Time for Christmas!
And this is one year I don't mind at all that decorations and music started way before Thanksgiving.
In fact, I'm attempting to promote my Zazzle and RedBubble wares on Pinterest and Instagram in hopes that will drive a little business, including people buying my bit of Christmas pop art above. But its a longshot and I'm new to the platforms, so we'll see. Not sure where else I feel comfortable going yet, tho I really do need to revive my Google+ account, too, I suppose. And maybe see if I can post something to Amazon, but that might be trickier than uploading items I have in hand.
Found some things today, too, that I've been looking for for YEARS - my tape of my favorite Christmas LP which has never been released on CD: Wonderland of Christmas by Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra (a lot of the compositions have been on their other albums but I kind of memorized this one as a kid and like the wooden reindeer ornament it just isn't Christmas without it); San Juan Suite by Narada (which I didn't even know they made it! They're one of my favorite publishers! The tape was acquired decades ago at the Whale Museum, and is in honor of the Southern Resident orcas); and Electric Dreams. :D ED turned out to be broken, but I think there's a possibility I can get directions online to do a tape surgery, at least good enough that I can make an MP3 of it like I proceeded to do to the other two.
Come to think of it, maybe I can put the wooden reindeer on products, too, if I can get a photo I like. You guys have seen it here already in the last several years.
This will be my first holiday season entirely without family to buy presents for outside of my birthson, and it feels great. I'm sure the parents will try to contact me again like they did on Veterans Day, but I'm still remaining no-contact. I am in no way ready to forgive them, and they are in no way repentant or trustworthy at this point. Things were explained to the siblings, tho, but the low-contact with them that I've had for decades now isn't going to change anyway, so *shrug*. And really, I don't have any money for gifts, even if I'd shopped garage sales like in previous years. I am not taking drugs, but the herbals I'm doing in place of the drugs still do cost me significantly.
--Zhora
In fact, I'm attempting to promote my Zazzle and RedBubble wares on Pinterest and Instagram in hopes that will drive a little business, including people buying my bit of Christmas pop art above. But its a longshot and I'm new to the platforms, so we'll see. Not sure where else I feel comfortable going yet, tho I really do need to revive my Google+ account, too, I suppose. And maybe see if I can post something to Amazon, but that might be trickier than uploading items I have in hand.
Found some things today, too, that I've been looking for for YEARS - my tape of my favorite Christmas LP which has never been released on CD: Wonderland of Christmas by Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra (a lot of the compositions have been on their other albums but I kind of memorized this one as a kid and like the wooden reindeer ornament it just isn't Christmas without it); San Juan Suite by Narada (which I didn't even know they made it! They're one of my favorite publishers! The tape was acquired decades ago at the Whale Museum, and is in honor of the Southern Resident orcas); and Electric Dreams. :D ED turned out to be broken, but I think there's a possibility I can get directions online to do a tape surgery, at least good enough that I can make an MP3 of it like I proceeded to do to the other two.
Come to think of it, maybe I can put the wooden reindeer on products, too, if I can get a photo I like. You guys have seen it here already in the last several years.
This will be my first holiday season entirely without family to buy presents for outside of my birthson, and it feels great. I'm sure the parents will try to contact me again like they did on Veterans Day, but I'm still remaining no-contact. I am in no way ready to forgive them, and they are in no way repentant or trustworthy at this point. Things were explained to the siblings, tho, but the low-contact with them that I've had for decades now isn't going to change anyway, so *shrug*. And really, I don't have any money for gifts, even if I'd shopped garage sales like in previous years. I am not taking drugs, but the herbals I'm doing in place of the drugs still do cost me significantly.
--Zhora