonderful.  So anyway he said he'd be home around 4 and we could go then.  So I was really surprised that he wanted to go there on a whim like that but I wasn't complaining.  So when he got home, he asked me if I wanted to invite my mom to come with us and I reminded him of the prices and the fact that he would probably have to pay for her but he was fine with that.  So of course my mom wanted to come with us.  So we picked her up around 5 and went to the restaurant and the food was delicious as usual.  Their food is not heavy or processed and the service is phenomenal.  I believe it's a national chain so hopefully all of you reading can find one in your areas as well.  So after we left, we went to radio shack to pick up an audio video cable for my mom and then we went to my mom's house and helped her with her TV.

Now my husband saw today first hand why my mom and I can't live together.  So we had already agreed in radio shack that I would hook everything up for her TV and DVD player and make it easier for her to switch between cable, DVD, and VHS.  But when we got to the house, she proceeded to hook it up herself and I was like "Now are you sure you're hooking it up right" and she was like "yeah".  So then I offered to just hook it up for her and set it up on the remote and she just ignored me because she was so determined to do it herself.  So she's behind this huge TV and hooking the wires up to God knows where and I had the remote, ready to program away.  Well I'm not lying when I say after only 3 seconds of me trying to program the remote, she comes over to me and starts pressing random buttons.  So I'm like "stop it, let me think for a second so I can program this".  So then maybe another 30 seconds later she starts heading to the back of the TV ready to start playing the "guess where the wire goes game" and I stopped her and said, "wait a second mom, I'm still trying to figure out how to program the remote".  So she waits maybe another 5 seconds and proceeds to start pulling wires out and placing them in random jacks in the back of the TV.  When I realized that she wasn't going to let me do the wiring, I tried to walk her through it by asking her if the wires were going in the input or output and she just ignored me again.  So long story short, we ended up yelling at each other like schoolgirls having a fight on the playground and she said she was going to call me when she had it figured out.  The whole point of the hooking up of her TV is so that she can switch between her cable, DVD, and VHS without having to get up and physically move the wires in the back of the TV.  I mean it's not rocket science people but she was determined to not let me help.  This is why we can't live together.  It's ridiculous.  Needless to say, even at 3:26 am she still has not fixed it yet so one day while I'm over there and she's in the bathroom or something, I'm going to fix it all and voilla! it'll be fixed.  But we gave her a DVD copy of the movie "The Colored Girls" and she was able to see that so that's all that matters to me right now because I think she could learn a thing or two from that movie.  LOL

Anyway after we left my mom's house, we went home and watched the Celtics Lakers game and my boys in green lost BUT Ray Allen passed Reggie Miller in career 3 pointers.  So he now holds the record for the most 3 pointers in a career.  GO BOSTON!  Then we watched the Young and the Restless together.  That's right, TOGETHER.  My husband no longer allows me to watch the soaps alone because he is now addicted to them.  I also watch the Bold and the Beautiful but he's not into that. 

On another note, I received a call from one landlord saying that they wouldn't allow as many pets as I have and another landlord called and asked me if my dogs were inside or outside and they said they would get back with me on whether the owner would allow that.  I'm thinking that Thundercat's suggestion might be one to take because it's to the point where people won't even rent to us.  I mean the truth is that I feel like I'm cleaner than most people who have pets just because I'm so paranoid that someone is going to just pop by one day.  Whether it's the police looking for someone (and yes that has happened to me before) or my landlord to "check in" or family, friends, etc...  So not only do I keep my home neat but I go the extra step to make sure that if you didn't know I had animals, you wouldn't be able to tell when you walk in.  My brother in law came in one day to deliver some furniture and he said "I can't believe you have animals, it's so clean in here" and that made my year.  My friend's wife came in and said "you keep your house immaculate" and that also made my year.  So I know that I can say all of this to these landlords and it won't mean anything to them because they don't know me or trust me but they really have nothing to worry about when it comes to my animals. 

I applied to a few jobs today and haven't heard anything back yet but I am going to call a few people tomorrow just to check on my application status.  Well that was my day.  Thank you for listening and God Bless.

An Informative and Productive Day

So today I decided to call around get some information on some rental properties because we most likely will have to move soon thanks to our loser of a landlord.  So whenever I call these various landlords, property management groups, etc.., I always run into the same problem - My Pets.  So it's not like we have 2 cats and that's it.  We have 4 cats inside, 2 outside, 2 dogs, and 2 guinea pigs but of course we only tell the landlords that we have 4 cats and 2 dogs because those are the ones that will have contact with the house.  So some people are flexible about the pet policy and others are just ridiculous.  Now this is the thing, If you don't want me living there because of my animals then just say so.  I have no problem with hanging up and going to the next property for rent.  It won't hurt my feelings but when people treat me with no respect and take me for a fool then that pisses me off. 

What I mean by that (i.e) Today the first person I talked to said that it's $250 for each pet so I politely told them how many pets I had and if it would be $250 times 6 because of my animals and they said most likely, but they would have to call me back tomorrow with a final answer.  Now do they really expect me to pay
$1500 for a pet deposit?!  No they just don't want that many pets in their home which is completely understandable.  But again don't play me for a fool.  Then I called another property management place and an elderly woman answered and asked if I had seen the property yet and I told her no, but that I had some questions about the pet policy.  So she asked how many I had and I told her and I proceeded to ask about the deposit and she just cut me off and was like "TOO MANY, TOO MANY" and I was like, "Oh OK is that for all of your properties or for just this one?" and she cut me off again and was like "ALL OF THEM, ALL OF THEM" yelling at me like I was some house nigga.  So I was like OK have a nice day.  But that stuff discourages me when I can't get respect.  So then I call another listing which was a little vague.  It only listed the rent price, bedrooms, and the city but I called anyway.  So I knew that something was off when the person on the line had to ask me to describe the listing on craigslist.  Long story short, it was a rental agency that charged $69.99 just to get a list of rental properties in Greensboro.  WTF?!  Have they lost their minds?  In this economy it's hard enough to get enough money to move in the first place.  So after that I called another landlord and he was very nice.

When I told him about the animals he kindly told me he'd have to ask the owner of the house about how much it would be and I briefly told him about my situation with my landlord not paying the mortgage on the house that we currently rent.  He told me I should get a real estate lawyer and that I should not pay anyone any rent until I do so.  According to him, under NC State law, they can't make us move for a long time.  So I called a lawyer and got some free advice over the phone.  He told me that there is a federal law that protects those people who are renting and their house gets foreclosed on.  So with that law, we could actually get 3 months past our lease to still live here and save up for moving.  On the other hand there is a similar state law that makes it so that we could break our lease and move and not pay rent because the house we're paying for is going into foreclosure.  Then I told him about the whole city considering this property uninhabitable and he said that I could literally use the federal law which also requires the house to be habitable and not pay the bank because of that.  But basically he suggested not paying anything and then staying here until April which is the end of our lease.  But get this!  So he asked me who my landlord was and I told him the first name and then the company name.  How about he knew who I was talking about and said that he is "becoming infamous in doing these things".  Basically saying that I'm not the first person that has been royally screwed by this guy.  So that tells me there's probably not a chance that he's going to start making payments on this property again and we most likely will have to move in April.  So we may end up hiring this lawyer but first my husband is going to call the bank, our landlord, and the city inspector tomorrow to see where we stand.

So after I finished calling around, I decided to apply to a bunch of jobs.  I've worked in call centers before and even though I hate them, they are sometimes easy to get hired on to because they always need people.  So I applied to a few of those and any other customer service jobs I could find.  Then I started doing laundry.  Now today's laundry was something else!  What happened was, a few weeks ago I got sick, real sick, but the only symptom I had was a fever.  My theory is that because I got the flu shot, my body fought off the full flu virus and only left me with a fever.  But you know how horrible you feel when you have a fever.  I had no energy, my arms, legs, and head felt like they weighed a ton, and I just slept all day.  So between sweating out the fever over and over again, I went through like 10 blankets.  Well that's all the blankets I have.  Then shortly after I got better, I decided to do my ebay business full time which took all my time.  Plus we had social functions here at the house so I was only focused on getting the main rooms clean.  Then when we got the big screen TV, we had to put the boxes from that and the surround sound somewhere hidden from our company so we put them in our bedroom.  Plus we had to find a place for our other smaller TV and that went in the bedroom as well.  So with all this going on, piles and piles of laundry were piling up on top of TVs, boxes, you name it.  So today when I went to do the laundry it was an athletic event.  But I'm still doing it now and will probably do it tomorrow all day too.  I will never let it get this way again.

So after I started the laundry, my husband and I watched the Duke and Carolina game.  GO TARHEELS! But Duke won so that sucked.  Then we watched some Law and Order SVU, The Cape, and I FINALLY watched the finale for Amazing Race.  Now I'm catching up on today's episode of The Talk.  But on another note, the other day, I saw the movie "The Color Purple" FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER and I loved it.  I mean what a wonderful movie.  It got me to do my ugly cry at the end but what a masterpiece.  Anyway that was my day in a nutshell.  Thanks for listening and God Bless.

I'm Back Again.......

So I've been away for way too long but there are a number of factors that contributed to my blogger absence.  One, I've started doing my ebay business full time and that has taken a lot of time.  Two, I had a Superbowl party, my dad and step mom came by to see the new TV we got, and other social events that required me to clean like a madwoman and be way to tired to blog.  Plus I still don't have a job and am a little depressed about that.

But anyway the Superbowl party went great.  We had  a few friends over and had some pizza, wings, and cake so it was cool.  And like I said before, we got a new TV!  This one is a 47 inch LG HDTV and I love it.  I usually don't let my husband make electronic purchases without me but I was sick and he went to HHGreg and picked this one out.  It is so clear, especially on Blu Rays.  So we now have 2 big screen TVs.  So our den is like a game room and our living room is like a movie room. 

So today, I went shopping with my mom.  My intention was to get more inventory for my ebay business but that didn't happen.  Back in the day, I used to be able to go to the Salvation Army Thrift store in Greensboro and get a huge bag full of clothes for 5 dollars but now they've stopped that.  Probably because of the economy.  So because of that, it's way more expensive for me to get inventory for my business.  So today I went to High Point to their Salvation army store because they usually have good deals but they had raised their prices so I decided just to shop for myself and not the business.  I ended up getting a muffin pan and a big mixing bowl there.  Then we went to the Goodwill in High Point and I got one of those manual choppers for onions and other veggies.  Then we ate at Mi Pueblo in High Point with my husband.  Then we went to the Goodwill on west Wendover and I got, you guessed it, a rubber ducky, and one of those elevated dog dishes.  You know the ones that have legs so that your dogs neck doesn't get hurt by them leaning down to eat.  I also got a hummingbird feeder for the spring.

So I sell mostly clothes, shoes, and accessories for my business and you're probably thinking that salvation army prices aren't a lot for clothing but the thing is that I want to really increase the number of items I have in my store quickly so I can start bringing in some revenue.  The great thing is that on the first day, I listed 11 items and I sold 3 the next day.  Then the next day I listed another 11 items and I sold another 2 and so on.  So I've been doing pretty good and I sell them for around $14.99 each.  So my goal is get these items for a cheap as possible and then sell them at a huge profit.  So I don't want to have to pay more than a dollar for clothes and 2 dollars for shoes.  It sounds cheap but with all the fees that ebay charges to list the item and then sell it, that's the only way I can make a real profit.  So I came to the conclusion that the best way to go is yard sales because people are desperate at yard sales.  I like to play the "What do you want for all of them" game.  What that is is that you see someone who wants to sell a piece of clothing for $2 each and you see they have 50 pieces of clothing all in good condition so you ask them" what do you want for all of them?" and they get overexcited because the idea of getting all that junk out of their house is more tempting than getting full price for everything they're selling.  So then they say something stupid like "I don't know, $20" and I'm like Cha Ching because I just got clothing for less than 50 cents a piece.  Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.  I also sell books on half.com and one time I went to this flea market and they had these children's books that weren't even in the greatest condition and some had $1 and some had $2 on them and there were probably at least 30 of them so I played my game and asked the question and their response was, "well some of them are 1 dollar and some 2" and I was like thank you and left.  So sometimes people just won't budge but most do.  So on Saturday, I plan to go to yard sales but last Saturday that was my plan as well and I ended up with a flat tire.  Thank God I felt it as soon as I backed out of my driveway.  But needless to say, I didn't make it to yard sales that day.  But this Saturday, I will make it to yard sales.

So if you've read my past blogs you know that my landlord is a douche bag and doesn't fix anything and that we had to call the city on him.  Well GUESS WHAT?!  It's gotten worse.  How about we got a letter from the bank that owns the house saying that he hasn't paid the mortgage on the house and that we have to pay rent to the bank from now on.  WTF?!!!!  So not only has this guy not fixed anything, broken the city code by renting a property out that hasn't been inspected, but now he's defaulted on his loan to the bank for this property.  So I used to work at a bank in their mortgage department so I know how to read a note, deed of trust, etc...  So they included a copy of the deed of trust for us to read.  How about, the bank only has to give us a 10 day notice before selling the property.  So they could come here and be like, Oh you only have 10 days to move.  Again WTF?!  Also this isn't just our property, it's 5 other properties that he's defaulted on.  But does this guy care?  Nope, he's too busy buying more properties in Greensboro to sell.  So we had already received a letter from the city telling us that because he hadn't made the repairs yet that the property is considered unihabitable and if they don't fix it by Feb 7th that there would be more fines from the city for the landlord.  Well guess what people?!  It's Feb 8th and nothing still hasn't been fixed.  So we came to the conclusion that we're not paying ANYONE THE DAMN RENT!  Why are we gonna pay the bank the rent when they can come and sell the house right under us.  Why are we going to pay the landlord if the house is condemned?  So my husband told the bank that we weren't paying and why and they completly understood.  Because think about it.  We pay them the rent and then if we have to move, we're not going to get any of that money back and we would need it for a security deposit for another place.  So we ain't paying.  LOL So needless to say, I'm going to do some house hunting tomorrow and look for another place to live.  Drama Drama Drama

So on anther note, I've decided to get my life back in order.  I decided to do my ebay business full time again so I could bring some money into the household and I've aggresively been looking for a job.  Now in a perfect world, I would bring in enough money from ebay to not have to work but right now that ain't happening until I get more inventory.  Also I'm determined to go back to school in the summer at GTCC because I should be able to get financial aid again and I need to have a plan for my life.  My dad and I had a conversation the other day that opened my eyes.  He was very nice about it but basically told me I should be productive in my life and I feel him on that.  Now don't get me wrong, I feel like I'm already productive because this ebay thing is no joke.  I mean it's a one woman business.  I'm the owner, manager, stocker, cashier, bookeeper, and major stockholder for all of it.  LOL  So when a normal person goes to work, it's like they do one job and that's it, but I handle everything.  I mean I put in a lot of hours for this because when I have kids, I don't know if I want to pop them out and then 8 weeks later, hand them to some babysitter for 8 hours a day.  I know a lot of women do it but if I can find a way to make this business work, I won't have to.

So after I got home from shopping today, my husband and I watched the movie "For Colored Girls" and it was soooooooooo good.  I mean Tyler Perry outdid himself on this one and the actresses were outstanding.  I think everyone should see it, white black, Indian, Hispanic, everyone.  LOL  Anyway that was my day and my rants and raves about life.  I might start a seperate blog about my dreams because I've always had very complex dreams and I might just start sharing them.  Look out for it.  Thanks for listening and God Bless.