The Son never received his Nutritional Assistance for January and you can never get thru on their Phone Lines or Online Sites so I had to take him in to DES. Well, turns out they'd put his Case on Hold, he can't be notified coz he can't afford his Phone Bill and they shut it off. They told him, after Hours of being there, that he has to start from scratch coz they needed more information, but couldn't and wouldn't specify exactly what other information that might be? They claimed December was an Emergency Approval for partial Benefits and he has to now start over. He raised his Voice when the Woman got snarky with him and indifferent, so Security asked him to leave. *LOL*
So, he was fuming by the time we got out of there and luckily the Free Phone People were directly outside and sympathetic to the plight of everyone being turned away from getting Food Benefits. I knew he'd qualify for one of the State provided Phones and Cheered him Up by applying for one and getting it withing 5 Minutes. So, now he has a Phone at least, no Food, but can make and get Calls, which, is helpful and something, which is always better than nothing. The Free Phone Lady said DES has slashed their personnel so much they're just overwhelmed now and the best people were Laid Off. We know she's right about that and it shows.
So, no Food Benefits for him until he applies again Online and goes thru the same rigamarole and HOPES this time they don't lose Paperwork, coz he knows he did submit everything they had asked for. So them saying they needed more was BS, they probably Lost some of it. I told him I take Screen Shots or have Hard Copies of every fucking thing submitted to any Government Agency, you HAVE to. So, it was productive even tho' it was Hours of our Life Wasted for Food Assistance that we'll never get back. I could have taken him to a Food Bank instead, spent less time and aggravation, and at least been ensured a Box of Food for our Trouble.
He Hates that everything is on our Dime right now and he can't contribute Economically to provide any of his most basic Needs. He's Worked hard since he was 14 Years Old, so he's not handling being Unemployed this long and not getting at least an Unemployment Check he should have been Entitled to receive after his Layoff. That's all still on Appeal as well from his previous Employer screwing over everyone they Laid Off. Anyway, I spent $18 on some Turkish Tobacco and 500 Rollers from a Smoke Shop nearby, so that he'd have Cigs coz I know he's stressed out to the Max. He said his Sister doesn't know how to Roll properly and Mando has fucked up crippled Hands, so they break a lot of the Rollers trying to Roll hers.
We also stopped by the Antique Mall to pick up my little Check from last Pay Period and put more Inventory into the Showroom. I forgot that The Son hadn't seen our New Showroom Location or Locked Case, so I showed him, he agrees it's a better Location than our other Showroom in the Back of the Mall and the Locked Case is an Ideal Location too. He helped me put Security Tags on the Shirts so we got done in half the time. He was getting Nostalgic seeing all the Vintage Toys I've got For Sale that he remembers were theirs as Kiddos, like the Fisher Price Medieval Castle. I've done Well with Vintage Toys and Collectible Toys there.
For some Reason Blogger isn't letting me directly do Replies for Two Days now to Dear Readers leaving Comments. So, to see the Replies from me now you have to come back to visit coz I have to leave them as a Comment rather than a direct Reply. I'm hoping Blogger sorts it out and it self corrects eventually??? Every so often something glitches like that and you never get an explanation... usually it just self corrects eventually, so anymore I just roll with it. I've had some buffering on Blogger and it's the only site I'm having buffering on. We upgraded our Internet to Fiber Optics recently, so I think it's faster now and must be a problem with Blogger, not the Internet Provider.
Turns out the Seller is also sending me the Bowls that go with it for that price, big Surprise, it would have been a good price just for the Lids! The description had said Lids, so I thought the Image was a Stock Photo of the Bowls with Lids to show what they fit. Turns out, that was what the Auction was for, trio of Bowls w/Lids! I remember I had these in the 1970-1980 Era but mine got Lost in all my Moves. I now also have the 4th Smaller one, also in a Tangerine Color, that I got at SAVERS only Yesterday while picking the Grandchild up from Work there. In the Eighties my Roommate was a Tupperware Dealer so she'd often Host the Tupperware Parties in our Apartment and we'd get all those Party Prizes that you couldn't Buy and I still have several of them that I use all the time still to this day. The Citrus Peelers and the Butter-Up Thing for Corn-On-The-Cob buttering and salting.
I never did get more Merch Priced when I woke up and before I had to go pick the Grandchild up from Work, it stayed Colder all Day and I just didn't wanna be in the She Shed feeling chilly to sort thru Crates of Inventory. The Showroom and Case is pretty full now anyway, so I'd be challenged to find Placement for more. Sales this Week have been real Soft, so, after the MLK, Jr. Holiday, folks quit Buying and we mostly seem to have a lot of Shoppers who are Lookers and not Buyers. I'm like that myself right now so I won't Judge. *Winks and Laughs* The Granddaughter was saying that her Uncle went to DES looking too Nice, like he has a Job or is going for a Job Interview, he should have gone looking Ghetto and from The Streets. *LMAO, but, she's probably Right* But we both know he'd never be caught Dead looking like that, to garner Pity, he always wants to Smell Good and Look Fly. So, no Food for him!
He is Happy with his New Free Phone tho' and put his New Number in my Phone with his First Name and "Free Phone" as the Surname... I was Laughing my Ass Off, he's got a Wicked Sense of Dry Dark Humor. He said the limited Data and Hours doesn't bother him coz he doesn't get or make a lot of Calls, he's like me, he's not one to like being on a Phone Call. He almost always used it for Work or to Check In briefly with someone. But to look for Work you really should have a Phone Contact Number that's your own and not using someone else's. He still no longer has his own Transportation since his Car is still iffy on reliability and now he had to let the Insurance lapse and expire on it too. So, he's been looking for Work closer to Home, or on Bus Routes, which limits Options.
Blogger is still Up and Down like a Yo-Yo with allowing me to respond and reply directly to Comments you all are leaving. I don't know what's Wrong but other Bloggers have the same Issue so I don't feel like The Lone Ranger. I quickly Copied and Pasted Replies like Mad in the brief Window it came back Up, but it quickly went Down again to buffering and not letting me. I only have one more Dear Reader to directly Reply to when it comes back up again, so, that's almost Caught Up. *Ha ha ha* I'm Tech Challenged so never know how to bypass these Glitches in an effective way when they happen? I have to just be patient and let them auto-correct, patience not being one of my Virtues. *Smiles*
This is all I've had to Eat all Day, on the way to DES The Son and I saw a Hot Air Balloon advertising the Chick-fil-A and it made me hungry for some. *Bwahahahaha* He had McDonalds Breakfast instead but got so flustered at DES with the runaround they were giving him that he accidentally left his Full Vitamin Water behind, he'd only taken 2 sips out of it in the Four Hours he was there, so was pissed off that he forgot it. You can't get rattled or that's what happens, you have to Maintain your Calm and Play The System becoz otherwise you'll lose your Cool and your Mind. He said once Security approached him, and he wasn't out of Control, he'd just raised his Voice in frustration, when the Caseworker got bitchy and snarky with him when he was being Polite and trying to make her Hear him and ask legitimate Questions she refused to Answer... he just Gave Up and left.
I won't Judge, I've had Security called on me numerous times, but usually at the VA. *LOL* And challenging the Big Stud Muffin Security Guards they have there to pick me up and carry my Ass out in front of God and everybody, coz I won't shut up when Advocating for my Old War Hero! Usually they just see him right away when they know Security is gonna have to Manhandle me coz I won't Back Down or be Silenced. I don't Care, they're not gonna neglect, ignore or abuse him on my fucking Watch, and that's just the Bottom Line and The Devil will just have to Deal with me when I'm on a Righteous Cause making a Scene for Justice. Of coarse now, with the Goons this Cabal is Hiring, it could get you Shot, but I'm Okay with Martyrdom too, I've had a Good Run. And the Family could file a Class Action Lawsuit and make $$$. Especially with how Bad the PR would be for THAT Story. I can see the Headlines now. *LOL and Winks*
Anyway, enuf of that. We're waiting for a Lightening Strike to smite the whole Cabal and Fry Donnie on the Spot... and like Blog Friend Ami said, Today would be Fine. *Winks and Laughs* If you want some Political Satire hilarity, visit a Fav Blogger MURRMURRS, you'll Laugh your Ass off, she's a Brilliant Political Satirist. And I like a good Laugh right now, it's good for our morale. *Smiles* I did price some Merch when it finally Warmed up to 69 Degrees and The She Shed was comfortable enuf to Work out there in it, but then wouldn't ya know it started Raining and went really Cold again so I aborted that Mission prematurely. I did get One Milk Crate Priced and will bring in with me to Work Tomorrow Night for that Shift I'm covering for Jackson while he's on his Tropical Cruise.
I don't have Plans for Saturday anyway and if the Weather stays inclement I don't go out in it unless I have to either. So, I won't mind Working the Shift on a Saturday Night to offset some Rent. It went up by about the amount I'm Comped for during a Shift, so it will offset the increased Rent at least. Of coarse what we're Comped didn't go up at all. If they're Raising Rents they should at least also Raise the Comped Space Rent per Hour Salary of us Unpaid Workers who are Vendors. It's already well below Minimum Wage Earners who actually get Paid. And that's also why they cannot attract good Workers from the Vendor Pool, nobody wants to do a good Job for far less than Minimum Wage and just some meager Comped Rent and no Check. Everyone's Time is more Valuable than that. But, something knocked off the Rent is Helpful when Sales are stagnant and the Economy is shitty. Any Work to offset Costs is preferable to no Work.
Well, the Rains were brief, but big ole' Raindrops that fell so hard it was like Pebbles hitting everything, but, it wasn't Hailing... we've had Hail recently when it was Colder tho'. I'm contemplating what to do now coz I'm a little Bored, but not Bored enuf to tackle that Diningroom Area that is the last bastion of Common Area Clutter not dealt with. We got the other Rooms in Order before The Daughter's Medical Caseworker Visit. I could and should work on that Diningroom so I may migrate in there and give myself 15-20 Minutes and see how I feel after I've devoted that little block of Time to it? That's my tactic now so as not to instantly overwhelm... small increments consistently. We got so much done before that Nurse came that I know I can make great Progress if I'm incentivized enough. *LOL* The Threat of could this pass a Social Services Inspection lit a Fire under my Ass. *Ha ha ha* Yet, she didn't assess any of the household, but, it still looked much better anyway.
I remember wearing Strands of them and of Love Beads all the time. *Smiles* I looked positively Tribal during those Eras. *Ha ha ha* The best ones don't come up for Auction very often and fetch a lot more than they ever used to tho', I've Scored some every once in a while at Antique Malls if the Vendor really isn't familiar with what they are or the Value and just Sell them as a Primitives Curiosity Accessory. And I've Scored Baltic Amber worth a fortune on the Cheap when a Seller thinks it's just Plastic or Bakelite. There's a lot of 'Created' or 'Pressed' Amber out there tho' being passed off and misrepresented as what it's not, and to the uninformed it looks as authentic as a Yag resembles a Diamond to the uninformed. It's not fully Authentic or Quality Amber and it has been altered by Man. There are Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Selling it but some Sellers don't abide by them. Look for Natural Complex Inclusions and Imperfections that the 'Created' just won't have.
I'm presently missing some of my Industry Friends who I don't see anymore, most of whom moved away and live in other States now. The Trio above were some of the Best Designers and had Primo Merch and Creations that couldn't be matched. They still do what they do, just somewhere else now, that they preferred to live, often returning to Home States they'd moved away from. Heidi to Montana {On the Left} and Myko to Washington State {On the Right} is where I know Two of them moved to. Others I really don't know what happened to them or where they went, you just never see them again all of a sudden. Social Media does help some of us keep in Touch and aware of what's going on with Old Friends who aren't around anymore. Everyone's Journey takes them in different directions. Heidi got Married and Myko got Divorced... and a big Change like that can change all your Life's Plans and Direction. Myko became a Gramma for the 2nd time last Year tho', so now has a Granddaughter and a Grandson.
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Princess T spends most of her time with her Boyfriend at his House now than here, so I'm kinda stuck with her Cat, Eli, who is not Happy his Human isn't around so much. When reading Murr's Blog she recently had a Post on Cat Behavior and it appears that Kittens and Cats require and need 5 Murderous Episodes a Day to feel Centered in between their Sleep Patterns!!! And that's why the Naughty Behavior comes in where they tear up your stuff coz their Murderous/Sleep Patterns are interrupted and not Natural to their Instinctive Behavior of being Predatory and Murderous. When they're not Hunting and Murdering, they're Sleeping. *LOL* Well, that makes perfect sense and why Ole' Eli Delights so much then in Attacking Humans who come into his Space that either aren't his Girl or aren't Me. *LMAO* His Murderous Instincts have been activated and unfulfilled each Day. *Smiles*
This was one of the numerous Saguaro Cacti, among other Cacti, at our Historic Home. We had Desert Landscaping on half the Acreage of that Property and I Loved it. I prefer Natural Desert Landscaping coz it's Native to a Desert and thus easier to Maintain and uses less Water. Most of my other Arizona Properties had Xeriscape and Drought tolerant Plants, Trees and Natural Landscaping, this is the only one that doesn't and it just came like it is. If we didn't have the huge Pine Trees out Front I'd consider putting in Desert Landscaping to the areas of the Front of our Acreage where we have to Pump the Irrigation to and in. But, they're Old Trees, Magnificent, and need a lot of Irrigation. The Back Pasture, since we don't Raise Livestock or Horses, may eventually be replaced with Raised Victory Gardens to grow most of our own Food and use our Irrigation to Farm instead.
I've been holed up in my Room in front of the Computer for the better part of the Evening now, it feels cozy and comfortable and when it's Wet and Cold Outside, I'm glad I'm Inside. I got another one of my Meditation CD's from Deuter that I'd binge bought on E-Bay. I've always liked Deuter and his Style of Zen Instrumental Music, so, I'd looked on Auctions at E-Bay to see what the CD's were going for and available, I Scored some good ones at decent Buy-It-Now Feature Prices, so I didn't have to enter Bids and Bid against anyone else. I NEED Meditation Music right now, I just can't watch The News. I'm not even trying to keep Informed right now becoz it's all too heavy, shameful and embarrassing for America. And it's an Emotional and Mental Torment as well that I just don't Need to Torture myself with Daily, or even Once Weekly.
My Form of Escapism right now is Blogging and Music. And I have spent more Time at the Antique Mall than usual too. I've been fussing about with Merchandise and my Inventory, making some good Progress with it actually. Princess T and I foofed the Showroom so it looks presentable and better Organized. Since Marking Down some of the Bags of Small Collectible Toys I've Sold Out of all the Shopkins and most of the Fisher Price Little People and LOL Mini Dolls. So much of it was getting Stolen, we thought better to mark it down and have it get Sold rather than The Five Finger Discount Thieves taking it without Paying for it. That tactic has Worked quite well and put REAL Paying Customers at the Showroom constantly looking thru it all, which deters the Thieves actually too. Criminals generally don't want Witnesses to their Dirty Deeds.
This is one of the Great-Grands with a Mani she's very Proud of. It looks like she could be a Nail Biter and why Mommy is using Pretty Nails as a tactic to deter the Habit some? And the Tooth Fairy will be Visiting, clearly. *Winks* Below is just some of what we're sorting thru in The RV Garage Mahal in the Great Edit & Purge Project. We have too many Games and no longer have a Game Night now the Kiddos are Older, so I may only Keep a scant few and rid myself of the rest. Games don't Sell that well, so I may just cannibalize the Game Pieces and more Interesting Boards for Displaying and chuck the rest of those I don't wanna Keep. I've done that with SCRABBLE Tiles to make Crafts of and only Kept one Vintage Game of it that had belonged to my Parents. I have some Specialty and very Old Monopoly Games I'll Keep as well.
As you can see I've Collected Pool Balls for a very long time. *LOL* I just like how they look in a Display, we don't even Own a Pool Table. *Smiles* I've Collected Vintage Game Pieces for a long time too and Display them in Antique Canning Jars. I've made Jewelry of some of them. The Daughter has been trying to Organize and make some Order of the Chaos in there for me so I can see what we have a lot of in order to Purge and Edit it more effectively and Curate what I wanna Keep. It's a Process and some Days I'm in the Right Head Space to made headway with it. If I find I'm Waffling and holding onto things too much and not making decisions easily, and Letting Go effortlessly, I just don't do it that Day. If you are inclined to Collecting and Hoarding you Understand that Attachments and Detachments come and go with irregularity sometimes.
There are instances where I can Let Go of an enormous amount of stuff and Feel absolutely nothing about it that is challenging to me. Those are the Days when I Seize the Moment. *LOL and Winks* Detachment Days are so easy I Wish I just had more of them. I don't even Understand the deep Psychology behind much of it. Daily fluctuations in Mental Energy, Emotional Capacity, Physiological Factors and Stress probably play a big part in it. It shifts fucking daily tho' and I don't know how Normal that is for most people? So the Process becomes hindered by the shifts that are constant for me. It seems I've been doing it so long now that I should have made more Progress than I have. But, over the Years a lot has accumulated and I got a lot of Cargo. *LOL*
With agreeing to Work Tonight I won't wipe myself out doing too much Today before Work then. The Man is Sleeping In and that's Rare, so I'm just trying to enjoy the Peace and Solitude of a Morning without anything going on. It's only 52 Degrees at 8:00 a.m. tho' so I'm not going out there! *Smiles* This means, no She Shed Activity until it Warms Up coz I'm not dragging Inventory into the House. I've been trying to avoid cluttering up Rooms I've gotten decluttered and looking Nice again. The Diningroom is the last bastion of Clutter and I do think I will Work on that Today after Blogging.
It isn't that I can't get it Done in probably a couple Hours, it's doable in that Time frame actually. It's the procrastination I have to overcome to get it Done at all. Say la Vie. In Retirement I became suddenly a Procrastinator, who knew!? Just another Day of Crazy. You suddenly get more Time and you don't wanna devote it to Working at anything. *LOL* Sure, when the House is completely the way I want it then I'll feel better about it and try to keep it that way. But the getting of it that way means some Work and I've been avoiding it as if it's The Devil. In my Head I just Overwhelm by the Sight of a lot of Chaos or Clutter and yet tackling it would be the Solution, Right? We all know this. And I'm the major Offender, the Family isn't, it's my Clutter, all of it!
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