bare_bear: (Clean ALL the things)
My first week of unemployment has been really really busy!  Too much so, actually, because I'm behind in applying for jobs.  I'm planning on spending a bit of time this afternoon finishing up one cover letter, and hopefully write the second one tomorrow.

For now though, I'm cleaning my apartment.  I've been slowly plugging away at it, but I'm still way behind.  I wouldn't say that it's dirty (although it is dusty), but I'm a sewist who doesn't like to tidy between projects!  And I'm also a piler, which isn't helping the situation.  I have a list of jobs to do in each room, and that should help me stay focussed.  I get so bored cleaning.

But I discovered that the best thing to listen to while cleaning is Quirks and Quarks on CBC radio.  It keeps my mind busy with interesting sciency things and keeping me from getting bored.  :D

bare_bear: (ohwell)
Guess who's starting to pay back their student loans this month? 

That would be me.

Actually, I'm glad to start on this.  Turns out the total monthly payments for both my Provincial and Federal loans will be under $250/month.  I'm sticking with the minimum payments for now, but hopefully eventually I'll be upping those payments to knock down the loans quicker.  I've also made the decision to pay off the interested accumulated during my grace period, and boy was writing that $500 cheque tough.  But it's better than rolling it into my loan balance and paying interest on interest; that just seems dumb.

Lots of debt to pay off, but hopefully it'll be manageable.  I'll just have to be smarter about my sewing pattern and fabric addiction from now on!

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