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azuritewingsI got paid today from work and it's already all gone due to bills and prior commitments (two of them are doll related). I'm applying for a full-time position at work (I work in a public library) so I'm crossing my fingers that I can get it. I've tried a few other times but there's always been someone else that's better suited for it. I need to get my butt in gear and finally finish my grad school application... The problem is that my anxiety makes it difficult for me to write this essay needed for it.
I just want to be able to have enough money that I can actually have a small savings instead of literally living paycheck to paycheck. It's been like this for as long as I've been working. It's frustrating, but I am glad that I don't have to worry about rent as my parents let me stay with them rent-free. I'm very fortunate in that regard.
Someday, though, I'm going to be able to have more space to myself/my own place. At least I hope so. I keep seeing these things about ADUs, Additional Living Units, and I keep wondering if my parents would be amenable to that in the future. Because part of me doesn't want to leave them since I know I'd be extremely lonely living on my own (I'm single and divorced). I like having privacy but I also like having a proper space for myself and my three cats-- away from them and their three dogs. The thing is, I lived at the house I'm in now "on my own" for about 6 years while my parents lived and took care of my grandparents about 15 minutes away. But now that both grandparents have passed, they're moving back into their original house, a.k.a. where I've been. So there's this whole move going on and we're trying to get the house in order so discussion about and ADU would be out of the question at the moment.
However, I'm wondering if I can bring it up some time next year when the weather turns more to Spring and my grandparents house is sold. We've got a big detached garage in the backyard and while it needs a lot of work, I'd be thrilled if we could turn it into a spare unit. Or at least have it partially be. Although, it's already got a boat in it and my dad's tools, etc. I really hope we can do something because I'm feeling cramped again. Maybe I can just get more shelves in the two small rooms I occupy right now.
Next paycheck will probably go to Ikea then!
I just want to be able to have enough money that I can actually have a small savings instead of literally living paycheck to paycheck. It's been like this for as long as I've been working. It's frustrating, but I am glad that I don't have to worry about rent as my parents let me stay with them rent-free. I'm very fortunate in that regard.
Someday, though, I'm going to be able to have more space to myself/my own place. At least I hope so. I keep seeing these things about ADUs, Additional Living Units, and I keep wondering if my parents would be amenable to that in the future. Because part of me doesn't want to leave them since I know I'd be extremely lonely living on my own (I'm single and divorced). I like having privacy but I also like having a proper space for myself and my three cats-- away from them and their three dogs. The thing is, I lived at the house I'm in now "on my own" for about 6 years while my parents lived and took care of my grandparents about 15 minutes away. But now that both grandparents have passed, they're moving back into their original house, a.k.a. where I've been. So there's this whole move going on and we're trying to get the house in order so discussion about and ADU would be out of the question at the moment.
However, I'm wondering if I can bring it up some time next year when the weather turns more to Spring and my grandparents house is sold. We've got a big detached garage in the backyard and while it needs a lot of work, I'd be thrilled if we could turn it into a spare unit. Or at least have it partially be. Although, it's already got a boat in it and my dad's tools, etc. I really hope we can do something because I'm feeling cramped again. Maybe I can just get more shelves in the two small rooms I occupy right now.
Next paycheck will probably go to Ikea then!
