Pinching and Squeezing Pennies

About 25 years ago, I let my mom give me a haircut with her stupid Flowbee.  I was in between finding a regular person to cut my hair and she kept bugging me about the damn Flowbee she got one night watching TV.  I think my dad might have been alive.  Finally I gave in and let her give me one. It was fine but it's like someone hitting you in the head with a vacuum.  Not fun.  

I was fine with the cut.  It did the job. I wasn't expecting the compliments I got.  Kind of funny.  She had offered at one point and I said it's fine. I don't pay what I used to pay.  The person I went to is probably charging $70 for a hair cut by now and 20% tip.  I pay between $15 to $25 depending on the skill level.  Not a big deal.  I'm at the point where I'm like ok, let's do it.   Might be kind of funny if I get compliments.  Might need to shop for a hat.  We shall see.  

I did go for a walk by Lake Michigan after I found out my appointment got cancelled. I walked by the Starbucks I've normally gone to and saw that it was open. I will go there next weekend and get a morning mocktail.  It's been a year. I earned it and then some.  I was glad to see that they were open again.  I was surprised to see that the stores weren't too congested at Target and Wal-Mart.  I couldn't say the same about Menards.  Really?  I know it has a nice smell.  Embarrassed to say we were looking for smoked sausage that was on sale.  Not any furniture or hardware but food.  Normally we get our air filters there.  Not my favorite place in the store, but it does have a nice aroma.  

I see that people are boycotting Wal-Mart for being a donor to Orange Foolius.  It really did seem bare for a Black Friday. I was there only on Shopkick business.  Yes, I would like to boycott them too but we get our basics there and I'll just shop more at Target to compensate since they didn't.  Not too much.  I am on a budget after all.  

It hit me in the heart thinking about getting ahead instead of getting by.  It's when people mock those who cried about the election, well, it wasn't about a candidate.  It was about the ideas and the potential that maybe life wouldn't seem like such a struggle and when it didn't transpire, it wasn't losing.  It was how am I going to get by tomorrow?  What am I going to have to worry about next?

Leadership matters. I see that Mikie Sherrill might be running for governor in New Jersey and Abigail Spanbauer is going to run for governor for Virginia.  Would I write postcards or letters for them?  Maybe.  Just still feel defeated.  I put some of my magic markers in my decorated sticker tin.  

It was nice to dream for awhile.  Now it's time to figure out how do we adapt and prepare for what might happen in the next few months.

I get by.  It's what I do best.   

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