Dear anonymous,
I have no realized just how ridiculous and annoying my sister can be. The fact that it is now 12:30am and there is fresh salmon being baked in the oven that won't be done for another 10 minutes makes me so peeved, I cannot even begin to explain. Especially since the salmon then has to cool before I can put it in the fridge, guaranteeing I will not be asleep until 1:30am. Then tomorrow morning she will force me to be awake to be at school for 9am. I mean, these are just the little things. There are such big issues I can't even comprehend and it is driving me up the wall. I can never live with her again. There is a good chance that it will completely ruin the very strained relationship we already have. It is better for us to stay apart.
/rant
Love,
Michelle
Showing posts with label sister. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sister. Show all posts
Sunday, 9 February 2014
Monday, 27 January 2014
Cheap or savvy?
Dear anonymous,
As evidenced by various situations, my family is quite cheap. We buy things on sale and shy away from expensive stores (my sister and I occasionally being an exception to this rule). If we can haggle, we haggle.
It puts me off however, to work like this. The current situation is as given: my sister and I need a parking spot in our building. The developer is asking $125 a month which is typical for the city we live in and the fact that we live in a new condo building. There is a notice up on the notice board where a tenant currently holds a spot but is hoping to rent it.
Emailing him, he stated he was asking the going price. We offered to take his spot but asked for a discount. His response was to bring it down to $115 which is a 9% reduction. My sister looks at this price and counter-offers a price of $95.
Perhaps this is just me but, it seems very cheap to be asking for approximately a 25% discount. Understanding that we are university students with very little money, it is our choice to have the car with us as opposed to having it at home with our parents. It is also slightly cheaper for us to drive as opposed to taking transit but, this man is already paying $125 a month for his spot. It seems like we are cheating him.
Maybe it's just me.
Love,
Michelle
As evidenced by various situations, my family is quite cheap. We buy things on sale and shy away from expensive stores (my sister and I occasionally being an exception to this rule). If we can haggle, we haggle.
It puts me off however, to work like this. The current situation is as given: my sister and I need a parking spot in our building. The developer is asking $125 a month which is typical for the city we live in and the fact that we live in a new condo building. There is a notice up on the notice board where a tenant currently holds a spot but is hoping to rent it.
Emailing him, he stated he was asking the going price. We offered to take his spot but asked for a discount. His response was to bring it down to $115 which is a 9% reduction. My sister looks at this price and counter-offers a price of $95.
Perhaps this is just me but, it seems very cheap to be asking for approximately a 25% discount. Understanding that we are university students with very little money, it is our choice to have the car with us as opposed to having it at home with our parents. It is also slightly cheaper for us to drive as opposed to taking transit but, this man is already paying $125 a month for his spot. It seems like we are cheating him.
Maybe it's just me.
Love,
Michelle
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
How am I going to deal with this all year?
Dear anonymous,
I'm getting real tired of my sister yelling at me when she gets in one of her moods. Yes, I sit at home and don't really study all that much but, that's just me. I'm lazy and I like it. When I have a day off from class, I like to take the time to catch up on tv shows and watch bad films and eat to my heart's content. So I haven't gotten us on the waiting list for parking yet - our property manager is a dick and won't send me a letter to say we don't get a parking spot on site. So I haven't gotten the fabric tailored yet for the pillows - I don't know where to go in Toronto and Toronto sort of scares me. So I accidentally thought we spent $50 and would get free shipping but it turns out we only spent $44 and had to pay $10 for shipping - my mistake. Guess what? I make mistakes. I don't do things. I'm lazy and I am shit. Deal with it. Stop fucking yelling at me. I know it's all my fault.
Love,
Michelle
I'm getting real tired of my sister yelling at me when she gets in one of her moods. Yes, I sit at home and don't really study all that much but, that's just me. I'm lazy and I like it. When I have a day off from class, I like to take the time to catch up on tv shows and watch bad films and eat to my heart's content. So I haven't gotten us on the waiting list for parking yet - our property manager is a dick and won't send me a letter to say we don't get a parking spot on site. So I haven't gotten the fabric tailored yet for the pillows - I don't know where to go in Toronto and Toronto sort of scares me. So I accidentally thought we spent $50 and would get free shipping but it turns out we only spent $44 and had to pay $10 for shipping - my mistake. Guess what? I make mistakes. I don't do things. I'm lazy and I am shit. Deal with it. Stop fucking yelling at me. I know it's all my fault.
Love,
Michelle
Sunday, 26 May 2013
Living with depression?
Dear anonymous,
Living with Ash again has really made me notice how much I don't know about her. For the past few years I have known that she has depression. When we used to come home on weekends, I would notice the excessive sleep and the fluctuating appetite. I would pay attention to how many times she asked me if she had gotten fat or whatnot. Living with her for almost a month now though, I am really noticing it more and more.
I'm not going to lie. I probably have depression. It's probably more like dysthymic disorder (which is less severe than major depression but more chronic) yet, my sister has it so much worse. It's hard to live with it. She gets irrational and angry, she sleeps her days away, she is restless and often I see her struggling with herself. I love her though and I'm sticking around.
Love,
Michelle
Living with Ash again has really made me notice how much I don't know about her. For the past few years I have known that she has depression. When we used to come home on weekends, I would notice the excessive sleep and the fluctuating appetite. I would pay attention to how many times she asked me if she had gotten fat or whatnot. Living with her for almost a month now though, I am really noticing it more and more.
I'm not going to lie. I probably have depression. It's probably more like dysthymic disorder (which is less severe than major depression but more chronic) yet, my sister has it so much worse. It's hard to live with it. She gets irrational and angry, she sleeps her days away, she is restless and often I see her struggling with herself. I love her though and I'm sticking around.
Love,
Michelle
Friday, 24 May 2013
Procastination without a choice?
Dear anonymous,
My first midterm is on Monday and I've obviously not been studying as hard as I should have been. There is however, also the fact that when Ashley (my sister) comes home from work the first thing she does is turn on the television. I understand that we share the apartment and space is limited. Yet I work best in the evening. As you can probably tell, this doesn't work out particularly well for either of us.
I am no longer procrastinating by choice but rather by default because I do not have a space in which to study.
Failure will ensue, let me assure you.
Love,
Michelle
My first midterm is on Monday and I've obviously not been studying as hard as I should have been. There is however, also the fact that when Ashley (my sister) comes home from work the first thing she does is turn on the television. I understand that we share the apartment and space is limited. Yet I work best in the evening. As you can probably tell, this doesn't work out particularly well for either of us.
I am no longer procrastinating by choice but rather by default because I do not have a space in which to study.
Failure will ensue, let me assure you.
Love,
Michelle
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Am I a bad person?
Dear anonymous,
Ashley, my sister, and I have been having a bunch of yelling sessions the last two days. Basically it revolves around her saying that I'm a bad person. Things like me constantly calling her stupid, putting her down, telling her that she can't do things like have her friends over are coming up a lot. I guess it's just making me wonder if I really am a bad person. I don't know. Maybe I'm just a horrible sister.
Love,
Michelle
Ashley, my sister, and I have been having a bunch of yelling sessions the last two days. Basically it revolves around her saying that I'm a bad person. Things like me constantly calling her stupid, putting her down, telling her that she can't do things like have her friends over are coming up a lot. I guess it's just making me wonder if I really am a bad person. I don't know. Maybe I'm just a horrible sister.
Love,
Michelle
Monday, 29 April 2013
Typical Monday night?
Dear anonymous,
I am currently seated on my bed in a barren room (other than the numerous garbage bags full of clothes and baskets full of crap) blogging about moving out. Am I a stereotypical blogger yet?
This is it. The last night that I will be staying in this place I have called home for the last 8 months. The posters are down, the photos are in plastic page protectors, the fairy lights are wrapped up in a box and the dressers are empty. Tomorrow morning, I'll take apart my wonderful IKEA bed and move the first of my stuff to the new condo I'll be living in. Wednesday morning the rest of it will go in a big 10 foot uHaul.
Wow. 8 months has flown by. I can't say I'll miss it too much. The year has had its ups and downs and living here has definitely has its ups and downs, too. Mostly I'm excited for the next chapter of my life. Fourth year, new condo in downtown Toronto, living with my sister, commuting back to school. It's all going to be so new. I have come to embrace new experiences though.
So here's to a fun move (not!) and lots of new experiences in the year to come!
Love,
Michelle
I am currently seated on my bed in a barren room (other than the numerous garbage bags full of clothes and baskets full of crap) blogging about moving out. Am I a stereotypical blogger yet?
This is it. The last night that I will be staying in this place I have called home for the last 8 months. The posters are down, the photos are in plastic page protectors, the fairy lights are wrapped up in a box and the dressers are empty. Tomorrow morning, I'll take apart my wonderful IKEA bed and move the first of my stuff to the new condo I'll be living in. Wednesday morning the rest of it will go in a big 10 foot uHaul.
Wow. 8 months has flown by. I can't say I'll miss it too much. The year has had its ups and downs and living here has definitely has its ups and downs, too. Mostly I'm excited for the next chapter of my life. Fourth year, new condo in downtown Toronto, living with my sister, commuting back to school. It's all going to be so new. I have come to embrace new experiences though.
So here's to a fun move (not!) and lots of new experiences in the year to come!
Love,
Michelle
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