Christmas Eve

I had a nice Christmas Eve and hope you did too.  I woke up super late as I had to work the night before until 2:30am - man the characters shopping after midnight.  I then made a bunch of calls to my family and friends, did last minute errands, enjoyed shrimp cocktail, posted a bunch of stuff to ebay, and relaxed with some tv (the Kelly Clarkson Christmas special to be exact).  It was good to put my feet up and even better to enjoy the orange soda that I splurged on too!

Bravo Boston!

Merry Christmas to You Too!

Christmas Spirit

Today I went to look for things to resell because it is 75% off all tickets 10 days or older on Mondays - yay.  I went to another town to check out their Salvation Army and I did very well but something else made my trip so worth it.  As I was digging I heard the store music was playing O Holy Night which I said before is my most favorite Christmas carol.  I cannot imagine there is a more beautiful song written.  That indeed made my trip a happy one but in addition there was a special needs employee sorting through things near me who was singing along with the carol.  It was so sweet and he sang well too.  I said to him, "You sing so well!" and he replied, "I love to sing".  "Well don't you ever stop", I praised him.  "Nope, never" he told me before adding, "Merry Christmas!".  My heart melted and filled with Christmas spirit right on the spot.  He returned to his sorting and singing as I wished him a Merry Christmas too.

What I Am Up To

I cannot live on it alone but I have been more aggressive with posting to ebay as it does help.  I have dug through stuff I had that needed to be posted as well as got new stuff to post.  I got this shirt for a buck and put it aside for when it was more seasonal.  I posted it last week and it is at $11.50 so far - yay, I love when I get a spike.  It is the Abominable Snowman from the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer tv show.  It is a funny shirt and in excellent condition.  It kills me what I find.  Not everything goes with such a high profit margin but I wish it did.  I really love the hunt, the thrill of a bargain, and then seeing what it will sell for.  If I could make a real living off this I so would do it. 

PS - Update - It sold for $13 - that is a good profit!

A Lil Bit of Christmas

I got this little Poinsettia at the dollar store and then planted it into a pot I got at the thrift store for 25 cents.  I try not to stray when I am looking for things to resell but I am all excited over this little bit of Christmas I now have in my house.  I really like Poinsettias a lot but they look like they should smell awesome but they do not smell at all.  Always found that odd.  I have no big plans for Christmas I am have been checking out the local churches for Christmas choir shows as I love Christmas carols and that would be fun to do.  Working in retail it seems like Christmas will be here in no time.  And then wham before you know it 2013 will be history.  I am curious as to what 2014 hold in store for me but regardless I will make the best of it.  Hope you are all enjoying getting ready for the holidays too!

Twitch Twitch

I went to the lawyer today and am working on my financial stuff.  It has me freaked out but I am moving it all forward and it will open a lot of options for me.  Because the holiday season has started I have been working regularly in retail.  I cannot live on it but I really do like it.  The time goes fast and I it makes me feel good to have a schedule plus I am really good at it.  The customers have given me so much praise and it really helps my bruised ego. I know what I am good at and what I struggle with.  I have keen self awareness.  The praise from both the customers and the managers helps me put into perspective that it was a curve ball thrown at me last month.  I am good at this.  There were obviously other things happening that I was just not in the know about.  I do not mind standing on my feet and moving around all day.  It is much more rewarding than sitting all day.  The only one thing I have noticed is that when I go to sleep at night my legs twitch like mad.  My legs have always been sensitive at night.  I remember watching tv at night and my legs would twitch and my ex would be like what the hell are you doing.  Then I had that blood clot thing and some veins removed and since the twitch subsided I thought I was all good.  I noticed I could get through a movie or a play without my legs twitching.  I am not suffering now.  I would say it went from very mild to mild but I guess it is good I sleep alone.  It can get frustrating but it is nothing major.  I am looking into some homeopathic things I can try and we will see how that goes.  In the meantime I will just take it as a sign that I put in an honest day's work. 

Yellow

November threw me for a bit of a loop but now December is here and so am I.  I am still working on things and fluctuate regularly from everything is good to holy shit what how am I going to do this.  But I want to put that aside to send you all a big thank you.  Many of you contacted me and gave me so much wonderful support.  It means the world to me.  Perhaps for others there are more important things but the key to me is that I need to feel like it matters that I am here (in general not California).  Having all your support is exactly what tells me I do matter.  All of you matter too - I could do any of this without you.  So in appreciation of all that I do have, I also have some gifts for you -- this little yellow flower, the symbol of friendship, that I got at the dollar store and repotted in a yellow vase I got at the thift shop -- $1.50 in total so you can enjoy and I can see each and everyday to remember you.  My other gifts for you are my true and sincere friendship - you know I am in it until the end - along with all my love.  Family is wonderful but they have to love me -- friends do so because they want to.  I have said it before but will say it again - I am a very lucky man.