Tuesday Odds and Ends

Good morning.  Been having a hard time financially lately (too many credit cards for a shopaholic) so it's been a stressful time.  Hoping to have it all under control by next month.  No more shopping unless it is something I vitally need. It seems, though, that when it rains it pours.  Just when I've basically almost hit rock bottom and working hard to get back in financial shape, my metrocard decides not to swipe anymore.  It happens.  Wear and tear from swiping it, and some buses just eat it up.  Have to yank it out. So when I went to put money on my card on Sunday, it wouldn't take the money. Time for a new one. What happened the last time was the clerk did something which transferred my half fare onto a regular card so that I could continue to travel at half fare until my new card arrived. The clerk on Sunday either didn't know how to do it, or did it wrong, because when I got on the bus it charged me full fare. 

I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. It's $2.70 a trip. I make 2 trips a day to my classes, 2 trips for WW, 2 trips for food shopping, and 2 trips when my back and knees hurt to much to walk to church. That's $27 a week just for that not to mention the days I head to the park or Coney Island. I'm used to getting out and about whenever I feel like it. Now I have to think twice about it. And it takes about 5 weeks for the new card to come. So, I worried all night long. I know I'm not accomplishing anything by worrying about something that can't be changed, but, darn, it's just not fair. Sorry for the whine this morning. Just had to get it off my chest.

Had a great time in arts and crafts yesterday.  It's so relaxing to create with peers you consider your friends.  This is what I made.  Next week we are going to do macrame.  

 Got this wonderful fun book on Friday.  I love mermaids, dragons, and unicorns.

It's awesome, filled with tales and folklore about  unicorns, their magical powers, where they live, and tips for finding one in today's world.  The artwork  in this book is so amazing.  I'd show some pictures, but I'm a bit fearful of any copyright issues so you'll just have to take my word for it.  

Was talking to a childhood friend last night.  I'm trying to get out there this summer to see all my friends.  It's amazing how we all found each other, well, I found them after all these years.  I'm 71 years old and haven't seen any of them since I was 17.  How many years is that?  54 years.  All I can say is,  'Thank you, Classmates.'  Anyone belong to that website?  

When I first joined I only put down the high school where I spent my freshman and sophomore years.  Found my cousin, the one who used to bully me, and reached out.  After all, so many years have passed, and we are all we have.  But, he has never responded.  Wondering if I should reach out again.  

Well, after awhile I added on my grammar school and the school I attended for my junior and senior year.  Only 2 other people have registered for the grammar school, and I reached.  We've been in contact, but they live so far away.  But, then I found my old boyfriend in the high school and for awhile we chatted back and forth, then he disappeared.  Best of all I found two of my best friends.  We've friended each other on FB and are planning a summer get-together.  

About a month or so later they announced that my class was having a reunion.  I hadn't received an invite because I left after my sophomore year.  Well, as you may know, it's easier to find male class members than female as women marry and change their name.  So, I had met up with a brick wall in finding another friend until....until I saw the list of names for the reunion.  There she was, her married name in parentheses, and we've been friends ever since.