Sunday, September 16, 2018

Planning for a busy week

Monday:
Work
Dr. Appt

Tues:
Work
Lunch at Panda Garden
Gabriel's FAFSA

Wed
Work

Thurs:
Work
Five guys at Houston Levee for lunch

Fri
Work
Five Guys at Ridgeway Rd

Sat:
work 10-4
Dinner and Jesus Christ Superstar with Gabriel

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Whats for Supper







Sunday:Italian marinated chicken in angel hair pasta



Monday: Spam teriyaki

Tuesday: BBQ pork

Wednesday: Chicken Alfredo

Thursday: Chili frito pie



Friday: Stuffing with pork chops.

Sunday, September 9, 2018

Planning for the week ahead

Monday:

devotions
breakfast-miniwheats
Listen to audiobook on way to work
work 5:30-9:30
gym 9:45
write 11:30
Lunch 12:45
Call dr for refill
Work 1-5
Listen to audiobook on way home
BBQ pork chops and fries
crochet
read


Tuesday:

devotions
breakfast
Listen to audiobook on way to work
work 5:30-9:30
gym 9:45
write 11:30
Lunch 12:45
Work 1-5
Listen to audiobook on way home
frozen pizza
Evening with Gabriel


Wednesday

devotions
breakfast
Listen to audiobooks  on way to work
work 5:30-9:30
gym 9:45
write 11:30
Lunch 12:45
Work 1-5
Listen to audiobook  on way home
lemon pepper pork with stuffing and green beans
read
crochet


Thursday

devotions
breakfast
Listen to audiobook on way to work
work 5:30-9:30
gym 9:45
write 11:30
Lunch 12:45
Work 1-5
Listen to  audiobook on way home
dinner italian chicken with angelhair pasta


Friday

devotions
breakfast
Listen to  audiobook  on way to work
work 5:30-9:30
gym 9:45
write 11:30
Lunch 12:45
Work 1-5
Listen to audiobook on way home
smothered porkchops with mushroom rice
read
Crochet

Saturday
Michaels 9-130


Goals for the week:

Physical

Gym every day
take my meds
Sleep with CPAP (SpaceMom wants me to!)

Mental:
Read a book
Watch 1 movie

Social:
do the Memory reblog every day
Spend time with Mudd, every day
See Gabriel Tuesday


Spiritual:

Daily devotional practice to Hera and Hermes and the Morrigan.
Read one article about my deities
Meditate twice


Writing:


Work on the Faerie Court story
Work on Mystery of the Monkey God
Start the piece about the unreal school buses
Start on piece about the covered baby carriers
Start on piece about cruise ship morgues

Promotional:

Schedule 10 tweets about patreon
Read an article on SEO
Solicit 5 people for Patreon


Cleaning:
Do dishes every night
Scrub toilets every morning


Crafting:
Update Etsy Shop
Finish the afghan
continue on 3 baby afghans

[Money] Thoughts and dreams and plan

There are many things I want to do. They all require money.

Things are getting better now that we're all being paid again. But we're still playing catch-up.
I've applied to be a trainer, to take the course and train new school bus drivers. That will increase my income a bit, if I get it.

I need to save up roughly $20,000 in the next 2 years to accomplish everything I want to.

1) Richard's teeth. He needs all of them out, under general, and dentures. This is at least $10K. ASAP

2) The DC trip for our 30th wedding anniversary. We've never taken an actual vacation, just us going somewhere and seeing things. We can probably manage for $1500, but $2000 to be safe. Most of what we're seeing and doing is free. This is gas, food and hotel for 8 nights, metro fare, Monuments by Moonlight tour and maybe Williamsburg. (Deadline Aug 2019)

3) The Disney trip: This is $8100 now, not counting getting there. I don't plan to pay for more than half of it. (myself, Oli and Gabriel if need be), plus gas (1604 miles, or 82 gallons, we're taking the Nitro for Oli's chair) and maybe 2 motel nights during the trip. So $4500 travel, plus pocket money, figure $5000. (Deadline Aug 2020)

4) Billings trip. Mudd wants to see his family in Billings. That's a least 75 gallons of gas, 9 motel nights, and food for a week or so. Again, about $1500.   Preferably June 2019.

$19,000 is a fair chunk of money. Especially when my annual income is about $24000 and most of it goes to running the household.

My plan:

All my Michaels paychecks go into savings (not much, about $150/mo)
All my Etsy sales
All my mystery shopping money
Any royalties
All my Patreon (about $30/month)

My timeline:
We need about $4000 by this summer.
8 months is $500/month.
if I stash the Michaels, it goes to $350
With Patreon, $320.

I have to actively make $10/day to get to my summer goal.
That doesn't sound unreasonable.



So, when you buy stuff I make, or sponsor me on patreon, it's going to get Mudd's teeth fixed. It's going to give us a celebration of 30 years together.

It's going to let my father (age 74) take what will probably be his only vacation with the grandkids.



Tuesday, September 4, 2018

[Pagan] Encountering the Morrigan

I've talked about the Morrigan before. On May 17, 2018, she Called me.
"Come home. You've played with the Greeks long enough, come home, Son of Nial."

Except, as I read more, perhaps she doesn't need me as the Son of Nial. Perhaps she needs me as the Daughter of Nial. The Morrigan is one of the Crone goddesses, the one who aids those in transition between life and death and life again.

She has always been a part of my life, although i didn't know it, the Great Queen and the guardian of witches. Autumn is her time. Red and violet are her colors (as well as black).  Her elements are fire, which i love and water which I am.

I have been reading and learning and will continue to learn more.

The Queen of Ghosts and Shadows has summoned me. But not, I think, as a warrior. As a spell-slinger and bard, as a psychopomp.

I have not yet begun writing her poetry, but this spoke to me.
Song to the Morrigan
Queen of Phantoms,
Blood soaked earth
and rushing river ford
are your domain
Your gifts are madness,
death, and battle-frenzy
You appear, dancing
from sword point
to shield rim,
I sing to you with
a crow's voice, shrieking
I sing to you with
strength and anger

Queen of Nightmares
The joining of rivers
and deep delving caves
are your domain
Your gifts are prophecy,
destruction, or victory
You appear, washing
the clothes of the doomed,
red with gore,
I sing to you with
a voice of blood, crimson
I sing to you with
pain and sorrow

Great Queen
The boiling whirlpool
and fertile field
are your domain
Your gifts are sovereignty,
success, and victory
You appear, offering
your blessing to those
willing to pay the price
I sing to you with
a wolf's voice, howling
I sing to you with
passion and purpose

Copyright Morgan Daimler, 2013

Monday, September 3, 2018

Planning for the week ahead



Tuesday:
devotions
breakfast
Listen to  1984 on way to work
work 5:30-9:30
Ask about trainer job
gym 9:45
write 11:30
Lunch 12:30 (Sonic)
Work 1-5
get gas
Listen to 1984 on way home
Conoco
taco mac

Wednesday
devotions
breakfast
Listen to 1984  on way to work
work 5:30-9:30
gym 9:45
write 11:30
Lunch 12:30
Work 1-5
Listen to 1984  on way home
Phillips 66
dinner burritos


Thursday

devotions
breakfast
Listen to 1984 on way to work
work 5:30-9:30
gym 9:45
write 11:30
Lunch 12:30
Work 1-5
Listen to  1984 on way home
dinner: frozen pizza

Friday

devotions
breakfast
Listen to  1984  on way to work
work 5:30-9:30
gym 9:45
write 11:30
Lunch 12:30
Work 1-5
Aldi's
Listen to 1984 on way home
spaghetti

Goals for the week:
Physical
Gym twice
take my meds
Sleep with CPAP (SpaceMom wants me to!)

Mental:
Finish The Adversary
Watch 1 movie

Social:
do the Memory reblog every day
Spend time with Mudd, every day
See Gabriel at least once

Spiritual:
Daily devotional practice to Hera and Hermes.
Read 3 things about the Morrigan

Writing:
Finish "The Construct Job"
Work on the Faerie Court story
Start the piece about the unreal school buses

Promotional:
Schedule 10 tweets about patreon
Read an article on SEO

Cleaning:
Make bed
Take out trash
Clean around my chair

Crafting:
Finish the afghan
continue on 3 baby afghans