Short & Sweet

Monday, January 20, 2020; 0706

I don’t have a lot of time to focus on writing this morning. I am trying to pick up some gigs today. 3 are already scheduled and I hope I can fit two others in before the day is through. 

It’s a delicate thing managing this kind of work. You want to take as much work as possible so that you can make the money be worth your time and effort, but at the same time, you don’t want to get yourself too inundated. His is especially true if you have something scheduled already in the day, as I do today. 

This evening I have plans to pick up the girls and take them to dinner. It’s a hard thing. Technically, I can’t afford it. I have the money but the money should be going to car insurance. Yet, at the same time, the money I can make today may very well pay by Wednesday, which is when I need the car insurance money. If I can get those other two jobs in, then, today, I will have made more than I need for my car insurance. 

This still leaves me with a payment due to support on Thursday. That amount is a little bit more and may be harder to come by in the timeframe that I have left. Again,, this is a frustrating thing because twice now I thought I may have that money coming in and twice it was not to be. So, here I am at the last minute trying to figure it all out. As I’ve said before, my main concern is that I don’t want to have to face court over this. So, I’m hoping to have something, at the very least, that I can take in with me to show an effort. 

I have put the word out on the Facebook streets for Readings and reiki. I’m really kind of crossing my fingers that someone will take me up on this. Readings would be best. They drain less energy for the work. If I can get 4 I’m golden. That’s not a lot. And, if I keep earning some money that number will be less. For instance, if I can get all of these jobs in today, I can get away with just 3. 3 would pay my my support payment in full. 

But, it is a day by day effort at the moment. One day, one step at a time. I’m going to feel good today...and confident. Work was available. As long as I get it all in, then I have made my car insurance payment and that is step number one. 

Today’s photo is of ‘The Project.’ This is what I was carving. I personally find it to be a bit flawed but others seem to like it. This was originally to be Big ‘D’s Christmas present. As we got closer to Christmas and when, I thought, I was going to see The Princesses, this piece was still not done and it didn’t look like I would be able to get it done in time. So, I switched my sister’s gift to my mother, figuring I didn’t really care if my sister got a gift. But, as time has demonstrated - The List is The List and there are no exceptions. [Though extensions are apparently okay.] So I have all of the gifts ready. I have nothing to wrap them with but oh well. 

I think that is all the news that is the news at this point. I need to go get ready to do some shizzle.