Busy busy busy

I found a beautiful home and moved in about a week and a half ago.  The rooms are huge and the back yard is huge and I love it but there are some problems.  It was a foreclosed home and I guess it's been empty for a long time (it's owned by a bank, which tells me a lot).  Every drain leaked and right now I'm waiting for the electrician, I think when they built the home they didn't wire it right because my washing machine shuts everything off and the lights flicker so bad it's a good thing I'm not epileptic!!

Mostly, I can't wait to get a couch!!  I am unpacked (for the most part) but I wont hang any pictures until I do get furniture.  I'm considering rent to own, unless I can find used that's in good shape.  I really don't want to do rent to own, in my opinion it's a waste of money but I just don't have enough money right now.  Since it took a bit longer to get into the home I had to pay for a motel room for longer than I had hoped, which also means it cost more to eat than I had planned.  It's okay, though, even if that's the way I have to go because I do need to work on building my credit back up (thanks to my ex husband)  so I do have to do something.  I haven't been  here long enough for my bank to get to know me for a loan, all they would have to go on is the past few years and I don't even want to know what that looks like!

I (and my daughter and her boyfriend) have begun looking for work.  I have updated my resume and uploaded it everywhere. Monster, Indeed, Jobs  to Careers, Career builders, Linked In, the State of Nevada jobs board, everyone.  Right away I started getting phone calls from insurance companies to go to school with them.  There has to be some kind of scam with that I'm thinking and I just don't trust it at all!!  But I check for jobs everyday and give everyone my resume anyway.

But the most important thing I've done was begin the registration process for school yesterday.  I also got the ball rolling for Vocational Rehab, for help going to school.  The next semester begins on June 4 so I have plenty of time but I like having my ducks all in a row.  I've already put in my FAFSA, too.  Right now I can't do anything until my application goes through and I get a student ID number, and after that I have to go back  and take a placement test and talk to a counselor.  I have been checking things out and if I take Health Information Tech (which is along the lines of what I have already started school for in WA) I will end up with and Associates degree, plus 4 certificates, and it would be the least amount of time.  I'm not making any decisions until I sit down with the counselor, I'm just checking my options right now.  But I'm very excited, I can finally begin my life!!!

One thing I should mention, I can't afford to go to Starbucks right now and I'm piggy backing off of someone else's internet which isn't very reliable so for anyone who doesn't hear from me too often just please be patient!  I will be back online soon!