Should I stay or should I go?

I have never been a chicken owner or a farmer of any sort, but over the years I have had many pets of all shapes and sizes; just ask my family. Any pet that needed a home was the pet I needed to bring home. I pretty much develop an emotional attachment immediately and feel completely responsible for their well being. I understand that there are ( Read more... )

I am not a Republican, nor am I a Democrat. I am an American and I am a human. I will vote for the politician I believe most aligns with my views and will do the best job. I care about human rights issues, animal rights issues, and protecting the environment, for these are global issues. I care about clean air, clean water, shelter, and a ( Read more... )

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I am done, I am spent, I am exhausted. This has been extremely difficult and I am beat down and defeated. It's hard to stay positive, optimistic, cheerful. I can no longer fake smile at people and say things are going good when they ask about my day in passing. I am used to the day to day challenges; the lack of electricity is a breeze, the ( Read more... )

Defeated
So much for a house
With a yard
For a backyard wedding
And my dogs
So much for space
For an office
And kids
So much for affordability
Working from home
Living in the mountains
Raising a family
So much for luxuries
Indoor plumbing
Heat
Electricity
A bed
So much for dreams

Actually it's 43 total nights, 10 down, 33 to go if all transpires according to plan. I am currently homeless. My condo has been sold. We have moved out. Done ( Read more... )

Wrote this a week or so ago, my ongoing issues with the system. Maybe it's my punk rock mentality, but I'm pretty sure society is broken in a lot of ways ( Read more... )

Can't sleep. The sun isn't even hinting at rising. I am camped with the girls on the floor of my soon to be "old" condo thinking about the loss. People seem to assume that I'm selling to make some sort of financial gain, that I'm waking away from this with a boatload of money. The fact of the matter is that I'm paying a boatload of money to get ( Read more... )

The properties in my price range that are currently on the market include some real gems and have some great features. I have seen two houses with bullet holes, one with an outhouse, one with mold, 2 with bad foundations and one with no foundation at all. They range from plowed out and winterized to needing snowshoes and a shovel with totally ( Read more... )