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Dad in jail for a long while it seems.
15 years ago
Dad decided to get a pauper lawyer and his next hearing isn't until October 8th. That is at least what he said when he called a second ago, but he could only talk to me for a minute. I went to the hearing today and I didn't hear that, but I couldn't hear well anyway and that legal mumbo-jumbo confuses me. I sure hope not. I hope dad misunderstood.
Guess I'm the woman of the house now. This means I am mum's sole caretaker. Electricity is being shut off next week unless I can sell two new chairs my uncle gave me, so wish me luck. Internet and phone go off on Friday unless I can pay that bill. I really hope I can sell these chairs by Thursday.
I gotta find a way to get back and forth from work, but I have no idea. It's too far to walk or ride a bike. My uncle doesn't seem willing to take me and my neighbours are gruffy. There are no cab companies around here, either. That's the part that pisses me off the most. I want to work now.
Oh well. Right now I just gotta sell these chairs and get my bills paid this month. I'll be okay after that. Everything is taken care of otherwise.
Art is on hold for a bit. I kinda need to get myself organised here and am just a tad bit under pressure.
Guess I'm the woman of the house now. This means I am mum's sole caretaker. Electricity is being shut off next week unless I can sell two new chairs my uncle gave me, so wish me luck. Internet and phone go off on Friday unless I can pay that bill. I really hope I can sell these chairs by Thursday.
I gotta find a way to get back and forth from work, but I have no idea. It's too far to walk or ride a bike. My uncle doesn't seem willing to take me and my neighbours are gruffy. There are no cab companies around here, either. That's the part that pisses me off the most. I want to work now.
Oh well. Right now I just gotta sell these chairs and get my bills paid this month. I'll be okay after that. Everything is taken care of otherwise.
Art is on hold for a bit. I kinda need to get myself organised here and am just a tad bit under pressure.
Murder-2 days nap in jail.
Theft-tussle of the hair.
rape-placed in a woman's abuse clinic as a guidance counselor.
Bad luck isn't all bad. Bad luck just shows me how nice people can be.
My advice, fwiw: First thing, still praying for you and Skeeve. Second, your mum is your first priority, not work or money, because I think you said she has cancer or some chronic disease. So first thing you need to do is work out a longer term plan for funding her treatments or whatever. Get her where she needs to be to get the best care, and be there for her, center everything around that, including where you live. I know what its like (details are confidential, sorry). If you have to get a job that has the specific benefits, don't count anywhere out. There's something you might be overlooking here, and that is the huge network of friends you have. They aren't just good for commissions, they're good for job connections. I just don't think your problem is money--its a short term fix that doesn't solve the long term career problem. I mean, come on, Spirit, you're a professional illustrator. People are desparate to find ways to promote their stuff using art. That doesn't mean exclusively focus on art jobs, because I know you haven't, it just means that you have more talent than you realize. Maybe it means moving crazy far away to get work (I will need to do this in a little over a year). For short term stuff, there are job fairs like every two weeks in Louisville at the UofL stadium. If things get really worse, feel free to ask for help.
Hang in there, spaniel. You've got friends in this with you.
Have you considered asking coworkers for carpooling maybe?
*hugs*
don't worry, things will get better for you my friend, i grant the best of my wishes to you!