So how tall are you now? And will your staff be taller once they get their perms?
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Gosh, me in something SPORTY! The last two-door car I had was a 1995 Ford Aspire:
This one actually looks like it couldāve been the one I owned; I bought it off the lot in September 1995 and sold it in the summer of 2006.
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His um, other ex-gf bought it for me. DONāT ASK. She can afford to be nice to people and she chose me after hearing my story, is what happened.
UPDATE: Sheās also paying for me to get it inspected bumper-to-bumper, as well as insurance ANDā¦today I went over a bump, carefully, but still - and the exhaust system got loud. SIGH. If itās not one thing itās another, like my dear olā mum used to say!
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Manuscript submitted. 
And the kids ate the dinner I made 
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So glad you have wheels again. And people who care enough to get them for you. (hug)
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Both are MAJOR victories.
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Yeahā¦but then thereās thisā¦
I got the car and drove it home on Monday evening. This happened Tuesday afternoon (no Moody Blues jokes, pls, lol) after I made a right turn over a bump or pothole. And I was careful, too. The disconnect in the exhaust system is rusted out, not just broken or disconnected. Iāve sent the photo to their FB page in a private message asking if they inspect the exhaust system before they sell a vehicle. Because that shouldāve been glaringly apparent. I was too excited to inspect it myself before it was purchased, moreās the pity.
The lady who bought it is sending me funds for the repairs. Iām going to try and get the most work done for the least amount of money. But the place I go to, Iāve been going there for at least three cars now, so they know me and understand my position.
Addendum: This really sucks, I hope you-all realize that, lol.
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Ugh. (Hug)
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HOWEVAHā¦
- I got the first check today from the lady who bought me the car; she sent one on Tuesday and one yesterday, the latter should be received tomorrow.
- Itās only going to be $120 for the fix to the exhaust system. A new system would be $600. With the new part, the existing system will last another year. And I simply canāt wait for a new one to be installed. Plus part of the moneyās to be used for car insurance.
So a delayed win for me. Iāll have the car back tomorrow, and the check willāve cleared.
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So, it was $108 for the car. No more noise. Plus, the surplus from the check was used to pay my overdue natural gas bill and the overdue balance on my water bill, and my first monthās car insurance.
Addendum: Also, cash for cat food and maybe some CBD for cats. Luke is arthritic. And cannabis for me, and a b-day present for my son, as heāll be 31 on Monday.
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A month ago, one of my best friends had to evacuate from the islands and her home (a fixer-upper that she had put so much work into!) was destroyed by the hurricane. Since then sheās been trying to figure out what to do and Iāve been coaching her along as well as I can, which isnāt very good. She now finally has a new home, and everything is finally starting to come together.
It was one of those totally hopeless situations, and long nights of talking through how to deal with things, and expensive (hotel rooms during the downtime, deposit for new place), but we got through it and sheās getting settled into a nice new place today. She also has a job interview tomorrow. So everything is finally looking good and Iām super happy about that!
Iām not the Rockstar here, but I didnāt know where else to put this.
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So there WAS no second check; my excitement made it easier for me to be confused.
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BMI this evening is between 24.39 and 24.75, so I guess I ought to stop worrying about it until spring
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Yeah, those digits beyond the decimal point probably arenāt significant. 
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In March I was canned from my job in engineering. I used the exit money to start up my business.
In August I got a space in the Business INCubator next door to my apartment.
It took me a month to get my studio set up, and then I started selling some private yoga, and a few business coaching packages, but it was still a grind. Iād been networking and networking and networking but it was all just stuff that was in the works and very little actually happening.
Iāve been surviving on raiding my 401k and on unemployment, which will run out soon.
Still, weirdly I am not looking for any paid work.
This week itās just been amazing. I started the week trying to figure out how to pay my rent (barely squeaked it) and with no idea how Iād make next weekās bills. Iām eating up my pantry items because I have not a cent to put toward food.
and thenā¦
- I have a workshop scheduled to run at a venue that I have been talking to for months.
- I have a new business coaching client and it was SUCH a great experience to teach her some skills and feeling so comfortable to help her. She bought a small coaching package.
- I have an old coaching client who re-upped and told me how much he enjoyed working with me. He bought a big coaching package.
- I have a yoga student who had an excellent teacher before me who said that no one had believed that she was ready to go into more advanced work and that I was the only teacher who really responded to what she needed in the moment.
- AND Iāve been asked to be the yoga teacherās business and teaching support for a new online paid membership site, which means Iāll be able to access teachers willing to pay to make a living teaching - and I get 90% of the revenue from the teachers that purchase the program - and they do all the marketing for me.
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Excellent
So happy for all the good stuff.
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Great news! Isnāt that life ā never rains but it pours, as they say.
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So, I went out and sang w/my musical partner at a nice liāl coffeehouse in Ferndale, MI called Drifter Coffee:
It went well. I have video of other people, but not of us, lol.
I may go back there this coming Sunday for a āGirl Squadā meet-n-greet-type thing. Itās scary for me, because I donāt know how alternative the alternative community is any more, though I daresay they couldnātāve gone toooooo far out for even me.
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Oh yeah!!! Proud of you birthday girl!
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