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Year: 2018
Crowdfunding Medical Bills
As someone who has done this twice, I am truly astonished by those who are able to raise more than a few hundred dollars. It makes me question what I did wrong. 😦
Black Cat Appreciation Day 2018
My black cat was my saving grace during a bad time in my life, and she helped me focus. I saw her photo and adoption info on a Monday and by Wednesday night, she was asleep in my lap. I already knew what her name would be when I looked at her sweet face. There was no way she was going home with her “shelter name”. Not on my watch!
Her foster Mom chose to give me the “Black Friday” discount when I adopted her. I took this kitten, from a prominent kill-shelter out of Philadelphia, and all they got was $37.50 out of the deal. I always feel like I stole her. 😉 I got an AMAZING cat. I was the ONLY person who inquired about her, so the foster was ecstatic because she was going to a solid home, after her siblings had all been adopted out quickly, because none of them were black cats. 😔 Almost five years later, she’s still the sweetest cat you’ll ever meet. She is a people cat, a social cat, a family cat, and she’s CRAZY LOVED. I’ve had cats my entire life and that’s probably never going to change. Extra kisses, cuddles, and grain-free treats for our lovebug today, and ALWAYS.
#BlackCatAppreciationDay #August17 #BritishBombay 🖤 #AdoptDontShop #EveryonesGirl
Never Worry Alone
“Never worry alone. When anxiety grabs my mind, it is self-perpetuating. Worrisome thoughts reproduce faster than rabbits, so one of the most powerful ways to stop the spiral of worry is simply to disclose my worry to a friend… The simple act of reassurance from another human being becomes a tool of the Spirit to cast out fear — because peace and fear are both contagious.” ―John Ortberg
People In The Real World…
“People in the real world always say, when something terrible happens, that the sadness and loss and aching pain of the heart will “lessen as time passes,” but it isn’t true. Sorrow and loss are constant, but if we all had to go through our whole lives carrying them the whole time, we wouldn’t be able to stand it. The sadness would paralyze us. So in the end we just pack it into bags and find somewhere to leave it.”
―Fredrik Backman
I’d Frown, But…
I’d frown, but I have no wrinkles and don’t want to age prematurely. 😉
I thought I’d say hello and let you all know I’m semi-alive. I’ve been working on a piece these past few weeks, but have had a lot of setbacks that have kept me at a 70/30 percentage in terms of completing projects. It’s not the topic or anything other than how awful I’ve been feeling. It’s hard to sum it all up, but I think the upcoming piece will shed a lot of light on my current mental state and hopefully, someone will gain something out of knowing their thoughts are not solo thoughts; others share them, in different ways.
The summer has seemingly blown by. Normally, I look forward to Fall and even more so, my birthday, but this year, I’ve decided to have zero expectations since I know that from a life perspective, I am living on borrowed time. I don’t mean that in a maudlin way, though. I suppose I am feeling my mortality these days. I might also have low blood sugar or low caffeine levels; one can never tell.
Under normal circumstances, I write every single day. I haven’t been doing that for a while now, but I can hope for the best and just keep pushing on. I won’t make promises I can’t keep. From one day to the next, I am never quite certain what will happen, or how I will feel.
So for now, I’m checking in and saying hello to everyone who still reads/follows. I welcome the new readers and I look forward to sharing something I am almost finished with soon.
Enjoy the end of summer, everyone!
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