Hard to believe that November is over. Even harder to believe that 2008 is almost over. I guess if I had to use just one word to sum it all up, I would say ‘chaotic.’ Sometimes bad chaotic, but mostly good chaotic, if that makes any sense.
The biz is finally taking off. I picked up two new contracts this week, one of which is on the military base nearby. I know that if I do a good job on her house, she’ll be talking to her friends, and I’ll be set. It’s difficult to get cleaning on a military base, but once you’re in, you’re pretty much golden, as long as you clean well. Today, I will get the business website done and up and running, then perhaps I can pick up a few more contracts that way. I was talking to someone the other day, and he asked if I were going to hire employees, etc. I really don’t want to, that means that I have to worry about whether or not they are cleaning to my standards. At this point (and it may change), I only want enough contracts to pay the bills and put aside money for gettin’ outta here.
Thanksgiving was kinda peaceful, actually. I just stayed home and hung out with the furry kids. I am rather upset with some folks, though. I actually picked up the phone and made an effort to connect with family, and out of five phone calls, only my daughter bothered to return my call that day. That kinda hurt.
The big house is done; I spent the last two days finishing up with it. Got everything out that I wanted to keep; the rest can go to the new owners after the auction. I was really freaked out on Friday when I went out there. I went into the house expecting it to be very cold (I haven’t bothered to heat it; can’t afford to heat two houses), and when I opened up the door, warm air hit my face. I went into the house and discovered that someone somehow got into the house, probably jimmied the back door (looks that way), and put electric heaters all over the house! Needless to say, I got very motivated to get the rest of my crap out. I pulled the heaters out of the house and that was when I discovered that even though they were brand new heaters (the boxes were on the floor next to them), two of them had bare wiring! Whoever put those in the house deliberately removed some of the wiring casing, obviously hoping to start a fire. If a fire started and burned the house, then the mortgage company wouldn’t have to hassle with the auction, they could just get paid out by insurance. People sure play rotten, don’t they? So, I played just as rotten; I took all the heaters, cleaned out the rest of my crap, and when I was done and no longer needed to use the garage door, I shut off the electric at the main box. Monday I will call the electric company and have them shut off the power. I don’t need power anymore, was only keeping it on so I could use the garage door to get my bike out. I think I also need to talk to the insurance company, tell them what happened and see if I can go ahead and cancel the insurance.
