Friday, again.  We made it another week.  I feel like this is becoming a cause for celebration in itself.  You already know the terrible in the world right now so I’m not even going to mention it.  It’s time for Faceless Friday and that means we list out the things that rocked our faces off this week.  

Okay, I have to admit gratitude is hard today.  I have sat here for a half hour tryinng to decide what I want to write.  I want to whine and complain.  I want to kick my feet and maybe throw myself on the ground in a toddler like hissy fit and proclaim how the world isn’t fair, I am overwhelmed with adulthood and parenting and how I just “can’t” today…. We know what that means though, right? UGH. We need gratitude the most.  We need to dig the deepest and appreciate the most. Fine. (pouty temper tantrum face). Let’s find some fucking gratitude.  

Heat, Electric, Water, Shelter and Food. With the cost of everything being what it is I find it is getting more difficult to make my fixed income stretch like it was even a year ago.  I receive disability because of my back and child support for the little dude.  That child support puts us over the line to receive any other assistance, so we do not get any food help.  My rent is super reasonable for the area I live in and for that I am SO grateful, but it takes over half of my “income”.  Once you take out the other small bills like internet, car insurance, phone, and gas, it is almost impossible to pay the electric bill on an old farm house in winter.  I am so grateful I was able to get assistance this month from a few different sources to get caught up on the electric bill and for my friend helping with some grocery money!! We are truly blessed to have resources available in our area and friends that are always willing to help if we need it.  Being able to ask for help and receive it without shame rocks my face off.  

TikTok. I like TikTok for a multitude of reasons but lately I like it because I can find information that is not propagandized.  Real people talking about their real lives and what they are experiencing is so so important.  I would like to think that if more people took the time to learn from other people around the world, and even our own country, they would find empathy and maybe the world would be a softer place.  That could be naivety.  We all know you have to have some sort of emotional intelligence to even begin to have empathy. And when life and struggles get too overwhelming? TikTok also provides some much-needed distraction and humor.  BTW if you aren’t following me on there please do. Craughing on all platforms!   

Support. I’m not sure why the old stereotype of those closest to you won’t support your dreams as much as strangers is so true, but it always is.  You would think that seeing your oldest friends strive for something or try at stuff would make you want to support them and cheer them on, but it always seems to have the opposite effect.  Makes the ugly come out in people.  The “oh, look what she’s doing now” come out.  So strange to me, as I have always cheered for my friends with my whole being.  I hate that I don’t have my oldest friends to support my dreams, but I am so grateful to those I do have!  It makes me so happy to have so many of you check in on me and see where I am at with my projects and want to be involved in the process! It rocks to have people in my corner and the help, thank you.  

Okay, I have stuff I want to get done before the day gets away from me so let’s do our quick list.  In no particular order here are some other things that rocked my face off this week: 

Coffee, my kiddo, music, electric blanket, multiple allergy meds almost working, having enough gas for the week to take kiddo to school, Spring Break next week, quiet and calm, dance parties, and YOU dear reader.  Thank you for being here. I appreciate you more than you know! Thank you. 

All love. All ways. Always. 

Craughing Girl