relight my fire

After an argument, silence may mean acceptance or the continuation of resistance by other means.
Mason Cooley

i am taking a class for the next level counselor certification entitled therapeutic resistance. as dorky as it may sound, it is riveting. when working with substance abuse, clients are rife with resistance on a regular basis. to look at resistance from a fresher perspective, a studied one, and allow myself to look at my work from different eyes opens up a new vistas for interacting with people.

i am hoping these two days can renew some stale banters that have been settling in my world.

i am also in the market to redo the kitchen in my little bohemian lovepad. i have been shopping around for cabinets, appliances, flooring, countertops, and fixtures. i ran into a line today that i really fell in love with. the company name is ultracraft and i have developed a big crush. not sure this is what my final choice will be, but it am loving thinking about this choice.

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today's sound choice is 1979's "relight my fire" by dan hartman

who doesn't love this song????

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image credit: nathaniel welch

so i found myself in a financial dilemna today. i say that rather obtusely, because i had seen an issue coming for a month or so at least. i just sort of let it happen, though. just like i was watching a train wreck happen. i felt frozen and didn't do anything to change it.

my expenses have been outnumbering my cash flow. although it doesn't seem as if i've been living on credit, i haven't been paying off much debt either. i've been slowly sinking.

so i had to call around to try to refi my house. i think i found something. i just need to get an appraisal, which i kinda wanna have done anyway. i'm hoping i can wrap my vehicle loan and a coupla cards in the loan so i will only have 1 payment. this would be joyous and probably save me a few hundred dollars a month. it depends on the appraisal really. it's a good thing i am blessed with a townhouse. it is offering me some flexibility.

but believe me, this a vantage point that took some jockeying to reach. i was very panicked earlier this week. i was angry, i was projecting onto my job, my life... and then i remembered steps 10 and 11. and i have come back to earth and rekindled my belief that i will be taken care of.

i hope i get a little more buck-in-pocket. have a disco biscuit on me, dolls...