Some old woman's visit.

      

Well then. 

True Story, just one customer who came

in the retail store I work at in Atlanta. 

This strange, short figure swiftly appeared at my store's door, and in the blink of an eye, I greeted, "Hello..."

Stopping short of the usual "how are you?" as I truly got a look at her frail frame and old bones and gray hair. She clung to a pack of cigarettes and a lighter in one hand, and a shopping bag in the other. Her black feather boa floated over the rhinestone encrusted shoulders of her mid-thigh little black dress. An otherwise classy 80's dress, framed by wrinkly knees and elbows and feathers; she complained of arthritis in her legs. She slapped her shopping tote onto the counter, and limped, almost quickly though- toward the jewelry case. 

"How much are these pearls?" Her hand motioned vaguely, and I checked. 

"$68- but they are on sale.."

"Are they cultured?" She questioned.

"Yes."

She turned as if I'd answered wrongly,  going for her bag she said "Maybe later, oh! My legs...", 

She walked to the door so I said, with a smile, "Go rest your legs!"

 She turned her tired, feather framed face to me and countered my advice with,

"I'm gunna go get myself some whiskey!"

Taking Small Steps Forward

 Stuff happens, and then you clean  your house, but no one wants to hear about the smell of bleach staying in my nose. So this is what was accomplished beyond general cleaning.

This morning I woke up to my phone's voice-mail alert. I listened to it, and it was a problem with my credit card # on my transcript request. I called them back and got it straightened out. Then I paid my internet bill, and made breakfast! Wow, amazing for me, I'd say. At least for the morning.

Then I got a notice about my phone bill coming up soon and also how my cat needs a vet visit.
I keep thinking about that, and calling the college to schedule a test. But then I think about buying tickets for visiting my family, and how i need to send them all letters to help my charity fashion show.

That's where I wanted to start keeping track of those ideas on my blog. I have had a major change of plans and I need to be able to stick to it.
Originally  I was to host this benefit show using my work for the clothing, but plans quickly changed as she was unwilling to pay for any venue or budget. That's when I got clearance to go "solo" with it.
So now, I'm having a Charity Fashion Show to debut my line, and boost my Etsy company up a few notches!
I'm ready to focus more and more on that as a means of making my own way, I always feel like it's just within reach. And everyone else thinks it's going to be too hard to live off an online site as a designer while going to school. But when people say 'you can't' it makes you want to more.
I was looking into the options for either becoming an LLC or to file for "DBA" or "Doing Buisness As"
 both of which protect my personal assets as entirely separate from the business.  Example- I think- would be like if I owed tax money, then they couldn't  repo my belongings.
I have to look into it. And get to that list of things I need to do above.
But it's just to beautiful out! And I work tomorrow, but then I'm off until Sunday.
So I have time to get more done. And I will. :)

June? So soon? How does time move so strangely?

In the past few months I've been super busy and I've set up a plan now for the rest of the year. I am applying to GPC, a local community college, to get my English done. So, I thought it'd be soon that I'd pick up blogging again. I am also soon emerging as a fashion designer, but I'll expand on that later.
Right now I want to note how all things are at this turning point, I'm looking at buying tickets to visit my family before all our lives change. I'm not only talking about my own scholastic pursuits, but my parents all seem to have projects that are moving them forward in life- and I have a lot of parents, so I feel lucky to be able to record that about this moment. My younger brother also has plans, to join the Air Force, and thus a visit is in order. Before we all embark on different paths.
Keep your eyes open for more posts, I'll be blogging hopefully everyday/every other day.
(Someone text me and cuss me out  if I forget.)



Here are a few samples of the diamonds of our peaceful past, some of the gems that have been mined from the old laptop, and I'll continue mining very soon.