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.

well i'm certainly not a best seller!

I am not sure what is going on...I tried to sign on to MS Word to work on a new short story today. I got blocked by "them" and figured that it was time to pay some money. I try to deal only with those online entities where the transaction is easy and seamless. The rest only get CASH.

I may have already shot myself in the foot. They wanted my address, and phone number and kept sending me verification codes until stopped suffering the fools. I may have to make a trip to my bank, only 1-2 miles away to get it sorted.

Melanie and I are leaving this evening on a short getaway, from Sunday evening to Wednesday afternoon. We won't be far away and we will have our laptops with us.

Tuesday is my birthday, so it seemed like a good time to get away. :) A visit to Disneyland is likely (we have tickets), but my stamina is pretty low lately, so no guarantees. We've planned and budgeted for this trip since January.

Play nice while we're gone. :)

Hugs,
Erin

only down hill from here.

Well almost!

kind of a tough day today.

Started with a dream where I was at some event I wasn't supposed to be at, and when caught I began to cry for mercy and was in total fear.

Then I went for a hearing test, and I will be needing hearing aids.

Then I gave Sharon and Sam a ride, and while out Sharon made a big deal of the fact I was in a skirt.

So I am accepting all hugs today.

Well you can't have everything!

I should have gotten used to this by now...I follow a female adventure motorbike rider with 2.5 million followers who now has a brand new book out, two versions, one in Dutch and one in English. (FREE RIDE) She has been signing books all over the UK, and has plans to eventually go to America, before or after Japan and who knows where else. Don't know if the book will be translated to more languages.

so last night I dreamed I was walking down a wooded trail, when I came across a choice of paths. Somehow, I could sense that it was a moral choice - one path was full of darkness, the other light.

This happened twice in the dream, and I am pleased to report that in both cases, I took the path toward the light.

Make of that what you will.

I got a new song up!

here is the link: https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/fiction/107380/big-closet-ima...

I wanted to pass on a few updates:

My brother is doing better thanks to the pacemaker, but is still having breathing issues that we don't know the cause of.

My ex is taking her near-death experience seriously, and has started to look for a cheaper place that Sam could have going forward, but she is showing signs of a deep paranoia that is quite worrisome.

As for me, I've been trying to do a deep dive into understanding my manic phase, but I still got a lot of work to do.

Heads Up!

Melanie and I are going to be staying in a motel tonight, and we may have to do it again in a few days or a week. I no longer feel safe trying to use our shower; we've got someone coming Friday to take a look at installing a more accessible bath.

So, I'm going to take a one-day vacation from the site. I'll have my laptop with me, but may not turn it on, who knows. Piper will be watching for problems, and we should all be fine.

Play nice.

Hugs,
Erin

Late again but at least its the right day!

This may be old hat to some of you but I just "discovered" Astrid Jorgensen who created a phenomenon called Pub Choir. Here are a couple of clips to introduce the performances that she organizes:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNO-OSztM5s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtM-5lhZ-yo

She also auditioned on America's Got Talent which YouTube will lead you to.

I am working on the final chapter of “Circle in the Sand”.
I’m hoping to have it completed this weekend,

no not last!

So today is my birthday if you want to get me a gift, go to my story page, read one of my stories, and leave a comment.

If you need it, here is the link: https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/18155/dorothy-colleen

It used to be that a good story was posted a chapter or two at a time and I got sucked into the story and invested in the characters; then without warning, the story was abandoned. That doesn't bother me so much any more. There seems to be very few of them that have had that happen.

There was a blog about Angela Morley here yesterday but it disappeared before I could comment. Andrea DiMaggio highlighted the life of an early (modern) TG woman, who started life as Wally Stott and transitioned in her late forties, about in the early 70s, IIRC.

She was well known in the British musical world before and became even more well-known in the USA following her transition. I just wanted to add how courageous she must have been to continue in her career in the spotlight, as it were, after changing her gender.

I just watched a few news summaries about the Pride parade in Budapest, Hungary.
You may skip this blog if you are easily triggered by political drama.

Bobby goes out to dinner with the family accidentally wearing the same thing their sy=ister-in-law is wearing

"It's not like we did it on purpose," Bobby responds when his big brother teases him about how hard it is to tell them apart.

I have this evening just been released from hospital this evening, after suffering another stroke. I have received the best treatment from an updated stroke unit which is being improved again. I thank them for treating me with their first class therapy including a new clot-buster drug, which hope has sorted my problem. I hope to be writing again soon,

Angharad.

Don't panic, everyone is offering an opinion and some are offering expert advice although no one is, an expert that is. No question Trump has flushed all transgender out of the active military. I'm not sure if he and his friends in power are going after the veterans now. II seems no one else has a clue either. Before all trans vets who were receiving medical support were embedded in the system nothing would change until now. Before I do a Debbie Downer on all vets, keep in mind every VA center does things differently in how they accept and treat vets.

Pete, after a brief time pretending to be a cheerleader, is ready to go back to playing football. But has the way she wears the uniform changed? Probably not as much as she fears it might have!

Follow Pete's adventures on and off the football field on the BigCloset Patreon page a week early and see what she really looks like in a football uniform. :)

Was a roaring success!

In light of recent experience not soliciting comments or votes seem like a good idea.

Gwen Brown

So yesterday, I had to take Sharon to the ER because of high blood pressure. She finally got to go home today, and was told she has to take BP meds, and that she could have died.

So a near miss, I guess. I hope she takes the warning seriously.

Yes, I nearly chocked multiple time on a streusel cake today while watching Gidget S01E11 | My Ever Faithful Friend. I was repeatedly laughing so hard from that whole comedy of misunderstandings that I had to pause the video in order to recover.

So, go ahead, and enjoy some [more or less] wholesome entertainment from yesteryear instead of all the doom and gloom spewed by corporate and social media today.

Jessica Nicole

I was wondering how she is doing.
The last that I had heard was that she was recovering from some health issues.
Anyone have any further information?