Some thoughts on SSI/Disability. People act like people get on them to get a free ride. First of all if you get on it you have to go through a very extensive and exhausting process. It isn't like you just walk in and say I can't work and they say Okay and give you a check. Or like you can pick a dr that will say you are disabled *wink wink* and issue them a statement. They will send you to their own drs of their choice and sometimes several ones. They will obtain proof. You WILL jump through hoops for them. Most people are also denied the first or even second time to weed out those who aren't as serious as well. Now I will disagree about some things being allowed as disabilities (these are just my own personal opinion) like alcoholism/drug addiction. Yes those will disable you but there should be something else done in those situations.
Another thing is here people seem to picture people living off that as a source of income and living it up or something. You actually do not get that much. You barely get anything to live on in that circumstance and you wind up stuck in a situation where you are not allowed to get ahead. Meaning getting off of it is not easy there is no real middle ground. When I got on it I had been trying to work to support myself and my 3 kids and when I could no longer work due to issues with my autoimmune disease as well as severe PTSD from what I'd been through combined (I was sick constantly and had collapsed at work later it was determined I'd stroked *ministroke*) I did not find out til later it was just the tip of the iceberg and I have multiple autoimmune diseases. I wasn't getting child support at the time and had to have some type of income to help take care of my kids. I will say it helped. I was able to keep a roof over our heads and such. Anyway....
The thing is when you are on it there are several things keeping you from getting ahead. You are not allowed to save any money. You can't put anything aside or it counts against you. (I think you may be allowed up to $500 at most) If you get any income (I.E. if sell something or do a little work and get over a certain amount) it counts against you. One thing they could do is maybe come up with a program for people who are disabled to do at home work. Depending on their disability. They do have the ticket to work program which isn't quite the same. But I would imagine there are plenty of people like myself who would love to have a job at home like that. There are plenty of us who want to feel more useful.
I've actually had people ask how hard can it be to start up an at home business? Why don't you just do that? I wish it were that easy. I can't do daycare because my home is not equipped for that. (maybe if I were in a newer home and we have so many dr appts and such it just wouldn't be feasible) Avon...tried it. I actually lost money on that one. Same for any of those type of jobs. You also have to be able to get out and sell and with mine I am spotty on when I can get out and do stuff. Plus you have to have a good customer base (Now that they have the online sale thing it might be different....but you come back to that you may make over your allowance one sale period and not enough the next but still never enough to make it off disability) That is another thing. It would be nice if you were allowed to make a supplemental income. You might be able to turn that into a business and get off of it. Most of the at home businesses you see are scams or would require you to have more than you can afford to start them. Keeping in mind most all would require something to start up. You would need supplies etc and that costs. Another thing is a lot of the things that people could do not so long ago now require a license etc to do when they didn't before.
When I was out and about I tried doing my murals. The people who had me do them loved them but I really didn't make any money at it (mainly bartered) and there is more competition than you might think around this area for it. That and window painting.
I decided I wanted to take and refurbish/paint furniture. Again I have a friend who loves to find things like that for me to do and I did hers and got rave reviews on it. It seems to go over well. However living where I am now if you get furniture and put it under your carport to sand/paint the city comes after you so that is a no go. Thinking moving out of the city may make it possible to progress and do what it is we love and want to do and I may be able to work my way off disability. I would love that.
I've been told having a computer is a luxury that I shouldn't have. Maybe not but in this day and age it is a big connection to the world and I've found it has helped tremendously in every day life. My kids use it to do their schooling. I use it for research and an outlet as well as being able to do things that offer me a chance at progressing in life. So to me it is a bit more than a luxury. It is an important piece of equipment. It has reached a point where most of those places (DHS and such) expect you to have one.
There are so many reasons right now I can't list them all.
They blame SS for the reason the economy is so bad. What about credit cards? SSI is money that is constantly circulating. Credit is not. People get credit cards and then get into debt and sometimes may never be able to pay it back. It is basically issuing a bunch of IOU's. Why is it you never hear of that being referred to as a possible cause of debt?
Another thing to note is in the past there were things people could do to make income for themselves when they couldn't actually work. Things that would still make them feel at some level a productive member of the community. Such as raising a garden, or chickens, or rabbits and selling or trading for items with those goods.....these things are no longer allowed within towns anymore for most part...which means you have to live outside of town to even get that option...in turn that means you have to have money for land. As a whole society is no longer really set up for self suffiency in that manner. Also most homemade goods are now regulated. You can't even bring homemade goods to your childs school for birthdays and such anymore much less sell things like that for supplemental income without having to spend the start up costs to have it regulated. I remember as a kid doing odd jobs to make money that if I were a child of today I wouldn't have been able to do because they aren't allowed anymore. I know people who cut hair or pierced ears in their home.....nope have to be licensed. Sold baked goods etc...nope have to be licensed and regulated.
So in short Yes I do think there should be more job opportunities and progression involved in Social security disability....I hope to eventually not have to have mine anymore....No I do not think it is really the majority of the cause of the economic problems in the US.
On another note I think some countries have found ways to deal with their economic problems.
Greece < they have returned to the bartering system in some areas.
Something else to think about. People are bitching about people being on social security but they never seem to say a word about what is being spent on people in prisons. Their schooling and such. They say we aren't productive enough members of society...what about those that are in long term? So I guess they deserve a better life than those who are disabled?
Just to add: Wikipedia on prison care/costs
Monday, January 7, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Perchance to dream
I don't get a whole lot of sleep these days really. Last night in particular was one of those where it was daylight before I got to really fall asleep and then the phone rang got up dealt with that (was my mom or I'd have ignored it) got back to bed fell asleep starting having some weird mixture of nightmare mixed with good dream only for the phone to ring again this time waking my youngest so I had to get up too. :(
In any case I've had some really weird dreams lately and everyone else I've talked to have had weird or vivid ones too. Some of mine I can't say much about (vivid...not bad) but some I can and I thought I'd put them in there. I have had some really destructive type dreams like one there was a cyclone that had come in and so we all had to go to some building I am guessing the hospital (don't ask me why it was a cyclone...this is Oklahoma I know but hey weird things have happened LOL...it is a dream so I don't question the technicalities LOL) anyway and my mom had gotten sick again so was either all ready there or it happened after but anyway there were a bunch of city officials sitting in the cafeteria where my family was and were talking about something (can't remember what it was exactly but whatever it was made me upset) and we couldn't leave because there was another cyclone coming in (which pretty much fits well with how things go around here one big thing after another) and we were having to move and all so I guess a somewhat metaphorical view of what we are going through now.
The second was also a disaster dream. Something about fires popping up all over the place. The transformers on the light poles were blowing and there were explosions everywhere. (This kind of goes with another one I had) Can't remember much else to that one. Then there was one where I was shifting into a dragon. I haven't had a shapeshifting dream in awhile and I always thought these were cool. The funny thing though is there was something I had to fight but I had to go into this pond first under the water to retrieve something. It wasn't a very big pond but it was murky dark water and it was cold and I was terrified. I kept trying but I don't know if I actually did it by the end of the dream or not. this one says to me there is something you are strong enough to overcome that you are afraid of and you must dive in and overcome your fears if you are to succeed sorta thing. Then I've had a few about certain people good and bad. Right now I'd prefer to be asleep. Very very tired. Oh and we've also had a plane flying over in the wee hours of the morning before daylight that sounds as if it buzzes the house when it goes over. Seems to be a personal plane or cropduster. They even do that tilting thing where they come up on their side the last few times I've seen it. We've also had commercial planes and such come very low. There has been an unusual amount of air traffic as of here lately. Kind of disconcerting with the low fly overs and such.
In any case I've had some really weird dreams lately and everyone else I've talked to have had weird or vivid ones too. Some of mine I can't say much about (vivid...not bad) but some I can and I thought I'd put them in there. I have had some really destructive type dreams like one there was a cyclone that had come in and so we all had to go to some building I am guessing the hospital (don't ask me why it was a cyclone...this is Oklahoma I know but hey weird things have happened LOL...it is a dream so I don't question the technicalities LOL) anyway and my mom had gotten sick again so was either all ready there or it happened after but anyway there were a bunch of city officials sitting in the cafeteria where my family was and were talking about something (can't remember what it was exactly but whatever it was made me upset) and we couldn't leave because there was another cyclone coming in (which pretty much fits well with how things go around here one big thing after another) and we were having to move and all so I guess a somewhat metaphorical view of what we are going through now.
The second was also a disaster dream. Something about fires popping up all over the place. The transformers on the light poles were blowing and there were explosions everywhere. (This kind of goes with another one I had) Can't remember much else to that one. Then there was one where I was shifting into a dragon. I haven't had a shapeshifting dream in awhile and I always thought these were cool. The funny thing though is there was something I had to fight but I had to go into this pond first under the water to retrieve something. It wasn't a very big pond but it was murky dark water and it was cold and I was terrified. I kept trying but I don't know if I actually did it by the end of the dream or not. this one says to me there is something you are strong enough to overcome that you are afraid of and you must dive in and overcome your fears if you are to succeed sorta thing. Then I've had a few about certain people good and bad. Right now I'd prefer to be asleep. Very very tired. Oh and we've also had a plane flying over in the wee hours of the morning before daylight that sounds as if it buzzes the house when it goes over. Seems to be a personal plane or cropduster. They even do that tilting thing where they come up on their side the last few times I've seen it. We've also had commercial planes and such come very low. There has been an unusual amount of air traffic as of here lately. Kind of disconcerting with the low fly overs and such.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Back to the Grind
Starting tomorrow we are going back to our regular schedule somewhat. The kids have to start their schooling back up and hoping since we have the new router to keep them going a bit better this time. Starting back to having to do drs appts and such which actually take up way more of our time than I'd like. Getting ready to start on a few really big projects and I'm excited and anxious to get things going. Tired of waiting and the frustration of the unknown keeps me in an aggravated state.
Speaking of aggravated I had decided to start dieting again and then decided against it. I think I'd rather like to stick to paying more attention of WHAT I eat as well as portion sizes and how much energy I put out in a day. (exercise) I think those are more important. Trying to keep my blood sugar at certain levels. Drinking more water (flavored only slightly by fruit juice or tea....which I just realized I forgot to get at the store...Grrrr) and making sure the water is the first thing I consume every day. We'll see how this goes. When I am calorie counting I find I get hungry easier where as when I am not I don't really eat as much and also I get bitchier. So that is not a good side effect. So anyway mainly awareness seems to be a key thing for me. The water with fruit juice thing seems to work out great for me because I am actually drinking water which is something I've always had a hard time with and I need to anyway with my Sjogren's. :/
I think I've decided part of the reason I am not a fan of winter besides the fact it tends to be cold and bleak ....is that is also when all the lovely illnesses emerge from whatever dormant plague state they were in and abound. Flu, stomach bugs, etc. The Noro virus especially. This nasty lil bug leaves you with a whole new idea of what it means to have the 'runs', projectile vomiting, and very intense pain by the time you are done you are very weak and just want to curl up and die peacefully. Much worse than the normal stomach viruses I've ever encountered. This one left me with a terrifying fear of it. I seriously freak out and we start using hand sanitizer on the shopping cart handles etc. My oldest daughter's household got it and I banned her from our house til they were all over it. It is that bad. Apparently it seems to always come in off the cruise ships and it is getting worse every winter. (another thing if cold is supposed to be good for keeping germs down just as using boiling water etc is then why is it that they always come out in the winter and not during the warmth of summer ? ) Anyway apparently it is rampant in the UK right now. (please click on UK for the link) More information here from the CDC. Wash your hands people!!!
Right now our household is suffering from more of a sinus cold type thing that is also going around. Thankfully I don't have it but I am still taking preventative measures (taking vitamin C and hand washing etc) Hoping that continues to help.
I am so ready for spring all ready. I'll take the nice weather we have coming in next week though. I don't have to tell my son twice to play outside some but my oldest daughter still at home needs more than a little encouragement. She used to be very outdoorsy and now not as much. My youngest though needs some energy burning time. She does not do well with all this indoor stuff.
I am anxious to turn a new page in my life and as I've said before I hate the wait.
In the mean time hubby and I have been playing Nancy Drew games which sound like they'd be a kids game but they are actually a nice puzzle type thing that makes you think and a fun story line that leads you through it. I have a hard time in winter also because I swear I feel like hibernating. :/ Don't want to do much of anything....or rather I do but when I am cold I don't feel like moving
Speaking of aggravated I had decided to start dieting again and then decided against it. I think I'd rather like to stick to paying more attention of WHAT I eat as well as portion sizes and how much energy I put out in a day. (exercise) I think those are more important. Trying to keep my blood sugar at certain levels. Drinking more water (flavored only slightly by fruit juice or tea....which I just realized I forgot to get at the store...Grrrr) and making sure the water is the first thing I consume every day. We'll see how this goes. When I am calorie counting I find I get hungry easier where as when I am not I don't really eat as much and also I get bitchier. So that is not a good side effect. So anyway mainly awareness seems to be a key thing for me. The water with fruit juice thing seems to work out great for me because I am actually drinking water which is something I've always had a hard time with and I need to anyway with my Sjogren's. :/
I think I've decided part of the reason I am not a fan of winter besides the fact it tends to be cold and bleak ....is that is also when all the lovely illnesses emerge from whatever dormant plague state they were in and abound. Flu, stomach bugs, etc. The Noro virus especially. This nasty lil bug leaves you with a whole new idea of what it means to have the 'runs', projectile vomiting, and very intense pain by the time you are done you are very weak and just want to curl up and die peacefully. Much worse than the normal stomach viruses I've ever encountered. This one left me with a terrifying fear of it. I seriously freak out and we start using hand sanitizer on the shopping cart handles etc. My oldest daughter's household got it and I banned her from our house til they were all over it. It is that bad. Apparently it seems to always come in off the cruise ships and it is getting worse every winter. (another thing if cold is supposed to be good for keeping germs down just as using boiling water etc is then why is it that they always come out in the winter and not during the warmth of summer ? ) Anyway apparently it is rampant in the UK right now. (please click on UK for the link) More information here from the CDC. Wash your hands people!!!
Right now our household is suffering from more of a sinus cold type thing that is also going around. Thankfully I don't have it but I am still taking preventative measures (taking vitamin C and hand washing etc) Hoping that continues to help.
I am so ready for spring all ready. I'll take the nice weather we have coming in next week though. I don't have to tell my son twice to play outside some but my oldest daughter still at home needs more than a little encouragement. She used to be very outdoorsy and now not as much. My youngest though needs some energy burning time. She does not do well with all this indoor stuff.
I am anxious to turn a new page in my life and as I've said before I hate the wait.
In the mean time hubby and I have been playing Nancy Drew games which sound like they'd be a kids game but they are actually a nice puzzle type thing that makes you think and a fun story line that leads you through it. I have a hard time in winter also because I swear I feel like hibernating. :/ Don't want to do much of anything....or rather I do but when I am cold I don't feel like moving
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Goodbye 2012
Well most everyone I've talked to has said that things changed for them in 2010 and have continued to change since then. For us it is the same. One thing after another happening and keeping us constantly on our toes. Sometimes it might be nice to kick back and not have anything going on to worry about. Would be nice even if that time is short it would be appreciated. In any case there are some things I have learned about myself.
1. I am better at expressing myself in writing than with speech. I think this is likely true for a lot of people but especially me. Growing up I was shy ...so shy I couldn't speak whenever spoken to or look people in the eyes or I'd blush so badly. I'd blush all the time horribly whether I was feeling embarrassed or not. I grew out of that but I'm still not good with the talking face to face I guess. Something I need to work on.
2. I am not good at forcing issues when it is for someone that is going to affect someone negatively. I am having to deal with a situation like that now and it is very difficult. It seems I run into it a lot and it never gets easier. :( Now if it is something I feel strongly about and I am advocating for people than yes much easier but when it is having to make someone do something they don't want to do and they have to struggle with.....no it is very difficult because it is completely against my nature to do that. (this especially comes when you are having to do role reversal with a parent.....you are
used to them being the one in control not you and it is so unnatural to have to tell your parent what to do.....SIGHHHHH)
3. Sometimes it is really hard to express how I feel to someone when I know they aren't going to be happy or willing to hear it. I guess I'm a softy when it comes to that. This really applies to people I care about but even when dealing with people that I don't have that emotional bond with I tend to be overly diplomatic which may be why I seem to deal with people well in those ways even when I don't feel comfortable. I am a good listener I guess.... When I get fired up though then look out. :P Even my hubby says that. He's seen me get fired up and angry or upset about something which of course I usually express through writing or art and he just says outta her way for now LOL. :) usually he says this with an amused grin kinda thing too LOL
4. I don't usually handle change well at all. It stresses me out but after the sheer amount of change we've gone through the last few years alone I am getting better at it. Then again after a lifetime of trauma I can deal with more than I give myself credit for at times.
5. I underestimate myself all too often. I am working on this but a lot of times I will doubt myself when I shouldn't. I guess I still catch myself downing myself a lot. My second oldest likes to give me checks on this. She is always trying to make me feel good about myself and I appreciate it. :) I hope she always keeps the positive outlook for herself as well. Sometimes she over does. Like when I say I need to lose weight...NO YOU DON'T...um no seriously I'm not trying to down myself on that one I really do LOL
6. I have a hard time with willpower when I am overly stressed. (Like oh say with dieting and exercise LOL)
7. I have a thing I do when I remember things that I am curious to know if this is the same for everyone else...When I remember something the memory for me is like a snapshot. Like I am looking at a photo. When I say this I mean like an actual old photo or video. So no not like a photographic memory where you remember everything or anything like that but just like looking at a photo. Anyway maybe silly but that is something my Mom and I were talking about one day. Sometimes this does help though in remembering details (such as the color and make of a car) or it can hurt in which you are remembering something that you really don't want to remember all the details in. :/ Could be quite normal just curious.
8. Some other little things are I am learning diet wise which works for me and what doesn't....as in what sets off my auto-immune issues and stomach problems and what is safe ...what to avoid entirely and what to only indulge in on occasions when I don't have plans the next day because I know I won't be feeling all that great.
9. I am also doing better with finding my stressors that set off my anxiety or panic attacks or agoraphobia (which I am making some headway with very proud of that...the headway not the anxiety problems LOL)
Lots of other things but I thought it might be interesting to put those down. You can always learn new things about yourself no matter how old you are or where you are in your life. Some can be quite positive and may surprise you and some may be things you need to change for a better quality of life for you but only you can determine what and how. If someone else is changing them for you it is not really change you want to bring about yourself or even change that would be better for you. Better for them not you. You are responsible for you and no one else ....though that piece of advice of course is good unless you are a parent or caregiver LOL Then it gets complicated. :/ :P Sometimes you do have to stop in the middle of everything and step back and examine it all. (Random though) Is this where you want to be? Is there anything you can do to improve things? What changes do you want in your life....not meaning the new years resolution type that will go down the drain in about a week or month if you are lucky....but what long term goals can you picture for yourself. Where would you like to see yourself in a year or two? How can you see yourself reaching that goal? (those would be your shorter term ones) Make it happen for yourself. I am working on mine. There are some I know I will never achieve but I can't say I didn't try and the trying is a journey into itself. The ones I won't achieve are dreams anyway....and who knows. Something my Mom once told me is that nothing is ever 100 percent. This can sound negative but it isn't meant to be. Nothing is ever 100 percent for sure. Everything changes constantly. Here is to hoping 2013 is a positive year with positive changes for us all. Full of growth and learning and new discoveries.
1. I am better at expressing myself in writing than with speech. I think this is likely true for a lot of people but especially me. Growing up I was shy ...so shy I couldn't speak whenever spoken to or look people in the eyes or I'd blush so badly. I'd blush all the time horribly whether I was feeling embarrassed or not. I grew out of that but I'm still not good with the talking face to face I guess. Something I need to work on.
2. I am not good at forcing issues when it is for someone that is going to affect someone negatively. I am having to deal with a situation like that now and it is very difficult. It seems I run into it a lot and it never gets easier. :( Now if it is something I feel strongly about and I am advocating for people than yes much easier but when it is having to make someone do something they don't want to do and they have to struggle with.....no it is very difficult because it is completely against my nature to do that. (this especially comes when you are having to do role reversal with a parent.....you are
used to them being the one in control not you and it is so unnatural to have to tell your parent what to do.....SIGHHHHH)
3. Sometimes it is really hard to express how I feel to someone when I know they aren't going to be happy or willing to hear it. I guess I'm a softy when it comes to that. This really applies to people I care about but even when dealing with people that I don't have that emotional bond with I tend to be overly diplomatic which may be why I seem to deal with people well in those ways even when I don't feel comfortable. I am a good listener I guess.... When I get fired up though then look out. :P Even my hubby says that. He's seen me get fired up and angry or upset about something which of course I usually express through writing or art and he just says outta her way for now LOL. :) usually he says this with an amused grin kinda thing too LOL
4. I don't usually handle change well at all. It stresses me out but after the sheer amount of change we've gone through the last few years alone I am getting better at it. Then again after a lifetime of trauma I can deal with more than I give myself credit for at times.
5. I underestimate myself all too often. I am working on this but a lot of times I will doubt myself when I shouldn't. I guess I still catch myself downing myself a lot. My second oldest likes to give me checks on this. She is always trying to make me feel good about myself and I appreciate it. :) I hope she always keeps the positive outlook for herself as well. Sometimes she over does. Like when I say I need to lose weight...NO YOU DON'T...um no seriously I'm not trying to down myself on that one I really do LOL
6. I have a hard time with willpower when I am overly stressed. (Like oh say with dieting and exercise LOL)
7. I have a thing I do when I remember things that I am curious to know if this is the same for everyone else...When I remember something the memory for me is like a snapshot. Like I am looking at a photo. When I say this I mean like an actual old photo or video. So no not like a photographic memory where you remember everything or anything like that but just like looking at a photo. Anyway maybe silly but that is something my Mom and I were talking about one day. Sometimes this does help though in remembering details (such as the color and make of a car) or it can hurt in which you are remembering something that you really don't want to remember all the details in. :/ Could be quite normal just curious.
8. Some other little things are I am learning diet wise which works for me and what doesn't....as in what sets off my auto-immune issues and stomach problems and what is safe ...what to avoid entirely and what to only indulge in on occasions when I don't have plans the next day because I know I won't be feeling all that great.
9. I am also doing better with finding my stressors that set off my anxiety or panic attacks or agoraphobia (which I am making some headway with very proud of that...the headway not the anxiety problems LOL)
Lots of other things but I thought it might be interesting to put those down. You can always learn new things about yourself no matter how old you are or where you are in your life. Some can be quite positive and may surprise you and some may be things you need to change for a better quality of life for you but only you can determine what and how. If someone else is changing them for you it is not really change you want to bring about yourself or even change that would be better for you. Better for them not you. You are responsible for you and no one else ....though that piece of advice of course is good unless you are a parent or caregiver LOL Then it gets complicated. :/ :P Sometimes you do have to stop in the middle of everything and step back and examine it all. (Random though) Is this where you want to be? Is there anything you can do to improve things? What changes do you want in your life....not meaning the new years resolution type that will go down the drain in about a week or month if you are lucky....but what long term goals can you picture for yourself. Where would you like to see yourself in a year or two? How can you see yourself reaching that goal? (those would be your shorter term ones) Make it happen for yourself. I am working on mine. There are some I know I will never achieve but I can't say I didn't try and the trying is a journey into itself. The ones I won't achieve are dreams anyway....and who knows. Something my Mom once told me is that nothing is ever 100 percent. This can sound negative but it isn't meant to be. Nothing is ever 100 percent for sure. Everything changes constantly. Here is to hoping 2013 is a positive year with positive changes for us all. Full of growth and learning and new discoveries.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Happy Holidays
Well we are kind of taking a break from it all through the holidays. Just focusing on family and friends and such and trying to relax some. All too soon the kids will be starting their online schooling again and this time around we have a router so they can use both computers and maybe we won't be so rushed at the end. Hoping it goes better though we will have a lot going on for the new year. Many plans and things in the works. A lot of which have to wait til some warmer or at least clearer weather. Still some kinks to work out. Hopefully things will continue to fall into place for us. We need to get our chainsaw working again so we can finish cutting up this big pine tree half out back to get rid of it...if not I'm going to have to use an axe or something and that is just a pain in the butt. I am considering myself on break right now. No big projects like that til after. I am not doing so great diet wise. I think that is one thing the holidays has been too good for me with... :/ I told hubby I do want to keep trying though and I may need some encouragement. We'll see how that goes. Really part of my problem is it is cold and I am not active when it is cold. I have RA and it HURTS plus I can't use my hands really when they are cold. It sucks. I have so many plans I'd love to talk about but really can't on here yet. Not til we get a bit further along with them. I've basically had my thoughts confirmed that this city is going to shit and we're definitely not the only ones that have noticed. I do see a brighter future for us though if things go the way I am hoping. I am just anxious for spring. Wishing it were here all ready. Hoping life slows down though I doubt it will. Anyway have things to do so have to go for now but may actually blog more later.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Ready to Move
I haven't had much chance to blog. Had too much going on and the kids are online a lot doing their school work. Maybe I'll have more time over break though I dunno. They are in the countdown they have a certain length of time to finish up their assignments before then. We are looking at the possibility of moving. Not sure how/where/when yet still sorting things out but hopefully we'll get it all sorted out.
Would like to get somewhere that we can have our chickens and whatever other livestock plus a decent sized garden...a pond would be awesome too!!!! Would like to work our way more towards something with a well, solar panels, mostly off grid but still with some amenities (not ready to go offline LOL) I feel like our city is changing in such a way as that it isn't going to be a good place for us anymore.
Some interesting stories to follow in the news
Louisiana sink hole Some research on this is interesting. The sheer size and the effect on the residents as it continues to grow. At this point they've found H2S gas.
Mysterious Tremors in Texas
anyway I know this was a short blog but will do more when I can.
Would like to get somewhere that we can have our chickens and whatever other livestock plus a decent sized garden...a pond would be awesome too!!!! Would like to work our way more towards something with a well, solar panels, mostly off grid but still with some amenities (not ready to go offline LOL) I feel like our city is changing in such a way as that it isn't going to be a good place for us anymore.
Some interesting stories to follow in the news
Louisiana sink hole Some research on this is interesting. The sheer size and the effect on the residents as it continues to grow. At this point they've found H2S gas.
Mysterious Tremors in Texas
anyway I know this was a short blog but will do more when I can.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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