Talk about a dog's life.

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Oh, if only.

If I tried that? I wouldn't be able to sit or stand for at least a week, never mind walk.

Sunny, though, is supremely unbothered. He hops up onto the ottoman, back down onto the floor, over to the dog bed, no dignity in evidence through any of it. Talk about a dog's life.

Today was one of those days, and if I have my way, I'm going nowhere but the post office next week, and then only if we have orders to ship [and maybe the grocery store once]. I woke up, got up, and my whole left shoulder/arm/upper back immediately decided to go on strike. That's what I thought would be the problem today.

NOPE.

Got downstairs, and ten minutes later, my hip joints and lower back collectively decided to sublux, then seize up entirely. The pain is . . . something else. And of course I had to be on my feet, walking around on hard surfaces, standing in line all afternoon.

On the plus side, we've made a couple of sales this week, and thanks to that and another friend, scrips have gotten got, and the autopays should be covered on the first. Yes, we still need that miracle [well pump, laptop, everything else], but the immediate gaps are covered, and for that I am profoundly grateful to all involved.

And yes, I know we're lucky. The housing crisis worsens daily here. On that note, in reference to the deliveries above? Also go here, buy something, or several somethings, off the outreach group's wishlist, and you will literally be saving a life, probably more than one. It's not really possible to overstate how bad it is out there, nor how great the need is. I've sorted it in their Priority order, but once again there's a new order of priorities as of today. This is from the organizer herself:

• The bulk backpacks - at least six 12 packs
• Whistles
• Pepper spray
• Money/document belts (look like tan fanny packs, worn under the clothing  to hide and keep documents safe and protected.
• Bulk dog leashes
• XXL dog harnesses
• Chapstick
• Packs of wipes

The outreach program is giving gear out as fast as they get them, and being mostly housebound now, it's hard for me to get out to pick up any before they're gone. That's why I put some of those essentials on our own wishlist, with a note that they're for the outreach effort; soon, I'll adjust those priorities accordingly, too. 

For us? SALES. PLEASE. THERE'S SO MUCH NEW WORK ON THE SITE. And I need to sell them all, because I still need to make a ridiculous amount of sales to cover all the stuff still in the pipeline that needs covering [laptop, roof AND now the well pressure pump, more medical, always prepaid taxes, etc.]. So: GO BUY! PLEASE. [Yeah, I know; I don't know why I bother, either. Hope is a stupid, stubborn, fucked-up thing sometimes, even if it's also very thin and half-broken.] Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Priority is the liquid soaps and Amazon cards, probably most useful at this point); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

After such a grim year, this one far worse than the last, we really need to end 2024 on a better footing before 2025 and taxes take every cent, so please share all of the links. 

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