(written on the 14th} It was another big work day today, decently successful. The first car was going back to that 2013 Mazda 3 that needed struts. It's supposed to be a relatively simple job, you know? You undo the sway bar link upper nut on both sides. You remove the lower bolt that mounts … Continue reading 2024-03-11 — Hold It Up, Beat It Off

Yeah, not much to report. Didn't go to church again. Not doing well emotionally. I feel the absence of God, but I just... Part of me still struggles to trust that they're even is a god, but I think more of me is just angry and... hurting. I'm lonely. Feeling it more these days. Lots … Continue reading 2024-03-10 — Taxes… Continued

(written on the 14th) I think I spent most of the day working on taxes. Deadline is March 15th to either submit taxes or file for an extension. Given how much I have to do, filing for an extension looks like the obvious choice. It's not really realistic to think that I'm going to get … Continue reading 2024-03-09 — Tax Season 😶

(written on the 13th) So... It wasn't supposed to rain yesterday, and it was supposed to rain today. But it rained pretty much all day yesterday, and then it was clear for a decent chunk of the day today before it started raining again. Good gravy. 🙃 Anyway, I don't remember what all I did … Continue reading 2024-03-08 — Rain Delayed.

(written on the 13th) Well, I scheduled The jobs that I normally would be doing on Friday to be on Thursday instead, because it was supposed to rain Friday. But... The rain came Thursday. 😆 So I ended up staying home all day Thursday. I think I worked on tax stuff? And I probably wasted … Continue reading 2024-03-07 (Thursday) — Weather Break

(written on the 13th) Successful work day today. 🙂 I finished six cars and just over 10 billable hours. 🥳 Card number one was a 2013 Dodge avenger in Pea Ridge. She needed a Master window switch, a cabin air filter, and she wanted to know where the oil was leaking from. The job went … Continue reading 2024-03-06 (Wednesday) — Normal Work Day

(written on the 13th) Well, it's all done. Every last little piece of both huge greenhouses is in the upper pasture across from Stevie's house. Done. 🎉🥳🎊 That was a good bit bigger of a project than what I had thought it was going to be. 😅 But it's done now. Now I just need … Continue reading 2024-03-05 — So Long Oklahoma

(written on the 13th) Another nightmare... Maybe I shouldn't call them nightmares. I don't know. They are just circumstances that remind me how lonely I am, so I wake up feeling super super lonely. And I'm having trouble sleeping. Well, not so much sleeping, in general, as waking up earlier than I want to. I'm … Continue reading 2024-03-04 — Lonely

Despite the fact that I feel like it would be better for me if I started turning back to God again, I just can't get myself to do it. I didn't go to church again today. Was it being Jim's birthday yesterday, I wanted to do something for him. He wanted to get his grow … Continue reading 2024-03-03 — Getting to Know Risa

Well, I'm sitting on my trailer tongue about 7 minutes away from Gravette. Why am I sitting on my trailer tongue on the side of the road? Well, because Stephen drives a general motors junk truck. His instrument cluster works when it wants to work. And even when his instrument cluster works, the gas gauge … Continue reading 2024-03-02 — Just One More Trip