Life these days
Oct. 8th, 2025 12:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
animama The Chinese horoscope seems to be correct about 2025 being a bad year.
My mom had another fall and has been moved to a "rehabilitation center" after several days in the hospital but the place is basically a care home. Mom is 86 and very frail, with Parkinsons, diabetes, heart problems and to be honest some cognitive issues. Medicare will pay for 90 days at this place and after that it will be out of pocket for 10k a month. If it comes to that we will have to sell her house, but at the rate she is declining that may be a moot point.
I will be flying down in a couple weeks to see her, despite the current lack of funds. I think if I did not see her before she passes I will be regretting it in the coming years. Credit card it is.
Job search is still coming up dry. I just applied to an assistant position down in Louisiana. I am sure hundreds of other also applied, including people that were directing last year. It is amazing how few animation storyboard openings there are. Unemployment will run out in December. I love my property but we may have to sell chunks off to carry on.
Ugh, sorry for all the doom and gloom. I have been listening to my siblings cry for the past few days and I am getting so tired of not being able to do anything to help the situation.
In other news, life goes on. Weather is getting cooler so I have been doing some baking. Cats are being cute as usual. Neighbors across the road gave us a big box of pears from their backyard orchard so I made a pear crumble yesterday. I keep finding new boxes of old dolls and other collectibles that can go on Ebay. 90's and 00's era Barbies are not worth that much, but it all adds up.
Here is hoping that 2026 will be good!
My mom had another fall and has been moved to a "rehabilitation center" after several days in the hospital but the place is basically a care home. Mom is 86 and very frail, with Parkinsons, diabetes, heart problems and to be honest some cognitive issues. Medicare will pay for 90 days at this place and after that it will be out of pocket for 10k a month. If it comes to that we will have to sell her house, but at the rate she is declining that may be a moot point.
I will be flying down in a couple weeks to see her, despite the current lack of funds. I think if I did not see her before she passes I will be regretting it in the coming years. Credit card it is.
Job search is still coming up dry. I just applied to an assistant position down in Louisiana. I am sure hundreds of other also applied, including people that were directing last year. It is amazing how few animation storyboard openings there are. Unemployment will run out in December. I love my property but we may have to sell chunks off to carry on.
Ugh, sorry for all the doom and gloom. I have been listening to my siblings cry for the past few days and I am getting so tired of not being able to do anything to help the situation.
In other news, life goes on. Weather is getting cooler so I have been doing some baking. Cats are being cute as usual. Neighbors across the road gave us a big box of pears from their backyard orchard so I made a pear crumble yesterday. I keep finding new boxes of old dolls and other collectibles that can go on Ebay. 90's and 00's era Barbies are not worth that much, but it all adds up.
Here is hoping that 2026 will be good!
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