Seriously Though, How Do You Spell Relief?

We finally got moved, and all the utilities are now on (including internet). It is a difficult task to manage living without internet. We've connected everything to the internet, our home phone is through Vonage, which doesn't work without high speed internet. My business line is through MagicJack, which also requires high speed internet. No e-mail, no telephone, no faxing, no Face Book, no blogging, I felt like I was stuck in the twilight zone. The irritating thing is I got a call from an agent who e-mailed me a contract and asked me to sign it and fax it back to him. I told him I have no internet and phone service as of yet. He honestly could not figure out how to get the contract signed and back in his e-mail inbox. I reminded him of the big thing outside with the four black rubber wheels on it. "That thing is called a vehicle, you hop in it and drive to meet me somewhere if you cannot wait until Friday morning." Yeah, I know gas prices have gone back up, but honestly, a $5,000 contract should cover the cost of gas to drive 10 miles round trip no matter what you're driving. We had to run to a coffee shop with free wifi, download the contract and save it to a thumb drive, take it to Staples to print, sign and fax it back to him. Needless to say this will be the last time I deal with this agent. On top of this brainless agent, (who didn't inform us we had to move earlier than as planned until 7 days prior to the move) we moved to a much - I do stress much - smaller home.

There is nothing like an uncoordinated move, lack of current funds, and a smaller new place with a shared office to test the limits of your marriage. Okay, I'll save the stress of the move, lack of funds and smaller home for another post, but a shared office is enough to drive anyone insane. I know it's only temporary, but I am sharing a 200 s.f office with a slob. I'm no neat freak, but occasionally I like to see the floor of my office. George has four computer towers under his desk (which is larger than mine so he already is not staying on his side), several tool boxes, a dozen little small boxes with God-knows-what in them, and has already taken over the entire closet as his storage space. I am shoved in a corner with only my two drawer filing cabinet and a two shelf supply cabinet. While we search for a home to purchase, we have moved from our previous 5 1/2 bedroom home to a 3 bedroom townhouse. I am a week behind in work, I can't even find my shoes in this smaller space that has boxes stacked along every wall. I'm not sure if all my important office items are here, or across the street in our 10 x 20 storage that is filled to capacity. I still need that vacation, and now I've had to use the funds set aside to take a mini vacation to purchase extra storage cabinets for our kitchen that won't hold enough food and dishes for the three of us. Perhaps I'll run away for a few days and sleep in the park in my truck, I'm used to camping out. I recently stayed in my truck instead of my tent at the Orangeview Family Services youth camp this past summer, it's not that bad. Seriously, I need to schedule a break.