The sky has been either dark and cloudy or weird and orange all day. The temp has been coolish, but quite often that was counteracted by humidity. Still, to be this close to June and it not be hellishly hot is quite rare, so I'll take what I can get. In fact, we got the electric bill in today and it was far lower than it had been this time last year. The main reason for this? Last year, we were already using the AC by May. This year, I'm thinking we'll be already into June before it ever comes on. That is a wonderful thing, believe me.
When you're superpoor, you learn very quickly that little things like this are not little things. Our electricity is averaged and if we can make our average go down even by a couple of dollars, that can make a huge difference in our overall living. Those extra dollars can get saved up for car repairs or other unexpected expenses. There will always be the unexpected expenses.
Another different thing about this year is that we've not had any flea problem yet. My roommate has been very diligent about spraying making sure they don't get into the house, plus we took a lot of steps last year to try and clean out any possible flea eggs. Usually by this time of year, we're already deeply involved in the flea war. Maybe we've done enough to keep it at bay.
The storm is starting to get worse so I should probably end the post. It's been a strange day, but at least the house is still standing. I'm grateful for that.
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