Monday, the Last Day in February 2022

 I had to drop out of all Well Connected courses I registered for except Museums, Armchair Travel, Building an Elder Community, and Open Studios. I started a couple of other courses including one for CPTSD, and affiliate program which I need to learn how to make YT content, and still need time to make some art and music. 

I don't have help at home after 2 years of trying and my wheelchair is still not fixed after 8 months so I need time to keep dealing with those issues. And then, of course, I have to do all those "Activities of Daily Living" as they are known by. 

I feel so grateful for Meals on Wheels and my EBT card with the funds that the government put on it. I keep forgetting I could buy some meat and other food I could never afford. This has freed up monthly funds so I am paying off my credit as soon as I can. 

Just need to keep firm control of my wig obsession. LOL!

Addiction - Not to what you might think

I think I am addicted to wigs. You wouldn't believe how many I now have and I only started buying them last July! And I make around $20K/year and live in one of the most expensive places in the U.S. Needless to say I keep trying to pay down my credit cards but then I go and buy another wig!! And since I don't work and don't have any friends or go anywhere, I never have a chance to wear them out. Just to Doctor's appointments or to pick up groceries and prescriptions. I'm almost 70 and I most likely have more wigs than I can wear before I die. But they are so cute! Maybe if I could go to a wig store and try a bunch on, it would satisfy me and I wouldn't be so curious about colors and styles and have to buy them to see what they look like on me.

In the meantime, I need some major things. I am sleeping on a cut up 14 year old foam mattress and my recliner, which is the only other place I can dwell is 16 years old and doesn't fit me at all. I have to pad it however I can to be halfway comfortable in it.

I must be loopy.

Floating Colors

Yesterday was very enjoyable for me. I didn't do a single chore but spent the day working in my day journal from my class with Xtina at Frank Bette Center for Art(FBCA) http://www.frankbettecenter.org/solano_workshop.htm, reading the Sunday paper and watching TV shows that I had recorded (love that DVR!). I need to connect my PC with my scanner so that I can scan the pages that I've created so far. Or take photos, duh!

At the first class we glued 2-3 pages together for a sturdy substrate through our whole journal. Last Sunday, we started painting them by using a credit card to scrape drops of paint across the page. It's fun. I dreamed about floating colors Sunday night and couldn't wait to paint yesterday. As soon as I was up, I made a mess using the credit card technique with lots of wonderful colors. Then I tried dry brushing favorite colors together and using a makeup sponge to blend ink from pigment pads (not as successful). I think it will be better to use the ink pads when I stencil. It will be easier to handle and less messy than paint. I enjoy some colors more than others but I really love them all. I couldn't just pick a couple to work with. Each color has it's own seductiveness - ochre, sea green, turquoise, blue-violet, fuschia, cherry red. Oooo.

Beginning

Wrestling with the universe...that seems to be how I'm feeling these days. I'd like to change this to Playing with the universe. Invite, be open to what develops, respond with humor...