I was looking through some prompts to start a short story. I chose funny prompts so that I could post them here and have y’all help me continue the story.

I forgot that my brain is always in the gutter. In more than 20 prompts that I looked at, all I could think of was all the dirty ways I could make it go.

Instead of a short story tonight, I guess I’m just going to ramble. This is my mind dump space. I haven’t just dumped anything in a while. 

This has been a crazy month. I started driving for DoorDash to help since we haven’t had an income this month. The first week went pretty well, really helping us out. But, it has gone downhill really fast. I only made $42 last week, and so far (I’ll go out tomorrow if there is any work to be had) this week I’ve only made $11. Definitely not going to pay the upcoming bills.

My husband had an interview (or five) with a company in his field this week. The company is relocating and looking to hire locally. We have our fingers crossed that this works out. 

My dad has been in the ER. He is doing okay. He has some health problems but is choosing not to do what needs to be done to get better. 

One of my best friends is in the hospital, again. She has been in and out of the hospital for three years now. They keep treating the symptoms, but can’t seem to correctly diagnose the problem. I hate that I can’t be there for her, or her husband, while this is happening. They live so far away, and I just can’t afford the time or money it would take to be there with her. I miss her so much, and really want her back to healthy so she can come home. 

We were finally, after months of working in that direction, able to get my middle child’s passport for their school trip. 

Another warning light went off in my car, and no one seemed to be able to agree on what it meant. I’m treating it like it isn’t there. Unless it comes back on for another extended period of time. I know that isn’t healthy, but there isn’t much choice with no money to have a mechanic look at it.

My youngest ended up with two parts in her school’s musical. Which means she is three times busier than she was before. Which means I am too.

Life is just chugging along and I am trying to keep up with the train.

Anyways! How is life treating you this month? Share some good news with me, please.