Here we are: everything late again.

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That was this morning. No reason not to assume the storm was on its way out; the forecast was for a mix of clouds and sun, but no snow. Instead, we got intermittent flurries all day, which were very welcome. Nothing more than that; no accumulations; everything will be gone by noon tomorrow at the latest. But at least it's soaking into the ground.

It's been a day. One development was nothing short of wonderful [it involves the enhanced ability to raise funds for specific mutual-aid causes, although I'm not sure I'm supposed to say anything more than that, at least at the moment]. The rest was just a long string of derailments, so here we are: everything late again.

Tomorrow is going to have to be different, as is the rest of the week. I can't function this way, and it's got to stop.

Besides, I have GOT to be able to bring in some sales immediately, and this pattern is certainly not helping me do that.

As terrible as everything is, and as worrying as things are here right now on so very money fronts? We are all fortunate to be safely housed.

Too many here are not. It's not really possible to overstate how bad it is out there, nor how great the need is. At some point, I'm very likely going to come to y'all and ask for help funding backpacks for a different local outreach group that's doing amazing, life-saving work locally. Their survival kits are created on a limited budget, and it came down to choosing between blankets and backpacks to hold everything. Given this cold, I would've made the same choice, I expect. But the need remains, and at some point, when I have details of exactly what and how many and so forth, I'll be asking folks to support it.

On that note, go here, buy something, or several somethings, off the other outreach group's wishlist, and you will literally be saving a life, probably more than one. I've sorted it in their Priority order. They're giving out gear as fast as it comes in, and all of it contributes, quite literally, to saving lives.

And then there's us. My laptop nearly crapped out on me entirely Friday night, shutting itself down literally every ten seconds; I don't know how much it's got left in it. There's the well pressure pump [URGENT NOW] and the roof still to be done. There's medical [and I've had to up my chemo dose again, because the lupus and RA are progressing] and dental. Taxes are coming up all too fast. And that contribution was already spoken for [and then some], but you know what? We both agree, this was more important. 

But we need sales, and we need them now. Or a miracle. Or both. THERE'S SO MUCH NEW WORK ON THE SITE. There's also a new bolo and a new pair of earrings coming, maybe tonight, maybe not until tomorrow [the bolo's done, and so are the earrings; I just have had no time to get the photos edited and descriptions written. STILL.] There's the second bolo coming, too, no longer dino-bone [likely turqoise], but it's still amazing already. Links are here:

• Sales here; 
• Testimonials here; 
• Amazon wishlist here (Amazon cards are probably most useful at this point); 
• Patreon here;
• Ko-fi here.

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

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