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| Wed, 08-10-2005 - 2:22pm |
I just need to vent, so here it goes.
I live in a high-rise condo building which I love. It has great amenities like a roof-top pool with a lake and city view and a tennis court. I bought two years ago this month. A year ago, the condo board voted to replace all of the windows in the building. Fine. I sunk all of my money into the actual condo but figure that I would take out a home equity loan. Then I got the final cost - $12,000!!!! What the..???
They started the windows a few months ago and have continually pushed the start date for my unit back. Now they are supposed to start tomorrow morning. On day one the pull out the old windows and then board up my apartment. On day two they put in the new windows and on day 3 they replace my marble sills and fix any holes they make in my walls, etc. Now - when they board up my apartment, it is done on the inside of the air/heat register so I have no air conditioning in addition to no light. It is supposed to rain here on Friday which means that my apartment will be boarded up with no new windows until Tuesday.
This is all inconvenient enough for me but I have friends that I can stay with and there are hotels in this city (which I am actually considering at the moment). I called the vet last week and they said that I could get my 2 cats in for boarding at the last minute. Because of the weather, I could never be sure of when they would start. So I call them this morning to say that I am coming in and they tell me that they think that it would be too stressful to board the cats for that long and it would upset them. So now I am scrambling around at the very last minute trying to see who the cats can stay with.
On top of that, I just started my b*tchy week AND my ex (who I am extremely close friends with) got the news Monday night that one of his friends who I knew died in her sleep. At 28 years old. I have been trying to be there for him and deal with my housing nightmares and get all of my important stuff packed up and wrapped in plastic. After I got off of the phone with the vet today, I actually started crying here in the office. Pathetic.
Luckily, I had my weight watchers meeting and I lost another 2 pounds which makes me feel great about reaching the 10 pounds lost mark. The I went to the Lancome counter and drowned my sorrows in toner and lipstick. I love free gift time.
I am done, I promise. Thanks for listening.
Jules

You need a big hug, girl! Hey, just think about how much you will get out of your condo when/if you decide to sell. Good luck w/ the cat boarding. I have a dog and realize how much of a headache that can be, finding a reputable place for them.
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend, that is so scary. Peter Jennings, Dana Reeves and this poor young girl. My heart goes out ...
It will get better Jules!!
Edited 8/10/2005 3:51 pm ET ET by bbw_26
The new windows will increase the value of my unit - but not by twelve grand. But I had resigned myself to the money aspect of it.
I was getting freaked out because my cousin who lives near me had not been emailing back about the cats. I finally found out the she is at Six Flags today with her boyfriend and not at work so I text messaged her and she is fine with them staying there. Thank goodness! I am going to pack up my stuff and take the cats over there around 9:00 and then I am having a couple of good, stiff whiskeys.
Not having your home available is a HUGE source of stress.
Well,
I get to my cousin's last night and she asks when I am picking up the cats and I say Tuesday and she says she can't keep them over the weekend. She is trying to sublet her place and is having an open house. I guess I just did not explain things well enough.
So now I got my ex to agree to let us stay in his brand-new 2 week old condo but I have to stay there with them to make sure they don't mess up his floors. Which I totally understand and he will not be there because he has a funeral to go to. But now I have to go through the stress of moving the cats all over again.
Then, I get an email this morning from the project manager. Because it is supposed to rain today, they are not starting after all. Which means that next Wednesday is the soonest that I can get into my place. If it rains tomorrow too, let's make that next Thursday.
OK - I have to stop talking about it before I bust out crying again from stress and exhaustion.
Jules