Well, so far 2007 sucks.
I don't post much, but when I do it is usually to whine about how many problems I am having with various and sundry things. While this is usually skipped over, I am assuming, by most of the people in my friends list. I would ask that you not skip this post. The rest of the post is behind a cut for those who would be spared my angst.
I have become very discouraged of late. I have had to drop most of my classes this quarter, in order to continue to salvage my GPA or because I could not afford the extra lab fees that the class required. Because of this I may not be able to go to college next quarter. I have invested $400 in an in home party plan, money that I had to borrow and have only paid back $100 of, that so far has netted me 2 parties, a profit of $80 and expenses over $350. I have no parties booked for our busiest time of the year, and while I pass out my business card daily and have started to write letters to increase booking, inability to afford the postage to mail out said letters creates despair, coupled with the fact that I can't get a party booked and held. While there are those in my friends list that will tell me that it takes time to get on my feet in the business, and that it will eventually come, I have to wonder when. Bill collectors are constantly hounding me and I usually ignore them because what good is telling them that I have no money? We are over a month behind in our rent and our landlady likes to drop by at inconvienent times to ask about it. To top it all off, my husband Chris was in a car accident yesterday in my Lumina, which is the car I would have used for the business. It will cost us $250 to repair, the cost of our deductible, which we do not have. He has a closed head injury and whiplash, and will be very sore for several days. The accident was considered 50/50 at fault, meaning both drivers were at fault in it and were cited for it. Again, more money we do not have. Luckily, the medical bills will be covered by our insurance, but I know our premiums will go up. I worry if we could still afford it. Most people forgot my birthday on January 5, and while I spent a pleasant day with my husband and 2 friends, I wish that I had meant more to people, enough to at least remember it and wish me a happy day. I now have reached the end of my bitching, please carry on with your day.
I have become very discouraged of late. I have had to drop most of my classes this quarter, in order to continue to salvage my GPA or because I could not afford the extra lab fees that the class required. Because of this I may not be able to go to college next quarter. I have invested $400 in an in home party plan, money that I had to borrow and have only paid back $100 of, that so far has netted me 2 parties, a profit of $80 and expenses over $350. I have no parties booked for our busiest time of the year, and while I pass out my business card daily and have started to write letters to increase booking, inability to afford the postage to mail out said letters creates despair, coupled with the fact that I can't get a party booked and held. While there are those in my friends list that will tell me that it takes time to get on my feet in the business, and that it will eventually come, I have to wonder when. Bill collectors are constantly hounding me and I usually ignore them because what good is telling them that I have no money? We are over a month behind in our rent and our landlady likes to drop by at inconvienent times to ask about it. To top it all off, my husband Chris was in a car accident yesterday in my Lumina, which is the car I would have used for the business. It will cost us $250 to repair, the cost of our deductible, which we do not have. He has a closed head injury and whiplash, and will be very sore for several days. The accident was considered 50/50 at fault, meaning both drivers were at fault in it and were cited for it. Again, more money we do not have. Luckily, the medical bills will be covered by our insurance, but I know our premiums will go up. I worry if we could still afford it. Most people forgot my birthday on January 5, and while I spent a pleasant day with my husband and 2 friends, I wish that I had meant more to people, enough to at least remember it and wish me a happy day. I now have reached the end of my bitching, please carry on with your day.