Seemingly endless work.

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One of his projects yesterday, part of the seemingly endless work that needs to be done here daily. By "project," I'm referring to that hand-built frame in the center of the photo; what's growing at its feet is a climbing vine, but winds and subsidence wrecked the last frame.

Climate collapse is getting to everything around here.

So are the increasing costs that are bedeviling everything now. I can only rectify that by bringing in more income, and so far, I'm failing spectacularly at that.

This past week is a case in point, having to shell out for a new Web host and more medical stuff. After some initial glitchiness, the site seems to be mostly working properly again. Now I need to focus on bringing in sales, because this has been a hideously costly year so far, and in just the next three weeks, there's a lot more expense to come, never mind thereafter.

So. On top of the taxes, the chimney cleaning, the change in our Web hosting [a year already paid in advance, unless we wind up having to upgrade to more space, in which case it goes up by another $400], the need to replace my dying laptop, and all the other nonsense? Four figures' worth of medical bills coming up fast. The stress of all this is what's killing me now [and the insomnia, and the pain, and the lack of proper meds]. I refuse to entertain the notion of the new pain and other symptoms being anything other than autoimmune complications.

Until I have to, anyway. Waiting to see what reverting to the proper chemo dose accomplishes. But meanwhile, the expenses won't wait.

So we've GOT to make sales now.  Desperately.  I need help; I can't do this alone.

I've put up a bunch of new work lately, including four new pairs of earrings posted on Twitter and Bsky the other night; I'll have them up on the NDN Silver site this afternoon, with luck [yes, I know I said that yesterday, and the day before, but both were a horror show in terms of interruptions, and today's not looking any better, actually]. There's more to come, including possibly a new cuff soon [he's not satisfied with it currently] and several additional new pairs of simple bezel-set gemstone earrings, in addition to the pairs from the other day. And as always, all the regular links are listed below. I've added some new items to the wish list; we're almost out of masks, and we both have to wear them in every interaction with anyone else [I have no immune system anymore, remember]; I've also found a hand soap that doesn't make my hands bleed, and while it's pricey, one bottle each in bathroom and kitchen lasts over a month apiece, even with how frequently we have to wash our hands given the work we do around here. But as always, sales are by far the most important:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (apparently the FlexTape is also the priority now, so I'm told; otherwise, Amazon cards and the filters for the air purifiers); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim 2023, and with this year starting off MUCH worse (and given that we're already approaching the half-way mark), we really need to get 2024 onto a better footing, so please share all of the links. 

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