Etched mug $8
Canvas bag $10
Etched glass and sea glass $20
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Canvas Bag $10
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Friday, July 3, 2020
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Please help
I still need help. Donations have stopped, but my bills haven't. Every little bit counts. I don't qualify for unemployment and haven't been released to go back to work, even if there were any jobs available. I have another 12 months or so before my disability is reviewed by a judge, and could still be denied.
Craft sales have also dropped to nothing, so no income there either.
Please help.
https://gf.me/u/x6m233
Craft sales have also dropped to nothing, so no income there either.
Please help.
https://gf.me/u/x6m233
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Sunday, June 14, 2020
The latest
Well, it has been quite a year so far. What with COVID-19, civil unrest, and Stay At Home, it has been pretty disturbing.
Being at home for months on end without another person gets pretty old. Can't go have coffee with a friend, can't shop, can't eat out...even visiting neighbors is taking your life in your hands. It is LONELY.
Granted, I'm used to being alone, prefer it that way these days, but I always had some sort of social interaction.
I don't have a lot of motivation or energy. I'm tired all the time. I've been told it is perimenopause, but I am way past that. I'm just tired. Been that way most of my life. I have a hard time getting myself moving, but usually when I do, I actually get stuff done. Waking up anytime after midnight and starting my day doesn't help. It is usually 2 or 3 in the morning, sometimes earlier. Makes for a very long day and an early bed time which just perpetuates the problem. It is what it is, just have to live with it.
I keep myself busy. I read a LOT. Probably more than I should. But even if I don't have the energy to move my body, I have to keep my mind busy. I don't watch much TV, it is on maybe one night every couple of weeks. After 5 PM. I don't like day time TV at all. Never have.
I have been doing some crafting. Haven't sold anything but a few cards lately. Have done some wreaths, started glass etching, made a tumbled glass Christmas tree, iron on vinyl projects, and more. Getting a nice little collection of cutting dies on eBay for a buck or two each. Have tried stamping and have a few stamps, but it isn't one of my favorite things, and embossing is a real challenge for me. Don't care for it even tho I like other peoples results. I just can't seem to do it right. And painting. Have done one since the group stopped in March, not one of my favorites, but I did one. Need to keep at it.
I have canvas bags, coffee mugs, canvases, and more, to either put vinyl on, or paint. Plenty of projects waiting in the wings, and I need to start on my fall cards. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are my best sellers.
What I have for sale currently can be found here...
https://www.facebook.com/CrittersAndCreations/
As for my financial status, nothing has changed. 15 months with no income. Surviving now on generosity of friends and what little I sell. My go fund me has stalled. I don't qualify for any aid of any kind and don't even qualify for the COVID unemployment. It sucks. There aren't any jobs right now even if I had been released to go back to work. It is very frustrating and stressful.
I'm looking for a job, but there aren't any desk jobs in Quartzsite, only service type jobs that I cannot physically do any more, and don't want to. I took a real estate course thinking that might be an option, but I hated it. Too bad it cost me $300 to figure that out. Sigh...
So any help you might be able to give would be greatly appreciated. I know it is hard times for everyone right now. I get it. This is the link to my go fund me.
https://gf.me/u/x6m233
I have a year and a half until I can retire. That is a long time.
Here are a few of the things I have made in the last couple of months.
Being at home for months on end without another person gets pretty old. Can't go have coffee with a friend, can't shop, can't eat out...even visiting neighbors is taking your life in your hands. It is LONELY.
Granted, I'm used to being alone, prefer it that way these days, but I always had some sort of social interaction.
I don't have a lot of motivation or energy. I'm tired all the time. I've been told it is perimenopause, but I am way past that. I'm just tired. Been that way most of my life. I have a hard time getting myself moving, but usually when I do, I actually get stuff done. Waking up anytime after midnight and starting my day doesn't help. It is usually 2 or 3 in the morning, sometimes earlier. Makes for a very long day and an early bed time which just perpetuates the problem. It is what it is, just have to live with it.
I keep myself busy. I read a LOT. Probably more than I should. But even if I don't have the energy to move my body, I have to keep my mind busy. I don't watch much TV, it is on maybe one night every couple of weeks. After 5 PM. I don't like day time TV at all. Never have.
I have been doing some crafting. Haven't sold anything but a few cards lately. Have done some wreaths, started glass etching, made a tumbled glass Christmas tree, iron on vinyl projects, and more. Getting a nice little collection of cutting dies on eBay for a buck or two each. Have tried stamping and have a few stamps, but it isn't one of my favorite things, and embossing is a real challenge for me. Don't care for it even tho I like other peoples results. I just can't seem to do it right. And painting. Have done one since the group stopped in March, not one of my favorites, but I did one. Need to keep at it.
I have canvas bags, coffee mugs, canvases, and more, to either put vinyl on, or paint. Plenty of projects waiting in the wings, and I need to start on my fall cards. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are my best sellers.
What I have for sale currently can be found here...
https://www.facebook.com/CrittersAndCreations/
As for my financial status, nothing has changed. 15 months with no income. Surviving now on generosity of friends and what little I sell. My go fund me has stalled. I don't qualify for any aid of any kind and don't even qualify for the COVID unemployment. It sucks. There aren't any jobs right now even if I had been released to go back to work. It is very frustrating and stressful.
I'm looking for a job, but there aren't any desk jobs in Quartzsite, only service type jobs that I cannot physically do any more, and don't want to. I took a real estate course thinking that might be an option, but I hated it. Too bad it cost me $300 to figure that out. Sigh...
So any help you might be able to give would be greatly appreciated. I know it is hard times for everyone right now. I get it. This is the link to my go fund me.
https://gf.me/u/x6m233
I have a year and a half until I can retire. That is a long time.
Here are a few of the things I have made in the last couple of months.
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Not the best week
My meltdown the other day has brought some relief, but no solutions yet. But I am good for a few weeks now, then more panic.
Got some donations on my GFM, and some cash donations, enough to cover my current bills. Other than the summer electric bill and my dental bills, I don't have any large payments due until September. Just daily and weekly expenses.
I have been doing my RE course, but am not liking it a whole lot. Tons and tons of terminology. I feel like I am studying to become a lawyer. I have done two whole chapters, four modules, and we haven't even gotten to the selling part yet. Some of it is sticking, some of it isn't. I will have to go over it again and again.
Yesterday I had a collection agency call. He got nasty with me on the phone, so I hung up on him and blocked the number. He called six more times. I don't need that crap. I have no money. Told them that when they called earlier in the week. Sigh...
It has got to get better.
Got some donations on my GFM, and some cash donations, enough to cover my current bills. Other than the summer electric bill and my dental bills, I don't have any large payments due until September. Just daily and weekly expenses.
I have been doing my RE course, but am not liking it a whole lot. Tons and tons of terminology. I feel like I am studying to become a lawyer. I have done two whole chapters, four modules, and we haven't even gotten to the selling part yet. Some of it is sticking, some of it isn't. I will have to go over it again and again.
Yesterday I had a collection agency call. He got nasty with me on the phone, so I hung up on him and blocked the number. He called six more times. I don't need that crap. I have no money. Told them that when they called earlier in the week. Sigh...
It has got to get better.
Monday, May 4, 2020
RANT
Well, just got off the phone with unemployment, nope, no how, no way. Not even the COVID unemployment.
As you all know, last year in early March I was suddenly hospitalized with a heart problem and underwent open heart surgery. I had 12 weeks unpaid medical leave, when I didn't return to work after that 12 weeks, my job was terminated (as was my insurance). I had no choice in any of it. I hadn't had a heart attack but literally could have dropped dead at any moment. (Go figure)
After my surgery I applied for unemployment, but since it was a medical condition, I didn't qualify. I also applied for SSDI Disability but didn't qualify for that because of lack of work credits (missed it by one month). So then I applied for SSI Disability and have been denied twice and have requested a hearing which will take up to a year. It has been 14 months since I got a paycheck, or a check of any kind.
So I applied for unemployment again. Still nope. Since I had applied last year I have to show earnings of a minimum of $1200 and get a release from my doctor. So basically, I have to go back to work before I can get unemployment. WTF? I never collected a penny. I also don't qualify for family assistance because I don't have any school age children.
So, what do I do? I haven't been released to go back to work and I don't qualify for any assistance that I have been able to find. I have had zero income for 14 months. My savings is gone. I am out of money. Literally. SSI seems to think I can "work through my discomfort". I physically can't do the service type jobs any more. I'm 60 years old and can't throw freight any more! I have six years before I can officially retire. I need help. I do qualify for EBT and medical assistance, but that doesn't pay my electric bill or any other bills I have. And I don't have a spouse to take up the slack.
So I guess what I am asking is does anyone know of a program to assist a 60 year old woman with a medical condition, that seems to have slipped through the cracks? I can't be the only one.
For 14 months I have been dealing with all of this, recovering from very invasive surgery, haven't asked for a lot of help, and for the most part have been OK with it. Stayed on an even keel. It hasn't been easy accepting help from so many people as I have always taken care of myself. It was a learning experience and I thank everyone that has helped.
But the system I have paid in to all my life by working and paying taxes won't do a thing for me. Nothing.
But now I am so very discouraged and frustrated. I just want to cry.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
So very sad
We lost Lois on Sunday. Two and a half weeks after Rusty died. They will both be missed. Both COVID 19 with underlying health issues.
We also lost Hal on Wednesday. Age related illness. That is three in just three weeks here in the park. Friends and neighbors.
This is a very sad time. Just got word another friend will most likely loose her husband very soon. Parkinsons and cancer. It is beginning to be overwhelming. So much loss and sadness.
On the positive side, I decided it was time I did something, anything. I have done nothing but read for the last four or five weeks, and I am getting tired of that. I am taking steps to getting my life back, a whole new normal. I just signed up for the real estate class.
There are so many variables and unknowns. Will I be able to do it? Will I like it? Will I find work if I pass the exam and get licensed? I had to spend money on the class when I am out of funds and don't know where any will be coming from. A calculated risk. I hope it will pay off. I'm afraid I won't be able to understand it, but I have always done well in adult education classes and of course my copier repair training, so I should do well with this. But I am still afraid I will fail. But I need to earn some money and now is the perfect time to take the class since we can't go out and do anything. That was all before my surgery and pump head. Have had memory and cognitive issues since then. I'm hoping it has been long enough for my brain to recover. If not, I guess I will have to find a way around it.
Wish me luck.
We also lost Hal on Wednesday. Age related illness. That is three in just three weeks here in the park. Friends and neighbors.
This is a very sad time. Just got word another friend will most likely loose her husband very soon. Parkinsons and cancer. It is beginning to be overwhelming. So much loss and sadness.
On the positive side, I decided it was time I did something, anything. I have done nothing but read for the last four or five weeks, and I am getting tired of that. I am taking steps to getting my life back, a whole new normal. I just signed up for the real estate class.
There are so many variables and unknowns. Will I be able to do it? Will I like it? Will I find work if I pass the exam and get licensed? I had to spend money on the class when I am out of funds and don't know where any will be coming from. A calculated risk. I hope it will pay off. I'm afraid I won't be able to understand it, but I have always done well in adult education classes and of course my copier repair training, so I should do well with this. But I am still afraid I will fail. But I need to earn some money and now is the perfect time to take the class since we can't go out and do anything. That was all before my surgery and pump head. Have had memory and cognitive issues since then. I'm hoping it has been long enough for my brain to recover. If not, I guess I will have to find a way around it.
Wish me luck.
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