Oct. 1

I don't think I have ever been happier, or more relieved, to see October arrive.

I sent a "welcome to your new home" card to my new tenant, and now the only thing left for me to worry about is how and when the issue of the refund, if any, of the old tenant's deposit will be handled.

The amount of insulation around me, provided by my husband and family, has allowed me to begin to recover from stress related illness.

There were phone calls made to my cell phone about 10 days/ 2 weeks ago that I have NO idea about.

I just handed my phone to Dave, and he listened to the messages. He handled it.

I asked him the other day what those calls were about, and he asked "How stressed do you feel right now?" before answering.

That was answer enough for me.

Maybe some day, I will be recovered enough from this situation to hear the full story.

But for now, I am happy to remain ignorant of whatever it was the ex tenant did.

I have NO idea how someone can be so hateful, and so difficult, when she had already relinquished hold on the property THAT SHE DOES NOT OWN, and has no claim to, to begin with!!!!!!!!!!

She moved out weeks ago, and removed her name from the electric service....

Why the fuck did she find it necessary to interfere with every step, and try to do her best to screw everything up?

THAT is the thing none of us will ever know.

Especially me, because, as I have said before, I was never anything but kind. I let her get away with stuff no other land lord would have put up with......breaking the lease the moment she moved in, breaking the rules about her dog, balking at a rent increase.... and I never batted an eye.

I just let her have her way, so that she would stay.

And my repayment for being kind to her was for her to try to screw me in every way that she possibly could.

Some people are just like that, I guess....though I cannot understand how they do it, nor to what purpose. I am simply not wired that way, so I can't relate to it.

I cannot understand how they get through life being so bitter, and filled with unjustified anger toward others.

How did it benefit her to be that way about this, really?

Likely, it will result in her losing money....so....what was the point?

But, be that as it may, she is no longer a problem.

Good riddance to bad rubbish, and that's what she is. Trash.

Her name is like ash in my mouth. I spit it out, and it's gone forever. Done.

SO, to sum up.....I am extremely thankful to my realtor for pressing on, and signing a new tenant, despite hurdles that had to be jumped.

I am beyond grateful for my husband stepping up, to protect me from further stress....

and I am thankful for all of the help my family back home has, and is still providing.

I never wanted this to be an issue for my family.

It wasn't supposed to be, and I am so, so sorry.