Update Story- Living on my Own, again for the first time almost 11 years!



I had written the story of “Becoming Independent, Yet Again!”
I found out in June after my birthday, my lease in Dallas
was up on July 31st. So, basically I had to have a New
place to live as of August 1st! Talk about having to move
fast! I decided to move back to Tarrant County and live
near my Mom and two married sisters, Julie and Anna.
Anna has the two grandchildren, boys Joseph and Matthew!
Joseph is fourteen on the 22nd of this month and Matthew
just turned eight years last month! My nephews are growing!
Anna sent me pictures of them growing up all the time
when they lived in Minnesota. Now that they live here in
Texas, you would think they do not take as many pictures
but they still do! Anna is getting pretty good with the
Digital Camera! Gosh, I remember when all there was for
film was the type of number 110 film. Then, I thought we
were doing really good to get the 35mm camera out! Now we
have Digital Cameras and the Computer is so popular and
commonplace now!

When I graduated from College with a major in Computer
Information Systems, in May of 1992, I was on the forefront
of the Computer revolution in terms of the Personal
Computer. Lotus 1-2-3 had just come out and I knew it and
taught it to the Missouri Highway and Transportation
Department! Exhausting work!

I have been living on my own now for almost two months.
My rent is under $520 a month and the apartment is a total
of 660 square feet! I thought that was a real good deal! I
got a special the apartment complex was having and it
worked out fabulous for me for I did not have much money
and Mom could not help me with anything. The first month rent
and move-in special was only $99 dollars! Then, the
complex let me “pop” a balloon and it would say either $100
or $200 off September’s rent. My balloon said $100
dollars off! I was pleased! Starting October 3rd, I shall
pay the regular price in rent.

Today is the 17th of September and I am low on groceries
and running out of toilet paper, milk, garbage bags and I
am addicted to Caffeine and have to have some form of Diet
Soda at least every other day. So, having No money anymore
for the rest of the month, my dear Mom went grocery
shopping for me and picked up two prescriptions I needed.
She gave Grapevine Drug Mart a check to hold until I can pay
them the cash on the 3rd of October. I shall be going
without my Topamax for about 6 days at least and am not
sure if I can hold on that long. I am sure Norvell, the
pharmacist, can give me about ten pills though until I can
pay him.

Mom told me she had money to pick up those things
and instead of coming to get me, she went ahead and
got them and just dropped it off. I have re-injured my left
knee somehow, again and she did not want me to walk on
it. Moms are so good and sweet at times. I needed milk,
trash bags, toilet paper and Diet Coke. It is vital
that I have some form of caffeine at least every other day.
Mom has been watching her gas tank for the prices
right now are so high! $3.00 for a galloon of gas! It
takes $30 to fill up Moms car. Because Mom takes me to so
many places, including the doctor, I shall fill her up
once a month! Mom was only able to get me 1 two liter of
Diet Coke and a bottle of Vitamin D Milk. She had that
little Cash and I felt horrible for I thought she would
have enough to get things from the way she sounded and
acted. I will learn and I should have known! She said I
have an extra trash bag from the laundry bag, so that
helps and then I have two toilet paper rolls for the
weekend. Mom said that something should be happening on
Monday, the 19th of September and she should be getting
some more business! (money possibility – law or real estate)
Bless her heart! Mom tries so hard for she has
borrowed soooooo much money from Julie as well as
Kristina, Anna and me. I know, in time, we shall get
paid back. Else, Lord help me for even saying this, Mom
will be sure we are paid when she dies and goes to Heaven.
Yes, I know dear Mom shall get there and her time is coming
in either 2007 or 2011. I assume her diabetes will have
gotten the best of her. Mom and her male counterpart,
are leaving to go to East Texas on either Tuesday, the 20th
of September or Thursday, the 22nd of September.
They visit there about once, maybe twice a month at the
very most.

Mom told me, before she left, that her
significant “Other”, was going to stay alone in East
Texas a few days. This made Mom Very Happy, indeed!
She could have some private time and personal space back
at her house. Actually I should start thinking of it as
their house! He is somewhat older than Mom but
they have a “unique” relationship! Then, when Mom was
dropping off the groceries, she said he had changed his
mind and may not leave for East Texas until Thursday now!
That is the reason for the indecision of either to leave on
the 20th or 22nd of September for East Texas!
Moms man has grown children in East Texas and they
have families of their own as well with grandkids!
I have started to do my laundry over at Mom’s house this
month. I do not have the extra money for the quarters at the
Laundromat in the apartment complex! It took $20 in
quarters to do my laundry this past month of August.
However, when I was doing Laundry at their house, HE was
not real thrilled with the prospect of me being there for
a few hours. I noticed this when I was there the first
week of September. I told him he would have to get used to
me doing my laundry there at least once to twice a month
for I am so poor! Mom also said he has now decided not to
stay alone for a few days in East Texas. I believe her exact
wording was “Damn it!” Spoken like a true word warrior
who desperately needs some space right now! I feel for
Mom but onward she continues, as usual.

Mom is gaining valuable law experience with her
court cases and private adoptions, divorces and executing
wills, etc. I am so very proud of her and my money each
month from Disability went to keeping her and I fed and
electricity on while living in Roanoke, Texas, before we
moved. Mom is 62 years this coming October 11th and started
Law school in Ft. Worth at Texas Wesleyan University
in August of 1999. We had just moved to Roanoke in April of
1999. She did a Part, Part-time four and a half year
program while continuing to work full-time in the field of
real estate. She graduated in December 2003 and passed the
Bar Exam to become a Full-fledged attorney in November 2004!
She took the test in February 2004 but Texas, good old
Texas, is the only state with a period to wait for
return of Bar Exam results from February to November 5th!
Talk about making you sweat! Geesh!

I just now realized I have not allotted for rent
in this month’s budget! Yikes! I better redo it right
away! I thought I had extra money this coming month and was
wondering why. I am soooooo excited about my new way
of eating “right” and healthily that I made a HUGE grocery
list. I shall have to trim that down to size for I now have
to take $520 from all that money!

Life is going well. The realities of living on my
own are real and prevalent, but I am making it with
a worth while experience and shall update you every three
to six months!

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Written by Rebecca P Lang on September 18, 2005 at
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