Why I Haven't Blogged Since July

Lately, some of you have been getting on my case about not blogging much this summer (I'm looking at you, Mike MacDonald), but I swear I have good reason.  Actually two good reasons.

The reason I didn't blog in July/August:

Work.  I was doing three people's jobs (for the salary of one) and it was a crazy summer in the office.  It was also a crazy summer outside of the office--crazy good, actually.  Probably my best summer yet.  I went to Virginia Beach with some of my favorite people ever, attended 2 concerts, started running, networked my ass off, signed up for an extra-curricular committee, have been super social and met a bunch of new people and turned 24, to name just a few things.  All that didn't leave much time for blogging, even though I  know I have put up hardly any pictures of our trip to Hawaii (but I take solace in the fact that my travel buddy and blood relative has put up NONE).

And the reason I didn't blog in September:

Potential homelessness.  My lease is up in exactly 6 days, and I still have nowhere to live.  I've applied to stay in my current apartment with two new roommates, but we still haven't heard whether or not we're approved.  I can't even tell you how many plans I have had fall through.  I was looking at 2 bedrooms with a girl who turned out to be crazy.  I was going to get my own place, but rent is hella expensive this fall in any neighborhood where the probability of my death is less than 50%.  I was gonna live in a not-great neighborhood, but literally, all the apartments I saw where terrible.  I was going to get new roommates in my current place, but one backed out.  I replaced her with another, but then she told me she was waiting to hear about a different place.  Her other place fell through, so we got our applications in, but now we still aren't approved and there is no time to come up with a new plan if we're not, so I will literally be without a home.

"Wow," you might be saying.  "How is she handling all this stress so well?"  I'm glad you asked.  A great support system, and a little prayer.  But mostly wine.  And Rolos.