Once again, I have higher ambitions than my body will allow me. I’ve not had the time or the energy lately to write in my blog here but the winds are changing. It’s now mid-August and traffic at the store is starting to slow down a bit. The past few weeks have been pretty crazy with the last big rush of tourists heading north for the end of their summer vacations, the camp grounds are full, the beaches are packed and the traffic is horrible. This has been a different summer for me. It’s not been a bad one, it just feels like we never really had a summer up here. It’s been cold, wet, and people’s attitudes reflect an attitude of having missed something this year. Maybe it’s the economy or maybe it’s just the weather but people have been awfully moody this summer, myself included.
Jirar was up here for a couple days this week and despite our continuing friendship, it’s somewhat difficult to see him leave each time he comes to visit. I’m reminded that I’ve not done much to improve my social life in any substantial way, sure I’ve got friends I can hang out with but it’s not the same as having a spouse there to push you in the right directions. I have to remind myself that I don’t have to be in a hurry to find someone else, that I can indeed be perfectly content by myself for a while. I’ve got plenty of good things going for me not the least of which is a hugely supportive family both immediate and extended who have my back when I need it.
I did find out this past week that I am not going to be in a position to buy my condo that I am renting. I’d need to come up with about 40K as a down payment to make it possible and I just don’t see that happening. On a brighter note, my landlord did agree to extend my lease for another 12 months but after that I will have to find another place to live next summer. This condo has been a great place for me. The size is great, the location is perfect, and the cost of living here is right within a good range. There are really very few good places to rent up here. The houses for rent in town are really nothing but trash, obviously rentals that have been worn down by negligent landlords who don’t give a shit about the property. The apartment complexes are nice but most don’t allow pets and to buy a home up here I have to either cut back on the toys that I enjoy and that keep me entertained, or I have to settle for a property that would end up needing a lot of work. I’m really just over the money pit stage. I don’t have time for it. I have a list of criteria that I require for housing and I’ve found that it’s hard to find things that fit up here in the northwoods, even though the things I want should be common….around here they just aren’t.
Anyhow, now it’s time for bed. Tomorrow I work in the morning and then hopefully, as long as the store is slow, I can get out of there by noon and get out to the cottage with Gavin to spend some time on the lake.
