I'm beat! We {my fur babies and I} were up until almost 5 am this morning. Officially reconnected with 42 of the mystery shopping companies I've worked for over the years. Updating profiles, taking qualification quizzes and deleting those no longer around. Then it was all about going over the job boards to find shops to do for next month.
The end of May is coming up a bit faster than I had wanted it to. So, it will be nice to have a few pennies rolling in when it's time to move. The property owner stopped by today to tell me that they have applied for the permits, so hopefully early April they will be able to start renovating the apartment that I will be moving too. It's going to be completely brand new when I move in. Sarah told me he was pretty happy after seeing the house and how well I've been keeping it 'new'.
Somewhat looking forward to the move, as then I will be able to unpack at that point. And finally, be home. It's not the ideal location but apparently, it's where God wants me to go. I pretty much gave the Lord the reins in January and have been following the leads He's put before me. Those leads have turned into some pretty awesome blessings, so I'm somewhat looking forward to what's next. {Something I've never been able to enjoy before} I've always had to have a vision or a plan. Whether they fell through didn't matter. I was in the driver's seat. Now I'm a passenger in God's plan. Here for the ride!
I did a bit of touch up work here at the website, some promoting on the Facebook pages. The Bright side of the Barn has a page now, where we promote the companies that I am affiliated with. Beautiful products for the home and a site just for the fur babies. My favorite is the Christian site, where you can find devotionals, and home decor with spiritual encouragements written on them. And of course, the AVON. I also have the link to my daughter's Tupperware, she's actually enjoying selling that. {Something I did years ago}
None of which will make me rich, but all together they do help put gas in the car and pay for prescriptions. Between the affiliates and the mystery shops it should start helping make it through financially in the months ahead. Plus I get a few pennies from the ads here at the Bright side of the Barn. Each time it reaches $100 the funds get transferred to my bank, which is always a nice surprise. I recently discovered my Microsoft cash back added $11 to my account. Not much but every bit helps.
I've been given control of Chanelle's Facebook page, so I've been updating it often. And I found a few cute pictures of Chanelle and Tux to enter into some animal photo contests. You can't win if you don't enter, right. I don't expect to win the $thousands of dollars in top prizes. Who knows, maybe we can win some new toys if nothing else. Cleo gets pretty bored looking for something to play with and Chanelle has no interest in anything but her beat up old baby. {With 2 new babies just waiting for her}. Would be nice to see her with a new toy.
I still have her original lambchops baby, which looks about as bad as the one she carries around now. I don't remember how we got her to switch over to the new one last time when this one was new. Her baby was packed up the whole time we were in the truck and since we've been here, I found it and she hasn't let it out of her sight. Even growling at her buddy Jackson if he gets too close to it. LOL.
Hopefully I can get some solid sleep tonight. It's been really windy, and the rain has been horrible the past couple days. I need to get over to where Miss StarBright is this weekend. My horse is starting to shed really well, but it's hard to brush her out when she's so wet. Of course, she loves to stand in the rain and roll in the mud. I have access to the camera where she is now, so I can check on her and watch her during the day. It feels super nice, to be able to see her and how she's doing.
My friend is an amazing person and has done so much to help me out the past couple months, I'm thinking of something special to do for her, to show my appreciation. Would be nice to return the flavors! I don't pray for wealth, but I do pray for God to help with the finances so I can pay back those that have helped me get forward.
I never expected life to turn out this way. Between having a couple strokes, struggling with remembering things and other health issues of my own it has been hard enough. But to have to take care of someone that can't seem to do anything for himself has been quite the 'ball and chain' to drag along as well. I would have liked to have been with someone that was going to help take care of me, not someone that would drown me in their needs.
Blessed by God
Life's hard work @ the Bright Side of the Barn
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Until next time, Stay Safe and Happy Trails.
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