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Old 11-13-2016, 08:24 PM

Well, Folks...the election is finally over and I am disenchanted by the outcome...
I find it odd that every single person I have talked to about the election is scared and angry and did not vote for Trump...
Our local high school students have been protesting...marching down busy streets...One protest even shut down I-25 for a short time as protesters spilled onto the highway after marching through downtown Denver.
There is much unrest across this nation...It is not a good feeling!

I saw that Pisces' goldfish died after the election...
Coincidentally, so did Hope's beta fish....
It was blue and it was old...its name was Goldie..
When Dad discovered the fish had expired, he grabbed up the fishtank and headed out the back door....I assume he was trying to avoid Hope noticing...but Hope notices EVERYTHING!
She started asking if he was changing the water...was he going to bring her fish back inside?
I knelt down and told her that I didn't think that her fish was living any more....
At first she was surprised..."My fish is not living?!"
Then it hit her..."My fish! My favorite fish died?"....then the heartbreaking tears came..."I want my favorite fish, Goldie!"
Mom and Dad soothed and comforted her and explained how fish don't live very long and that they can get a new fish...
Then Dad let her pick a rock from the tank to keep...but she wants to throw that rock in a river and make a wish for Goldie...
Then Hope was fine!....though her parents still had a tear or 2 from the situation.
Dad had figured that he could just spirit the fish away without Hope noticing because Hope rarely even acknowledged the fish...
I explained that my grandmother always took my dead fish and put them in a little box with cotton in it and we buried them next to our dead cat...that I always got to say "goodbye,"
Hope is very smart. She understands things better than her parents think she does.
She is lookijg forward to getting a new fish tank and picking out some new "favorite" fish.

Right now, Hope has yet another cold...
Since she has been living in the city, she has been sick more times than she was sick in the whole time she lived in the mountains with me!
Poor kid caught a cold when we first moved her down to the city...then her cold relapsed to give her a horrible cough...then she had bad diarrhea for some days...and now she has another cold!
Living in the city sucks!

I hope everybody is well and in good spirits and stuff is going well for you!
Stuff never seems to get better for me...
The BF quit his job because the boss, for one reason or another, has kept the shop from making enough money to pay the mechanics...and the boss cheated BF out of a vehicle thaf was supposed to go to the BF for work dobe that boss wasn't interested in. ..Bossman offered him a "screamin' deal" on a vehicle that BF assumed was already his...
That was the straw that broke the camel...after not getting paid for weeks...the BF quit...but bossman said he was fired...
So, since bossman "fired" him, BF can request to be oaid in full...and if he doesn't get paid, he can go to the labor board and they will give the guy a certain amount of days to pay or he will owe 3 times the amount due!
(And I had thought that bossman was a smart guy! ...he should have just let BF quit!)
But,...bossman already owes parts stores near $20,000 for bills unpaid...BF will be lucky to just get what he is already owed!

BF has been offered a job back at the tire shop...and he will probably stay in the basement of friends who also work at the tire shop...
We will just have to wait and see how stuff goes.

Hooe and family went out for the day...
The are meeting a friend and the other grandmother to walk the Pearl Street mall in Boulder...Sarah and I have the house to ourselves...so I'm going to take this opportunity to dunk Sarah in the tub and, maybe, take a shower, myself...
So...I should get myself busy and stop sitting on my backside and struggling with this tablet's keyboard! Lol!

Everybody enjoy that Super Moon tonite and tomorrow....the clisest it has been in 68 (?) years and won't be this close again till 2034!
I sure wish I was on the mountain to see it there...the awesome glow the landscape takes on is amazing!

Well...I better go...
Everybody have a great day! !

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Old 11-14-2016, 01:26 AM

Dazz, Inzaned One, Cap, I gotcha some goodies. Check your trades.

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Old 11-15-2016, 09:48 PM

I have a plan for you, Inzaned One, a clear, concise plan.

Step 1. Your bf gets a job at a reputable garage.

Step 2. You remain under the roof you are under.

Step 3. Your bf acquires a reliable veeeeeeehicle. Preferably a Dodge Caravan. This veeeeeeehicle must have new tires, is street legal, and be free of mechanical defects.

Step 4. Your bf remains in his current living situation until he saves enough money to acquire this veeeeeeehicle.

Step 5. Your very same bf continues to save money. This is the key to making my diabolical plan a success.

Step 6. Aforementioned bf picks you up in his well-maintained and shiny Dodge Caravan and the two of you scoutthe location of your choice for rentals that won't make you go rental.

Step 7. Once the necessary funds are acquired to rent your new and humble abode, DO NOT rent this property. You read correctly. Do not rent this property just yet. You will be overwhelmed with joy to do so, but hold off until you can save enough money to be at least one month ahead on rent. This will be your emergency hedge fund.

Step 8. Once you have a little nest egg you may rent this domicile with much pride and joy. Your bf will then use his shiny Dodge Caravan to commute to work and run errands.

Step 9. A good long-term goal would be to acquire a second vehicle in case of emergencies. I think that the bf having his snow plow equipped Ford on hand would be quite practical.

Step 10. Live happily ever after.

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Old 11-16-2016, 12:56 AM

Hello. What did I missed?

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Old 11-16-2016, 07:59 AM

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Hello. What did I missed?
Donald Trump is the president-elect now and the freakjob liberal whiner malcontents are in a tizzy.

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Old 11-16-2016, 08:28 AM

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I have a plan for you, Inzaned One, a clear, concise plan.

Step 1. Your bf gets a job at a reputable garage.

Step 2. You remain under the roof you are under.

Step 3. Your bf acquires a reliable veeeeeeehicle. Preferably a Dodge Caravan. This veeeeeeehicle must have new tires, is street legal, and be free of mechanical defects.

Step 4. Your bf remains in his current living situation until he saves enough money to acquire this veeeeeeehicle.

Step 5. Your very same bf continues to save money. This is the key to making my diabolical plan a success.

Step 6. Aforementioned bf picks you up in his well-maintained and shiny Dodge Caravan and the two of you scoutthe location of your choice for rentals that won't make you go rental.

Step 7. Once the necessary funds are acquired to rent your new and humble abode, DO NOT rent this property. You read correctly. Do not rent this property just yet. You will be overwhelmed with joy to do so, but hold off until you can save enough money to be at least one month ahead on rent. This will be your emergency hedge fund.

Step 8. Once you have a little nest egg you may rent this domicile with much pride and joy. Your bf will then use his shiny Dodge Caravan to commute to work and run errands.

Step 9. A good long-term goal would be to acquire a second vehicle in case of emergencies. I think that the bf having his snow plow equipped Ford on hand would be quite practical.

Step 10. Live happily ever after.
Oh, Mr. Wrong, how you paint a most picturesque and seemingly simple plan...
But I would like to invite you to walk in MY shoes and attempt to follow that plan, if I could!

Step 1...the BF thought he WAS working at a reputable shop!
This particular shop was swamped with work to be done and in need of a mechanic to get caught up and stay up with demand...so, BF quit the dreaded tire shop to make more money as a mechanic.
Now he is employed, parttime, at the dreaded tire shop that he quit to got to this shop...now making a smaller hourly wage than the local Wendy's employees.
Jobs in the mountains a few and far between unless one is self-employed.


Step 2...I assure you that my mental stability is at risk under this roof!
If the fact that Sarah makes loud noises into the wee hours of the morning while Hope's light-sleeping dad tries to get enough sleep to make it through his workday isn't stressful enough...the fact that Hope's parents and I are as different as night and day and I can only hold my tongue for so long before I voice my disagreement about some things and invite myself to find a different roof to stay under...

Step 3...BF has a reliable vehicle...it just doesn't have license plates...or insurance...and it has an exhaust leak...and a plow on the front of it...but it is completely reliable!
My Dodge Caravan is sitting at the Indian's old house, still awaiting an engine we can't afford. ..
The transmission was removed from the Focus and taken apart by suggestion of BF's (now ex-) bossman...who heloed BF take it apart but promptly lost interest in and "accidentally" misplaced some of the parts...now BF needs a new used tranny to make that a reliable car again... (that car has great tires and is awesome in the snow!)

Step 4....BF is presently "crashing" at the Indian's old house...in the basement...as the house is being rented by 3 young men who drink all the time they aren't at work or asleep...one of which owns a pit-mix dog that has already bitten BF 3 times!
I do not think this is a good place for BF to reside longer than absolutely necessary!

Step 5...He has to OBTAIN money to SAVE any...and any money he obtains right now will go toward eating and being warm when the nighttime low dips into the teens like its expected to do this Thursday.

Steps 6 and 7...It makes little sense to locate a rental until we have those funds because there is no place that will be vacant for the period of time it would take us to achieve this "nest egg."
Rental properties in the mountains go fast...either jump at the chance or don't bother looking till you "plan for the future."
In a perfect world, it makes all the sense in the world to move into a new address with an "insurance nest egg," but my world is far far from perfect!

Steps 8 and 9 sound like a right nice life, there!
Step 10...Happily Ever After only happens in fairytales...which is where you must live, if you think that this plan could be achieved before I either lose my sanity or die of old age!!

I do appreciate your suggestions...but things just don't fall into place for us in that fashion...
There is a lot that I can live without...provided that Sarah has a place to make as much noise as she wants without it bothering anyone else but me....IN THE MOUNTAINS!
I am expecting a tribal disbursement check soon...usually a large enough sum to affort first months rent and security deposit...
I am just waiting for my check in the mail..and then we will see how things go.

I hope everybody was up for a read...or completely ignored this massive wall of text! Lol!
Happy Humpday, All! !

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Old 11-16-2016, 11:48 PM

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Donald Trump is the president-elect now and the freakjob liberal whiner malcontents are in a tizzy.
Truly, I believe that this kind of name-calling is what keeps this nation divided and not united....but maybe I 'm just one of those folks you just described and my feelings and opinions don't matter.
....No offense intended or anything...I still love you, my Friend, Mr Wrong! !

However. ...I DO think it's all a Commie Plot, btw! Lmao!!!!

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Old 11-17-2016, 07:51 AM

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Truly, I believe that this kind of name-calling is what keeps this nation divided and not united....but maybe I 'm just one of those folks you just described and my feelings and opinions don't matter.
....No offense intended or anything...I still love you, my Friend, Mr Wrong! !

However. ...I DO think it's all a Commie Plot, btw! Lmao!!!!
Of course it's a commie plot. Look up Agenda 21.

Here's what gets me about these "protesters". They aren't starving. They aren't even underemployed. They're are angry because they have been brainwashed in our public schools. Some, when asked if they had voted, said no. If you don't vote then that means you chose specifically not to participate in the political process. Therefore, you have no business being upset about the election's outcome since you deliberately allowed others to dictate the nation's political future and not become involved.

When I say, "you" I mean the young people who are amongst these protesters who haven't a clue why they are there in the first place. This is called a "herd mentality". And its cause is from indoctrination.

As for getting yourself out of your situation, you must have a plan. There is no way around it. You make ten thousand decisions everyday. Anyone who keeps making the same decisions day in and day out isn't going anywhere. You have to make decisions that are different than before in order to move forward. Anyone can stand still. Animals make decisions to stand still.

So, yes, your bf needs a job at a reputable shop since the one he was working at wasn't paying him. That's what reputable means. An honest day's work for an honest day's pay and your bf wasn't getting that. Now, he's back at the tire shop. He didn't move forward in a straight line, he went backwards.

A vehicle with an exhaust leak and expired tags hardly qualifies as a reliable vehicle. Breathing carbon monoxide is bad. Ok?
And a routine traffic stop will probably result in this vehicle being impounded. Since neither of you have the funds to get this vehicle out of impound you might as well kiss it goodbye should this happen.

As far as your situation goes, you have my empathy, but as bad as it is you aren't having to pay rent, utilities, or foot the food bill that I know of. You describe a miserable situation with Sarah and all, but I would guess things would be worse if your were outdoors.

---------- Post added 11-17-2016 at 01:12 AM ----------

Growing up, my mother was fond of telling me that life is full of things that we don't want to do. You need to take a step back and look at your life over the past ten years you've been living on that mountain. Your life hasn't gotten better, it's gotten worse. I remember hearing this comedian joke about starving people in Africa. He would yell, "Go where the food is!" and explained that these starving people lived on sand. Nothing grows on sand. So you gotta move where you can grow crops.

You're so hell bent on living on this mountain, but you can't. You need an income and a domicile to do this and since your bf can't hold down a job this just isn't in the cards. You need to go where the food is. You need to do some things you don't want to do. Why it is that your bf won't get a job in town is beyond me. He needs to go where the food is and the food is in town.

I don't mean to sound harsh or mean, but I've read your posts for years and it's so apparent that you and your bf live life by "happenstance". At some point someone needs to get a steady job and move forward. The alternative is the looney bin.

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Old 11-17-2016, 05:49 PM

All I have time to post right now is...
Some folks get things to work smoothly for them...
The BF and I are not those people..
Even the best-layed plans fail us consistently.
...I gotta go, now, and drive in the first snowfall to meet with Sarah's social worker...Fun Times! !

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Old 11-19-2016, 01:39 AM

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All I have time to post right now is...
Some folks get things to work smoothly for them...
The BF and I are not those people..
Even the best-layed plans fail us consistently.
...I gotta go, now, and drive in the first snowfall to meet with Sarah's social worker...Fun Times! !
The best made plans can fail for anyone. One must be persistent in getting back on track.

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Old 11-19-2016, 07:35 PM

Well, Mr. Wrong, I can only respond by saying that after having so many plans fail, it begins to feel like it's the "planning" that sets us up for failure...and depression sets in from constant failure...then NOTHING gets done...except thoughts of self destruction...
Too many times we have made a plan...put forth much energy, thought and time...only to have someone or something sideline the plan...
Emotionally, it is easier to live by happenstance...by DAILY goals instead of longterm ones that may fail and knock us back into the gutter.
Being knocked in the gutter on a regular basis has caused us to be wary of making longterm plans.
Depression looms in the shadows of every minute of my life...Living day to day is an accomplishment in itself!
Failed plans tend to make me think "why even bother trying anymore?"
However, a DAY that has no expectations, therefore not setting me up for failure, can keep my mental state on an even keel....
I treat my depression by hoping that the next day will be better than the last...and I have to admit that there are days that I really don't care if I wake the next day to find out!
I am grateful to make it through each day...
For right now, that's good enough.

Sarah's social worker kinda summed it all up when she said "People who have never experienced homelessness always seem to have the "answers" though they have never walked in homeless shoes...They just don't "get" it!"
I think I will leave this subject on that note.

So...in the spirit of Thanksgiving, Hope's mom is planning to have Thanksgiving dinner here...
She is planning a menu and has been shopping for the food...
I, seeing the house needs cleaning, will be tidying the house and cleaning the hardwood floors.
Hope and family plan to be out of the house today, so I can get started on that when they leave.

I hope everybody is having a good weekend! !

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Old 11-20-2016, 07:23 AM

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Well, Mr. Wrong, I can only respond by saying that after having so many plans fail, it begins to feel like it's the "planning" that sets us up for failure...and depression sets in from constant failure...then NOTHING gets done...except thoughts of self destruction...
Too many times we have made a plan...put forth much energy, thought and time...only to have someone or something sideline the plan...
Emotionally, it is easier to live by happenstance...by DAILY goals instead of longterm ones that may fail and knock us back into the gutter.
Being knocked in the gutter on a regular basis has caused us to be wary of making longterm plans.
Depression looms in the shadows of every minute of my life...Living day to day is an accomplishment in itself!
Failed plans tend to make me think "why even bother trying anymore?"
However, a DAY that has no expectations, therefore not setting me up for failure, can keep my mental state on an even keel....
I treat my depression by hoping that the next day will be better than the last...and I have to admit that there are days that I really don't care if I wake the next day to find out!
I am grateful to make it through each day...
For right now, that's good enough.

Sarah's social worker kinda summed it all up when she said "People who have never experienced homelessness always seem to have the "answers" though they have never walked in homeless shoes...They just don't "get" it!"
I think I will leave this subject on that note.

So...in the spirit of Thanksgiving, Hope's mom is planning to have Thanksgiving dinner here...
She is planning a menu and has been shopping for the food...
I, seeing the house needs cleaning, will be tidying the house and cleaning the hardwood floors.
Hope and family plan to be out of the house today, so I can get started on that when they leave.

I hope everybody is having a good weekend! !
I have no idea how you plan to re-unite with the bf and be together under one roof without a plan of action. There simply is no way around it. And happenstance hasn't stabilized or improved your emotional well-being, but rather it put you where you are today.

Life is going to knock you down. Life has knocked everyone down. There is no shame in having suffered defeat and having been knocked. The shame is not making an effort to get back up again. You should read an overview of the American Revolutionary Way. Setback after setback, but no one gave up.

As for being homeless, I've spent a year of my life outdoors. Bathed and shaved with ice water. It did help that I was 21 then. That lifestyle would kill me today. I urge you again to read the Book of Job. You will relate to his circumstances very well, I assure you. You have nothing to lose by reading it.

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Old 11-20-2016, 08:54 PM

Also, Mr. Wrong, when you homeless, you weren't responsible for the care of a special needs adult that required a wheelchair while you were living outdoors...
I wouldn't mind living in a tent in the woods if it weren't for Sarah!
Sarah complicates and slows down all processes toward a plan...and I just don't have it in me to abandon her to the care of others who don't truly know her or possibly don't care about her more than getting paid for "caring" for her.

Y'know...when we first became homeless this time, we had a plan...
The BF was to stay on the mountain where his job was...His employer offered to let him sleep in a room above the shop.
I was to stay with Hope's parents for the time it would take to save the cash to rent another house.
Then some ideas came about where a guy wanted the BF and I to live in a house where the guy would grow pot...we would live rent-free for occupying the house....but after a month of pushing ideas around, the guy backed out of that plan...leaving BF and I back at sqare 1, looking for an affordable rental.
Then, BF stopped getting paid...though he worked his fanny off, sometimes into the wee hours of the night, the boss had no money to pay him.
So, BF quit that job...which means he also had to find another place to sleep.
He is now employed, part time, at the tire shop...and he is sleeping in the basement of friends...a place where snakes slither through the cracked foundation to come in from the cold.
So...a plan started to be put into affect...but the plan failed before we could even call it a "plan" and we were knocked back to a level lower than where we started.
Now...I have recieved a large check from the Indian Agency...but I am not rushing to cash said check because I fear the money will diminish before we find a rental...what, with us needing car repairs and clothes to replace the rags we wear daily and all.
Now comes the waiting game...for BF to make enough income to depend on...
The part time job will keep him fed and possibly get his plow truck fixed so he can make the good money when the snow finally falls...as he makes good money plowing those mountain driveways!

Presently, there is a "plan of sorts" in place...
The goal is to find an affordable rental home and for BF to have dependable income.
I just don't like calling it a "plan," because once we call it a "plan," something will come along to make it fail...as has always happened in the past.

Also...I want to specify that I find no shame in having had nearly all my plans dashed...
I am tired and angry from trying so hard and seeing nothing come of it.

Y'know......This subject matter makes me angry...
I think we should get off the "Better make a plan or fail" kick...
Or, we should, at least, move the topic out of Dazzy's thread...

I have a plan to clean some hardwood floors...
I had the same plan yesterday...but Hope's plans got dashed (she was to have a playdate with a friend she has wanted to see all week and her friend's dad just blew everybody off!)*, and Sarah pooped multiple times and the plan failed yesterday.
Let's see if I just say "I WANT to clean the floors," instead of "I PLAN to clean the floors," ...if that makes any difference and I actually get it DONE!

I HAD a plan to SLEEP last night...but Sarah made her annoying noise until 5am!
I am not in the best of moods...and dwelling on my lack of plan-making isn't cheering me up much!

I better go get busy...before I drown in self-pity and say "To HELL with it ALL!"

I hope folks are having a good Sunday.
It's warm, here, today...but we expect snow tomorrow.
How's the weather where you all are? !

*Does this make me feell contagious in having a plan-failure disoder? Yes, it does!

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Old 11-21-2016, 05:06 AM

It's like we're having an Amish feud. "I'm a million times more humble than thou art." Maybe we could have an Amish rake fight. If I get my chores done and you do thine, we can party like it's 1699!

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Old 11-21-2016, 07:43 AM

Well..it was only recently that Hope's mom shared a post that her dad had sent her..a speech given by a leader of the Blackfeet tribe was describing the Blackfeet beliefs...How they don't have 1 god, but, instead, give great thanks to ALL entities of on this earth, just for BEING.
My ex husband is not of the Blackfeet tribe...but I AM.
Though I was never taught any of the tribal beliefs,, it would seem that I "instictually" have the very same beliefs...appreciating the "little" things...the things that get taken for granted..right along with the things that make great impacts on our lives.
I have often said that without sadness we wouldn't know how to appreciate happiness...that we should embrace sadness as well as happiness.
I have said this for years...
I must have had an "Elder" whispering in my year for a while now and didn't realize it till recently.
I find it ironic that it was through my ex husband that I have come to these conclusions! Lol!;

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Old 11-22-2016, 10:57 AM

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Well..it was only recently that Hope's mom shared a post that her dad had sent her..a speech given by a leader of the Blackfeet tribe was describing the Blackfeet beliefs...How they don't have 1 god, but, instead, give great thanks to ALL entities of on this earth, just for BEING.
My ex husband is not of the Blackfeet tribe...but I AM.
Though I was never taught any of the tribal beliefs,, it would seem that I "instictually" have the very same beliefs...appreciating the "little" things...the things that get taken for granted..right along with the things that make great impacts on our lives.
I have often said that without sadness we wouldn't know how to appreciate happiness...that we should embrace sadness as well as happiness.
I have said this for years...
I must have had an "Elder" whispering in my year for a while now and didn't realize it till recently.
I find it ironic that it was through my ex husband that I have come to these conclusions! Lol!;
How else can one appreciate the small things without knowing the large?

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Old 11-22-2016, 09:35 PM

Hello everybody.

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Old 11-24-2016, 08:36 AM

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Hello everybody.
I'm feeling thankful for the small things today.

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Old 11-25-2016, 01:40 AM

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I have a plan for you, Inzaned One, a clear, concise plan.

Step 1. Your bf gets a job at a reputable garage.

Step 2. You remain under the roof you are under.

Step 3. Your bf acquires a reliable veeeeeeehicle. Preferably a Dodge Caravan. This veeeeeeehicle must have new tires, is street legal, and be free of mechanical defects.

Step 4. Your bf remains in his current living situation until he saves enough money to acquire this veeeeeeehicle.

Step 5. Your very same bf continues to save money. This is the key to making my diabolical plan a success.

Step 6. Aforementioned bf picks you up in his well-maintained and shiny Dodge Caravan and the two of you scoutthe location of your choice for rentals that won't make you go rental.

Step 7. Once the necessary funds are acquired to rent your new and humble abode, DO NOT rent this property. You read correctly. Do not rent this property just yet. You will be overwhelmed with joy to do so, but hold off until you can save enough money to be at least one month ahead on rent. This will be your emergency hedge fund.

Step 8. Once you have a little nest egg you may rent this domicile with much pride and joy. Your bf will then use his shiny Dodge Caravan to commute to work and run errands.

Step 9. A good long-term goal would be to acquire a second vehicle in case of emergencies. I think that the bf having his snow plow equipped Ford on hand would be quite practical.

Step 10. Live happily ever after.
Looks good on paper

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Well..it was only recently that Hope's mom shared a post that her dad had sent her..a speech given by a leader of the Blackfeet tribe was describing the Blackfeet beliefs...How they don't have 1 god, but, instead, give great thanks to ALL entities of on this earth, just for BEING.
My ex husband is not of the Blackfeet tribe...but I AM.
Though I was never taught any of the tribal beliefs,, it would seem that I "instictually" have the very same beliefs...appreciating the "little" things...the things that get taken for granted..right along with the things that make great impacts on our lives.
I have often said that without sadness we wouldn't know how to appreciate happiness...that we should embrace sadness as well as happiness.
I have said this for years...
I must have had an "Elder" whispering in my year for a while now and didn't realize it till recently.
I find it ironic that it was through my ex husband that I have come to these conclusions! Lol!;
Sounds good to me.

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Old 11-25-2016, 11:20 PM

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Looks good on paper

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Sounds good to me.
Hey, my Pisces Friend!
I see that you and I think a lot alike.
Sometimes things look great written down...but trying to implement those steps are never as simple as they sound.
Everybody is different and rarely does a plan that works for 1 person work for another...

I have begun looking at rental homes in the area in which I want to live...
I presently have the funds to secure a place, but I worry that BF won't be making enough wages to maintain $2000 a month for rent...not to mention the phone bill and the light bill and paying for food and gas.
He is working part time at the tire shop for hourly wages less than the local Wendy's employees make...which frustrates us because...if a Wendy's employee doesn't do their job right, people might get the wrong food...but if BF doesn't do HIS job right, somebody could get hurt or die!
Who do YOU think should deserve the higher pay?
But...the snow should come soon...which will bring with it much opportunity for BF to make good money plowing mountain driveways...providing his equipment doesn't fail and eat up the money made, he should be able to save up an amount that we could use to supplement whatever wages he is making to cover our expenses for a period of time until a better job comes along or BF can moonlight his mechanic's skills when not working at the tire shop or plowing snow.

Meanwhile, I have started "window shopping" for rentals...

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Old 11-25-2016, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Inzanebraned View Post
Hey, my Pisces Friend!
I see that you and I think a lot alike.
Sometimes things look great written down...but trying to implement those steps are never as simple as they sound.
Everybody is different and rarely does a plan that works for 1 person work for another...

I have begun looking at rental homes in the area in which I want to live...
I presently have the funds to secure a place, but I worry that BF won't be making enough wages to maintain $2000 a month for rent...not to mention the phone bill and the light bill and paying for food and gas.
He is working part time at the tire shop for hourly wages less than the local Wendy's employees make...which frustrates us because...if a Wendy's employee doesn't do their job right, people might get the wrong food...but if BF doesn't do HIS job right, somebody could get hurt or die!
Who do YOU think should deserve the higher pay?
But...the snow should come soon...which will bring with it much opportunity for BF to make good money plowing mountain driveways...providing his equipment doesn't fail and eat up the money made, he should be able to save up an amount that we could use to supplement whatever wages he is making to cover our expenses for a period of time until a better job comes along or BF can moonlight his mechanic's skills when not working at the tire shop or plowing snow.

Meanwhile, I have started "window shopping" for rentals...
Maybe he should go work day food

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Old 11-26-2016, 10:41 PM

Well...that last post I posted was supposed to be a lot longer...
I even copied it before I posted it...but the tablet ate about half the text!
Maybe I'm just not supposed to share the things I wrote about...like how Thanksgiving dinner went (well!) and how I am sleep deprived and my appetite has gone on hiatus...
It wasn't all negative stuff, either! ...I wrote about how the kids had fun!
I find that I turn bitter quicker than I used to and the slightest tiny thing will piss me off for the whole day...Things like half my post disappearing!

I did ask, in that disappearing text, "OH DAZZY! WHERE ARE YOU? I BEEN MISSING YOU!!"

I hope everyone is having a good weekend! !

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Old 11-27-2016, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Inzanebraned View Post
Well...that last post I posted was supposed to be a lot longer...
I even copied it before I posted it...but the tablet ate about half the text!
Maybe I'm just not supposed to share the things I wrote about...like how Thanksgiving dinner went (well!) and how I am sleep deprived and my appetite has gone on hiatus...
It wasn't all negative stuff, either! ...I wrote about how the kids had fun!
I find that I turn bitter quicker than I used to and the slightest tiny thing will piss me off for the whole day...Things like half my post disappearing!

I did ask, in that disappearing text, "OH DAZZY! WHERE ARE YOU? I BEEN MISSING YOU!!"

I hope everyone is having a good weekend! !
What if you and your bf rented a cheap motel room in town, you know, one of those weekly deals with a kitchenette, and he found a job as mechanic in Denver?

You've got to know that him making less than a fast food wage isn't going to cover the rent. Renting a place now means you'll be facing eviction in just over a month and you'll lose the money you have now.

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Old 11-27-2016, 08:58 PM

Hey, folks...
I woke feeling absolutely crappy...
Crappy is the word I use for that undeniable depression I get.
It will pass in its own good time...

As for BF working fast food...they take one look at his work history and say he is over qualified for the job!
Plus, BF has long hair and a beard...things he chooses not to cut off.
After his mother died he realized that Native Americans only cut their hair to honor the death of a loved one...
BF, coincidentally, is descended from the same tribe as I do!
Also, plowing snow is a cold job and that face hair is kinda needed to stay warm!

As for living in a motel...HAHAHA! ...YOU SO FUNNY!
You seem to forget that we have SARAH! Motel living + Sarah is asking for even more problems! ...Sarah being noisy all night in a place with paper thin walls and the lack of sleep...BF would rather sleep in his truck if it came to that...
But it is not his intention to find employment in the city, anyway!
What part of "we don't want to be in the city" don't you understand?
I am staying in the city only as a temporary thing...and I HATE it!
I only go outside to smoke...I rarely leave the house...I listen to gun shots in the night, along with screeching tires and cars with loud exhaust and loud music...I never feel "peaceful" or "comfortable" while I'm in the city!

Apparently, that doesn't matter in Mr.Wrong's mind...
Lots of money seems to outweigh my mental health status.
Maybe he should walk a mile in my shoes!
Things are never as simple as one suggests...but one wouldnt know that if they haven't actually lived in my shoes for at least a decade!

Like I said...I woke feeling crappy...bitter and sad and angry, all with the first opening of my eyes.
I am not up for trying to find the words to justify my lifestyle or lack of plans....
Once in a while it would be nice to just to be given a little emotional support instead of being made to feel like I'm (again) not doing things right or the way somebody else thinks I should do things!

I think I better go...before the words start turning negative and I'll say something I won't be proud of later...
I hope everybody is having a nice Sunday! !

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Old 11-27-2016, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Inzanebraned View Post
Hey, folks...
I woke feeling absolutely crappy...
Crappy is the word I use for that undeniable depression I get.
It will pass in its own good time...

As for BF working fast food...they take one look at his work history and say he is over qualified for the job!
Plus, BF has long hair and a beard...things he chooses not to cut off.
After his mother died he realized that Native Americans only cut their hair to honor the death of a loved one...
BF, coincidentally, is descended from the same tribe as I do!
Also, plowing snow is a cold job and that face hair is kinda needed to stay warm!

As for living in a motel...HAHAHA! ...YOU SO FUNNY!
You seem to forget that we have SARAH! Motel living + Sarah is asking for even more problems! ...Sarah being noisy all night in a place with paper thin walls and the lack of sleep...BF would rather sleep in his truck if it came to that...
But it is not his intention to find employment in the city, anyway!
What part of "we don't want to be in the city" don't you understand?
I am staying in the city only as a temporary thing...and I HATE it!
I only go outside to smoke...I rarely leave the house...I listen to gun shots in the night, along with screeching tires and cars with loud exhaust and loud music...I never feel "peaceful" or "comfortable" while I'm in the city!

Apparently, that doesn't matter in Mr.Wrong's mind...
Lots of money seems to outweigh my mental health status.
Maybe he should walk a mile in my shoes!
Things are never as simple as one suggests...but one wouldnt know that if they haven't actually lived in my shoes for at least a decade!

Like I said...I woke feeling crappy...bitter and sad and angry, all with the first opening of my eyes.
I am not up for trying to find the words to justify my lifestyle or lack of plans....
Once in a while it would be nice to just to be given a little emotional support instead of being made to feel like I'm (again) not doing things right or the way somebody else thinks I should do things!

I think I better go...before the words start turning negative and I'll say something I won't be proud of later...
I hope everybody is having a nice Sunday! !
I hope you get to feeling better soon.

I just don't know how you plan to survive on the mountain without a decent income. I'd be happy to put you there if I won the lottery.

On another sad note, I saw something today I had never seen before. At least not at a truck stop. I saw a black dog doing his business on a power line pole and thought I would see his trucker owner immediately thereafter, but I didn't. It seems some trucker abandoned this poor dog. I know it's a truckers' dog because he isn't afraid of al the tractor trailers coming and going and making all the noise that they do. My company won't allow pets so I can't pick him up or I would.

 


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