August 1 was a fairly typical Monday. I worked an hour in the morning. One was in an absolutely horrible mood and basically cried the entire morning. Two tends to do everything One does, so I had to work hard to keep him from copying his brother's mood. I went back to sleep when everyone was gone, getting up in the late morning to go for a run. I cooked myself a nice lunch, showered, and ran a few errands. HM dropped One off with me and left with Two for swim class. One and I spent an hour hanging out while we waited for HD to get home. HD picked up One for swim class and I had the house to myself. I had to vacuum and iron, so I wasn't finished working until 8pm. I ate dinner and then got changed. I went into town to meet up with Johnny, John, and Kat. It was Johnny's birthday and I wanted to hang out with him for a bit. I only stayed out for a couple of hours, opting to get into bed earlier rather than later.
Tuesday was a gross day. It rained all day and was a bit chilly for summertime (only 65F). I worked in the morning and then went back to sleep. The cleaning lady finally came after being on vacation for a couple of weeks. I always like to be out of the house when she's here, otherwise I just feel like I'm in her way. I ran a number of errands while she was cleaning. They weren't anything particularly important, just a few little things I'd been meaning to do. By the time I got home, the cleaning lady was gone. I spent an hour relaxing while I waited for everyone to get home. HP and the kids all showed up about the same time. I watched the kids while HP both did some things around the house. HM worked on their taxed and HD built Two's new bed (he's graduated from a crib to a child's bed. The five of us ate dinner together for the first time in awhile. HP and I chatted about some of the finer aspects of my life after I finish with them, like my residence permit and insurance. There's a lot I still have to do. When we had finished cleaning up after dinner, I was done working. I spent the evening hanging out and relaxing.
Wednesday turned out to be very productive for me. I worked in the morning to get everyone out the door. I went back to sleep when they were all gone, but set an alarm so I wouldn't get up too late. I spent the late morning and early afternoon taking care of some rather unpleasant tasks. First, I applied for health insurance as a student. This ended up being a lot more complicated than I thought it would be. I'm not sure why I thought it wouldn't be complicated. Everything in Germany is difficult, especially for a foreigner. Hopefully I get it taken care of soon, but judging by what transpired already, it might take awhile. I also began looking for apartments. Apartment hunting is rather tedious and completely infuriating. I'm hoping to live in an apartment with other people to keep my costs down. At the end of the day, it's my future roommates who decide who they take on as their roommate, which means I have to do my best to impress them. I feel like the fact that I am American is doing more to hurt me than help me in this situation. I've decided to send three messages to potential apartments each day looking for a place. That way I'll still be getting something accomplished each day but I won't get overwhelmed and discouraged by the search. I'd like to have this taken care of soon as possible. I'll be homeless come September 1 otherwise. Anyways, I ran some errands and did some chores in the afternoon and then went for a run. HM and the kids got home around their usual time, with HD arriving an hour or so after them. I spent a couple of hours hanging out with the kids while HP did stuff around the house. We all had dinner together. I was finished working after dinner. I did have to help HD clean out the drain in my shower. It was clogged with my hair and absolutely stunk. I spent the rest of the evening hanging around the house.
Thursday was entirely too busy. HM left in the morning for a business trip, so I had to drive the kids to school. I came home, did some chores around the house, and then went for a run. I made myself lunch, showered, and then headed into town. HD was working from home because he was waiting on someone to come by and fix the shades in the living room. Since he had to wait around the house all day, he had his colleague come over for their business meeting. I wanted to make myself scarce while they were working, so I went into town to buy a few things I needed. I came home and left almost immediately to pick up the kids from school. We came home and all hung out for a bit. HD ordered pizza for us for dinner, though he had to leave shortly thereafter for a business dinner. I was alone with the kids for the rest of the night. We ate dinner and then I got them bathed and ready for bed. HD promised them they could watch the soccer game that was on tv, so the three of us watched the game for a bit. I put Two to bed while One continued watching the game. One ended up falling asleep on the couch, and I had to carry him upstairs and put him to sleep. I went to bed almost immediately after. I was exhausted. From when I started working at 7am until when I got into my own bed at 10pm, I'd only had about 30 minutes to relax.
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