Tuesday, February 15, 2011

We have a renter!

And I have a new (additional) job! This all happened in the last two days.

Our house in Philly finally has a renter. I've applied for a couple of part-time jobs to fill up my time since I'm not in school until this fall. I interviewed for them last week, and one of them offered me a job today. WOOT! I like money. If all goes well and I'm accepted into Clemson, I should be the proud owner of a Bachelor's degree in 14 years. Sigh.

We've been to a quite a few restaurants around the area, and I've been trying to shop more locally, rather than buying from the Lowe's and Wal-Marts of the world. So far, I've supported the local bookshop, bars (heh), pet shop and nursery. Well, okay, I haven't bought anything from the nursery yet, but they were really nice, along with all the other people here.. They also wanted $50 for a watering can. So I bought mine from Lowe's.

My latest obsession is gardening. What's wrong with me? I get an idea in my head, and if I initially like it, in general, I become obsessed and take off with the idea. Whatever. Anyway, I'm going to try to grow cauliflower, broccoli, lettuce, strawberries, okra, cilantro, beans and spaghetti squash. I'm not taking on too much... I'm really not. So, I got some seeds from Lowe's to "practice" with, and in the meantime, I've been reading up on what to do. I also bought some heirloom seeds from Baker Seeds, and those are the ones I actually want to EAT from! They're non-hybrid, non-genetically-modified seeds that have been passed down generation to generation. The Lowe's seeds are looking pitiful. I didn't realize how much light they needed, so they grew 4 inches tall and most of them have collapsed. We bought a light, and the heirloom seed tray is mostly thriving now. I'm worried about watering too much/too little. Apparently watering too much is a rookie mistake, but how do I know when the plants are thirsty?!

Oh, and Becky, I still have spiders living under my cabinets. Unhappy face. OH! AND Eric got up into the attic to see if the whole-house fan (like the one we used to have in the old house) was letting all the heat escape, and he was screwing around up there... and let loose a dead, huge, leggy daddy long leg. It's still hanging from the fan opening with one long leg, taunting me every time I pass. I haven't worked up the courage yet to vacuum it up. Let alone use a paper towel, YECK!

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