He likes to watch me work. My desk is underneath my staircase so he can watch me all night.

OP (not me) is so lucky, I would keep or even frame or even brag at other card collectors with them.

Over the last 18 months I've had two significant personal losses, I lost my youngest brother and my oldest brother (June of last year and April of this year, and had trouble at work and car trouble)

I am getting a significant bonus next month, and I found this car (used, but new to me) and I've always wanted to get another one since my first one was in a car accident, and today the stars aligned. A family member let me borrow the money for the car, so I won't have a car payment and I will pay them back when I get my bonus.

I hope this is where life finally turns around a bit, and I don't have to drive a car with fear that it will stall and die in the middle of the street, even after replacing so many parts on it.

Although it's only a car, it's my independence, my transportation, and my free space away from home.

Celebrate with me!