Up the creek

In the words of Jake in the Blues Brothers, You're up sh** creek. I am indeed. My next rent check will wipe out my life savings. I have been living on savings for over a year and now I get to be broke. And my car needs new tires and an oil change.

Which is worse: Losing your job or having your paycheck cut so badly you have to move into your parents' house, in my case mother's house?

I started selecting movies, books, and cd's to sell to a 2nd hand book store. Friends are eager to buy once I explained I am watching movies one last before I sell them. I plan to call mom about placing my Barbie collection in her next auction. I kept them in original boxes, though less than 10 years old. Here's hoping.

The only problem is waking up my family and friends from their fantasies of who I should be. I should always smile and be happy, I should have a ton of money saved up so I can buy whatever I want w/out any husband or child spending my hard earned money, and I should get drunk at bars every night sleeping with anyone who will have me. Sorry, that's not the reality I'm dealing all by myself.

I know nobody wants to hear about my problems, they just want the good stuff. I am not trying not cry about it even though selling my collections breaks my heart cuz nobody is going to tell me I'll get through this recession and life will go back to normal again. I'm counting on that. Later.