This has turned into a day of problem solving. I got an email from the gas company at the investment property telling me the bank had returned my check. I now owed the $27 bill plus $30 returned check fee. WTF? I called the bank and found out the gas company had the wrong account number. I had set the account up for auto withdrawal. They must have not recorded the proper bank account number as when they had attempted to withdrawal the funds it was declined. I didn’t problem solve when they let me know about that failure and just sent them a check. Instead of cashing the check they attempted another automatic withdrawal. I called the gas company and got it fixed. They credited the account with the $30 fee.
When I got the mail today I found out the State of Kansas had sent out the wrong information on a tax form. I called my accountant and he is going to have to amend my taxes. The error by the state will cost me $300 in accounting fees plus additional taxes. What gross incompetence by the state. I’m not impressed.
Got a labor charge from the plumber. He had come out once and determined our water booster pump was defective. He came out a second time to install it. He was here both times less than 5 minutes. The bill was $175. Wonder why the warranty doesn’t cover that cost? May need to call and ask.
Went in this morning to paint but ended up attaching hardware to the cabinet doors. Worked for about an hour and got a headache so came home and took a nap. After my nap I went back in and worked for two more hours. Did some painting in the kitchen. I have a set of cabinets pulled out so painted the wall behind them. I also painted part of a wall in the living room to see if I like the color of paint I had chosen. I like it so will use it to paint the living room and dining room. I’ll need to choose another color for the bedrooms and bathroom. Still need to test paint the woodwork color.
I had trouble falling asleep last night. Finally took a NyQuil and slept really good for about four hours. Have a bit of a NyQuil hangover today but doing better late afternoon.
We are having green chicken for dinner. The house smells good right now as it is almost done. I’ll fix Jim some hash browns and I will have carrots with mine.
We got 26 eggs from the girls today. I’m up to 10 dozen in the refrigerator now. Need to hard boil a dozen and make some ham salad and more deviled eggs.
I’m going to Manhattan tomorrow to pick up some things I ordered from Home Depot and to visit a friend. It will be good to take a day and get away by myself. I need a good heart to heart talk with another woman.
I didn’t hear from the electrician today – not that I am surprised. Hoping they will call me the first of the week to let me know I am on the schedule for next week. If not I am going to have to call them again and I’m not sure they will enjoy that call. Why is it so hard to get a job scheduled with them?
I finally have figured out what is bothering me. I have been holding some expectations that have been unmet and it was triggering me. This is a life-long learning experience that I keep coming around to. I have learned for me whenever I hold expectations I set myself up to be disappointed. Be they expectations of others or of myself. I must be a slow learner as I struggle to not repeat this pattern time and time again. Now that I have figured out what is behind these strong emotions and feelings I have been having the past several days I can let them go easier.
Grateful to have figured out what was behind my feelings, grateful the paint color I choose will work, and grateful for NyQuil and the sleep it helps me find.