Making things work
Saturday was an epic night for me - possibly the best karaoke night I'd ever had, even with the last minute cancellations from friends. My son and I came in, and were greeted by all the regulars, and then another table showed, with some extremely enthusiastic and talented performers. I pegged them for a theater troupe right away - no one else looks THAT polished with random showtunes on stage - and sure enough, I went over to talk to them and they're all part of the cast of my favorite local Shakespeare troupe. We bonded, and gave our all on stage until well past the normal time we go out, and sometime after midnight we got home laughing and exhausted.
By Sunday, I had a bit of a downer moment - maybe it was coming off the high of the night before, or realizing how much I really missed being in theater, and sharing that love with people who get it, or maybe it was the conversation with my mother, who made me feel even worse about how I've been handling my dad's finances trying to keep him alive and well this past year (I tell her how stressed out I am about his future and she goes off on how stupid it was of me to pay extra for him to have the room with his own bathroom). I have all day Wednesday off to try and work things out with the Social Security office, medicare, Amercian Cancer Society, and whoever else I need to be in contact to get him the resources he needs. Then hopefully, when I come to see him in two weeks, I'll have a clear, workable plan for him.
The jewelry making is going well, at least. Four more bracelets and two pairs of earrings this weekend, well towards my goal of 100 pieces done by September. Planning to sign up for a local craft fair to sell it all and hopefully make some holiday cash and make up for the recent setbacks we've had. I'm tempted to keep a lot of them, but limited myself to keeping two and selling the rest. Currently wearing a pair of my earrings now - antique bronze owls hanging from round deep amethyst spheres. I love owls, I love amethyst...I just couldn't part with it this time. But now I'll behave and let go of the rest. Probably.
And next Saturday is the pride parade! Got a new banner and stickers, and buttons for the new volunteers I've managed to gather for the Free Mom Hugs group. I went off on someone on NextDoor who was being really disparaging towards LGBTQ people and calling to boycott any places that support the parade in their town, but ultimately I stopped trying to change any minds and just realized that I should use that as motivation to be even more of an ally to those that need it, because clearly, with people like that around, they need it more than ever.
Anyway, back to work. More later, when I get the time!
By Sunday, I had a bit of a downer moment - maybe it was coming off the high of the night before, or realizing how much I really missed being in theater, and sharing that love with people who get it, or maybe it was the conversation with my mother, who made me feel even worse about how I've been handling my dad's finances trying to keep him alive and well this past year (I tell her how stressed out I am about his future and she goes off on how stupid it was of me to pay extra for him to have the room with his own bathroom). I have all day Wednesday off to try and work things out with the Social Security office, medicare, Amercian Cancer Society, and whoever else I need to be in contact to get him the resources he needs. Then hopefully, when I come to see him in two weeks, I'll have a clear, workable plan for him.
The jewelry making is going well, at least. Four more bracelets and two pairs of earrings this weekend, well towards my goal of 100 pieces done by September. Planning to sign up for a local craft fair to sell it all and hopefully make some holiday cash and make up for the recent setbacks we've had. I'm tempted to keep a lot of them, but limited myself to keeping two and selling the rest. Currently wearing a pair of my earrings now - antique bronze owls hanging from round deep amethyst spheres. I love owls, I love amethyst...I just couldn't part with it this time. But now I'll behave and let go of the rest. Probably.
And next Saturday is the pride parade! Got a new banner and stickers, and buttons for the new volunteers I've managed to gather for the Free Mom Hugs group. I went off on someone on NextDoor who was being really disparaging towards LGBTQ people and calling to boycott any places that support the parade in their town, but ultimately I stopped trying to change any minds and just realized that I should use that as motivation to be even more of an ally to those that need it, because clearly, with people like that around, they need it more than ever.
Anyway, back to work. More later, when I get the time!