Wednesday

Another beautiful day.  I am trying to have a count my blessings day.  It is much better than being depressed.  I have to remind myself sometimes that I am much better off then many homeless.  I have a place to sleep that is out of the elements and is safe, relatively speaking.  I have never gone a full 24 hours without food.  I may not always like what I have to eat, but I am eating.  I make it to a ladies room when I need to most of the time (pantyliners are very necessary when you are homeless) and I am able to keep myself clean most of the time as well.  I have clean clothes to put on and a job.  While it doesn't pay that well, it keeps me going until I can get back on feet.

This morning a very nice man came over to speak to me.  He walks past me every morning on his way to get coffee.  I have been seeing him for about a month or so now, and today he said hello.  He also gave me $20.  That is enough for me to eat for the week.  Although I have money for food already.  My church gave me a gift card from the Safeway again.  So that is nice.  I put the money in the bank right away.  I do worry about being robbed.  Not something that I think about constantly, but it is a concern.  I always set my phone to 9-1-1 before I go to sleep just in case.  I am little more worried about now then before because now the car won't start.  The starter is gone.  At least I think it is the starter.  It can't be the battery because the alarm and the radio still work.  I do know that from the mileage on the car I should be getting my timing belt on the car replaced about now.  So it is one of those two things.  I didn't look up the cost of the timing belt, but the starter online is about $250.  I don't have any tools, so I can't do it myself (and I am clueless when it comes to fixing cars).  I figure with a 30% markup and an hour of labor it should be about $500 to repair.  I have decided that I am going to get the starter and the hose that is leaking fixed first, that will be another $200 or so.  It will at least make the car somewhat drivable for the time being.  Then I will go back and get the fan and the switch replaced once I save up more money.  I am hoping to be able to do that next week, but I think I will still be a little short.  So it looks like I will have to wait for two pay periods instead of one.  But hey, maybe someone will come into the store and buy (and not cancel) a house full of furniture and my paycheck will be a good size.  A girl can dream right? 

Since my car no longer runs, my routine has changed a bit.  I didn't eat breakfast this morning, so I am off to the Safeway to get some lunch. 

Have a good day and try to have a count your blessings day too!!