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Yesterday's diamonds.
Yeah, I know; not really. That's the ice crystals on top of the doghouses yesterday morning. But for those of us with no diamonds of any sort, it's a pretty substitute, if a temporary one.
Of course, that same cold meant no weatherizing for two days running. Today, we had to go into town early to run some errands, including picking up my scrip. So everything's late today, including the start I'm about to get on the painting.
Also, there's the constant financial threat looming over our heads. I said that we needed to pay ~$725 this week, which remains true, but I need to bring in at least $1,000 total this week just to cover [barring any new disasters] those bills and the rest of the month. Between a partial sale, a regular sale, and a little help from a friend (and thank you all, so, so much), we're just about there. I paid one bill this morning, and I can pay the other two probably tomorrow, if everything clears. But there are still seven weeks left in the year, and after the middle of next week, it's supposed to get a lot more like winter.
We have got to make sales. Normally, Wings would already be in the middle of multiple commissions in the works by now, but nothing's normal anymore. I don't know what to do at this point; I can't conjure money from thin cold air. I posted two new pieces a few nights ago (links here) and another the night after that (links here). The new bracelet in the works is turning out not to be a bracelet at all; I'll explain when it drops, which might be this weekend. He has a number of other things in process, too; I'll post them as he completes them.
At any rate, my stress levels are off the charts along with my pain levels now. For those wondering about my own health issues, see here, although now there's a new wrinkle I'm not even going to bother to try to explain (suffice to say there's no affording treatment); with regard to the work being done, some of the details are here. Thanks to my Patreon subscribers (not sure who?) who updated their cards; I'm now down only between $25 and $50 for October. Still, I'm going to need help to get all this, the plumbing and everything else, done and handled, and I can't do it alone. Folks can help in several ways, and we really need it now:
Please share everything, because I'm suddenly back behind the eight-ball on a whole additional front, and yeah, I'm scared about covering everything and surviving, too. Thanks.
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