Stormy skies.

Photo copyright Aji, 2022; all rights reserved.

That was about half an hour ago, before the wind really began ramping up. They said the rain wasn't supposed to arrive until tomorrow, butt that's changed; now it's forecast for evening, and strengthening overnight. By Monday, the low is supposed to be fourteen degrees, and the rain turned to snow. If it gets as cold as it feels like it will, though, the snow will be here sooner than that. These are the good kind of stormy skies.

The other kind are here, too, though, and I have to deal with it. This season has cost us so much already, financially and otherwise; grief, loss, expense on so many fronts. And no matter how hard I try, I can't juggle enough to get caught up. There's no end to it, especially now that I'm dealing again with all the stresses of an IRS screwup. I have GOT to make some sales this week. I've still got to bring in a low four figures to deal with everything, because even though it's their mistake, we will still have to pay it, so I need to get this off my desk now, need it like I need air to breathe, because I'm not breathing very well at the moment between this flare and the bivalent booster autoimmune side effects. Although I'm not sure anymore how much is from the booster and how much is my illness worsening; it's impossible to separate the two at this point, but things are definitely worsening. The last three days have been absolute hell, and I don't seen any sign of that abating. But I still have to bring in enough to over anything, no matter my pain levels.

The holiday creative season is well under way, and the process take time, so if you're planning to commission holiday gifts, now is the time to do it. There's also plenty of gorgeous work on the site already. And I need to bring in enough sales for him to invest in silver within the next week or so, if we're going to have any new holiday inventory at all. I don't have a choice. All the links are here; please, share them, too (and there's a new wishlist priority, the automatic composter, which will do wonders for saving on waste and allow Wings to compost the land and trees regularly even through the winter):

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (priorities are, first and foremost, the automatic composter and the wheelbarrow, then the other ladder);
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

We're still hoping to put aside enough for a new well when the ground thaws enough to drill in the spring, too, Nah, we've given up on the well. No one's available to drill before late next year at the earliest, and this year's tax burden means we would never be able to afford it anyway. But it's even more of a good time to make a purchase, because Uncle Sam is a vindictive colonizer, and my current stress levels about paying it all are off the charts. And there's lots of fabulous work, so please share all of the links. 

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