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Some of his newer acquisitions, awaiting placement in new works. Studio time would help. The days are longer, but it seems like neither of us can ever get any time for our own work.
Yesterday, Amazon jerked me around for a solid two hours and fifteen minutes, passing me through eleven people, ten of whom didn't even bother to make any kind of actual attempt, and I lost prime work hours (although i acquired a new headache in the process). And none of this was for us! It was all for someone who bought some things off our wish list that arrived incorrectly and also damaged. Given that this has happened now something like eight times in two months (and the others I didn't even bother to try to track because I literally did not have the time), I was fed all the way up. And, much as it would be a godawful problem for us, because there's a lot we can't get around here and Amazon means we can order it, I'm seriously thinking about ceasing to do business with them altogether. Yes, I know the problem starts with Bezos, so save it. It's still inexcuseable. But it means I won't be able to get literal basics.
In the meantime, the usual chaos reigns. It's snowing again as of a few minutes ago (on top of about six new inches already in the early hours of the day), but the sinuses are still rioting. All you have to do is look out the window to know why: catkins already opened and fuzzy, tree pollen and grass pollen everywhere, in all defiance of the -5 lows at night. My laptop continues to die apace; the keyboard is causing me three times as much work, at least. It's also causing me a hell of a lot pf physical pain, too, since it turns out the repetitive motion of all the correcting is what's caused the new and seemingly permanent dislocation in my right thumb. And now, my e-mail seems to be completely hosed, too, so if you don't get a response, it's because my incoming as well as my outgoing is now smoked. The Pueblo has been closed for a week and a half and will remain so for two full months, which puts tourism income in the negatives. And January was, quite frankly, a hell month. In the meantime, I have to navigate the weather and pain and expense and find a way to bring in income.
Also unfortunately, I'm still reduced to trying to get work done with a torn ankle and subluxed forearm, hips, and knees, and now two barely functional hands, and a laptop that continues to deteriorate by the day (a camera, too, and both are essential for our work — not just mine, but his). The pain is . . . very bad these days. It's not a function of weather or cold, mostly, but of deterioration. In desperation, I've added one last supplement, a costly one, in hopes of getting it to ease off even a little; I won't know if it's going to work for at least a month yet. I'm also trying to plan for all the expenses of winter to come. The Pueblo closure started Saturday, and as I said above, is slated to last two full months this time, so it will be worse than usual. In that period of time, there will be taxes to pay, his scrip to keep refilling, his dental work to try somehow to get done, and forget about my own follow-up tests, to say nothing of plumbing/wall repairs or all the work still unfinished on the house; I'm scrapping everything, because we can't afford it. Yes, I'm due for follow-up scans and biopsies already, and they're not going to happen, because we don't have five figures' worth of scratch to waste on it. I've still got to make sales, try to drum up new Patreon subscribers, do whatever I can to bring in more money, all on top of everything else. Folks can help in several ways (sales are always preferred, but the wishlist helps, too right now, what we can use most are coffee, cleaning agents, and Amazon cards for the things I'm not going to put on a public list, like supplements and glucose tabs and underwear). Oh, and I posted four new works a few days ago, here and here, and I something new, seasonal, and absolutely fabulous yesterday, so please share the links (also, BUY! they're all perfect for Valentine's Day):
Please share everything. Thanks.
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