We're going through some pretty tough financial times here right now. At the beginning of September, I started donating blood plasma again for money. We had no money for food, after paying bills, and very few groceries in the house, so off I went to the quickest place I knew to bring in extra cash. The first 5 donations in the first 21 days paid $50 each, so that was extremely helpful. Now I make $60 a week doing it, donating twice a week. At this current moment, I have $2 left in my bank account, $20 on my plasma card from my donation on Wednesday, and a small bit of cash in my wallet for any tiny necessity that might come up. And I had a friend who just yesterday insist that she let me allow her to pay-it-forward to me and is dropping a little extra in the mail for me tomorrow. My pride says no, but who am I to say no to her spirit-led and heartfelt gift? Abundance comes in ALL forms.
I think Dodger has an invoice to deliver and will get paid again on Monday. Due to some issues with the kitchen cabinet job he started back in June (the clear coat aged and discolored the paint) he had to spend time doing extra work for free. That time also set him back on other jobs he needed to get to, paying jobs. So things bottle-necked and just kept getting tighter and tighter until the money was just barely trickling in. But I haven't been late on a bill yet or not able to pay and that's a huge blessing.
But in the midst of this, I made a pretty big decision about my goals for the future and I finally realized what I want to passionately pursue as a career. I've been feeling the pull towards finding my path for awhile now but it hit full force recently because this is Dancer's last year homeschooling and I really need to put my focus on me now and work towards making a better life for my family. But the pudding needs to proof before I can or will divulge any details. Don't ask, I won't tell.
Also, making the big decision above also led to a few other discoveries. I've found a non-trivial reason to focus on my healthy eating, exercise, and weight-loss goals. With that came being ok to only do workouts that I love, which happen to be Tae Bo and kickboxing style workouts. I truly don't care what the "experts" say, if I don't love what I'm doing it's not going to happen.
My upper back issue between my shoulder-blades has flared up recently. Here's what I think I have, Snapping Scapula Syndrome, and it's extremely painful, so I think it's an inflamed bursa caused by the rubbing. I really should try to see a doctor about it while we still have medical coverage. I'm certain it's the stress that's causing the flare up. I still work on staying in good spirits, though. How I view my current circumstances at any point is still my choice.
So, life moves on. I continue to put one foot in front of the other and keep moving forward. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. I'm learning that lesson now more than ever before. I've got a fire in my belly because I finally found what I'm passionate about and I am in the process of making the plans to make a career in that happen for me. There is hard work ahead of me... some very hard work... but realizing a dream then making it a goal and planning it out down to the small details makes that hard work become efficient and doable in small steps.
