VailedStarz

The good news? 
          
          My youngest graduated high school & we can finally move home! 
          
          
          The bad news? 
          
          They smoked in my house, put holes in the walls & partially painted every room in the place. The lights have been taken down from the bathrooms & part of one bathroom ceiling replaced - kinda. 
          
          
          The worst news? 
          
          I found a note that reads, "Do Not Use!" in the ½ bath. When I asked about it, I was told that they had found mold a few Months Ago! 
          
          So now, the ½ bath, And The Kitchen, are being demolished, fogged, & reconstructed. Mold spores spread; the longer they sit, the further they spread. If I had been told, when it was 1st discovered, it coulda already been long taken care of + there would have been no spread. 
          
          
          Now, although a lot of our stuff has already been moved over there, we can't move anything else over. We can't even retrieve stuff from there. 
          
          I gotta tell you, washing clothes constantly is a pain; that's what you do when a lot of your clothes are somewhere else. 
          
          At least we have some of our cookware? 
          
          
          They should be done soon; I hope. Then, we can get the water filtration system installed. Idec about the power surges or ½ the place not having AC. I just want to go home. I'll have to soon - whether or not I've been able to pack all my stuff. 
          
          

I have not been able to read in ages - or much of anything really. I'm on a new medication that puts me to sleep as a nice side effect.
          I'm supposed to take it 1st thing in the morning but, upon almost wrecking my car twice, I switched it to night. After still falling asleep randomly, I switched it to every Other night. 
          Are you supposed to make changes like that? Absolutely Not. I've worked in pharmacies & doctors' offices. 
          Would I rather let myself die by taking it regularly? Absotively Posilutely Not.
          I'm just lucky that I never got the desk job that goes with my now $60,000, in student loans, degree.
          Instead, I'm on my feet all day & able to stay awake. I would have already lost said job if I had gotten it

Wattpad Premium books are supposed to be so awesome.
          However, I now find myself reading just to read. After all, you only get 1 month to read them for free. 
          I cannot tell you how many times I've just wanted to put my current book away but I'm reading it anyway. 
          There are just a few (I used to think many) really good authors here & I find it difficult to read any others now. Instead, I seem to just re-read the same stories over & over again.
          I'll try out another, realize they're just meh, read them anyway, & then go back to re-reading the same books as before 

Istg, I didn't think I would ever be able to get back on. My phone has let me read about 40 minutes in the past 2 weeks. Granted, I've been busy af but, I haven't been able to read much even when I've had the time. Imagine my surprise when Wattpad actually opened 

So, my $60,000 bachelor's degree, in Healthcare Administration, has me working in retail rn. Mentally, emotionally, physically, socially, it's fantastic for me.
          Omfg! I have 3 fave Latino families at my job & 1 of them I haven't seen since the election. They were there Sunday though & I about broke down. I already had a message written, in Google Translate, for if they ever Did come in. 
          Here I am, with a line of people & I hear this very faint "hello" from the other side. The mom is standing there, smiling at me, & she fn spoke English to me. She called for me. She smiled at me. She spoke English to me. hklrimdhflhgxih
          I immediately handed over my phone so I could keep working. The message was simple. "I've missed you. I've been worried about you. I'm so glad you are here." 
          As soon as I got the chance, I was actually able to figure out why I hadn't seen her in so long. She's been working an extra job now that her son is in school & she has more time. Their family is doing well rn. I didn't ask their status; I never do. I'm just happy that my people, for now, are safe. After what happened to that woman from Puerto Rico, I'm more scared than ever but seeing her was a big relief 

Heyyyy VailedStarz!
          
          Sorry to bother you, I know this can be annoying. I saw you commented on an orc romance book (Tansy of the wilds, I LOVED that one and was inspired by it), and was wondering if you wanted to give mine a shot? It's a sweet orc romance, featuring a shy princess and the commander of the orc armies! Just want to give it some more publicity. It's still early in the story, and I'm a new author (but I don't write badly, promise! ;) ) so any feedback is super appreciated<3 
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/386017432-the-beast%27s-princess

Yo, remember the cat shifter and Wendy the Wendigo, that whole series? I can not find it. The authors username is on the tip of my tongue. I can picture it, I can't read it. I was going to recommend it to someone and so went on a hunt through my reading lists and nada. I think they've finally gone. 

Hi! So nice to see you visiting my page. Huge thanks for adding Rosalind and the sequel Bellua to your reading list! I really hope you enjoy Bellua (I remember you read Rosalind years ago).

I wanted to post this to @amlkoski but she is wise enough to not allow anyone to post on her profile.
          This is to all of her readers, & to the new readers who will soon follow...
          
          https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AAnna+M.+L.+Koski&s=relevancerank&text=Anna+M.+L.+Koski&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

Inkett has enabled side comments, like Wattpad has, & I'm super excited. There are a few books that, since they don't meet Wattpad standards, I've had to read on there. I've just hated not being able to comment. Since my phone hates ao3, this just makes it even better