Moving On

Halfway point

Empty finally, after 3 trips.

In an effort to save money (and who doesn't want to do that), we finally got everything out of a storage unit that has been stuck there for 16 years because we've had no where else to put it. I finally found my Gocco Printer, my manual typewriter, my upright loom and my collection of rubber stamps. I found things that made me sad, like all the stuff from my office in San Luis Obispo, CA before my divorce. I found things that made me happy, like the first stuffed elephant I ever crocheted, which I made for my new baby in 1982, which I can now wash and fluff up and re-gift to my grandson. Just in time too, because he will soon have a baby sister, and I don't want him to feel left out when the new baby gets all the attention. But after two days of driving to Orange County and back from the Mojave desert, I am happy to be home again. What a long day!

Working on Computer Issues

Still testing out my new Broadband connection. It's so weird to have a limited amount of data. I have to choose do I want to keep up with games, or just use it for work. Computers should be fun as well as a way to make a living. Do I give up blogging, which indirectly earns me money, but is more a creative outlet? Don't ask me to choose between work and fun. I may have to go to Westminster this afternoon and tomorrow to empty out storage because we are hemorrhaging money. If we can get it empty before the first we save $100. I need to go help take the camper shell off the truck now.

I Got My Zazzle Order

I got the t-shirt and postcards I ordered from my Zazzle shop and they are fantastic. I can't wait to use them as soon as I get better. It's not a cheap process compared to just buying a shirt somewhere, but I get my own art or photography on the items and for that is it worth it to me.

The items I sold on Zazzle earned me enough money to but the postcards and t-shirt.

Desert Beauty

Today I wanted to focus on the beauty and the healing power of nature.

Slow Internet Connections

I'm hassling with my Internet connection again. I couldn't take the dial-up anymore so I got Virgin Broadband yesterday. It's also slow. I can get no better than a low or good signal. I called to ask how to fix that and she recommended buying an antenna to boost the signal. So I browsed the Radio Shack website and their antennas are about $200-$300 range. I think it's ridiculous to pay $55 for the service per month to begin with, for limited data so I'm not going to be buying a $200 antenna. But I'll go ask someone at the store how much the exact one I need would be, just to be sure. So I called Verizon once again to ask them if DSL was available at my home yet. Still no. She said all they had was Direct TV. Our next door neighbors have DSL, but Verizon said there are no new ports available so we are S.O.L. Ugh. That's how my day is going. I just want fast unlimited Internet service that doesn't cost an arm and a leg like I had in Anaheim. Why is that so hard to find?

Follow Me

I'm almost made it through the first month of my daily blog for 2013. It's been hard to post every day with my dial-up connection. For a few days I couldn't get it to open with Windows IE at all. Fortunately, I switched to Firefox and now Blogger has been working much better. I don't know why that is, but it's a relief.

I still have only 1 follower, and that makes me sad. Maybe people don't follow blogs anymore, preferring to find the links on Twitter or Facebook or that Google plus widget.

Last night I didn't sleep well and kept having annoying and repetitive dreams. So I tried to sleep in a recliner for the second half of the night. My cold is worse I'm afraid. And there is no sunlight today so I'm in for another dreary day. I'm hoping to get a ride to the yarn shop, but even that is looking tentative at this point. But I will hold on to that hope, because at least it is something to look forward to today.

Cheer me up and follow my blog. It's free.

New Banner

I made a new banner for my blog yesterday. I hope you like it. It's supposed to look like butterscotch being all swirled together in a pan. I tried to put the banner on my Facebook page, but no matter how much I re-sized it, it just wouldn't fit right. If I got it too small, it wouldn't upload. I tried getting the size from Google, but the size it said to make didn't work either. Sigh. So now it just says Gypsy Tribal Kaleido. The rest is off the page. Oh well.

Today it's gloomy outside. I'm doing my best not to be gloomy inside. I want to make bread dough art today. First I have to clear a workspace. I have a sore throat so I'm low on energy. Hopefully by the time I clear the space, I won't be too tired to do the project. But the dough will keep in the refrigerator if I run out of steam.