Ah, everything is slowly falling in place.

I finally got my Linear Algebra book this morning. I've tried contacting the seller 3 times already with no reply so I'm going to give him neutral feedback. The postage confirms that he shipped my item about a week after he was supposed to. The item is as described though.

I dropped my car off today at a good mechanic so I'm hoping that he'll call back and say it is something minor. Still waiting to hear from them.

The workers are here checking out the mildew (I'm relieved that it is mildew and not yet mold) and there are no leaks in our dishwasher or sink. There is a leak somewhere, but the guy said that he thinks it might be from one of the shared pipes in the wall which means that we most likely won't have to pay for the repair! Or if we do it will be a very small fee. This relieves me more than anything. I was so worried about how we were going to afford to repair a leak.

The only downside right now is that it is so cold outside. For the first time in a few weeks I had to wear gloves.