For Sale: My Life

For a limited time only, I'm offering my life for sale. No, Morticia, it's nothing grisly or morbid. I'm simply offering to the first bidder the chance to pay off my debts, place a small amount in a high interest savings account for my children, and a cushion amount in my checking account for only a measly fee of, say, $125,000. My services forever, after I'm done serving my family, kids, pets, home and friends, of course, can be yours for life once the check clears.

(stress # 1) In all seriousness, financially we are at a horrible place right now in our family. I won't post the gory details, but let's just say I am digging for change to purchase a bottle of Suave since I left my shampoo at my mom's house three days ago. I think a bottle costs all of what, a dollar? Yeah. That's approximately one dollar more than I have to my name at the moment.

(stress #2) Physically speaking, I went to a doctor in IA City last week to see if a specialist can figure out what's wrong with my ankles. After a battery of tests and X rays, we're still waiting for the results. Well, the results and the bill of course. Add that to stress number one up there. Excruciating pain on a daily basis that naproxen no longer fixes.

(stress #3) Emotionally, my struggle on the inside is being affected by my surroundings. I have turned over a new leaf in my devotion to my housekeeping tasks. I have been doing better lately than before, that's for sure. It's keeping up the momentum that is taxing. But, at least my laundry couch is not full, and my dishes are mostly done. That is a positive thing, right?

So I'm composing an email to mail to my pastor and his wife. I've had this total spiritual renewal thing going on lately in my life, and I think know that it's all been in preparation for this trial that I'm we're facing at this time. I've got it all written up to send to them, and once I do I'll do the ol' copy and paste it to here. Life is too short to type the same loooong article twice.

Wow. This post is such a downer. Let's see... something positive happening....

Last weekend I went to another Hearts at Home conference. A friend of mine was going as an attendee, and since I'd already been to the one in the spring for this year, I wanted to go as a volunteer. So that's what I did. We drove 9 hours so that I could run my hiney off for 10 hours so we could drive 9 hours home. My friend had a fantastic time. It was her first Hearts conference, and we've already made plans to do it again next year. She wants to come to the one in the spring with me, and then go again in the fall. Sounds peachy to me! I loved it! I ran myself silly. I was a personal assistant for one of the speakers, and it was a totally exhausting yet rewarding day and a half. I'm such a Hearts groupie.

I'm off for now.