And away we go.

Those of you who read yesterday's post know my big plan.  Well...Iv guess I've stated.  I did wake up on time.  I did get dressed, not for an office, more like for factory work, but one step at a time... I also mentioned that I was doing things to stave of depression.  Heres one of them.  I firmly believe in small creative projects.  So, I'm making lace.  Tatting to be precise.  It's portable, inexpensive, meditative.... and when you're done, you can whip stitch it on to pillowcase and give it to someone who likes lacy things.

People often ask me how I learned to do this.  I usually say I learned when I was confined to a bed with mononucleosis and perishing of sheer unadulterated boredom, so my grandmother sat there in her wheelchair and taught me how to crochet, knit, and tat.  This is probably true.  But I dont specifically remember learning to tat.  I just know it. 

Regardless... there we a are.

BYW... This is work in progress... it looks better after its Bern pressed and starched

So... heres the plan...

I have been unemployed for entirely too long.  Its annoying and, quite frankly, bloody depressing.  the worst part of it is how at odds you feel.  You dont have a reason to do anything.  I have been looking of course.

No internet at the house so I use a friends or go to the library.  But the game so far hasn't paid off

Tje prob is at the library, you can only use their computer for an hour at a time.  And sometimes when you show up they're all booked for the next 2 hours.  (I have caught up on all my reading though.) 

In the process of that reading, I've researched lots of things.

To my credit:  1)  I have a business license.  Cactus Cowboy can be used for any business I want.
2.)  I'm a creative thinker.
3)  a if I can sell used stuff in a flea market, I can probably sell about anything.

Also in my research... I've learned a few tips.  Firrst... if you don't have a job, one of the worst things you can do is sit about around whining about oht.  Give yourself a job.  Going out, researching jobs, making connections, submitting applications... all these things are work.

So, starting tomorrow, I don't roll out of bed at any old time.  I set the alarm clock.  I get dressed as if for an interview, I go to the office ( my new word for the library) and I get some work done.  When I'm not on the computer, I will research other small business plans or options for my business license.

As for the depression... I've dealt with that issue all my life on some level and I'll be pulling out the stops.  Actually, my above plan will help tremendously.  Simply having something to do and aim for helps.  Not going into all the tricks to deal with ir at the moment, mobile blogging on an android screen is to confining to explain properly, but Im confident I'm heading in some sort of direction. 
It all reminds me of something I read recently.  someone was going through a hard timbre and they were all in a tizzy. 

" How will I make it through this?" they asked in desperation.

And sometime answered, " left foot, right foot, left foot, breath..."

And there we are...

Well Damn.

Lately... life hasn't been much fun.  I am becoming an absolute expert at being cheap... primarily because I was always a but of a miser to begin with and secondly, I now dont have the cash to be anything but.  Lately I've been wondering if I can turn surviving on pennies into a writing project.  Mostly because I've got notebooks and journals here all about it... I'm one of them people who think things through on paper.

I'm exaggerating of course.  But times are tough all over.  But... I am determined to keep my mood up.

Sorry about the little depressing post.

I know I said I'd post some stuff from the flea.  But its turned out to be one of THOSE WEEKENDS..  anyway... here we are..   a vintage 50's TV light / clock that is musty too cool to be true, ( not in my booth, but its only 30 bucks,  and some pointy toed custom boots from Mexico.  There's a whole subculture around those pointy toes.  Really. 

Well... I managed to survive thanksgiving with nothing more drastic than a minor headache.  We all gathered at many friend Hecs house and chowed down then played lotteria... which is a Mexican form of bingo.

Sunday at the flea market...  I should probably post a few pics of some of the stuff up there.  Sunday's usually have their down moments so I'm sure I'll find the time...

You know what? 

I think Thanksgiving would be much less stressful if we could convince ourselves that the pilgrims prepared Ramen noodles and the Indians brought Twinkies.  Just saying...

Happy Turkey Day

Howdy folks.  For some reason... I thought it would be a good idea to work on the clock at rhe flea market the day before thanksgiving.  Which means I spent three day trying to console people who we re desperately trying to find roasting pans, a decent set of dishes, and a large area rug to cover that hideous carpet in their apartment.  I came out of the experience wanting to rip my hair out. 

Regardless... i survived.  Barely.  Hope y'all have a wonderful day with family and the kind of friends who wouldn't think of noticing your carpet.  Hugs.

Recipe

Holiday season is coming!  here's an appetizer thats good for suit down parties or football parties. 

You'll need some fresh jalapenos.  select largish ones, with nice firm stems, and as blemish free as possible, the TAMS are pretty
commonly available and milder than most.
You'll need a package of cream cheese, and a setup of bacon for every pepper.

Blanche the peppers quickly by dropping the whole pepper in boiling salted water for 10 to 20 seconds.  immediately cool them in cold water.

Slit the softened pepper from stem to point then use a small spoon or the tip if the knife to hollow out the membranes and seeds.  this removes a lot of the heat from the pepper and makes a small boat.

Fill each hollowed pepper with cream cheese, wrap a piece of bacon around it and bake it on a rack in the oven.  About 20 minutes at 375.  Serve as is or with ranch dressing.

To sex it up... mix the cream cheese half and half with shredded cheddar.  you can also mix in cocktail shrimp if you want...  season any way you want.  Be creative.

Yummy

Its just one of those days...

So... I'm working at the flea market.  Turned out that the regular guy got a case if the stomach flu thats been going around.  ( Watch out for it... everybody who gets it says out feels like food poisoning.  For three or four days.  Ugh) 

So, I agree to cover for him.  No biggie.  And three extra money is welcome right now.  Everything is cool.

So... today, Sunday, a little boring especially since football season is going Good... until its evidently my duty to confronts customer.  You see... somebody thought out would be cool to bring his pet pot belly pig shopping. 

No... I'm afraid you can not bring pets into the store.  Nor livestock.   Breathing, nonhuman entities must leave.  Yes it is cute.  But really.  No I'm afraid so.  Yes.  In serious.  Really.    GET THE DAMN SWINE OUT OF THE DAMN STORE.  DAMMIT.

See what happens when I have to skip church?  It's not pretty.

But, the pig was cute as the dickens.

Ok...

Well I can publish now. Finally.  Unfortunately... while I can see that I have comments... Icant seem to publish them yet.

Still on the job hunt.  It has its moments...  today I went to a Lowe's hardware store to apply because they had a handwritten sign inn the window that said they are hiring for three positions.

So I walk in and they point me to the kiosk because they only take applications on line.  Im thinking, " dang... I could have done this at the library.  In comfortable shoes. "   But, Im game... get on their excruciatingly slow computer... press all the buttons then it tells me that there are no jobs to apply for.  Not in this store. Or in a 50 mile radius.

So I ask the person at the desk... they say they're hiring.  I ask why the machine says they're not.

I get a shrug.

I ask if there's a paper application.

Nope they only hire through the web.

But theres no jobs listed, and it won't let me fill out an application without a listing.

So, she shrugs.  Rolls her eyes and says..."I dont know what to tell you."

See, this is kind of strange, because I know exactly what to tell her... but I'm fairly certain that she realized this because she suddenly got a panicked look and bolted...  and thats kinda how my life's been going lately...   anyway.  Hope all my blogger friends out there are gearing up for a wonderful thanksgiving.  I should be in touch a big note now that the mobile blog is working...