I’ve got four things on my “Dirty Business” list. These are the things that I don’t look forward to doing, but they need to be done for my mental and emotional well-being.
Dirty Business Number One is to give my roommate his 30 Day Notice. He won’t be happy. In fact, I think he’ll try to fight it, but to no avail. As long as he’s not on the original lease (that would be only me!) and signed a sub-lease with me which states that I can ask him to move out with or without just cause, I think (i.e. hope) I’m covered. A friend said that, if my house is not my “castle,” then I need to change it up. Whenever I’ve reached the point with a roommate where their dirty dishes and other breaches of the apartment rules really get on my nerves and where I’d rather stay in my room to avoid seeing them, it’s time for them to go. This roommate needs to live alone, probably in a studio, rather than with roommates. I can give him his notice tonight, which means he’ll have to be out by May 1st, the day I leave for Hawaii. I could give him the notice at the end of April, which means he needs to be out by June 1st. In that case, it will give me only 3 weeks to look for a roommate, since a week of that month will be spent in Hawaii. Or I could give him the notice at the end of May, when I’m most assuredly back from Hawaii. In that scenario, he wouldn’t be out until July 1st, his actual two-year anniversary in the apartment. Can I stand an additional three months living with him? I think not, though.
Dirty Business Number Two is to tell Guy Number One from the dating website that he’s not for me. He hasn’t contacted me this week, which is good news. Maybe he’s waiting for me to contact him, which won’t happen. If he asks me out again, I need to give him the “Dear John” speech, even if it’s by text or E-mail. He’s nice, but boring.
Dirty Business Number Three is to tell Guy Number two from the dating website that he’s not for me, either, although we just went on our third date. I like talking to him and hanging out with him, but there’s no romantic chemistry. Same thing; whenever he contacts me again, he gets the “Dear John” speech.
Dirty Business Number Four is to extricate myself from this Malaleuca mess. A friend and ex-co-worker of mine wanted to talk to me about a “business deal.” Basically, it’s this company that sells eco/green products; they have supplements, household cleaners, beauty products, pharmaceutical products, etc. You can make money if you sign up, agree to buy their products and broadcast their products to other potential buyers. I made my initial purchase. I hate the website; it’s a pain to deal with. They say you need to buy 35 points worth of products, which added up to $60 for me, but does NOT include the $13 worth of tax and shipping. I need another monthly bill like I need a hole in my head. True, they may be eco/green products that are better for the environment, but I certainly don’t spend $70+ per month buying such things. I don’t have time (and don’t care enough) to give the spiel to anyone else. I’m not a salesperson in the sense that I have to go door-to-door and harass people about products that I honestly don’t care about. I just committed a lot of money towards my next 3 vacations. In addition, I still need to get my teeth cleaned this year and still have to order new contacts. So for me, being stuck buying these products on a monthly basis simply doesn’t work.
How do I get myself into these situations?! Wish me luck getting out of them in a timely manner!
A LITTLE SIDE NOTE: Guy Number One from the dating website just sent me a text! Uh-oh. Here goes nothing, IF he asks me out again.