Ugh this heart monitor is a pain in the ass. I was laying on the couch watching episodes of the IT Crowd last night, and two different side leads popped off. No idea how or when it happened. I stuck them back on but I am not confident that they’re where they are supposed to be. Then this morning I woke up at 4 am to pee and realized that the main lead had come off and it took me like six tries to get it to stay in place.
I guess I am calling the cardiologist in the morning because again, I’m not sure if the placement on these is accurate anymore. They need to stick these suckers down more firmly with tape!
Today I have an appointment at noon to go and look at the building again. I am so very excited!
I accomplished a bunch yesterday.
All of our paperwork is signed and has been submitted to our bank for the refinance on our existing house. We are hoping to get $75,000 in cash out. We are now waiting for the appraisal to be scheduled, which is worrisome because there are a few spots in the house we need to organize and shape up before anyone comes through. I need to talk to the guys and my daughter about finishing this up super soon.
I paid some bills, as I didn’t get a chance to do that before leaving for NY on Friday. I forgot to work out our Hello Fresh order for this week, unfortunately. It’s supposed to be finalized Thursday for shipping on the following Tuesday. I had selected 7 dinner ideas and meant to talk to everyone and pick 5, but since I was distracted, we are getting 7 today. Sigh. That was an expensive mistake! Which reminds me I need to look at the upcoming menu! I have to say that everything we’ve had from this company has been solid - absolutely delicious. I would recommend them with no hesitation.
I spoke with two friends and they are both on board with being on my Board of Directors for the Cat Cafe. I’m not sure what positions they’ll fall into, though I have ideas. I’m meeting with one Wednesday night for dessert and we will talk about this for sure. I need to figure out a President because as Executive Director, I need to make sure they are someone who will be my rock in the day to day. I definitely need them to be actively involved. These two friends will probably be the VP and Secretary.
I spent a LOT of time yesterday with my mom’s stuff. I had some back and forth on the phone with a dentist she went to last winter and she legit has $7500 worth of work she needs done and no way to pay for it. I’m now waiting to hear back from another dentist to see if we can lower that. Today I will probably reach out to her social worker.
My sister and I had a discussion about our mom’s food situation, because she is legit a skeleton and weighs nothing. She has been trying to feed herself and my brother and his two kids with $180 in food stamps. Now that the Covid bonus has ended, she can’t continue that with just $90! She has been starving herself to make the $180 work. We had no idea.
I spent $300ish on food when I visited her for Christmas, and $200 on this trip. I am going to Instacart her some more this Friday, as she will need more milk then. Her benefit will renew on the 3rd - the $90 - and my sister has agreed to shop with her and pay for more on May 13th. We will see where things are at for June. We agreed to reevaluate then.
The last two nights I have legit just passed the fuck out when it was bedtime. My poor menfolk are getting no discussion and definitely no sexy times. I’m too damn tired.
Let’s see, also yesterday I spoke to my Blessing Box secretary, and she’s going to probably be there today to see the building. She had a bunch of medical stuff to request and I got most of it sponsored fairly quick. We are a good team and we share the same positive energy so it’s always nice to connect with her!
I sent a contact form online to a local CPA - this is the second firm I’ve reached out to in the last few days. No one has responded from either, but I figure with yesterday being the tax deadline, they probably don’t have the time. Hopefully I will get some contact back soon. This place I wrote yesterday came highly recommended and I am really hoping we connect. Right now I need to get confirmation that my cooperate structure is going to work and everything will be acceptable to the IRS moving forward. As soon as I get a professional okay, I can finally submit to legally form the LLC that will be the holding company and purchaser of the building. I also can then submit to form the nonprofits for both the Blessing Box and the Cat Cafe.
Ooh! My mom and I visited a cat cafe in New York while I was there. It was in a mall. It was a coffee shop on one side, and then had a glass wall between you and the cats. You had to pay extra to schedule time in that room, and they were booked solid. This is similar to how we will be set up - you have to keep the food and drink separate due to health code. Only, we will have more than one space with 5 cats!
I also sent a message yesterday to my friend who’s husband is a contractor. I am not sure if she saw it because she didn’t respond and she’s normally quick to do that. I’m hoping he can make time to go through the building with us, if not Wednesday (which will probably be impossible now) then sometime next week.
I ended my evening with taking our cat Albus to the vet, and we are pretty sure he has asthma. He got another steroid shot and we are going to consider medication and/or breathing treatments.
He had lost weight, which is good because he’s too fat for a three-legged kitty!
Also in the evening I finally filed MisterMoonbeam’s taxes. He owed money so it sucked but at least we were able to pay it off in full. He still has payment plans for a couple of years prior to meeting me, where he owes thousands.