This morning Hubby kissed me goodbye and left for work, just like every morning. About 2 minutes later he comes back in and says "Jana, my car won't start, can I drive yours today?" That was no problem for today but tomorrow it would be a BIG problem. After looking at it for a few minutes I quickly realized the problem must be with either the starter or the battery. The battery was replaced less than a year ago, so my money was on the starter. Quite literally, as a starter runs around $400. We weren't going to be able to tow it today, and I wanted to avoid towing (read: extra $100) if we could, since we don't have the money to start with. I went outside with the intention to call my cousin Calvin, the Car Whisperer, to see if he knew anything that would help. I got ahold of his wife who told me he was unavailable. Sad day. Before I even hung up my cell, one of our neighbors came to me and said "I'm a mechanic, can I look at your car?" He tried to start it, and it didn't work. He then popped the hood and jiggled a wire. Voila! He then gave us the cost estimate: 75 cents! Yep, you read that right, 3/4 of a dollar. The battery needs to be cleaned off with a can of coke. I tell you, whoever our guardian angels are, they don't get paid enough!
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Turning Over a New Leaf
So, I promised myself and my lovely Katie (you can find her here) that I would start blogging again.
I have a problem with blogging. I love writing about my wonderful, happy, perfect, life and sharing the joy I have with friends and family alike. The problem is that my life rarely looks that perfect, so I stop posting. Not any more! This blog is going to be for real. Not gonna lie, I have some picture perfect moments. And I have moments, hours, days, weeks, etc that are not so picture perfect. And I very rarely take pictures anyway for the simple fact that I forget.
In my quest to be more authentic, I am also starting to publish my story. You can find it on ff.net or on ao3.org -whichever floats your goat. It's an Avatar the Last Airbender fanfic about my favorite character-Iroh. This goes from the birth of his son to leaving the Fire Nation with Zuko. It's a daunting story to tell, and though I look forward to writing it, I am scared I won't do it justice, though having an experienced beta like ljlee helps.
In regular life I'm balancing being a newly(ish)wed to my sensitive, loving hubby(love!), going to grad school full time(love/hate), and going to work. So here goes my next adventure!
I have a problem with blogging. I love writing about my wonderful, happy, perfect, life and sharing the joy I have with friends and family alike. The problem is that my life rarely looks that perfect, so I stop posting. Not any more! This blog is going to be for real. Not gonna lie, I have some picture perfect moments. And I have moments, hours, days, weeks, etc that are not so picture perfect. And I very rarely take pictures anyway for the simple fact that I forget.
In my quest to be more authentic, I am also starting to publish my story. You can find it on ff.net or on ao3.org -whichever floats your goat. It's an Avatar the Last Airbender fanfic about my favorite character-Iroh. This goes from the birth of his son to leaving the Fire Nation with Zuko. It's a daunting story to tell, and though I look forward to writing it, I am scared I won't do it justice, though having an experienced beta like ljlee helps.
In regular life I'm balancing being a newly(ish)wed to my sensitive, loving hubby(love!), going to grad school full time(love/hate), and going to work. So here goes my next adventure!
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