Day 10. Sunday May 8.

Cut the grass, difficult sledding. I did not know how the self-propulsion feature works on the mower so I wore myself out pushing it along. Will have to finish the job tomorrow. Work was boring but I did get to take three deliveries.

Went to mom’s. First thing she said was “Where’s the card?” (It was Mother’s Day.)

Day 11. Monday May 9.

I finished cutting the grass and asked Nick to do the trim. Terry dropped off the cabinets and will begin installing them tomorrow. Work was dull. Andrew did not show up (Yay!). We folded all of the boxes.

Saw Cheryl, the Clinical Pyschologist at the VA, today. I wanted permission to go back on the drugs. Unfortunately I was late so we did not have time to talk. I will see her again in a month.

Day 12. Tuesday May 10.

A half-day sub assignment, work later. I want to go through storage materials some more. Put bike on Craigslist. Need to get bag from backyard. Also take a few boxes of garbage from the porch to work and put in the dumpster.

The kitchen will be done in a 2-3 weeks. I fear it being completed because I know Missy will start with her “It’s brand new and you must be careful” nonsense like she did with the floors, which she has neglected herself. She will go on and on about that stupid yard and how she wants to do dig it all up and I will get stuck doing the work myself. She has the ugliest yard I have ever seen.

Good news is that I may move to Tampa Bay (I didn’t) for the summer and get back into accounting. I looked at the Robert Half International website. They have jobs here, in Tampa, and in other places. I need to get going and can’t spend another summer like last summer.

On a bright note I am thinking less and less of going to the casino, but I am still sad over Angela leaving.

Recovery Day 13. Wednesday May 11.

Very tired. Laid in bed awake until after three before falling asleep. I had only a bowl of Lucky Charms after work so I don’t think that eating late caused it. The pills from the VA should arrive soon. Nothing going, still going to Starbucks twice a day. Payday is the 13th (School B) and the 15th (Schools A&C), hopefully they hit before the card payment does.

Am I more bored now? Taking away going to the casino as an entertainment option eliminates my main source of fun and human contact. School and work are not the same. Tonight and Friday I need to start getting resumes out and look into temp-accounting work and if a cheap and certified bookkeeper program exists. Roughly 25 possible sub days left – the end of June will be here quickly.

Recovery Day 14. Thursday May 12.

I haven’t checked the balance in my checking account in a while but it is probably getting a little low. I have my rental storage unit today, car insurance, car payment, and car inspection to pay for.

I am making good progress with cleaning out the storage unit. I should ask Missy if she wants to keep the dining room table. If not I can take it to storage. I want to get it straightened out and organized by Sunday. I am sick of all that stupid yard work will begin soon. I also need to get my bike on Craigslist.

I have been asking myself if I should ask Angela if he wants on the schedule next week. She will probably say no. Di I leave her alone now? Also I need to let Andy and Kevin know that hours will be hard to get at times and maybe having other work lined up wouldn’t hurt.

I also need to clean my car and go through my dads to find more to pack away. And I need to sleep more.