Lol. Thanks everyone! It's definitely more a part of my 5-10 year plan more than my 2021 plan, but it's for sure going in there. >.>
I also found a little rent-to-own property (a small 2 bed, 1 bath house) about 20-30 minutes drive closer than where I live currently (and potentially for slightly cheaper or close to the same amount), but again, still needing a car. Which I can afford if I get most or all of my credit cards paid down. But that's gonna be about 3 years out, minimum.
Maybe faster if I ever get Etsy up and running, though I might potentially have another custom glove order soon, which will help some and once the blister on my finger heals, I can haul ass and get the custom cats done and sent out, which will be about $75 that I can put toward bills.
Ngl, even though it's late game, mask making is beginning to get tempting because I could probably still make decent money at it to pay my bills down faster >.>

Tldr; While the job would probably be AMAZING, it's a few years out of reach at the moment, but would still be an incredible opportunity that I am putting into my 5-year plan and, with luck (and sticking to a budget instead of splurging on non-essentials constantly), will achieve sooner.

oh i get paying down credit cards.... we'll be adding another expense today - my daughter's car needs about $700 worth of work on it again. it was a trouble-maker car from the beginning. *sigh*

Youch. And people wonder why I don't have a car yet... >.>
Lol.
But in reality, I've found a lot of semi-new (2014-2019) cars while browsing carfax that I could, in theory, afford once the cards get paid off. Assuming they're in good condition and don't need a lot of work right away anyway.

yep.

so we live in Pennsylvania, and annually there's an emissions and safety inspection the car has to pass. there's no such safety inspection in New Jersey, which is where we bought the car - a 2006 VW Bug that apparently was in a car accident that wasn't reported on the carfax. ugh.

Ah that's gotta be an annoying mess to have to deal with.

I don't think we have that inspection here either, but I'm not sure.

eh, it's fine when you're used to it, i guess.

I found a little clown. For my mom. ;-; Other than that, my antique store trip was a bust...I couldn't find ANYthing authentically Italian or italian-looking kitchen stuff for my dad. ;_; Went home. Feel like a sad worm. I don't know where else to look.

ah yeah, credit card debt. I was supposed to have it all paid off this month but it's looking like it will be January or February

sure, i might pay it off in january or february... of like 2050 o_O

Lol. I think my friend is spoiling me with gift cards for Christmas... or asking about multiple things to throw me off.
XD

I haven't seen any cable machine shaped objects covered in wrapping paper hidden anywhere. Maybe Santa needs help carrying it.

My dumb cat made me panic today thinking he had gone off and wasn't coming back when in reality he was just sleeping in a corner inside the house and it was hard to see him....

Finally helped Derpy decorate his new tree!
It doesn't have lights, but I'll get some for next year.

Trying to come up with my own protein bar recipe and it hasn't been turning out as well as I had hoped. Even after looking at many other recipes as a guide. Guess I don't have a green thumb when it comes to baking. And these are no-bake!

I was considering taping some lights we have to a wall to be "festive" but it is fairly close to Christmas and still haven't done it

It's never too late to put them up. Some people even keep them up all year. Granted, because they don't feel like taking them down, but still...lights can be nice. I wouldn't mind having non-seasonal lights for indoor and outdoor.

Same as Bio said. It's never too late.
I mean hell, Derpy and I only just put up his new tree today so...

I feel like Squidward right now when he becomes a hobo sitting in a box asking for spare change, only for me I'm holding out masks asking people to buy. XD

Woke up so depressed, ;u;
I left home to distract myself and get away from obligations.
But also to christmas shop for my brother and dad.

I got my brother gaming headphones and some D&D dice in his favorite color.
;u; so he can continue to ignore spending time with me and spend his time with his friends over the internet...but I know he'll like his gifts, so, that's good.
I like making him happy.
Also got my dad an Italian-English Visual dictionary, since he's learning Italian. :) Italian wizard dad.

Aww. :C Hope shopping was a nice little distraction.

And I do hope your brother appreciates his gifts, even if he'd rather spend his time on D&D than doing stuff with you. ;-; Have you tried asking him to spend time with you?

Augh...gonnna have to haul ass with some crafting in the next couple days. Was planning on getting/making Derpy some new clothes as a Christmas present, but have been lazy and haven't even made him a new Christmas skirt yet. Or the "matching" skirts I was gonna make for us...(which I may attempt tonight tbh). Ahhhh! Why am I so lazy?!

i love how i got an email from this website after not playing games like these for almost 4 years ish saying happy birthday
thank u i love u too developers <3

Yay new outfit slots!!! <3

Happy birthday mad hatter!

Happy birfday, mad hatter!! :3

(Sorry I didn't say it before ;-; )

Happy birthday, Mad Hatter! :)
It must be nice having a birthday on Christmas Eve! (Or Christmas Day, I think it depends on your timezone!)

I got a Japanese-made Damascus steel knife for Christmas. o_o
I'm not sure how to feel about it...but I am going to convince myself to use it for cooking only....cooking only. >_>; For cooking. Only cooking. It's very sharp. It's for cooking.

Ooohh that sounds nice. :0

Yes, pls only use it for cooking. ;-;

I think now, I have to wear a sign that says, "Don't feed the Fish". /=3=\;
I'm so full. My headache is gone, but now I'm all bloated. And full of water.
And sleepy.
...
Must. Fight. The after-meal drowsiness! /=A<\;
There's a
great
new
wave
that's
sweepin' the natiooonn...~ /x_=\; c'mon, do the circulation...
*too lazy to kick up cardio-circulatory function*

Ugh. The hardest part of not having a car is judging how long it takes to walk somewhere so you're not too early, but also so that you're not late.
...looks like I'm gonna be a good solid 20 minutes early getting to my eye exam today...

it's better to be early, imo...

Ahhhhh...the internet lied to me about exam costs...and I'm so bad at doing the smart thing sometimes. (In this case, I should have just taken my prescription and walked out instead of looking at frames.)
Spent $297.87 today. $177.87 was just for the glasses...which I just discovered I could have gotten for only $55 from Zenni.
XP
And given that my prescription is only good for 1 year, I'm kinda mad about that price mark-up at eyemart... >.>

oof. {{hugs}}

On the plus side my checking account has $1 more than rent so I'm still okay.
XD

well, that works.

i sent an email to my district manager about my covid concerns. now let's see what she says.

My cat needs to stop being picky and just eat his food.

There are starving homeless kitties that would be happy with his food. >:T

does he eat it when it's full / fresh but not when it's empty, or is always picky about it?

Hoyoooo bbyyy!
>:O Time for 2020 to GTF outta here!
xD I'm gettin' tipsy tonite and watchin' the heck outta the twilight zone.
:{ I hope I don't accidentally do something stupid though, like challenge my brother's girlfriend to a fight. Not to brag, B] but she's a rose petal, and I'm a frickin' aloe leaf.

Everyone might be ignoring me as per usual, though I tend to get annoying and stuff when I'm tipsy. <:c So, I'll probably be doing something on my own...being weird..and sad...trying to ignore my loneliness with toys or cereal...or doodling.

Oh good lord, I don't trust myself to doodle ANYTHING while tipsy. x'D

I would personally love to see tipsy merskelly doodles haha

XD Sadly I didn't doodle last night lol, I was too tipsy to even stand at some points. <x'D I think I sat on the floor behind the couch and slurred in comments with my family talking about my first cousins, climbing rental prices, and stuff my mom did before I was born.

I also found my Ravenclaw bathrobe and placed it on my brother's gf when she was sleeping on the couch, and patted her head and apparently told her, "Don't worry, you're gonna asleep better now". X'D