get my shit together

1. Get a full-time job

_{I got a job at Apple retail as a concierge. I’m shaping the role to play to my strengths. Having health insurance is a huge relief: I can afford to buy the drugs I need to live a normal life.}

2. Fix my car

a. Finish paying off the loan ($1,500.00)

1. Find out from dad the exact amount I owe   ($2,752.00)
2. Calculate a reasonable time to finish paying it off

b. Buy and install a new engine ($2,000.00)

1. Call and get quotes on the parts
2. Call and get quotes on the labor
3. Write down a timeline
4. Find out whether or not I’m nuts to consider doing it myself

c. Fix the dents and get a paint job ($400.00)

1. Call and get a few quotes
2. Set a date to do it
   
   

3. Get my finances in order

a. Pay Chase the $400.00 I owe them

b. Fix my Sprint account

1. Catch up on my bill ($200.00)
2. Find out when my contract ends   February 22, 2009
3. Put Apple’s discount on my bill
4. Get Mom to put me on her plan when my contract ends

c. Defer my school loans again

d. Fix my ADS account

e. Get another job

4. Restore my integrity

a. Keep my promises

1. Help Dad with his event
2. Follow my plans (especially the ones I announce)
3. Buy Kim’s supplement that I ruined
4. Pay Kim her $14.99
5. Volunteer three times at the homeless shelter
6. Send Flash a batch of Funk Muffins
7. Pay to have Kim’s window re-tinted

b. Don’t steal

1. Never eat Dad’s food
2. Back up the hard drive and return it to the museum

c. Build back bridges

1. Apologize to S.
2. Apologize to T.
3. Send an e-mail to L.