Wow, again with the laundry. That Bev does laundry every few days! She was out yesterday for what were more hours than I’ve ever known her to be since I’ve lived here. I’ve also never known her to hang laundry out this early either. She usually waits till around noon or later. Maybe she’s taking off all day again and that’s why she’s getting it out of the way now.

The last two days were next door’s quietest ever as Friday was their noisiest. The temperature’s going back down, so I don’t expect much from them over the next few days. It’s only going to be in the high 50s today and tonight it’s supposed to drop to the high teens. I thought they may’ve actually gone away which shocked the shit out of me. I just didn’t think these people would have the desire or even the guts to go anywhere. There’s a word for it – something phobia – for people who are afraid to leave their homes. Another possibility is that they got into a fight or that just one of them took off somewhere. Either way, I cannot complain. I don’t miss the door-slamming, and of course, I can do without the knife-tossing, too.

Tom, who insists on keeping an open mind, was looking up ways to kill our financial curse, but like I tried to explain to him, it’s not a curse, it’s fate, and you can’t fight fate or alter destiny in any way. I try to keep an open mind too, but I know I’d only be kidding myself in trying to find ways to get more money. You can’t do what’s not meant to be. The way the Phoenix and Maricopa houses had so many leaks; that was a curse. And once we stopped living in things we owned, it stopped. Money, however, is going to always be an issue for us no matter where we go or what’s going on in our lives. Like it or not, it’s simply something we’ll never ever have again, and it’ll be years before he’s making $10 or more an hour. Like at least 3 years. Meanwhile, he is still going to look for better jobs, but the “better job” may simply be another dime more per hour, and benefits for both of us. Maybe some overtime, too.

I did some sewing yesterday, using natural light which I seem to see much better in rather than artificial light. I sewed what was supposed to be a dress for the Tonners, but it ended up too small and on Barbie instead.