So, lsince the 14th it has been hand to mouth living. That's when i ran out of cash. So today for example, i walked 1/2 mile to the bus stop, then arrived at the bank 15 min. later where i went in and poured myself some delicious coffee on the house. yesterday when i did that i was acknowledged my 3 different employees which i found to be a drag. But i do need coffee, so i went back today but instead of staying indoors to drink it i just took it outside and waited another 1/2 hour for bus.
Took bus to the mission and arrived 40 min. early. I have to stay 3/4 block away from the mission and talk to nobody b ecause everybody smokes and i can't take it.
Luckily they let ladies go first, so i don't have to worry about my inability to stand for very long. Lunch was amazingly good today, grilled cheese sandwiches and soup.
During lunch we heard alot of sirens. Rumor has it that someone committed suicide by running in front of the train.
It took me 2 hours to get to the library since due to my disabilities there was no other way to get to the library.
One of the mission patrons yelled "hey who wants to come see the dead guy?"
Things at home are deplorable with my smi roomate. She set off the smoke alarm 2x in one hour last night. She climbs on the dryer to turn it off.
I'm always waiting for the next disaster. She is up all night, and very noisy, so i'm up around the clock too.
The director is looking for a solutin but hasn't found one yet,,,,,so i have no choice but to look to move yet again.
In an hour i will get on the bus to go to the soup kitchen for dinner. I hate going there but there is no other choice.
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
"Quality of Life on my mind"
I've got 5 light bulbs burned out, and no cash.
Techically, .40 cash to last until 5/1. 25 dollars in food stamps for an 8 day period.
. If you had $3.00 in food stamps per day, what would you spend it on?
In regards to the need for light bulbs, they were giving out free cfl light bulbs at the earth day fair. I told her I had no $ to buy bulbs so she gave me two. My friend who works at the homeless shelter, scored me some sanitary napkins. I scored a free one serving bag of healthy cereal at the earth day fair, so that takes care of one meal.
At the spring fair, I went to the cooking demo, and scored 2 bowls of amazing salad that she made with the devices she was selling. I don't have any toilet paper, and you can't get that with food stamps but I do have washcloths. When the clothes get dirty, and i don't have bucks to go to laundromat, then I wash things out by hand with dish soap. That's what I did with my bra today, since it hadn't dried out by the time I was ready to leave the house, I just put it on wet. Brrr!
Landlord shut off our heat, and it will remain cold until June. If it gets up to 70 outside, then the house stays at 95 degrees til about 10 or 11 at night. You might as well go to sleep in the buff.
However, by 1 a.m. the bedroom is down to , upper 40's low 50's. I'm too cold to get back to sleep. Unless I drag the defective air mattress to the living room, and turn on the electric oven for heat and try to go back to sleep. I worry a little bit about fire, but I can't do without the heat. The oven is fumy, so my lungs get congested and my throat is chronically sore. In a few days it will be back down to the 20's at night, so I may have to keep the air mattress in the living room. At times the noise from the neighbors fighting, the stereos, the dogs, and the ice cream truck playing yankee doodle dandy over and over for 2 or more hours is quite maddening. I hope to buy a white noise machine in May.
Techically, .40 cash to last until 5/1. 25 dollars in food stamps for an 8 day period.
. If you had $3.00 in food stamps per day, what would you spend it on?
In regards to the need for light bulbs, they were giving out free cfl light bulbs at the earth day fair. I told her I had no $ to buy bulbs so she gave me two. My friend who works at the homeless shelter, scored me some sanitary napkins. I scored a free one serving bag of healthy cereal at the earth day fair, so that takes care of one meal.
At the spring fair, I went to the cooking demo, and scored 2 bowls of amazing salad that she made with the devices she was selling. I don't have any toilet paper, and you can't get that with food stamps but I do have washcloths. When the clothes get dirty, and i don't have bucks to go to laundromat, then I wash things out by hand with dish soap. That's what I did with my bra today, since it hadn't dried out by the time I was ready to leave the house, I just put it on wet. Brrr!
Landlord shut off our heat, and it will remain cold until June. If it gets up to 70 outside, then the house stays at 95 degrees til about 10 or 11 at night. You might as well go to sleep in the buff.
However, by 1 a.m. the bedroom is down to , upper 40's low 50's. I'm too cold to get back to sleep. Unless I drag the defective air mattress to the living room, and turn on the electric oven for heat and try to go back to sleep. I worry a little bit about fire, but I can't do without the heat. The oven is fumy, so my lungs get congested and my throat is chronically sore. In a few days it will be back down to the 20's at night, so I may have to keep the air mattress in the living room. At times the noise from the neighbors fighting, the stereos, the dogs, and the ice cream truck playing yankee doodle dandy over and over for 2 or more hours is quite maddening. I hope to buy a white noise machine in May.
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