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A 3682-post collection

Friday, Duties and Dallying

MeMum now has a new phone because her old one was getting decrepit. The battery was going bad. I've done what I can to make it adjusted to her needs, but there's an issue with the alarm. I might need to go back, fiddle around, and teach her how to turn her alarm off.

Hopefully, getting her to read the screens will solve it.

I have reviews to write for the Archive, a story to write for the Temple of Notes, and I'm working on finishing a chapter of ADT. Not very far to that goal, so yay.

B'Nar's been rejected again, so tomorrow will see me hurling it at another unlucky agent. I think I'll keep pitching it beyond five. Maybe to ten. Then get my friends in the writing groups to look at it and see what needs fixing, and what variety of arena it could go when I get sick of shipping it around.

Adapting is going to be the first to find alternative publication. It's been hanging around with just me for company for way too long.

Interestingly, it's the one that hasn't had any kind of feedback. Positive or nay.

Either way, I know I'm a better bloody writer than Shadiversity.

Onwards to working on things.

Thursday, Free-roaming Nerd

I have bread in progress and MeMum needs tech support. Fun times ahead.

Here's the PLN:

  • Get myself presentable for public appearance [done]
  • Feed the cats
  • Prep the bread process for the kids to take over
  • Wake kids and notify them of same
  • Make sure I have everything I need
  • Ice my ankle
  • Leave for MeMum's

I shall make certain that all is in place including a full tank.

As is always the case when I'm on an extended Leyland's Tour, there

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Wednesday, Shrink, Bread, and Other Things

I have bread in progress, a shrink appointment, my ankle to tend and some offerings to push forth. Including the weekly installment of My Baby Now.

(Quasi Update) I forgor to write this while I was getting on with all that stuff in the first paragraph. Whoopsydoodle.

Nevertheless, the weekly story installment is out. The flash fiction is about to get out. I'm one more fold away from putting the dough to rest in the fridge, and I'm still slightly nuts.

Yay?

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Monday, Backups, Physio, and Shopping

My physio appointment has moved up to today so I'm using the opportunity to get a few things whilst I can. Including eggs, because the fam is firkin ravenous for them.

I has moneys, so shopping is less of a concern. So is paying for my physio.

I can commence the regular bill cycle very soon, but not the irregular bills because my savings are a teeny bit shot to shit.

The big things have to wait a little while. Next payday,

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Sunday, Stream Shenanigans

The Archive is doing its thing. Soon, the Promptcast will be doing theirs and I shall be working as moderator on their chat.

And probably also working on the prompt from the Archive as well. Maybe even working on today's story. Going hog wild over here [/sarcasm]

I shall have money enough to start paying the bills again tomorrow. I'm going to leave it one more week before I call the Mower in to tame the yard. Insulation against disaster and all.

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Saturday, Pitched Again

B'nar's been cast aside by one, so I've flinged it at another. Yay.

I got my humidifier, and Learned Something last night. Turns out I get cloggy in the bronchi during high humidity. And I somehow need more hydration in my atmosphere to ameliorate that shit.

Don't ask me, I just live here.

Anyway, my humidifier is smart enough to not add to the vapours in the air after it gets to 99% and that didn't effect my sleep, thank grop.

Was

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Friday, Sneezin' and Wheezin' Season Mitigation

I have been having a couple of severely Bad Air Days. Frequently on Max(the nebuliser), dizzy because air problems and so on. Easily solved by the stupidest mitigation ever - a fucking humidifier.

So now my PLNs include getting a big one for the bedroom since the little desktop one doesn't do so well at keeping my breathing easy.

My PLNs now include going outside, going place, and getting thing. Bleh.

Meanwhile, this morning, the rain has been landing on us

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Thursday, Cash Floweth at Last

We has money. They pay schedule has changed, but we has money. Huzzah.

I shall be treating everything very carefully for a while. Until it's stable.

Softly and cautiously for quite some time.

Things should be much better by the new fiscal year. But until then... head down, bum up, and gentle with the moolah.

Today, I have PLNs to record some chapters for Adorable. Or at least the audio archives. Alongside the usual offerings, of course. And make the bread.

Onwards,

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Wednesday, Weekly Thing and Medical Intervention

My prescription for the preventer has expired, and I need more preventer. So today includes a visit to the medicos and a subsequent visit to a pharmacy.

It's going to get EXPENSIVE. And it's already been expensive, this week. I needed to stock up.

Keeping track of it all might break my heart, give me headaches, and so on... but it will also help me understand where or when I have economy issues.

Figuring out a decent strategy is key. At least

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Tuesday, Patreon, Supplies, and Cash Flow

I haven't heard anything else from the chief breadwinner. Any longer and I might just encourage her to get lawyers on her side.

HOWEVER...

  • I am earning HIVE through Peakd
  • I can export those to Binance and convert that to Bitcoin
  • Which I can then stow in my e-Wallet
  • And then fling to my CoinJar
  • So I can trade it for cash
  • Which then goes to my bank account

So I can at least cover the autobills and therefore have room to

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Monday, Backup Reads and PLNs

The Archive is chatting and reading. I've re-pitched Beauties to another potential agent and cleared my potentials list of people who are closed to queries.

Yay.

I also have information that should get me going on Binance again. I'll just be buying Bitcoin for transfer.

...once I have my wallet account revived, that is.

That's trouble for another day.

Thanks to Coinjar, I now have enough money in the bank to pay for the autobills, and maybe enough of a time window

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Sunday, Stream Shenanigans and REJECTION

Bad news: Beauties has been rejected. Good news: There's four other agents, minimum, to throw it at. I need income damnit.

I know Stephen King played at getting new wallpaper with rejection letters, but he had a support system and could afford to do that shit. My network is a not-work.

I need money. Flowing IN my direction, thanks.

I'll be chatting about that when/if I get exhausted from throwing Beauties at people. Adapting gets five tries, end of. I'm tired

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Saturday, Moving Slowly Onwards

So far, I have my Coinjar recaptured. I'm mid-process on re-invigorating my Binance. Then I untangle my wallet, and moneys can commence to flow.

I have some reserves in the Coinjar that I pln to transfer on Monday. So it looks a little more wage like. I'm calling it "Author dividends" since it is the fruit of my literary labors.

One unfuckening at a time.

I shall get things in gear all whilst waiting for the turnaround dates, or whatever the fuck

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Friday, I'm an idiot

I just this morning remembered that I can chain some income into our bank account and at least survive the autopayments for the insurance.

I just need to:

  • Restart my Binance account
  • Restart my Trello wallet
  • Restart my Coinjar account
  • Connect said account to my bank

It might take a few business days to get a flow going, but at least there will BE a flow.

...and I'll have to document everything for Mr Taxman.

Bleh.

I won't be trading in Bitcoin

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