I got a notice from my mortgage company that my payments would be going up based on the changes in the escrow account. I could either let this increase my monthly payment to cover the shortage – or I could pay the lump sum. They couldn’t explain why it was going up, but it was so that’s the way it goes. Annoying. I wrote a check last night and dropped it in the mail today. I think I should get some kind of gold star for always paying my mortgage early, but that seems to go unnoticed at the bank.
Next, I was in Sears the other day and they were having a final clearance on winter items. Though I’m not usually much of a bargain hunter, this was too good of a deal to pass up. I got a warm coat for $9.99, two thermal shirts and a pair of gloves for $1.99 each. I was considering a new coat as the winter was winding up – whenever THAT IS in Ohio – and I really like that style of shirt. And the gloves matched the coat, sort of. I wasn’t exactly thrift shopping, but it was a really good deal.
Finally, we keep the office where we work pretty dim as far as lighting goes. And the employees are pretty dim too! (Ba-dum-bum – thank you, I’m here all week). I’ve got a hanging lamp over my desk instead of the fluorescents to help curtail migraines and since this wouldn’t be enough to keep a plant alive, I’ve amassed a nice collection of fake plants.
I decided to add to this by making a terrarium with some miniature trees and fake foliage. I don’t have a really good camera or webcam, but a sort of panorama shot from above does the trick. I considered leaving a space open in the middle for a mini-zombie or a flying saucer, but I had enough trees to fill it all in. Besides, that would have made it a terror-arium and I’d have to explain the pun all the time.
