Blessings, affirmations, grace, and reflection

I am so tired of living in a place where you have to fight for everything. I went to a workshop this morning and then ran my errands afterwards. I had to go grocery shopping, pick up a few things from Target, etc. I went to a Trader Joe's on the way back home and it was packed. People were just so rude and I am still dealing with a hurt hip. On top of it, I wasn't finding what I needed and some of the items were more expensive than I know they are at the other TJs. I put the two items in my cart back on the shelf and walked/hobbled out. I drove across state to go to different TJ. It was crowded in there, but at least I got what I needed without being run over. Every store I went into today was packed - because of the Super Bowl. I debated waiting to do my errands until tomorrow when the game is on, but I wanted to get it all done while I was already out since I don't know what to expect tomorrow. I got as much as I could done then came home to do laundry. Of course there ...

Searching for an apartment is frustrating. In my mind I have a vision of what I expect and what I deserve. All of the ads I see are trying to woo the Columbia and City College students and professors. What about the regular working folk like me?  We need a nice place to live too. Then they want all of your personal information (which makes me very uncomfortable), 40x the rent and spotless credit. To rent a place, not to buy. These people seem to think they are renting gold mines. You should see some of these dumps that they are requiring all of this for. While my budget doesn't allow me to stretch my imagination, I know that I can find a decent, safe, and clean place to live with what I have to work with. I don't have elaborate dreams and really am a pretty simple girl though I do appreciate beauty. It's out there waiting for me to claim it. As an aside, I am thinking of starting (yet) another blog of just beautiful spaces and accoutrements to keep my vision clear [Tumbl...