November is upon us.
It has been for three days now.
This is when I start thinking seriously about Christmas gifts.
(I know, I know; it's well before Thanksgiving. But at least I have only purchased one gift!)
I am thinking of doing homemade or home-kitchen-made gifts for Christmas this year. I cannot afford to buy presents. Period. The paycheck is really the only thing I miss about my job. Other than that, I am perfectly fine. (Especially seeing as how, for my kids' first ten or so years of life, I'd like to be a stay-at-home mom, working part-time from home, preferably as my own boss.)
I will have some money this year for Christmas gifts -- shooting the wedding on the 11th will take care of that-- but I just know I can't afford everyone a gift. So...handmade and heartmade, it is.
I have found a really awesome site from which to buy presents...but it's something I'll have to keep in mind for next year. Maybe for birthdays?
I hope to find a work-study position on campus next semester, especially since this semester it didn't pan out. That would help the money situation.
...and, next semester, the living situation will be different. Could be a lot different, depending on how things work out.
I am considering taking all night and/or online classes next semester so I can get a full time job.
I told my boyfriend that I don't want my schedule to interfere with his job search. He says it won't. I also don't want him to feel obligated to not look for work when school starts. I don't know what classes to take to help minimize the risk of that happening. (He says one thing, but always insists on taking me, anyway. Lesigh.)
...ok, now that we're at the end, I have some confessions to make.
I have actually been looking at Christmas presents since I tweeted this. (Now I'm really narrowing my focus down, trying to decide what I should give to whom.)
...and here is one reason why the living situation might really change, in the form of a tweet from September 30th. Granted, that won't really take effect until I decide what the hay I'm gonna do, but that requisite move would (ideally) happen next summer.
