I'm 'bout to loose my mind....

Ok in the previous post I mentioned that I was goin' through this thang called "maturity". Well, here we go.......................About 4 to 5 years ago. I was receiving tickets almost every 3-6 months at a time. 1. Driving with out license, 2. driving with out proof of insurance, 3. driving with out registration etc. I know, I know, I know, (to all yall mamas out there) I was wrong. I did say that I was young and did some foolish things in my previous post, didn't I?!?!? Well, now I'm 33 and I am a firm believer that if you are not doin' the right things in your life that they come back to getcha. Well in Feb, 2007 my car sputtered out in the driveway of one of my dear friends. We had do push it to the nearest shop.

This is a personal perception of MY OWN. I live in Detroit, MI and we have a very LARGE Middle Eastern community. Most of the gas stations and small auto shops are owned by the Ali's & Habeeb's etc. So the shop that we pushed my baby to was one of the aforementioned establishments. I was given a quote of $350 to replace a fuel pump. I thought this was quite pricey, so I called a few of my male friends to get their opinion. As I thought I was being shanked by roughly $50 - $75. So, I went back to the shop and asked for the money back and told "Sam" that I felt like I was being taken advantage of because I'm a woman. He assured me that he called the local auto parts suppliers...........you know your PepBoys, AutoZones, etc. and he even went as far as to call one of them while I was in the shop office. AnyHoo, I decided to leave the car, by this time(3pm) it was late and I had the money to get it fixed but not towed. So, I picked my baby up at 'bout 6pm. Drove it home and went about my evening and the following 2-3 weeks.

One morning, I was running a 'lil late for work, I usually walk since I'm so close, but today. I gotta drive. Well to my surprise my baby would not start AT ALL. I'm SICK, JUST SICK! I just dropped $350 and now she won't even stay started?!?!?!? I end up what?!? Walking to work. I call around to get pricing on towing. I have my car towed to the nearest dealership. I am now being told that not only is it my fuel pump, but my car needs rewiring, needs a transmission, whatelse, whatelse..........hmmmmm. I'm in shock, in tears, infuriated. So, I get my car fixed to the tune of $1430.50 (yes, the decimal is in the right place). By the way did I mention in my previous post that I just celebrated a birthday?!?!? That means I need to get new tags, OH! I forgot this is the year that I need to renew my license :O(. I am not a happy camper.

So, I WOMAN UP and I start to take all the money that I have and my pay to start paying off these tickets, and it has been a slow, but what's a girl to do. God if you were trying to get my attention. I get it. Like my mother told me before she passed away. "Posie (nickname), Do the right thing in life, treat people right, treat yourself right. Just do the right thing" Mommy that was..........whew 7-8 years ago. I hear you, I hear you.

It has now been about 2 months and I've been taking the bus to where I need to go. Which I don't stray too far from home. I'm not too knowledgable on the mass transit system here in the city. Heck I never knew the bus system in Columbus, OH, my hometown. That's just the blessings of God......I've always had my dad, my own car.

I've found some reasonable insurance through Progressive, and once my tickets are paid off, I'm goin' straight to the Secretary of State(MI's Dept of Motor Veh), renew my license, and tags and complete another step towards this journey called "Maturity" and doin' the "right thing".
Ro~

Just a few thoughts...........

Hello everyone,
This is new to me, this bloggin' and sharing thoughts. I am so geeked about starting this new thing in my life called..................maturity. I just turned 33 on 4/7/07 and there is stuff that I am in the process of cleaning up that I created in my 20's. My whole thought about this cleanup is that; it may take a 'lil time but once I am rid of these things the lesson will be learned to not do the "young dumb" thing again. As I child I used to here older family members and my mother sayin' that someone was either an "ole fool" or an "educated fool". I used to (quietly, still do) think what they said was law. So, LAWD for bid, I would hate to be an "ole fool":o)