Yep, the diagnosis is in, the days of my malaise are numbered!

That's where i'm at!

to end September and welcome October!

Its not easy to own up to your own failures, but if this silly blog is going to mean anything, I have to be willing to talk about my screw-ups.

See, this month has been one of my worst for staying within a budget.

The only good news is I think I understand what happened.

I was in manic mode a lot this month, and as a result bought stuff to essentially self-medicate.

Now, normally, you'd associate self medication with being depressed, but my manic state doesn't just result in basically being high, it amps whatever I am feeling to the max and beyond.

Okay so to give anybody following me an update, Sharon found a place, and has a signed contract.

There is some legal stuff to get through, but baring something bad happening there, she will be able to move in at the end of October.

On a less interesting note, I dreamed I was the star of some TV movie.

I played a woman who inherits a large house, only to find out someone really doesn't want her there, and her dad's ghost is also hanging around.

Dont ask me what it means, folks. I have no idea . . .

Last night I dreamed I went back to college to finish my degree.

I lasted 1 class before realizing I had made a mistake and went to the office to withdraw.

Not a fun dream.

We made it back yesterday about 1 pm. We're both pooped and I did something to my left knee, but 10.5 hours sleep did a lot to restore me. :)

I posted Pete 74 on Patreon and Pete 73 right here on BC, please read them and comment, it really makes my day.

Speaking of which, comments on our books on Kindle and other platforms, comments there are like money in the bank. Each comment increases the visibility of the book on the platforms and good comments work double! :)

so a couple of days ago, someone left a bag of groceries on Sharon's doorstep.

She didn't want them, and we could find no info in the bag, so my mom and I took it.

It had about 150$ worth of staples like eggs, milk, and so on. So our normal grocery run was much cheaper.

I wish I could thank whoever left the bag, it really helped us out at a time when we are trying to keep Sharon and Sam afloat as well as ourselves.

Yep, I'm now settled at my brothers gaff in Sheffield for a few days!

If you haven't read the Lord of the Rings, at the end of the book Frodo is left with wounds that just wont heal in Middle-Earth.

I know what that is like, because like him, I have been wounded, and sometimes, just when I think I have totally healed, those old scars remind me of losses I can never replace.

Don't worry, I wont head for the Undying Lands before my time, but on days like today it just a little harder to keep going.

Hugs and prayers appreciated.

The time is: 4:26 AM PDT 9/1/2025 I am in Portland, Oregon 97239

Having just been firmly rebuffed by Microsoft after they completely disabled MS Word. This finally pushed me to cautiously approach downloading LibreOffice. I think I did it and while fumbling around MAY have done so a few times.

Well kind of, the weather has broken at least.

After being on the patches for around 20 years, suddenly I have a rash at the site of application. It was painful enough that I do not plan to use them again. I do not know if the patches caused all this. They are marketed by MYLAN. com through the local VA.

I am not mobile enough to feel like goin up there to the Portland, Oregon VA to complain in person. Phone and email to them are a joke!

I'm thankful that they gave me average size breasts. :)

Ahabidah, Gwen Brown, or what ever.

So today Sharon asked me to sign a form saying I have no stake in her house, so she can put it on the market.

And she freaked out when I signed it Dorothy, and I tried to explain I had a name change years ago, and Dorothy is my legal name.

She kept saying that she was afraid that my signature wouldn't be valid, and then asked me about surgery and the fact I now have breasts.

It was stressful, but at least she didn't misquote scripture like she did a couple of days ago, trying to use the story of Sodom against me.

Ah, well.

have returned once again.

this weeks weather is back to 'quite' warm!

wore a skirt with a matching blouse to go out to do laundry and grocery shopping today.

Why?

Because I could.

2 dreams for you all:

1st dream, I somehow learned how to fly. What made it weird is nobody else seemed to be all that impressed.

2nd dream, I dreamed I was somehow in a romantic comedy. a man decided to help me meet a girl by switching our glasses. This actually worked, and the girl and I had a nice "meet cute" moment.

So the last while I have been running around like crazy for Sharon, as she continues to try to sell her house and buy something cheaper.

But not only have been dealing with the stress of that, it has been hot and humid here a lot lately, and I think I may have given myself issues from the heat as I am really struggling with being "off" in some way I can't quite define.

Its been a long week, and its only Monday, so hugs appreciated.