Drought of Posts
I know it is has been a while since I posted anything! I even have drafts written I never submitted. I have no excuse, I have simply not felt like posting things. This happens to me a lot when I am at my parents. Keeping up any kind of schedule is almost impossible, mom works on spur of the moment and she smokes so much I immediately am assaulted with respiratory problems and sore throats. I need to get over it, so here I am in town spending some time smoke free, dog free, dog poop free, and mostly going places to use the free, unlimited and fast internet. Such an easy solution.
Drought of Photos
This drought is over. I had a hard time misplacing things when I got to Michigan because you have to get everything away from the dogs who will chew everything and anything. I lost my phone and batter charger for my camera. I am happy to announce though I have been taking pictures for the last couple weeks and the drought is over!
Nashville Nights ( I was just passing through one night, it’s even crazier than New Orleans)
Mammoth Cave (Really not good photos – I am not good at that lighting, the tour was rushed, and honestly it was boring, more to come about that. Oh and I forgot to reorient pictures into portrait. I am sorry.)
Drought of Cash
I have been hesitant to spend much since I know I will have to have enough money in savings to go to pay my loans for 2 years while in the Peace Corps. So I have been a very boring person. I have been reading a lot of 99 cent and free Kindle books. Going for walks. Spending time with family and my dog. Also trying to keep up with the unemployment thing. I actually had to fly down to Florida for a meeting to learn how to apply for jobs on the internet. The Florida unemployment system seems ridiculous, they have all my information and yet someone hacked their account and changed the settings so that everyone spoke Polish, was Hispanic and a migrant worker. And the letter they sent me used text type (pls). Hopefully I can get into the Peace Corps and get a part-time job for in between once I get back. There are no jobs in my field available at the moment for my level. Seem to be above or below me. I have to search for five jobs per week for unemployment. So far no hits. Lots of spam and scams.
But, I am thinking of going up to Sleeping Bear Dunes north of here if I can let my mom borrow one of her cars or get my car to act normal. Oh, did I mention in Asheville I found out my car has seven, yes SEVEN, oil leaks. My dad just put two quarts of oil in for me. Such a nice guy. Either way, Sleeping Bear Dunes is a national park voted Good Morning America’s “Most Beautiful Place in America” contest in 2011. It is on the coast of Lake Michigan and has dunes, bluffs, forest and apparently a lot of ticks this year because of the mild winter. I have never been.
Real Drought
While driving through Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana is was very apparent that there was a horrible drought occurring. It honestly was as brown as fall. Where I am at now it is not too bad, but south of here in Michigan it is pretty bad. Thoughts and hopes of rain for all the farmers and those who depend on the agriculture market for survival. Everything here is so green and luscious looking. I can pick fruit and vegetables out of the garden and wild blackberries on my hikes through the woods. It is sad to see so many places so brown.
Upcycled Bliss 