This whole thing really is hitting that "laugh or cry" button something fierce. We had our plumber out to cap our gas line today. They were awesome. In and out, no problem. Except... They pulled out the stove and we discovered that we are hardwired in. This is a no go for the delivery guys.… Continue reading And There’s The Other Shoe
Category: Rant
I Will Never Understand
For the last several months, on top of me building my room and getting ready for MCG, I've been dealing with attempting to get a new stove. I say attempting, because, like everything I try to do it seems, it has been a bit of a cluster. I currently have a dual fuel range that… Continue reading I Will Never Understand
Craft Room Project: Mascot Must Be Murphy
All I wanted to do today was get the touch ups done around the outlets, start prepping the trim and doors for paint and maybe, MAYBE, install the main light. The touch ups and prep were relatively easy, though I may still have to consider a couple of larger plate covers because I am not… Continue reading Craft Room Project: Mascot Must Be Murphy
Craft Room Project: Welcome To The Shit Show
Aaannnddd... today is an epic fail. It started when only one guy showed up. He came in with a huge broom, which tripped my WTF mode because that would indicate they thought they were done or close to done and they weren't. I just decided to wait and see. At that point, I had no… Continue reading Craft Room Project: Welcome To The Shit Show
Craft Room Project: Contractor Etiquette
I debated with myself over posting this because, honestly, it feels like I'm just being cranky about the whole thing. Reality is that I'm not actually just being cranky. It is about general respect and decency from the people you hire to work on property you own and the fact that this company really doesn't… Continue reading Craft Room Project: Contractor Etiquette
What’s Left At The End Of The Day
It is difficult not to be exceptionally angry today. I'm angry at the ignorance and the unwillingness of those that are supposed to be in charge to actually DO something productive. Yes, I could be talking on the larger scale as that absolutely applies as well, but I'm talking a little lower down the power… Continue reading What’s Left At The End Of The Day
Seriously?! I’m STILL Dealing With This?
Okay, I'm extra cranky today. But I think I have a pretty decent excuse. A while back I talked about how my Amazon account got hacked. I still don't know if that came first or if the email I used that was tied to that account got hacked first, but both were apparently targeted. I… Continue reading Seriously?! I’m STILL Dealing With This?
Seeing Color
This was going to just be my usual photo post, but it is apparently turning into a rant because WordPress has decided to be assholes and force us to use their shitty block editor. I didn't really need to relearn how to use WP this morning and I'm so not happy about it. I've managed… Continue reading Seeing Color
Amazon Suckage As An Author
I've mentioned struggles in the past with being an indie author. I've even talked a little bit about my experiences with advertising specifically on Amazon. I'm now discovering another lovely and not often mentioned little beauty (oh, so NOT) that is the beast of Amazon. Ranking and search results. Or, to be more accurate, the… Continue reading Amazon Suckage As An Author
Technical Difficulties
One of the quickest ways to turn a good day into a crap one is to have problems with your technology. I have spent way too much of my day either attempting to get yet another problem fixed on my computer (spoiler alert: didn't get it fixed) or researching how much it would cost to… Continue reading Technical Difficulties
Balancing Compassion With Reason
I'm having an incredibly difficult time with this today. Both on a much larger, external scale and a much smaller, personal scale. I want to be understanding and compassionate when others are having a difficult time, for whatever reason. I've always struggled with being able to see both sides of a lot of different situations… Continue reading Balancing Compassion With Reason
Lone Tulip
I wanted to try and get a photo of my one tulip that has managed to miraculously exist in my flower bed after having not bloomed for years until last year. Sadly, I think the weather took it's toll. It was open yesterday, but the photos I got didn't turn out very good. Today, it… Continue reading Lone Tulip
Rain Kissed Crocus
It is cold and rainy today, which made for some phenomenal photos, even if it is more crocus. I would have gotten more, but it was actually still misting and I really wasn't in the mood to get drenched, so I only got a handful. I WILL have some hyacinths for you soon as they… Continue reading Rain Kissed Crocus
What Suckage Looks Like
One other lovely benefit to living in a area with new construction? Road hazzards. Like nails. I was waiting on BG after her class last night when one of her friends comes up to me and asks about what car I drive. After confirming, she lets me know I have a flat. This was at… Continue reading What Suckage Looks Like
Got My Cranky Pants On
I have no photo for you today because I spent almost all of my morning and a chunk of my afternoon dealing with the absolute nightmare that is trying to get someone to kill my cough. There are so many reasons why I quit going to the last doctor's office and why I hate urgent… Continue reading Got My Cranky Pants On
Cranky Old Hag Mode
I've had probably half a dozen posts running through my head the last week or so and almost every single one of them are rants about one thing or another. Being frustrated at the massive back and forth swings of trying to sell a book. Idiots at the grocery store doing stupid shit (and nearly… Continue reading Cranky Old Hag Mode
Perspective & Texture
As of this morning I'm still sitting in limbo on my book. The 24Symbols platform via Draft2Digital still has not managed to get me delisted 10 days after I put in my initial request. I have been off all other platforms with the exception of Kindle since about 8 days ago. I'm not so frustrated… Continue reading Perspective & Texture
Glitches and Delays
I had said the other day that I was going to try and get my book in Kindle Unlimited. In order to do that, I needed to remove the ebook from all platforms that weren't Kindle. I requested that my book be delisted on Draft2Digital on the 14th. It is now the 20th and 24symbols… Continue reading Glitches and Delays
Hanging My Head In Shame…
...or it could be banging my head on the desk. Right now, the two look very similar. After nearly 14 hours of non-stop data entry and tweaking what I thought I'd had in place before I lost everything with the Windows update, I had managed to get to a point where I thought I had… Continue reading Hanging My Head In Shame…
Feel Like Crying and Screaming – Technical Difficulties
I have lost a year and a half of book data from my personal database. I went to enter my latest read and something looked off when I opened the app. When I realized my dashboard didn't have all of my latest changes I was really confused. Then I went to look at the latest… Continue reading Feel Like Crying and Screaming – Technical Difficulties
One of Those Days… Updated*
Today is trying really hard to be a grumpy day. I feel like that has been me a lot lately, which is frustrating because I try really hard not to be so negative. I can see the positives in today in that even though we are soggy as all hell and you can't walk in… Continue reading One of Those Days… Updated*
TJ Fox: Sharing the Experience 