I Think I'm Making Headway...

I'm still in job search mode, but hopeful (again) that a job I interviewed for this morning will come through.  The hours are good and there's great potential for future advancement.

I made a really good sale Saturday and think I just might be able to pull some parties together.  It'll take a little ingenuity to pull off some of the display pieces I want. (It's amazing how good cardboard looks with satin over it!) I got an amazing buy on a folding table, that folds in the middle, and has wheels so I can pull it along to where ever I need to take it.  A while back I got a little folding hand-truck like thing (teachers use them) at a very good clearance price.  Now, to make a tablecloth for the table and wait for the ordered items to show up.

My website is filling out nicely and I've added some new pages and lots more items to it.  I'm trying very hard to have the patience to wait for the word-of mouth, viral marketing, to work its magic.  I hand out business cards everywhere I go and talk to lots of people.  Last week I interviewed an author from Australia for my October 15th podcast.  My listener numbers are slowly going up on that, as well.  It's a non-paying project, but should send the curious to my website, and maybe the curious will buy something?

My book has been on hold for the past week as I was having a terrible time with my computer-no sound.  2 techs. and several on the phone later, couldn't figure out the problem, and eventually recommended wiping my hard drive as there seemed to be something viral or otherwise causing the problem.  Well, I've spent several days reconstructing everything and loading my files back into it.  My audio works great, which is good since I needed to edit the interview and make it podcast ready.

On this Sunday, I'm going to be helping out with a short independent film as one of many part-time production assistants. It's non paid, but could lead to future paid opportunities, if the director likes my work.  He is planning a major film in the future.  He is an actor/producer/director (his name is Michael John Gabriel), so who knows what that future holds.

Cameron is feeling more positive these days and has accepted Santa Fe as his home.  He's got a group of friends that he rides with on Sunday mornings and on Halloween he has been invited to a special tribal event.  I'm not sure what tribe the Shaman is from, who invited Cameron and his friend Scott.  All I know is that it's a guy only thing and they'll be sleeping out in the desert.  What he has to say when he returns should be interesting.  I think Tuesday and I will hang out together and maybe watch some Netflix.  (We don't get any trick or treaters here.) I'm very happy he's found some people with similar interests to hang out with.

I feel a change in the wind (or maybe it's just fall) and am hoping it is for the better for us.  Being in limbo is difficult and, unfortunately, we're quite familiar with it.

Oh, here's some pictures of my current nemesis, called "Chamisa". Since Santa Fe encourages xeriscaping (not sure of the spelling), the town is covered in native plants.  It's quite pretty as something is always blooming, but my allergies aren't too keen on it.