Pickers And Purging

 

It's the 19th of Sept. in Real Time and I'm up to the 13th of October in Unpublished Posts that will hit now thru then.  *LOL*  I'm less inclined to Delete Posts I've completely forgotten about Writing and are just sitting out there Unpublished until much later, which is good.  When I was Publishing in Real Time I was often deleting half of the Posts I'd Written and so it was a lot of Wasted Time Creating them.  I enjoy Writing those that I Keep or Discard, but, loading all those Images got to be where the Issue was that bothered me if I didn't actually Publish said Post.  I couldn't then recall which Images had been Published and which had just been Trashed in a Post that never Published?  They'd still be in my Photo Archives, but the Memory Care Issues would be problematic in recalling, Shared yet, or not Shared yet?  *LOL*

I'm finally getting some Visual Blog Fodder with the Holidays fast approaching and taking loads of Seasonal Imagery to Share.  There hadn't been much going on before so I hadn't been doing anything, hadn't been really going anywhere, hadn't been Pathologically Picture Taking as usual.  Now I'm in high gear with soaking up all of the Seasonal Visuals of my Favorite Season, Autumn, and it's Holidays that are also my Favorites.  I enjoy Halloween tremendously and I like Thanksgiving too, coz I am Thankful for a lot in Life.  And reflecting upon that is important, you can't keep a Thankful Heart down.  And I don't take for Granted what we have and who we have in our lives.  I'm very Fortunate and I know this, each Day I Wake Up feeling Good about the Day ahead of me, until perhaps something happens that makes it NOT a Good Day.  But, the Possibilities are there for it to be a Good one.

I took The Man to a couple more of my fav spots on Saturday, but they didn't really do much for Halloween and I doubt they will be.  I did buy a couple of smalls for my Collection of what they were, that's it, not much I wanted to Buy.  Plus, Princess T's 21st Birthday is in a couple Days in Real Time so I want to be able to indulge her.  That's a Milestone one.  He had fun but got tired quickly coz he'd also done Friday out all day and Two days in a row was too much for him really.  It was enjoyable even if offerings and visuals were spartan.  My Friend Shelly had Killer Merch, but other than hers, most of my other Fav Vendors or Designers at those Two locations didn't have very much Inventory.  It made me wonder if they haven't had the time to stock yet, or if they're closing out and down?  I mean, it was really downsized and reduced to that point of wondering if they're staying in business or not?  I'll be Sad if they don't, but not Surprised.

Today I spent time getting things out that I am willing to Sell if and when Big Kenny comes over.  There's a lot I'm not willing to Sell, and a lot I have that I'm not willing to Sell at Picker Prices.  But, I got a huge Work Table filled to the brim with Good Quality Stuff I am willing to Sell at Wholesale Picker Prices that I know is Merch he usually likes.  I don't have Room for it at the moment at my Space at the Antique Mall and some of it is too high end for my Demographic there, but Kenny would have the Clientele for Buying it and recognizing Signed pieces by renown Artists that are Bronzes and Native American Ceremonial Pieces.  But, if he takes a Hard Pass on any or all of it, then that's fine too.  I know right now Pickers are having real trouble Sourcing things at Picker Prices so they'd have to Travel far and wide to find it anymore.  I spent a Lifetime getting what I have and I don't have any Need to Sell it for Wholesale offers on any of it if I don't want to.  It's a Favor to Industry Friends when and if I do.

I'm only letting go of what I decided on to offer up only becoz of my Grandchild's 21st Birthday, it'll all go towards her Celebration.  Otherwise, I wouldn't have even extended any Invitations right now to Industry Friends to come Buy anything.  I'm just not in the Mood to Negotiate a Wholesale Lot of things right now actually.  And, The RV Garage Mahal is not ready or easy to move thru, so it's not Opened for anyone to get into.   Coz now every Adult living here has all their Worldly Possessions Stored and crammed in there and I don't want anyone crashing or Pawing thru it all.  I know Pickers are Jonesin' to but they can't and have to accept that until we want to release more in bulk, it's just not gonna happen.  The Kiddos are more inclined to wanna Sell pieces Individually and get more for it, and I don't blame them, it's Money and more profitable to do it that way when you have Primo Merch accumulated over 50 Years.  You don't need to Sell it fast or all of it, if you're not Moving or someone hasn't Died yet.  *LOL*

I'm still enjoying a lot of what I have Attachments to even if it is Too Much.   And I Sell it as I Need the Money more than the Object's Desire I may still have for it.   If you're a Consummate Collector of The Good Stuff, you know what I mean.  You don't have to get rid of it at a Bargain Basement Price and you don't want to either, it would be foolishness to.  I've been doing this too long not to know what I've got and what it's worth.   Pickers do like a Honey Hole of someone who has a lot of what they want to Buy, but, is it For Sale?  That's the Real Question, and for most of us who've amassed a lot of it, it might not be For Sale, but, sometimes it can be Bought, you know what I mean?  But, you will have to show me enuf Cash to entice me to Sell it to you.  Even if I'd rather not Sell it, if you offer me enuf for it, I might change my Mind.  *Winks*  But, I know Pickers, and they'd prefer big Margins if they're Buying a lot.  And in Today's Market, that's not always possible anymore.  Nobody is naive about Value with the Internet at your disposal now.

And if someone tries to Lowball me I shut down immediately coz I don't think you're a Serious Buyer then.  Don't insult me with low Offers or we can't do Business.  I'll give you 1st Cousin Deals if I Like you and Respect your Hustle and what you do with it, and you've Bought a lot from me in the Past.  But now is the Present and things have changed considerably for what's still out there and Pickins are slim now for the Primo Items and you have to therefore Stand Tall to get them, IF you can even find someone willing to Sell it to you and leave Meat on the Bone for you to Make Money off it too.  Everyone Needs right now to Make Money.   So nobody is gonna Lose Money or take a Hosing just so you can make your Money off what they have.  I rather Sell to a Customer than a Picker, even if it takes a bit longer coz all I have on my Hands now is Time and I don't pay for Outside Storage like most Industry folks do, I never have.  You have to jack up your Prices if you're Paying for Monthly Storage of Inventory.

I never even wanna charge my Customers the End of the Rainbow Price or they aren't Repeat Customers.  I always give everyone a Deal and Fair Price and then we're all Happy with the exchange.  I enjoy The Thrill of the Hunt, but lately, I confess, Hunting is harder than it used to be and Prices, even at Chazzas, are higher than they used to be too.  Yard Sales now just have junk, and I don't do the Estate Sale Circuits coz most of the Industry Folks do who spend a lot for their Inventory coz they don't have a lot of it they've had for Decades coz most were never Collectors.  So, they have to continuously Buy in order to keep Selling.  I don't have to Buy another damned thing in this Lifetime in order to Resell it.  And what I'm Selling that I've already got I've had for so long I've enjoyed it for a Lifetime already and made my Money on the Buy a long, long, time ago.  Usually before anyone else placed Value on such things, and now all of a sudden, they do... so, Booyah!  *Ha ha ha*

I remember in the 70's thru 90's when folks would PAY ME to Haul away Architectural Salvage or just give it to me for Free!!!  And I've always had a Love of some things, like Antique Religious Artifacts and Art from various Religions.   So Collected it from all over Europe, Asia, the United States and Canada, ever since I was a Teenager.  So, a lot of it I've owned for over 50 Years and it was the really Good Stuff of that Genre.  I still Love it, I'm just now willing to Let Go of some of it coz I do have a lot and Buyers really dig it now and it's worth ever so much more than it was way back then.  Very few things I've Collected have Tanked in Value, so I've done Well with what I had an Eye for, it's only increased in Value over Time.  

 Sometimes it Peaked and fell in Value from it's Heyday, but, it's still worth far more than I'm into it for, so I'll still make Money if I Sell it now or in the Future.  And sometimes it's Value soars if suddenly what it is becomes Hot and Trends.   It's Served me better than Money in the Bank ever has.  Money is very volatile as an Investment Vehicle.  Inflation, the Economic Swings, and Time erodes it.  The Purchasing Power of it varies wildly.  What you could Buy for your Dollar Years ago won't Buy you as much now.  And the Stock Market and Trading has risks, often big ones if you want to really make fast Money and do it legally than the Insider Trading and Juicing of the Market the current Leadership is illegally doing to exploit The System and corrupt it in their Favor.  Even this Illegal War in Iran was to make him and his Demon Spawn Money... that's the ONLY Purpose of him starting it.  So he doesn't Care if he has no way to End it.  They've made a Killing off it already and Served themselves well.

I went to the Antique Mall and pulled some Native American pieces to show Kenny when he comes, he has Clients for it that are Serious Collectors of it.  I can always put them back into Inventory if he's not interested in anything I'm willing to Sell him at Picker Pricing so that Princess T has a nice 21st Birthday.  If he doesn't pull the trigger, no harm, no foul, I haven't extended Invitations for a long time and he had been needling me to allow him to come over and Buy some stuff for Months now so I thought, why not?   I don't Care if he Buys anything or not really, I can Sell it for more to someone who isn't in Resale, so, it's all Good either way.  This is just a Hobby to me, so I could Keep it all 'til I Die and not Care, let the Heirs Profit off the Sale of it as their Inheritance... they're Cool with that, or, we can get the Money now and have Good Times with it.  That's the Point and Purpose of doing it and it's enjoyable to us to only do it as a Sideline and Hobby.

I tidied up my Space at the Antique Mall, it was a bit messy, not too bad.  Some Shoppers are just messy and have terrible habits about how they manhandle Merchandise inconsiderately and irresponsibly that they don't Buy.  Throwing it on the Floor after looking at it, which, I don't understand, do they do such things at Home with their own stuff?  Perhaps they're nasty, messy, piggish and lazy at Home too, I dunno.  Perhaps they were never Raised Right, I dunno.  I just see a lot of tearing up at Retail Shops more than ever before, I've never behaved like that while Shopping!   What is Wrong with these People who Shop like this and wreck a Store in their wake?!  It's not just Feral Children, it's often every Age Group and Demographic responsible for the carnage.

So there's no excuse for such Bad Behavior and doing piggish shit with things you don't even own and aren't Buying.  If you wanna misuse or abuse it after Purchasing it, that's your prerogative, I don't Care AFTER you spend your Money on it, what you do with it!  Set it on Fire for all I Care if it's Yours!  But, if it's not Yours, and you have no Intention of Buying it, then you shouldn't even be handling it carelessly or recklessly, if at all.  Look with your Eyes instead of your Hands if you can't Behave appropriately with other People's stuff.

But Sellers can't Sell what you're abusing and Buyers don't want what they Buy being messed with by Feral Shoppers either, it drives Costs up for us all.  Loss Prevention is another Big Issue now, Theft is way up and it is NOT a Victimless Crime, there is no such thing as a Crime without Victims.   And you can't Trust a Thief or a Liar, if you're in either of those Camps, or both of those Camps, I don't want anything to do with you becoz you cannot be Trusted, period.   This President is both a Thief and a Liar, he's a Career Criminal, so he shouldn't be in a Position of Leadership coz he can't be Trusted.  He's not Law Abiding, nor does he have any Respect for the Rule of Law, or Shame about his extensively History of and Laundry List of extremely Serious Crimes dating back Decades.  He's gotten away with it and he'll keep doing it until he's stopped and suffers Consequences.  There is no Justice if there are no Consequences for Criminal Activity.

And an ICE Agent just shot another Civilian this time in Austin, Texas and even Faux News is beginning to slam how Deadly ICE is behaving now.  I don't think any rational American wants any Law Enforcement being Lawless and Recklessly shooting Civilians for any reasons and without proper Investigations and consequences if they broke the Law.  They aren't Above the Law just coz they have a Uniform, a Badge and a Gun.  They can't presume to be Judge, Jury and Executioner on American Streets and in our Communities.  That is neither Protecting the Public, Keeping us Safe, or Serving the Public appropriately.  It's terrorizing the Public instead and sowing Mistrust, lack of being able to Respect Law Enforcement coz it Stains the Reputation of the whole Agency if the Unfit or Poorly Trained ones are running amok and randomly Executing People, and it's causing Animosity towards all Law Enforcement Agencies. 

 I don't Trust ICE or want them in our Community, given all they're now doing, and I'm a Law Abiding Citizen.   They've already Murdered too many People with zero Accountability thus far.  They're denying Transparency to their Facilities to Community Leaders and Congress, so, what are they Hiding or Afraid to show us they're doing that we don't know about and is probably just as Illegal, Horrific, and Inhumane?!  I have Family Members of Color and I worry about them becoz they're Targeting not just Foreign Nationals, but some Americans too, even Killing them or putting them in Concentration Camps!  Even abducting Native Americans and not Honoring their Status as Indigenous People with Tribal Identification, who never Immigrated from anywhere else, they've always been here, this was and still is their Nation that Original Immigrants who landed on these Shores Stole from them!!!

I'm watching "Outrageous Pumpkins", which is another favorite Halloween Contest they have every Year pitting Pumpkin Carvers against one another.  Tonight will also be the 2nd Episode of this Year's Contest of "Halloween Wars", my all time favorite Halloween Show.  So, Today is Bliss for me coz starting at 5:00 p.m. 'til late in the Night are my Halloween Contest Shows.  Tomorrow Night is "Halloween Baking Championship" pitting Bakers against one another.  What I like best about "Halloween Wars" is they have Pumpkin Carvers, Bakers and Sugar Artists on each Team so all Three Talents of Artistry is combined and Teams compete for the Championship.   I have some favorite Artisans that have competed in several Seasons.

There's a new Show on called "A Very Haunted Renovation" on Tuesday Nights that I wanna watch.  They have to Eat, Sleep and Renovate a Historic allegedly Haunted Property as a Contest.  Sounds interesting and nothing stirs up Paranormal Activity more than Renovating a place that has Spirit.  We went thru that with Restoration Work at our Historic Haunted Home.  The House in the Show looks fantastic, I'd Love a Historic Home like that one, I'd risk the Haunting.  *LOL and Winks*  Plus, I've lived Happily for over 15 Years in a Historic Haunted Home before, it was a non-issue for me.  So long as there's no Malevolent Spirits, Elementals or Demonic Entities, I'm chill with Sharing Space with Spirit.  I think this new Show will be Fun.

"Halloween Wars" was excellent and The Niece and I watched it together, she's getting into it as much as I do, it's new to her tho', she hasn't been following it and I have from the very First Season.  I had taken The Young Prince to his Dad's this Afternoon coz his Younger Brother and Sister were gonna be there.  What I didn't know is that Bobby and his new Wife are already on the Outs and he kicked her out.  I don't know the Back Story but all Three of his Kids really liked her so they're feeling like they lost a New Mom.  Bobby's Relationships tend to Sour so it's a pattern with him not to have his Relationships work out for him, but, I also think he doesn't always choose Wisely who he might be compatible with either.  We all liked Angie, the Girlfriend he had after The Daughter and whose the Mother of his Two Younger Children.  I never met this one he actually Married, since, he never Married either of the Baby Mamas he's had.  But, all Three of his Kids really liked her, which spoke volumes to me, that she was great with his Kids.

I'm Sad for the Kids, coz, they'd formed a Positive Relationship with her and now... she's gone.  I'm not even gonna ask about what happened, it was hard for The Young Prince to even tell me how Sad it was that she was recently ex-communicado.  I don't think they knew, but I had already seen signs this might happen, so, no Surprise at all.  Better she leave early than later like Angie did, she and their Dad were together for many Years before breaking up.  The Daughter and Bobby were Childhood Sweethearts and knew each other since they were Tweens, but by their Teens and having their 1st Child, The Young Prince, way too Young and having Addictions and Mental Health Issues, it was doomed from the start to fail as a long-term Serious Relationship.  They actually are on Civil Terms with each other now with no animosities at all.  And his Younger Kiddos do Like The Daughter, she's like a Big impaired Kid herself and for littler Kids, that goes over well and unconditionally accepted.  *Smiles*

He got an Uber to get Home Tonight and did have a good time with his Siblings.  He and his Dad have had some tensions recently, on account of Sayde, and it's quite possible that might have interfered with his Marriage as well, I dunno... speculation on my part.  If he was being inappropriate with his Son's Girlfriend, it probably caused problems with his Son AND his Wife I highly suspect.  Bobby is a Player, and once a Player, always a Player.  And for our Grandson, he and Sayde have been Besties for Years before they ever hooked up.  Now that he's back with Allen, and the Relationship with a Woman didn't work out and he decided their Friendship was more Special and Functional, he and Sayde still go out as Just Friends now.  She always had a major Crush on him, I guess she imagined that perhaps they could be a Couple.  Allen's flings with a Woman didn't work out either apparently... so... enough of that experimentation with both he and The Young Prince trying Straight Life.  *Shrugs*

When I dropped The Young Prince off at his Dad's, it's right across the Street from the Oddities Shop "Curious Nature" so I stopped in and got some Pixs.  I picked up an inexpensive Bone Goddess Pendant and an inexpensive Rabbit's Foot Keychain that is mostly White with a hint of Light Brown.  Some of the Pixs didn't turn out great even tho' I used my Phone's Camera to take them all... well... dammit!  I'll see if I can clean them up enuf to use them?    I finished a Quick Purge of Merch to have Big Kenny consider, if he doesn't show up or want any of it then I'll Price it to put into the Showroom instead and get full price for it.  If Pickers get too fussy about what I'm offering then they know it's unlikely I'll waste my Time or theirs inviting them back even once I wade deeper and let go of more.  If you're expecting Picker Prices you can't be too fussy coz the Primo Stuff you have to Stand Tall on or people just won't Sell it to you anymore, they'll Sell it to a Serious Buyer willing to pay what they Ask.

I understand a good Picker wants your Best stuff, but, nobody has to Sell their Best stuff at a Bargain Price Point.   And I won't, ever.  I know what I have, what it's worth, and I been doing this a long time too.  *Smiles*  And lately, I'm more reluctant to Sell a bunch of stuff at once and take less for it just coz someone wants a lot of it.   If I choose and select even a Vanload you're getting a Favor and only becoz I know you really well to give you that much for what you can at the very least double your Money on.  Coz, I could double my Money on it too if I Sell it to Customers instead.  I just want my Downsizing to go a little faster than One Piece at a time to a bunch of different People coz that takes Time and Retail Space.  So, the Math has to Work for me every time I'm Selling anything.  If the Math Works for me, then I can make it Work for you too if you have the ready Cash and I'd rather have that right now than the stuff.  *Winks*

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Pickers & Purging, Oh My... Dawn... The Bohemian

You Cannot Fix Stupid

 They, Economists, are saying that this shitty Economy and Administrations Poor Decisions and Policies are costing each American Family approximately $250-$700 more a Month for Essentials.  I think they're being very Conservative in that Estimate and it's for a Single Person or a smallish Family in a lower Cost of Living State.  We are NOT that State or that Family, we have a large Family to support and things like Gas in Arizona is the highest in the Nation, so it's costing us closer to $1,300 more a Month just for Essentials.  That's $15,600 Annually!  That's also not sustainable for most Families with no way to increase Income to offset it.  Few of us can pull an extra Grand or more out of our Asses every single Month!!!  But, now here we are... And, I refuse to let it Steal our Joy and Good Times with Good Friends and Family.

The Man and I went back to "Sweet Salvage" for the Halloween Event's 2nd Day, he visited with some of our Friends there and enjoyed himself.  He walked around pretty well with his Walker.  It wasn't crowded at all on Day No. 2 and I told them all, it's coz nothing is up on Social Media, you all need Kim to have it promoted Online better.  I don't know why they didn't since they usually do?!  So, Two Hours after we left they did a decent Facebook Page Post.  A lot of Work goes into these Events and the Halloween Show is supposed to be the Strongest and most Popular, so for it to fall flat is a huge disappointment and missed opportunity.  Coz it really was the best Show ever for Halloween IMO, and they've had some great ones in the Past, but they really outdid themselves for this one and it should have a better turnout than it has had thus far. 

 I bought an Old Doll Head from the French Designer, the one in the Center.  She'd restocked with new Old Doll Heads that are about 150 Years Old from France.  I took a bunch more Pixs with my Cellphone Camera to ensure good ones.  And I Cribbed some they finally did take, after we left and I had mentioned it would Stimulate Trade and Interest if they Promoted it on all their Social Media sites.  I want them all to do well coz we Support all our Indie Businesses Locally and Hope they all keep going.   My Friend Big Kenny asked if he could come over and Buy more stuff from me, sure, so he will call me next week to arrange a Private Pick here at Forever Boheme'.  He's bought a lot from me over the Years, Flatbed Truckloads and Moving Van Loads in fact.  *LOL*  Every time he Delivered something I bought from him he'd leave having spent more Money than I'd spent and filling up his Truck!  *Ha ha ha*

He'd often even buy stuff that wasn't for Sale but could be Bought!  *Winks*  Often even the Furniture I was sitting on when he arrived!  *LMAO*  That's no exaggeration, he's done that in the Past.  Make me an Offer I can't refuse my Friend and I can Fall Out of Love with it for the Right Price.  *Smiles*  Come with a big Wad of Cash and I'll relieve you of it.  *Winks*  Cash always being the Right Size and Right Color.  And, it Buys Options, and other Good Stuff.  *Ha ha ha*  And sometimes he and I work out Trades as well, if he's got something I want and he wants something I've got.   Above is my Adorable Young Modern Hippie Friend Aliyah.  She used to Work at our Antique Mall when she was a Teenager.  Now she's Grown and has an Adorable Pre-School Aged Daughter.   She Bought our Friend Cyndie's Semi Precious Carved Stone Cicada Necklace, it really suits her. 

Aliyah got me eating a lot of yummy Vegan Foods during the Two Years I went off eating Meat to see if it would improve my Health and lower Diabetic Numbers for me?  It didn't, but I didn't mind giving up Meat and now I don't eat as much of it as I used to before that Two Year hiatus from it.  You don't go thru Meat Withdrawal at all, it's not Addictive apparently to your System.  I've reincorporated Meats, but in moderation and prefer Veggies and have reduced Carb intake as well, and ultra processed Foods.   Big Kenny changed his Diet and is now only 15 lbs. away from Goal.  His changes were Simple, he only eats White Meats or Seafoods, and no Fried Foods, hardly any Carbs, lots of Veggies, no Sugars, no ultra Processed Foods, and drinks lots of Water.  He was able to eliminate all Medications he'd been on coz his Health returned to where he no longer needed Medications to Manage it.  He looks great and feels better than he ever has.

I had Written almost a whole Post and deleted it coz it was too Negative and I just wasn't pleased with it enuf to Publish it ever after banging it out and getting it out of my System.  *LOL*  Sometimes a Written Purge of Thoughts is all I need and then I just delete it and never actually Publish it or even have to say it out loud.  And I feel better for it.  *Smiles*  I wore my Lily Munster blowing a Gum Bubble T-Shirt, it's Grey with Bleach Splatters, everyone liked it.  I wore some Betsey Johnson Dia de los Muertos Skull Earrings with it.  {See Below}  All my Friends at the Event were dressed in Halloween Fun Outfits, that weren't Costumes but lent itself to the Theme and Season of the Event... it's just a lot of Fun.   Closer to Halloween some will do Costumes tho', which is equally a lot of Fun.  And on Halloween Night we usually dress up to hand out the Candy to the Trick-Or-Treaters.  The Kids and their Families Love it.   And we have an enjoyable Night and after it's a Wrap for handing out the Treats, we watch Horror Movie Marathons.

 

One of the New Designers made some Wicked Witches Hats but they were pricey, probably too high really, so I don't know she will Sell any.  Her price points were high on most things and she lamented she wasn't having Strong Sales, and that could have been part of it.  I'd of bought some of what she had if it had been in my league of what I'd spend, but, it wasn't and I won't overpay for anything I don't really Need and isn't Essential.   I did enjoy her Displays, she did a great Merchandising Showcasing of it all.  But every time I looked at a Price Tag of something I liked, it was Sticker Shock.   So, I wouldn't be her Demographic of Customer where Money is no Object and you wouldn't even bother what it Costs or to even probably ask or look at the Price.  So, I don't know she'll last long as a New Designer and Vendor there?  If you can't close Sales on the most Popular Event of the Year, then, it's probably not the Right Location or Venue for you.

At Princess T's SAVERS Location I guess a couple of Madly Popular You Tubers came in, a Young Woman and a Young Man,  They came in together and all the Young People who work there, who are very Trendy and Stylish themselves, knew who they were and wanted Pixs taken with them.  I wouldn't have had a Clue who they were and I guess the Gal was way more Popular and more Cool than the Guy, from what all the Young Employees told me about them.  *Smiles*  They were so excited they were definitely having Fan Girl Moments about the Female.  *LOL*  Princess T knew who they were and pointed them out to me as they were leaving and her Co-Workers were excitedly informing us they'd come in and Shopped, Talked with them, taken Pixs with them.  I Guess some of these Online Influencers have Millions of Followers and so what they say about places is a Big Deal.

Good News is The Niece found some Apartments in her price range and can be in them by end of December.  I think that will be best for her since she's used to living Alone and Independently.  It's hard to live Communally if you've not had that as a Lifestyle before and there's not much personal Space here either, lots of Shared Space.  Anyway, I'm glad she's making Plans that suit her, that was my Intention for her, so she could Score this good Job and relocate somewhere that is far enuf away from her own Family's ongoing Drama.  She can keep in touch with them all but not have to Live it and perhaps that will work out better for them all as a Collective too.  Sometimes absence can make the Heart grow fonder so that when they do see her, they try harder to get along and be Kind and considerate, without the interference and judgment of one another?  I hope so, I know she wants to have some relationship with them all, but it's very complicated when there's a lot of conflict, complexities, long standing dysfunction, and baggage to work thru.  I've known the Family for Decades, they're so fractured and it's Sad.

I watched a good Movie with Angelina Jolie and Jon Bernthal called "Those Who Wish Me Dead" {2021} on Netflix.  The Child Actor, Finn Little was very good for his Age.  I also watched an Older Movie that was a True Story about a Family that Survived that Tsunami in Thailand called "The Impossible" {2013} starring Naomi Watts & Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland when he was still a Child, very well done.  It's been a relaxing Evening after a very full day of Activities with The Man.  We'd had Lunch at "Five & Diner", we Love their Cadillac Meatloaf and it's Two full Meals per Order for us, so we had it for Dinner too.  We did some Environmental Cleanup after going to the Event, we also picked up my Check from the Antique Mall and deposited it, the nicest one I'd earned all Year, which was Sweet.  The Antique Mall was very busy for a Friday, so Hopefully we'll have Strong Sales all Weekend too?

And if Big Kenny does coordinate coming over to Buy some stuff, that will be nice supplemental income too, depending on what he wants to Buy and what I'm willing to Sell.  He always wants my best stuff of coarse and my very best stuff I'm not Selling to a Picker coz I can get full price for it easily myself.  I'll Sell Good Stuff, but the Primo items I'm really not interested in Selling or Discounting if I did detach from any of it and put it up For Sale.  Pickers know that.  I've got some very nice items I know I'd be willing to Sell him if he's interested, a Native American Bronze Western piece worth a lot, but too much for me to Turn at our Antique Mall, he has the Clientele to get what it's really worth who would Buy it.  I'll Sell it to him and still make Money while leaving him good Margins.  I've got a lot of Native American pieces and he likes that kind of thing coz he has a lot of it and I've got a lot so I don't mind Selling Off some of it, within reason.  Ceremonial Pieces I Keep, but the rest I'm not that Attached to.

I liked this Hand Necklace my Friend Cyndie had For Sale at the Event, but it was out of my Price Range.  She was told it might be Ivory and very Old, but, it could just be Bone of some kind... I wasn't convinced it was Ivory, but it was from France and make a fine Necklace she Created and I liked the Silver Antique Heart Shaped Centerpiece she used as a Connector that had come off an Old French broken Rosary.   And I liked the Glass Beads used on the Chain too.  I also liked the Snowflake Fossil Stone Heart Shaped Votivo Necklace Below too, that was Price lower but I wasn't in the Market for more Jewelry, nor did I have the Budget for it right now either.   Like I said, my Budget right now is Modest and my Granddaughter's 21st Birthday is Sept. 22nd so I wanna make that Special for her as much as we're able.  While still having a Budget to have a nice Holiday Season from now 'til Christmas.

 Essentials have gone up so much that my Budget is more strained than usual, but a lot... Gas now is almost over Five Bucks a Gallon and Diesel is nearing Seven Bucks a Gallon here in Arizona, which is ridiculous.  Everything will now go up coz Diesel fuels most Transport and Supply Chain Distribution.  He's absolutely Tanking the Economy... while enriching himself Shamelessly along with his Demon Spawn and equally insatiably Greedy Sycophant Billionaire Buddies.   If they all have their Marie Antoinette Moment I feel they will have deserved a Head Roll en mass for what they're doing to wreck everything for everyone else.  They may have to retreat to their Bunkers when all Hell breaks loose when the masses reach their Breaking Point and come for them.  And they will come for them, desperate people do desperate things, that's a Given.

The Daughter is still doing a lot of Work for Friends out where the Ranches and Mini Farms are.   So hopefully she's earning enuf to see her thru the Holidays?  She said she'll get the 5th Wheel in Order when she gets Home and she can whip things into shape fast when she's pressed to.  Plus I told her we can Box Up some of her things and Store it in the She Shed and just rotate them when she needs to use and swap out things.  Freeing up more Space in there will make it easier for her to Maintain it and move around easier and have it all more functional.  She's been unraveled since the Homicide, which is understandable, that was a LOT to Process and Emotionally move thru the Trauma of.  And I told The Niece to not push anything coz right now is an Emotionally Fragile Time... so, be Mindful of that Fact.   When people are moving thru Grief and extreme Trauma, it takes some Time, sometimes a long time and can't be rushed just coz it inconveniences other people or is uncomfortable for them.

I got a Bagged Lot of "Halloween" Incense from SAVERS cheap and it Smells Divine.  I wasn't sure what "Halloween" Aromas they'd use for Holiday Incense, but I really like what they did, it's the type of Aromas I prefer actually so I'm pleased with how much I got for that low Price point.   It all looks like New Old Stock, none of the Boxes had any missing out of them.   Who knew Vampires Blood and Haunted Houses smelled so good?  *LOL and Winks*  There was other Boxed Incense in the Bagged Lot but these were the Seasonal Fragrances and had a very Hippie Vibe Aroma that I like with Champa, Dragon's Blood and Patchouli blends.   I'm pretty much set for Halloween already in Decor and even bought the better Candies to hand out while they're on Sale.  I figure closer to Halloween they won't be or the selection will not be as good?  I know TARGET is sparse on their Halloween Offerings this Year compared to other Years and most other Stores as well, even the Halloween Specialty Stores.  And at our Antique Mall Halloween Merch is Selling Out.  I Sold most of mine just this Week so have to bring more in.

My Sales for this Pay Period have begun Strong for the 1st Week and I Hope that holds for the 2nd Week of it?  I've got to Price more Pokemon Cards too, they're Selling briskly, the expensive ones mostly.  I bought some Antique Sewing Machine Wooden Ornate Drawers with cute Hardware to put them in until I've got them ready to Sell, to keep them Organized here at Home.  I'd of liked to put them in something like that as a Display for the Antique Mall.  But, the Locked Case doesn't have sufficient Room right now until some more things Sell to free up Shelf Space for something that long.  I've got so many Cards and want to get more into Inventory coz what we have is a nice mix of the American ones and the Japanese ones.  Most are also Holographics that I have.

 

The Mannequin Arm and Hand on the Left of this Pix is the new one I Bought at the Halloween Event.  I'd Bought the one in the forefront from the same Friend at another Event they had about a Month or so ago.  I think she's setting me up?  *Bwahahahaha*  They know me only too well as to what I'd be most likely to not resist Buying.  *Smiles and Winks*  But, they've all also Bought from me and next Week I do have at least One, mebbe Two, of my Designer Friends from that Event coming over to look at what they might Buy that I'd be willing to Sell?  I know I have to release and detach from way more but it's hard sometimes and foolishness not to.  I have too much and the Money is needed more right now, it's why I Invested in things I could profit off of at some point in the Future when we could no longer Work to Earn more.  It's Time... Tick Tock and all that.  But, a Process still since what I have I do Love and took a Lifetime to Source and Invest in it.  Each has some Memories and tho' I'm not Selling the Memories and can Keep those... the Object often prompts the Memories for me and keeps them intact in my Mind now.  *Le Sigh*

So, as you can see from this Image of my Witches Hat and where it finally ended up this Holiday Season, I still have some Christmas out in the background that never got put away.  Some Valentines Hearts too.  Yeah, by the time Christmas rolls around again I've never put away some of last Year's Decor and I don't really mind that I didn't.  As I'm Aging Out, that's becoming more common, I never used to be that Lazy or procrastinate about taking down Seasonal Decor and Storing it away.  Now, I don't mind enjoying it all Year and Save myself the Time, extra Work and Trouble.   And, since it's my Home, I have the Right to be as Weird about it as I wanna be and nobody really Cares.  Mostly coz the rest of the Family aren't really into Decorating for Holidays.  Princess T will Decorate her own Room for Christmas, but, she's the only one that feels a Need to.  And this Year she said she may not bother either coz her Room is pretty crowded with how she wants it to look all the time.  She'd have to get a small Table Sized Tree or Pencil Tree to fit it better now.

I'm personally thinking about getting a small Tree, one that I'll mebbe only use One Year and then Donate after Christmas is over?  *LOL*  I haven't decided yet since I have a couple Months to contemplate my Options and Desires about Christmas Decorating.  I like Decorating for Halloween more, I've never been one to Decorate extensively for Christmas except for putting up a nice Tree... in some Homes I put up more than just a single Tree coz we had Bigger Homes with more Communal Space to do that.  It was Fun when you have the Space to go all out, but here, we just don't.  Tho' I keep a certain Tree up Year round but it's not really heavily "Christmasy" and is a Vintage Tree that is discreet and small, in that one Pix above this Pix you can see it in the Background to the Left.  It has Tintype Antique Photos festooned on it, and Old Black Rosaries, it looks Cool being up all the time so we never took it down after we set it up a couple Years ago.  Nice way to display my Antique and Vintage dark Bead Rosaries Collection and my Antique Tintype Photos Collection.  I also have an Ornate dark Victorian Mourning Fan on that Tree.

 

There's so much I initially wanted to do in The RV Garage Mahal and Art Studio Spaces to Display Collections properly, but the larger Space is not Climate Controlled and it's been brutally Hot most of the Year anymore.  We used to have milder Fall and Winter Seasons and now we don't.  Today I'd like to go check out some Fav Indie Shops and Smaller Antique Malls to see what they're doing for Halloween.  I'm trying to motivate myself to get busy commuting over there since they Open at 10:00 a.m. and it's already almost 9:30 a.m., we slept in coz nobody had to go to Work with Princess T taking a Vacation Day Off.  She's busy doing stuff for her Birthday with her Boyfriend, she'll likely come Home laden with Gifts.  *Winks* 

 Which, I'll let her Buy what she wants as our Gifts to her and she likes doing that, picking out what she wants and I just go with her and we have that Girl Time together Shopping at her Fav Shops and Kiosks in The Mall that Sell her Collectibles.  Sometimes she's asked me if she can just Buy what she wants Online and I give her my Card to do it.  They then just deliver it to the Door.  I feel very Emotional Today and I don't even know Why?  I'm Emotionally Raw and that doesn't happen very often, I'm relatively Emotionless most of the time actually, so it's uncomfortable for me to feel such strong Emotions for no apparent good reason to, it feels very unsettling to me.  Nothing has Triggered it coz it's a lovely Day, The Son even made his Dad and I a nice Breakfast this Morning and had done all the Yardwork for us.  The parts of the Home I'd cleaned, edited and organized look Lovely and most of the Dining Room is in Progress of being Cleaned Up too.  The Young Prince helped with that to assist me with Executive Function.  *Smiles*

But, I did something right off the bat that upset me this Morning when I was distributing our Meds.  I accidentally gave The Man mine!!!  The Son was talking to me while I tried to concentrate and now distractions can make me fuck up royally and I did.  The Son was alarmed when I said, shit... Honey, did you already take the Meds I just gave you?  He had... dammit... and they were mine.  I only take 5 and they're all Meds he takes anyway, but the mix-up bothered me a lot, I can't make mistakes like that and it got me in a Bad Head Space.  I had to re-fill my Friday doses so I could take it, and then give him the rest of his Medications he should have had.  Thankfully I realized what I'd done and it's not like he'd OD on any of it even if he forgot to take it just for a day or took double for just a day.  Which, that's a relief, yet I was hard on myself for not staying Focused enuf when doing something important like that.  The Son apologized for forgetting that distracting me in Process now can mean I totally forget what the Hell I'm doing and could mess up.

I've told both Generations of Young People and The Man before, if you see me sorting or handing out Meds, or Paying Bills, WAIT to Talk to me about anything, don't interrupt me or I could fuck up what I'm doing and it's too important to get it Right!!!  Sometimes when they have something to say they think it can't wait, but it can, if I'm busy doing something important, it HAS to wait until I'm done with that task.  With having Adult ADHD staying on Task and keeping Focus is hard enuf without anyone compromising it further and having errors occur becoz of interruptions.  Even when I'm here Blogging, I don't like interruptions coz I then totally lose my Train of Thought or Type something Weird, mebbe whatever it is they're now saying to me!  *LOL*  I Type VERY fast, so I can actually Type faster than I can Think or even faster than what someone is Saying.  I can lock Keyboards up so I have to sometimes even slow my roll so I don't do that and have to then wait for The System to catch up to me.  When I Worked Census, they had to increase Keystrokes capacity for those of us fast so we didn't Lock Up their System and Crash it.

I've Shared this Story about the 2000 Census before with long time Dear Readers, but for Newbies, that Govt. Contract wanted Speed and Accuracy so would give big Bonuses for both.  Weekly, I always got my Bonus consistently.  Well, they thought they'd be clever to increase Productivity and Accuracy by saying that whoever could hit One Million Keystrokes would get Paid thru the end of the Contract.  Which was the End of December 2000, and could leave when they hit that Milestone, regardless of when they hit it, with full Pay anyway.   I Showed Off and hit One Million Four Hundred Thousand, just giving them Four Hundred Thousand Keystrokes as a Bonus, on October 1st.  *Winks*  They Paid me thru the end of December even tho' October 1st was the last Day I Worked for them, as per Agreed, they Honored their Promise.  A few other really fast Typists hit the Million Mark, not many tho', and you had to not only be Fast, but Accurate too or it wouldn't be Honored, I am both Fast and Accurate.  

 No matter how fast I Type I usually know the moment I hit the Wrong Key and go back and correct it immediately.  With few exceptions, so my Accuracy was high overall.  They had it built into their System to catch Errors/Typos anyway coz everything you Typed was bounced to Two other People, and if all Three Typed the same thing, it was 100% Accurate usually.   I Loved Working the Census and Govt. Contracts coz they Paid Well, always had great Bonuses they incentivized you with, and I made so many Friends while doing the Contracts.  To me it was easy Work and lucrative, so I did Census for Three different 10 Year Rotations.   I never applied the last time they did it coz tho' I could probably still do the Data Entry Work, they haven't had their Data Center in Phoenix again.  And I no longer wanted to do the Door to Door Census taking at my Age.

The Granddaughter that got the Crazy "Wolf" Haircut for her Birthday at the end of August.  She likes it and that's all that Counts and she's got a Pretty Face so can pull off some extreme Fashions just fine and doesn't look too Mental for having done it.  Tho' to me it looks like someone went Mental with the Clippers or didn't know what the Hell they were doing and slipped or made a Mistake or intentionally butchered your Hair.  *LOL*  And it's only Hair, it will grow back and I have to remember all of the Unfortunate Fashions of our own Youth and Past, Right?   Each Generation has had 'em, to be sure, we look back and go, What were we Thinking?!  *Bwahahahaha*  And Princess T and Rusty just came in bearing her Flowers Bouquets, yes, Plural... a Box festooned with Birthday Balloons and Gifts Galore, even Lighting Up... for her 21st Birthday, which is in a couple Days in Real Time.  His Birthday is the 13th of October, The Daughter's is the 14th of October.   So, Princess T has back to back Birthday Gifting to do next Month for her Mom and her Boyfriend.  *LOL*  Below are her Bouquets, 3 of them:

  

Don't they look particularly Purdy against my Colorful Granny Square Afghan Quilt?  *LOL and Smiles*   The Boyfriend is very indulgent, he knows his Woman, she is not Low Maintenance and is Very Extra and not at all your Basic Girlfriend.  *Smiles and Winks*  He's a Good Guy and we Like Rusty, they will have been Together for 3 Years very soon.  They do have their Lovers Quarrels, but tend to break up and make up at the Speed of Light, as Blog Friend Shirley so aptly said, it almost gave her Whiplash.  True that!!!  *Ha ha ha*  I don't even know what they Quarrel about UNTIL she tells me, and she will tell me.  *Smiles*  It's usually Trifles easily resolved actually... and has more to do with him not taking Seriously what she says bothers her, the FIRST Time and only Time she will fucking say it... so Remember it Forever and Ever or you'll be sorry you didn't.  *LMAOROTF, Wonder where she got THAT from?  Winks and Smiles* 

 I too will tell you something once, my Dad was like that, he wouldn't waste breath telling you again or there would be Hell to pay.  Coz we're Serious the 1st time we tell you something Frosts us... and it will ALWAYS Fucking then Frost us if you should be Foolish enuf to Forget.  *Ha ha ha*  We don't like repeating ourselves becoz you happen to be a Slow Learner on what will become a Conflict and Situation between us if you should Go There again and again.   If we told you it bothers us, just don't fucking ever do it again.  Forever and Ever.  *LOL*  It's not as if it's gonna suddenly NOT bother us just coz you are a Fool and do it on The Repeat.  If you tell us that something bothers you, we just don't fucking do it out of Respect for the Fact you Communicated to us that it's not tolerable to you, Simple.  Then there is no Trouble in Paradise.  *Winks*  I don't do whatever The Man has ever told me really Frosts him, why Trigger him by doing it, that makes zero sense to me in any Relationship.  I prefer and Value Peace and Harmony in every Situation and Relationship I'm in.  I'm a No Drama Mama to my Core.

If you even Smell like Drama and a Headache I'd rather you not be in my Orbit, Be Well and just Be Gone.   If you continue to be Dramatic and a Pain in my Ass, we just can't be Friends or have Healthy Relationship or Partnerships, and I'll make that abundantly Clear, Problem then Solved.  For each of us.  Why be around folks who can't get along with you?  I can Respectfully just allow them to be themselves somewhere else and with someone else, just not ME or around me.  *Bwahahahaha*  Even at Work, if someone is a Problem all of the time, I told Management Straight Up, don't ever put us on the same Shift or you will have yourselves a Situation.  *Smiles*   We've had a couple of Situations so they know exactly how Situational the Pairing me with a Problem Person is gonna be... I do not hold back nor suffer Fools. 

 And I frankly don't Care how the Problem Person FEELS about that, but they will know it won't Fly to be a Problem to me, without consequences they won't Like, not for a Second.  And then we'll have an Understanding.  And usually Peace and Harmony between us, so long as they stay in their own Lane from then on and don't step in my Waters Smelling like even a Drop of their Blood has entered into MY Waters.  Unless you enjoy swimming with Sharks who would have no problem tearing you from Limb to Limb becoz you were just that dumb or ignorant?  I actually am Friends now with a couple of people who started out being Problem People and learned the Lesson that it was better to be Friendly with me than an Adversary.  And, I can make Peace just Fine like that, would prefer it in fact, coz I won't Start anything with you ever, but I will Finish it if you Start something with me.  So, Why would you?  That's just Stupidity and you cannot Fix Stupid.

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Happy Halloween from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian