Sunday, June 28, 2020

Life changing

I'm surprised I haven't blogged since my life changing event!  We had a big storm at the end of May and it finally happened!  The big tree out back snapped and fell on my trailer!  It smashed in the roof right over the bedroom, seconds after I had left the room.  A tree fell on the house behind me (again) and cut right through it.  The large pine that was in the front yard also went down.  Later on it was confirmed that we were on the edge of a system that produced a small tornado.  
So... I stayed in a hotel for a couple weeks and then rented a room out near Charlton.  Big mistake.  The owner was a narcissistic bully and never had anything nice to say.  Always sarcastic and mean.  I moved out of there and have been in my new apartment in Burnt Hills.  I spent my first night last night.  I slept great!  New bed too.  The VHC in Bspa helped me get the apartment and got the bed as well.  That was one of the things that irked Gene.  He was shocked that I should get "so much stuff" because of only having served for four years.  One of my friends on FB succinctly put it, "what has he done for his country"?
The mobile home is scheduled to be torn down this week and I am still having a lot of anxiety about it, because I left it full of stuff.  I feel like I should clean it out and donate the contents but it is exhausting for me to get in there and do all that.  Plus there is a ton of trash.  I'm hoping to get in there before the demolition crew while there is a dumpster and clean out some stuff.  I'm really embarrassed about how filthy everything was.  I have made a pledge to keep this new apartment clean.  I have to, or face eviction.  So after each meal, I clean up.  I make my bed every day and I am trying to control clutter.  I didn't bring a lot with me here.  I need to avoid bringing in more junk.  I like my apartment, it is just the right size.  It does have a musty odor however.  I can burn some candles to fix that.  So about the location, I am right in the heart of Burnt Hills.  I am behind Mama's ice cream and Stewart's is across Rt. 50.  CVS is across Lake Hill rd and behind us is Dunkin Donuts!  I've been good and have only been there once!  
There is a small yard.  I have seen a few different species of birds and also we have baby bunnies!  The only thing that bothers me is the traffic.  It is loud and there are a lot of people with loud exhausts who like to rev their engines and take off fast so that it produces the most amount of noise.  We also have C-130 planes that fly over, but I love those!  At 5 PM the fire house siren goes off and it is right next door!  That is really loud!  
So, I am happy that I am finally out of that trailer and hoping that the rest of the business with that settles quickly.  I don't want that anchor around my neck any more.