Can't wait!

Good news/Bad news time!

Ok, so no one signed up for my survival class at the HodgePodgery - YET. Apparently, there are a number of people talking this one up, and a daycare even asked if I would come and teach their after-school program. So, things are looking up!

That was the good news - the bad news is once again, my child support has dried up. We don't know any specifics, we only know that the ex was "terminated". Who knows - maybe this time they'll arrest him - I'm not really worried about him.

Despite the utter lack of ready cash, I find myself abundantly provided for. Yesterday I transferred my prescriptions to Rite Aid to take advantage of the $50 in gift cards they were offering as an incentive. I got my medication, Caties Miralax, 2 packages of Daniels overnight pull-ups, and a backpack for Catie for a total out-of-pocket cost of $18.99. I needed to get a bike (still not sure why that wouldn't leave my head, but I knew I HAD to get a bike) and found the perfect one at a yard sale for $10. Granted, these things haven't been free, but they have been as reasonable as I could ask for. Currently all my upcycling craft items are made from free materials - I'm crocheting a rug from plastic bags and sewing lunch bags out of Capri Sun pouches.

The latest idea that won't leave my head is an emergency shelter made from PVC pipes and covered with fused plastic bags. (Plastic bag fusing is one hell of a craft where you iron bags together between two pieces of paper until you have one solid piece of plastic that resembles Tyvek.) But what if it gets cold, you say? Instead of pricey Reflectix insulation, what about sewn-together Capri Sun pouches all over the inside of the shelter? After I finish this rug, I'll start experimenting with that - I promised myself that I wouldn't start another big project until I finished one. (Lunch bags don't count - they take 20 minutes to sew.)

Physically, I'm not feeling well. Hoping I don't get sick again - I can't handle going back into the hospital. Probably it's something minor, and I just need my rest. I have too much to do to get sick!

Check out The HodgePodgery online - if you Google it, theirs is the first hit!