My new place is finished. I'm 98% finished with the unpacking. All that's left is to move a few boxes into the garage and then I'm pretty sure I'll be done.

My bedroom is very calming. The walls are a blueish green, the trim is a dark chocolate brown and the carpet is cerulean. It sounds like a hideous combination but I'm very happy with the calming atmosphere it creates. I'll take some photos once I'm 100% satisfied with it.

More car trouble. Yesterday morning, Dave and I were driving to Chicago and my power steering went out. The temperature gauge said the engine was hot. Not having ample amounts of time to further investigate, I was forced to borrow my Mother's car for the trip and leave mine at Parkside.

Examining it closer showed that the fan belt had come off due to something getting bent inside the engine, so my car was running entirely off the battery. No good. My father was kind enough to tow it with his Dodge to get it home to work on it further. Hopefully it will be fixed soon with moderate expense.

I'm looking forward to relaxing after a hectic week involving lots of hard work at S&B as well as plenty of packing, painting, moving, unpacking, and car trouble. It's supposed to storm pretty badly today which limits me to indoor activities but I suppose it's not all bad. Sitting around is probably good for me at this point. Seems like things have been moving non-stop since last week.

I very much miss Dave, even though he just left yesterday. The entire time he was here I never stopped smiling. He helped me paint, helped me pack, helped me move - all without hesitation or complaint. He literally enjoyed every second of being here (either that or he's a fantastic actor). He babied my sprained ankle more than I did. He took care of me, just like he said he would. I hope he enjoyed it here as much as I enjoyed having him here. It was quite an amazing experience. Your company is very much missed...

Current Music: Blue October - Come In Closer

Bad news:
x Ankle injury is still apparent.
x I walked past an unfinished fixture at work two days ago and sliced a hole in the thigh of my only pair of jeans that fit.
x Fights in my apartment have been more and more frequent.
x The muffler for my good ol' car rusted off yesterday, so I have to put up with a very loud Ford Taurus until I can afford to replace it.
x My thyroid is still screwed up and my doctor had to bump up my medication again today. I hope this can be resolved soon. I'm starting to get a little worried.

Good news:
x Painting for my new casa is almost finished. All that's left is the trim. I'm extremely pleased with the color of the walls; I can't wait to see what it looks like when finished.
x A very good friend of mine is visiting from California tomorrow. I'm excited to see him. It should be a fun couple of days.
x Packing is going well. I do believe I'm almost finished now.
x I'm on a self-propelled road to improvement. I've picked out a few aspects of my personality to work on and I'm genuinely going to stick with it. I would like to be a better person so that maybe my next relationship (whenever that may come around) will be as flawless as possible.

I'm off to do a bit of last minute cleaning before I retire for the evening.

Take care, everyone.

Current Music: Silversun Pickups - Three Seed

Renovations for my new casa are under construction. Painting commences on Monday and I can move in shortly after. The cable company has been contacted so internet should be hooked up fairly soon at the new place. It's going to look different. It's going to be different. I'm excited. This is the first time I've ever gotten to play "Design on a Dime" in real life, and I'm jittery at the thought of exercising my artistic arm as far as interior decorating goes. I'll be moved in by the end of the month. Life will change dramatically, then.

I received my job back, as well. Thank goodness for small miracles. Things are slowly steadying and I'm thinking that the turbulence will subside altogether very soon.

All good things, all steps forward, all improvements. I'm trying to surround myself with positives in hopes that I'll absorb them via osmosis or something tantamount. Good thoughts, good thoughts.

I recently reacquainted myself with a friend I haven't spoken to in a while; it's incredibly nice having his company. I wasn't exactly a wonderful person when last we spoke in any sort of frequency; I'm hoping that the changes I've made in my personality and my life are shining through to prove that I'm worth sticking around for.

Completely opposite to that, I had a brush with a "friend" (term applied very loosely) this morning that resulted in me ignoring them. All kinds of unhappy memories came flooding back from the last time we were friends and things didn't go his way - he's incredibly childish and I don't know why I keep giving him more chances to hurt me. It needs to stop. I'm a pushover for people who seem nice - it's one of my strings, and people like him pull it often. Hopefully I won't have to deal with him again. Such an unpleasant man. If you would even call him a man... Someone of his stature doesn't exactly exude the maturity level normally associated with a true man.

I'm looking forward to starting my life over. It seems long overdue.

Current Music: Silversun Pickups - Three Seed