So, it's been a tumultuous couple of months, and I have a feeling it's just beginning.
I'm facing a few more difficult decisions, and we all know how I am with decisions...
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Soooo, I guess I should give you an update also...here goes.
I'm stuck where I'm currently at because I was headed out and got a flat...it was close to another friend, so I called them. They sent out another friend, and wham bam, I'm now out a rim and tire.
Yes...
They.
Stole.
My.
RIM!!!
And because I used all the cash I had to get the radiator fixed, I don't have anything to get a new rim. Hence, the STUCK!!!
Poor Petunia is sitting on a cinder block right now.
On the first, I will be able to get a new rim, and there is a lovely gentleman that has offered me (I believe) all four rims for $50, I hope...LOL. If not, I can always get the rim and a new tire. So, more funds goes into the van, but that's OK because I know that just about everything is good and new on her...which is also good because of the other decision I've made.
Which is....
I will be traveling. The thought of moving into an apartment or anyplace right now scares the crap out of me...to the point of a panic attack if I think about it too long.
I've been lied to, abused, and all out hurt by anyone that has offered me a place to live (I'm not talking about my wonderful friends that have offered me their sofa or floor for a couple nights when the weather got really cold) so I'm just going to stay in the van and travel for a little while. I think it would be good for my soul and also healing because I really need to step back (as it were) and just heal from the traumas of the past FIVE YEARS!!!
When I came back from Chicago, I went into survival mode, and I haven't stopped to actually heal from any of those events...and because of that, I've done nothing but spiral and self-destruct since then. And, I'm pretty much at the bottom. I have very, VERY few friends left that have put up with me, and to those, I say from the bottom of my heart....
THANK YOU
Starting next month, because, well, this month SUX, I'm going to be traveling and camping in my van wherever I go. I think I have just about everything I need (except a deep cycle battery for Petunia), and I think I'm ready for this huge jump.
To those friends that I've pushed away; I'm so sorry I didn't listen, or told you to go to H***, or F*** Off, or any of those other wonderfully colorful expletives, I hope you give me a second chance, or third chance, or even the billionth chance, because I'm a work in progress, and I'm still learning...and healing.
Now, another decision...where to go first? Next month is going to be tight, so it might be local, or a small distance, but I am not sticking around here...that's for sure. I've been hurt way too much to stick around!! (That includes the not so wonderful Killeen Police Department, who just stood by and let a majority of this happen.)
Now, I know you're saying, you're braver than I am, because I could NEVER just drive like that, but trust me, it's not bravery...it's self preservation.
There's nothing for me really anywhere...I've lost my family, I've lost a lot of friends, I've lost my school (I do hope I can go back someday)....what's left?
On a side note, I had a friend post this the other day, and it doesn't take money...it takes FAITH to do all this!!
I will, however, have to return to my "home" town once a month for doctors appointments. And I need to find a mailbox there that I can use, but right now, it's just go.
As I embark on this journey, I will post updates. I've decided, I'm not going to let my family scare me into hiding...I'm not going to let them scare me into anything anymore! I may have cowered since November, and been scared to death of them, but no more...they can live their life and I will live mine because frankly, I don't care anymore. They've blocked my number, and my life is a lot easier that way...except for an emergency when I have to get hold of some family. That's when doing the grownup thing and just not calling comes in handy...and trust me....I don't call, but you can at least unblock the phone for emergencies, or other situations...Like when I accidentally get mail for them!!! But that's another side note.
So, now to decide where to spend the month of February. Is there anyone that wants to see me particularly? Any place I should visit? Any sites to see...of course keeping in mind that it's going to be a low funds month as I catch up so it needs to be kinda local.
I'm also planning on getting myself a little stove top for the van, and then the deep cycle battery. I think what I'm going to do is add my wish list here, and have my mailbox as the delivery for anything that people might want to gift me. There's still a lot that I need for the van, but as of right now, it's very livable and comfortable...not the best but it works.
I've also caught up with a couple of people from my past, and I'm really hoping that one of those turns into something else...but time will tell.
Now the advice from friends...
It appears I act untrustworthy, and I've tried to be open and honest with everyone, so if you don't trust me for some reason or another, I find that a problem, and would like to remedy that. It really hurt when this friend said I had ulterior motives for doing things, and seriously, I do things to do them and be nice. I NEVER expect anything in return, and I understand if that is something that people don't quite get...I'm old fashioned that way. So, when I do things, it's not for Brownie points, or anything like that, it's me being nice. That's it, end of story...nothing else to follow. Half the things I do, are completely random and anonymous.
Example: One act of kindness that I used to do every week, the people in charge wanted to find out who was doing it...after THREE years of doing this, they finally caught me and said thank you...I don't do it for recognition or anything like that...I do it because it makes ME feel better, and it brings a smile to the people it helps. To this day, I don't know who this random act of kindness has helped, though I've heard stories...I don't know how many people it has helped, and no one has caught me doing it. That's the random in random acts of kindness, and yes, when I'm in Nacogdoches, I will continue to do it, however I don't plan on being in Nac anytime soon.
Yes, I'm (as one other person put it) BRUTALLY HONEST!! If you don't like it, or can't tolerate it, then again...maybe it's best we part ways.
So, this is what's going on...kind of a long update, and I apologize for that. I know that some of you will say, "You've been fine since I've known you", but I haven't...I've been hurt and just in survival mode, and I want to start living again.
So, for those from my past that are still here, Thank You...for my new friends that are still around, Thank You...and to my readers, Thank You.
And now, I wait for eleven more days until the end of the month when I can get that stupid rim.
