The Den of Iniquity

Deep Breath.

raspberryvixen — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:37:18 +0000

It might be a good idea for me to get some life insurance quotes and sign up for a policy so that my hubby will be taken care of in the unfortunate event that something were to happen to me.

That something being me shattering my skull against the brick front of our building here at work…

It’s been an inordinately frustrating day so far. At one point, I swore that if the boss came back into the office to ask me yet another question that I was going to throw a pair of scissors at his head.

I’ve been struggling with a customer’s document for the majority of the afternoon. I’ve also been dealing with some internal struggles as well, and that’s just about thrown my stress levels off of the roof.

Right now, I just need to remember to breathe.

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Taxed.

raspberryvixen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:52:29 +0000

I got my W-2 last week, as did hubby. I bought my tax software, and promptly set about trying to estimate what we’re going to get back. If I figured things out correctly, we’re going to be getting back a nice chunk of change!

Of course, I’ve pretty much got it spent already:

A shiny new netbook for me. I’m sick and tired of my piece of crap laptop.
A new bed. Ours has been around since I was in high school. It’s gotta go.
A new futon. Ours is bent beyond repair, and I’d like to get a mission-style wood one.
A new desk chair for me, and a chair to use at my craft table.
A new cat tree. The cats have just about destroyed the one they have now.
Maybe a new desk for me. Mine used to be hubby’s, and it’s…well, it’s awful.
New brakes for my car.
Hubby wants me to look into heated mattress pads. He’s cold in bed all the time.
I want to put a good chunk towards one of my credit cards.
Whatever’s left over goes into savings.

Hubby’s in agreement with everything, thankfully. I asked him if there was anything he wanted, and he said no, so it’s all going toward the above list.

Once I get the one 1099 I’m waiting for, our taxes will be filed, and I’ll be impatiently waiting for the money to hit our checking account!

Numskull!

raspberryvixen — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:48:36 +0000

And here I was, wondering why I haven’t gotten any comments on my website for like the last month. You’d think I was in a phentermine-induced brain fog or something.

Lesson number one – when upgrading the content management system of your blog, one should really check out EVERYTHING to make sure it’s working properly. Not just ONE entry or ONE link.

Way to go, Slick. I can be such an airhead sometimes. You’d think after all these years of working with my blogs that I would KNOW better than that!!

It turns out that the latest update to WordPress and the theme I was using didn’t play nicely with each other. The old theme has been kicked to the curb in favor of it’s prettier, smarter sister. Kinda like a bloggy mid-life crisis, I suppose!

Get Your Sh*t Together.

raspberryvixen — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:10:38 +0000

It’s almost 2 o’clock, and the boss has completely missed the hint that I’m bored and would like to go home. Granted, there are days when you could knock him upside the head with a clue-by-four and he STILL wouldn’t catch one…

I’m so bored, I’m reading accutane reviews. I don’t know why. I just am.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Inspiration can come from the strangest places. I was browsing Etsy earlier, and came across this lovely print by Orange Beautiful. (Mmm, letterpress prints! And a STUNNING website!)

“Get your sh*t together,” the print says.

How apropos. Getting my shit together is something that I REALLY need to do. I think I might have to buy that print and hang it above my work table at home. I had such grand plans to make all kinds of beautiful things to sell in my Etsy shop, The Den of Iniquities, but I’ve been so full of fail on that angle. I wasn’t able to take advantage of the holidays to make some extra money.

It’s time to get my shit together, bear down, and get the ball rolling!!

Crazy Bored.

raspberryvixen — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:52:50 +0000

I’m SO GLAD the boss will be back from his vacation tomorrow. I’m utterly exhausted. Getting up at the butt crack of dawn to open the shop in the morning SUCKS.

Not having anything to do during the day sucks, too. I’ve spent the last three days playing my myriad games on Facebook. Flipping cards, collecting gold coins, creating recipes, and building up villages was all that I could do the last three days. There’s hardly any work at all, which probably means I’ll be getting out of work early tomorrow, since the boss will be back.

Thank gawd for Facebook. If it wasn’t for that, I think I would’ve gone crazy at work.

Leavin’ On A Jet Plane.

raspberryvixen — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:53:18 +0000

Friday, the boss was only in for a few hours. His truck was loaded up with his packed Titan luggage, and he was leaving a little bit after 1 PM to go pick up his wife from work so that they could catch a plane to Florida. They’ll be back Wednesday night, which means that I’ve got the shop all to myself for three whole days.

Of course, it also means that I gotta get up at the butt crack of dawn to get in to open the shop, but at least I’ll have the place to myself. Tomorrow’s also a holiday, so there really won’t be much going on. I should be able to catch up on some of my freelance work…maybe for once I’ll even manage to get AHEAD.

Plans? I has them.

Five Wonderful Years.

raspberryvixen — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:46:29 +0000

Five years ago today, the hubby and I stood in front of a Justice of the Peace and exchanged the vows that made us husband and wife. It goes down on record as one of the happiest days in my life.

My husband means the world to me, and I love more than I think I could ever put into words. He takes such wonderful care of me, and I honestly don’t know what I’d do without him. He has made my life complete.

We love each other unconditionally. I don’t give a damn if he sits around the house in his underwear, and he doesn’t give a damn if my face is slathered in wrinkle cream and I’m sitting around with a cigarette dangling out of my mouth in front of my computer. We accept each other’s faults and quirks…and believe me, we both have a ton of them!

I am so thankful for the day that he came into my life, and I feel blessed to have him by my side as I try to navigate my way through this hell that we call life!

Happy Anniversary, sweetheart. Thank you for standing by my side. I love you!

Peaceful.

raspberryvixen — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:09:32 +0000

A woman came into our shop today to get some copies made. I felt so bad for her…she was making copies to send off to get social security disability, and she’d been turned down three different times. I asked her if she’d contacted a lawyer about it, and she said that she hadn’t. I told her that she really should get in touch with someone as soon as possible so that she could get her benefits.

I even gave her the name and number of a lawyer…he just happens to be a client of ours. The woman was so grateful for the help that she gave me a $5 tip.

I gave it back to her, thanking her the entire time, but telling her that it wasn’t necessary.

Especially since she looked like she really needed that $5 for herself.

~*~*~*~*~*~

I got out of work insanely early. These short hours are killing me. As much as I like the extra free time to spend with my husband, it just makes my paycheck that much smaller.

I got home from work and hubby was surprisingly awake, so we headed out for a late lunch at TGI Fridays. We had gotten a gift card to there for Christmas, so we decided to go out and celebrate our anniversary a day early, since he’s got to work tomorrow.

We had a fabulous meal, and then we ran over to Michael’s, as I had to pick up some supplies. We’ll be heading back there this weekend, as I picked up FOUR 60% off one item coupons!

And now, I need to go get hubby out of bed from his after-lunch nap. Time for some quality time together!!

Hamster Dance.

raspberryvixen — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:56:25 +0000

I’m absolutely giddy. I just got a notice in my email that I’ve got an Amazon.com gift certificate to the tune of $100 waiting for me! Woot!

All of my online Christmas shopping paid off…I redeemed the majority of my Memolink points for that $100 gift certificate. Now I can buy a bunch of books and some of the toys that I’ve got on my wish list!

(Yes, I have toys on my wish list. Like the hamster erasers you see in the picture. What can I say? I’m twelve years old at heart!)

Methinks it’s time to do some shopping. It’s not like I’ve got anything better to do, as the copier hasn’t finished running the job I need to work on!

A Fine Time.

raspberryvixen — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:48:37 +0000

It’s been an interesting few days.

Thursday, I got out of work insanely early. Thankfully, the boss offered to pay me for a half-day, which really shocked me. After I blew out of the office, I found myself on I-95, heading north. I ended up in Delaware, surprising my Mom…my Dad knew I was coming, as I had spoken to him on the phone a bit earlier.

I had a nice lunch with the parents, and Dad made a crack that I should take Mom home with me.

So I did.

After a quick stop at the grocery store, Mom and I got back to my apartment before hubby was even up. Mom and I made a delicious taco dinner and ate ourselves full. We watched hockey, cleaned the house a bit, and then hubby and I went to bed. Mom slept on the couch, as it’s ten times more comfortable than our futon.

Friday, I got out of work early and was home by 2:30. Mom and I set about cleaning the apartment, and we got a ton of stuff done. Everything’s been dusted and the kitchen is nice and clean. She and hubby went out and got us dinner, and after we ate, we just chilled out for the rest of the night.

Saturday, hubby and I slept in. Once we got things in order, we packed up the car and headed back to Delaware. We made a quick stop at JoAnn Fabrics in Newark so that I could spend a gift card that I’d gotten for Christmas, and then we headed back to my parents’ house. Hubby and I took a quick nap while Mom and Dad made a fabulous chicken parmigiana dinner.

Hubby and I ran over to A.C. Moore to spend another gift card that I had, and when we got back, he went to bed and I chilled out with Dad to watch the Flyers game that he’d taped. My folks went to bed around midnight…I stayed up until 1 AM, playing around on their computer and checking prices on Toto toilets and some new bathroom flooring that my Dad had asked me to look up.

Hubby and I got up early to a pancake breakfast. We said our goodbyes and hit the road, detouring quickly to Sonic to get hubby a cherry slush. We made excellent time getting home, and hubby and I settled in to watch the Ravens embarrass the Patriots.

Hubby and I took advantage of his sudden time off. Even though things are going to be tight financially for the next few weeks because of his suspension, I believe he and I needed the respite that we had this weekend. It turned into quite a lovely weekend, and he and I had a marvelous time together by ourselves, and with my Mom!