Did you know homelessness is on the rise? I do, I have experienced it in a very real (if unconventional way.) Although I begged my husband from our homeless hotel with literally NO address (our house in Tucson is closing on September 9th, D day, and our Douglas home is paid for
through the end of the month but somewhat inaccessible at present) and we have had nowhere to send ANYTHING (or receive anything) as we have slowly leeched from our savings to pay for the dang truck rental, day after day. Additionally, further rooms from the inn were costly as well. We watched our savings leech sadly as we struggled to find a way out of our homelessness.
It was unpleasant. The homeless are often taken advantage of, and in a vain effort to step UP to a parked camper and campground, I was nearly taken advantage of to the tune of 1500 by a fake camper, a sob story and a doctored screenshot of like ebay cars. Fortunately, I did not act on impulse and investigated further. The scam artist I spoke to told me when I said, "This sounds like a scam to me," responded, "You sound ......ed." I responded, "Maybe so, but I am not *YOUR* ......, has this ever actually worked?" He callously refused to answer me, and I was ignored as he hung up. No one hears the homeless.
With grave effort, our homelessness is coming to an end as of tomorrow. We are picking up keys to a place and will have an address, one we can have for as long as we pay the rent. Even our dog can come.
Despite my encouragement to my husband it might be time to try steno or even perhaps some manufacturing of the substance that uses Sudafed, well, he strictly emphasized that I was not to exercise those options OR even purchase stuff, as he believed an end to our homelessness would soon be upon us.
With grave effort, we leave our homelessness tomorrow. I must say, while lots of dudes leered at me, I think it was more like their drug addled state (like probably more than half of downtown Clarksburg) I was glad I was not homeless alone in Clarksburg WV. I don't think my options would have been good.
However, we have had just a small taste of homelessness, my nic has been plugged IN even the whole time and we have had a room that we can temporarily use.
But, I must emphasize, even at this level of homelessness stress AROSE. It was difficult, far harder than we had imagined (although I must say the red herring of the psycho/evil--remember people discriminate against the homeless-- real estate agent slowed us down.) Once we rid ourselves of her highness and found the right websites, we forged ahead.
I have been SO homeless, I am happy just RETING for now. For A LOT of months even. I can't take more change/move and there will be plenty of time to find the home of my dreams the one I plan to die in.
The more I learn about my VA, the more I realize (especially after experiencing homelessness) I will be LOW KEY without even trying.; I know right? But like, lawsuit number SEVEN has been filed against the dang woman who murdered 7--9 patients and all sorts of civil suits are coming in and also there is a new VA Director the old one was removed via "Employee Coup.'" Somehow in some unspecified way. I bet it was great. I will listen carefully and quietly until I hear the tale.
This is going to be the best job I will ever have. Since I have been homeless for almost two weeks I feel a lot of gratitude for this, because I found even the most shallow level of homelessness to be unfortunate and unpleasant.
LOL
No offense to the truly homeless and honestly I might shift them up several rungs on my "charitable ladder" because the worst feeling of homelessness that I experienced (although I am sure that detoxing is way worse! WAIT! I also detoxed! Let me rephrase that. :1/2 of an Ambien is going okay I guess and if I stop it maybe I will remember my dreams again. But yes, the worst part (besides DETOX!!!!!) is the feeling of deep, deep uncertainly of what each day will bring. I do not recommend it.
Otherwise, WV is JUST FANTASTIC.
Informative. Deny THAT. (Modeled after my kid's journal.)
Anna