Saturday, May 29, 2010

When Life Gives You Lemons?


I guess we all come to a point in our lives where we feel the need to cleanse ourselves. Be it of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, or even people.. I've come to the point in my life where I feel the need to just cut people out.. I've had enough with all the negativity, the liars, the being two-faced, the sleaze-balls, the people that are so miserable with themselves they feel the need to bring everyone around them down too, & the people that continue to make mistakes that are going to do nothing but ruin their lives... 

Friday, May 14, 2010

Things You Take For Granted

I've been in Austin 7 years as of July. That being said, my track record for living in one place in this town..well.. it's bad.. I've never lived anywhere for more than 3-6 months at a time. I've had a lot of boyfriend drama & even more roommate drama. I'm pretty sure I've moved something like 14 or 15 times in 7 years.. geez lol

As of this week Brodie (my boyfriend) & I moved into our own apartment & it's amazing! you can read all about it on his blog. As I'm standing here writing this, I am in a laundry room at 11pm on a Friday.. Having your own washer & dryer makes you spoiled & I've had them in the last 3 places I've lived. Oh how I hate laundry rooms! lol Having to drag all your laundry into the laundry room, then fold it up, load it back into the car, take it home, unload it, & put it all away :p so tedious! I have to work at 9a & I'm exhausted..However, my siesta turned into a 3 hour nap.. oops! ;) 40 mins left 'til the dryers are done.. then home & to bed! Ok.. I'm sorry A.D.D. is acting up again ;)~  So back to the things you take for granted.. 1) having a clean house!

Come On Pet Owners!!

OK, I have a bone to pick with some pet owners out there.. I work for a major pet supply company in their grooming department. I am -to say the least- appalled at some of the things I've been seeing lately: dogs so covered in mats that they can't see, they smell like they've been living in their own waste for months, nails so overgrown the nail is beginning to grow into their pad.. What part of that seems OK?!? So frustrating! It's more ignorance than it is neglect. It's people that just don't know. Here's a few little tips from me to you.. If you have a dog w/ long, curly, kinky, or wavy hair.. Please brush your dog a couple times a week, this will keep it from getting matted. Matting can cut circulation off to areas of the skin & limbs!   Your dog's hair should be cut/trimmed at least once a month if it's long/curvy/wavy/kinky. Please bathe your pet! If you dog has matting DON'T bathe it. The mats will get worse! 
If your dog's toenails are touching the ground buff them.   If you're not comfortable doing it take them to a pet supply chain (PetSmart, Petco..etc..) they charge between $10-$15. I honestly believe that pet owners mean well, it's a matter of being educated. I see a lot of people that just don't know. Just ask!!! For the sake of your pet ASK! :) We like to see happy pets & owners.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Why Cohabitating With Friends is BAD

Back in January my boyfriend (Brodie) & I found out we were going to have to move out of our apartment in Tarrytown (due to a family thing with our landlords) No big deal.. Except, I was unemployed & looking at the time & we had 3 weeks to find a new place. No way we were going to have the money to move into our own place. We opted to move in with an old friend of Brodie's.

I protested since I had seen the way this guy & his kid lived in their last house. Lets just say I got REALLY sick the one visit we made to that house. I had another friend we had lived with before that was willing to rent us a room. Brodie said that since his friend had this new girlfriend that they kept the house really clean. February we move in. By week 2 they were smoking in the house & everything in my closet stunk. They only cleaned house twice a week & they didn't try very hard.

To say the least my OCD freaked out & I went on a few cleaning sprees. After pleading with them to not smoke in the living room, they stopped (mostly). On to the kitchen.. They cook & leave all the dishes & food out over night. How we never had roaches is beyond me. There are 2 cats in the house, the cat box (in the living room) has been over-flowing for a week. I counted 50+ dead flies all over the kitchen a few days ago. If you turn the kitchen sink on you get a face full of fruit flies. They put fly paper up in the kitchen above the sink & dining table.. They bring fast-food home & leave the wrappers, drinks, & containers all over the living room..We were paying $400 a month to not leave our room because the rest of the house is unlivable. We are having to share a bathroom with the 19 year old boy who has no aim & doesn't flush. Their under-age guests come over, get drunk, & throw up on the bathroom floor & leave it for me to clean..The other girl in the house has an awful attitude.. Her boyfriend & I have had many civil adult conversations in reference to our living conditions, respecting others in the house, & people's attitudes.. As soon as she comes home our agreements go right out the window.

After conversation after conversation, begging & pleading, we finally just decided to get out.

With 4 days until our move date, you can cut the tension in this house with a knife.


They came home today, pretty sure he was drunk, & freaked out that the AC was on. It was set on 75.. It was 85 degrees in the house before I turned the AC on.. They leave every light in the house on, they leave 3 computers, & 2 TVs on ALL THE TIME, but we're not allowed to turn the AC on because we "Aren't paying the electric bill".

As sad as I am to say it. I'm pretty sure this experience has ruined this friendship. Brodie & I have only asked for a little common courtesy. While we are thankful to them for letting us take over a room in their house, I just feel like they spit in our faces over so many things.

Apparently we weren't paying enough in rent to have our wishes respected.

I'm just so glad this is almost over. Less than 4 days to go. We leave Sunday morning for Dallas, we drive back Monday & move into our new apartment. I'm disinfecting EVERYTHING!
    



Well Hello

Hi, My name is Summer..

I decided to write a blog..Along with so many other people. This isn't so much because I think I'm interesting.. It's more a way for me to vent my frustrations & share my triumphs. An outlet, I guess..