Arrgh!!! The universe hates me-- well of course it IS Fri 13th!!!

No word yet on the Dianella house my friend is vacating. She and her boyfriend have secured another rental so that's good news at least. Still have fingers crossed and praying.

Took Sam to vet this morning for his heartworm injection & vaccinations. Left over $250 poorer. :-/ But it's for my baby's well being so he's worth every cent. Also found out he has infected ears (probably from all his swimming in the river which he loves so much) and has to be sedated on Monday to have them flushed out before he can start on a course of antibiotics and there goes another few hundred dollars!!!! Wish I could put it off until after the move but it's causing him discomfort and I can't bear to see him like that so it needs to be done ASAP.

I really need to win lotto. That 20K a month for 20 years would do very nicely right now!!!

UPDATE A FEW TENSE HOURS LATER:

Arrrggggggghhhhhh, this is pure torture!!! Every email that comes or text message, I'm wondering is this the ONE??? Have I got the duplex or not??? Was told I'd be notified by close of business today (Friday) so only have about 4 more hours of being a nervous wreck I hope.

Off to take Sam for his walkies (but no swimming alas) to try and take my mind off my house and money woes. Will take my mobile with me so I don't miss the agent's call.

Wish me luck cos I certainly need it right now!!!!

I think the Universe just laughed at me!!!!!

A property on the other side of the road and only a couple houses down from mine has had a For Lease sign at the front for quite a few weeks now and the previous tenants moved out ages ago.

So on my way home from walkies with Sam, I decided to call the listed agent, not expecting it to be in my very tight budget but just curious how much it was renting for. Would really love to stay in the area (because of the closeness to the river) but never thought I would be able to afford it. It's the front house on a block with 3 dwellings, with nearly no back yard. Previous tenants had a couple of dogs but they were kept in a closed in and covered front yard, don't think they ever were allowed inside even when we had bad weather.

Anyways, the property has only just been leased in the last couple of days so it's off the list but the real kicker is that it was rented for $350/week, in my budget and what I'd be paying if I get my friend's place. So I literally had a potential rental within a minute's walk and may have gotten it had I made the call right after getting notice to vacate a week ago.

Oh well!!! That's karma, I suppose. At least it gives me hope that if I don't get friends place, I can at least keep looking around here and not be priced out (cross fingers).

I DO NOT NEED THIS STRESS IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW!!!!!

Emailed the agent as I hasn't heard from her by close of business today. She replied saying she has been very busy and out of the office all day and apologised for the delay and oh she will give me an answer on Monday!!!!!

WHAT THE EVER-LOVING-FUCK????? I do not want to have to wait another 3 days to find out if I have a house to move into. The longer she takes the more it makes me think she's going to reject my application and I will have to endure the added stress of finding somewhere else.

All I want to do right now is cry!!!!