*woosh*

The title is meant to replicate the sound of a giant exhale of relief!  I have been approved for the loft I saw last Friday and am scheduled to move in next Friday.  I've already had the moving truck booked for a few days; maybe I just knew subconsciously that it was my new home?!  Then, I realized that I was scheduled to work the three nights before my move, which is also the night of my brother's Employee Appreciation party at the museum that I am attending.  Luckily, my buddy Frances traded me Monday for Thursday and all is well in the world again!

The management company at the hole I now live in were supposed to come over today and do a walk-through.  I'm not sure what they wanted to see, but those sonsabitches never showed up!  I worked last night and got up early so I'd be showered and dressed before they got here.  WTF is wrong with people?!?!?!?  That's not the only time they've been rude, but I'm OVER it and they will get a piece of my mind.  I know, I know...I can't spare much, but that's not the point here!  ;-o

I got my review at work today.  Instead of getting fired, I got my puny 2% raise, effective within the next month.  We (clerical support) also received a 2.5% increase because, as an ED clerk, our wages paled in comparison to other ED clerks in the tri-county area.  So, a 4.5% increase within the next 30 days.  I'll take it over a kick in the pants any day!  Especially since I'm now paying more rent than I had intended.  It'll all be worth it when I can sit in my loft and tap away at my keyboard while creating the blog post that will get me recognized as a world-class smart ass Carrie Bradshaw wannabe!