October 27,2017
TGIF!!! Been a busy bee this week!! But I do have to say I've got a lot done. I finally came out of my petty party funk. I changed up the website to feature all three of them and show the price. I also added cover photos for them. I'm soo proud of myself!! I've had two customers. That's a start. I'm not gonna even complain about it. Another thing I changed was my IG username and profile pic. It is now Mochahighness and has my website pic as the profile pic. Oh! I also changed my bio. So now it is showing my craft.
I've also got accounts on two live broadcasting apps. Pocket Live and Live.me. I leveled up on one and was able to start my own family. I want it to be filled with literary minded people. The name of it is Prodigious. On the other app I have about 2050 fans and followers which is awesome! So proud again.
So remember when I was telling you guys about the friend that was so disrespectful to me, and how a 16yr friendship was ended. Well low and behold, today they called and asked could I do them a favor. Like I was just going to be readily able to drop what I was doing to come to the rescue. Maybe that was the problem? I was always able to be accessible. But today I really was busy and unable to get over there to help. It really was sort of irresponsible the way it happened. Like maybe it should have been planned better. Any hoo, not my business. I'm "not saying nothing" like "they" said.
Still awaiting that good news in the mail from SSI. It can't get here fast enough! My sister bought me a new CPap machine, and it can't get here fast enough!! I can finally sleep without having to rig it together or worrying about the marks on my face.
Did some networking with a friend today. It felt good trying to get out there and do something. I still had to sit though! And I got real sleepy. But then again I've been up since 5am. Yep! Everyday I get up and I drive to pick the boys up from their dad's and bring them to school. Then later that evening, I meet them at the bus stop and drive to drop them home. I used to hang out at my friends, or help her run errands. It was a good way for me to catch a rest. But now I have to drive all the way back to the spot when I have gas, or go to the library when I don't have gas.
Story of my life eh? So next time you see me, I promise I'll have an actual topic!! lol
Friday, October 27, 2017
Sunday, October 22, 2017
The first of August my bucket finally went empty! I couldn't pay my rent nor could I pay the light bill that was due! I went through a huge change. Never have I ever been homeless, nor did I think I would be if I had to move out of my apartment. So I had a number of places I just KNEW I could go. I mean, I've always been a person to help an individual out. I've always done my best to give when I had it, not expecting anything in return. My health is failing, I can't work, and I still haven't been able to get SSI and Disability. This 18 month wait was beginning to be just that. So the Ex and I agreed to let the boys stay with him. I would keep the child support, but help out with groceries since I got food stamps. I knew I would be able to get them from him for school and back. So that's what we did. My youngest sister said I could come and stay with them for a while, but my second to the youngest sister was there too. Well I get there, and then am told that I could only be there for two weeks. Two weeks? Yep! Ok. So two weeks came and I still had nowhere to go so I ended up sleeping in my car for a night.
It was the worst feeling EVER!!! I could barely sleep. I was parked in a parking lot of a Wal Mart. Plenty of light, but I couldn't sleep. My legs got really swollen because of the Congestive Heart Failure. It was a mess. So I ended up at a friend's house. Someone I've known and had a close friendship with for over 15yrs. But I couldn't stay there for long, because she was a Foster Parent and I didn't want her to lose her license. Then Hurricane Harvey hit! If I hadn't gotten evicted from that apartment and stayed there I would have lost everything! The entire complex was flooded up to the second floors. I would have lost all belongings including my car. So maybe being evicted wasn't the worst thing?
I then reached out to acquaintances in a Facebook group I belonged to. There I met someone, who knew someone, who knew someone that had a boarding home. So after the flooding went down and things started to get back to normal as they could I had somewhere to lay my head. This person never asked me for any money, nothing. I had a room to myself. There's three rooms in the house. The other rooms were occupied by an older white woman and an older black man. They both I believe are in their eighties. I've been here for almost two months now. Not where I want to be, but thank Heavenly Father it's not on the streets!!!
I now have a roommate. The little old white lady had left, but has since returned. Today is the second day we've shared a room. Again it hasn't been bad and I won't complain not one bit. I had planned to be in my own spot by October 1st, but that deadline has since passed. I won't let it get me down though. I've seen people lose their mind over the situation I'm in, so I consider myself very and extremely lucky. I'm grateful I shall say. I have to remind myself that God is intentional, and He's working it out for me!
This month that 16yr tight friendship I had came to an end. Why? I have no earthly idea! I didn't do anything to this person. They had been acting very ugly to me over the past three weeks and talked to me real rudely one day. I tried to talk to them about it and they said "I don't care", about it to someone else. So I respectfully walked away. I've got too much going on in my life to worry about why someone is treating me so wrong when I know I've done nothing to them. I believe that person thinks that they're the only person I've got to fall back on. Well, I'm not sorry to say that that can be so far from the truth. I've had people from other states blessing me out of nowhere. He will make a way. I just have to remain strong and prayerful.
I've encountered quite a bit of opportunities of the late. Hopefully this is a sign that things are about to change for me. So I'll stay committed and strong towards the goals I've set out and the things I've got planned. I did get paperwork that my courtdate will be scheduled soon for my SSI. Yessss!!! God knows I've been diligent and patiently waiting!
Ok. Well I must get some rest. I have to get up early in the morning and go get my boys and get them started on their day!!
Here's a little something I'll leave you with and don't forget to check out my website!!
http://mochahighness.weebly.com/
https://youtu.be/L3wKzyIN1yk
Love you guys!!!
Monday, August 21, 2017
August 21,2017 Monday
It's been a very long time since I've written on this page. To be honest I had forgotten how to even get into it! So it's been since September of 2014!!! Omg, so much has transpired since then. So I will fill you all in.
In October of 2014 I had a heart attack!! I thought I had a bad cold, went to the ER to get some relief, to later find out the next morn that I have Congestive Heart Failure. I was given an angiogram and there was no blockage thank God, but I had soo much fluid on me. I was in the hospital for almost two weeks. I was then told to go to a sleep study, because I may have Sleep Apnea. At that time the job I worked for had no insurance and offered none. So of course everything medical was placed on the back burner. I tried my best to maintain my meds. In August of 2015 I had another heart attack, a mild one, caught it in time. This time I was given a sleep study. During that sleep study I stopped 225 times in a course of an 8 hour sleep. I was only able to undergo 2hrs of the actual test, before they diagnosed me with Acute Obstructive Sleep Apnea. My hear has been constantly going in to Tachycardia for more than 30 years. I have always been like this since I could remember. Unfortunately, undiagnosed and untreated has caused me to totally damage my heart.
So I got a CPAP machine. My boss at the time had a friend who owned his own Sleep Clinic and gave me the machine for free. I still have to have Palatel Surgery, but it has also been placed on the back burner as for right now. That job closed in September of 2015. I ended up moving in with my sister and found a great job in November of that same year. I was there long enough to get medical benefits. So I decided to go and see my cardiologist. Who gave me an Echocardiogram, which led to a Thermal Stress Test, which led me to a LifeVest. Yes this vest was to be worn so that in the event my heart stopped beating or became irregular it would shock everything back into order. I wore it for only two days, because all my info was sent to an Electrophysiologist who in return stated the need for 24hr EMT care. In simple terms, I needed a pacemaker if I wanted to continue to survive! At this point I have become soo fatigued due to the condition of my heart. I am barely able to walk a few feet, shower, stand up for 15 minutes at a time, and work for a few hours.
I had the pacemaker installed in June of 2016. I've just celebrated it's One Year Birthday! I have also been unemployed for just as long. I've used up all savings and any resources that can help with housing and the such. So I for the first time EVER in my life, was evicted August of 2017!!! My boys were able to go to their dad. Thank God!!! He is working with me, showing compassion for the first time. What?! Yes, I'm giving him Stamps in exchange for me keeping my child support. Shit I need to survive yo!!!
So currently I am living out of my car. I was able to stay two nights at a friends. I was at my sister's for almost two weeks and they asked me to leave. Hmm I'm not yet ready to discuss that. It's been a very emotional past few days for me. To top it all off, I posted on IG the first night I slept in my car. I lied and told my mom and other sister I was going to be somewhere else so they wouldn't worry. Well a family member went and told my sister and she in turn told my mom. She then tried to text and go off on me. But I'm sorry, first of all the fucking family member that ran and told, NEVER commented on my post. So don't go run and tell like you care bitch. Cuz if you did, you would have asked me if I was okay, gave me some motivation, and helped me monetarily if you could. But you lurked. So on your way to tell my family who knows who else you told!!! But I'm good. I told my mom I've got too much on my plate to worry about what people are thinking.
Today I'm at the library. It's way too hot to try to do anything outside. I really could use a nice bed to lay in and take a nap. With CHF my body is extremely fatigued. So I'm tired often!!! My feet are super swollen. If they get any bigger I will have to go to the ER, cuz that's not a good sign at all!!! I've shared and shared my gofundme page as often as I possibly can. But I have to stay as positive as possible. Otherwise I could crumble to pieces.
If anyone is interested I will leave the link below along with my PayPal account as well! Thanking you guys in advance!
https://www.gofundme.com/chf-relief-for-the-petrys
paypal.me/ValeriePetry
https://youtu.be/VH3f0ellNv8?list=PLbT0J9LBl_oA2657vjqwUTX1Z1VdCOwRk
In October of 2014 I had a heart attack!! I thought I had a bad cold, went to the ER to get some relief, to later find out the next morn that I have Congestive Heart Failure. I was given an angiogram and there was no blockage thank God, but I had soo much fluid on me. I was in the hospital for almost two weeks. I was then told to go to a sleep study, because I may have Sleep Apnea. At that time the job I worked for had no insurance and offered none. So of course everything medical was placed on the back burner. I tried my best to maintain my meds. In August of 2015 I had another heart attack, a mild one, caught it in time. This time I was given a sleep study. During that sleep study I stopped 225 times in a course of an 8 hour sleep. I was only able to undergo 2hrs of the actual test, before they diagnosed me with Acute Obstructive Sleep Apnea. My hear has been constantly going in to Tachycardia for more than 30 years. I have always been like this since I could remember. Unfortunately, undiagnosed and untreated has caused me to totally damage my heart.
So I got a CPAP machine. My boss at the time had a friend who owned his own Sleep Clinic and gave me the machine for free. I still have to have Palatel Surgery, but it has also been placed on the back burner as for right now. That job closed in September of 2015. I ended up moving in with my sister and found a great job in November of that same year. I was there long enough to get medical benefits. So I decided to go and see my cardiologist. Who gave me an Echocardiogram, which led to a Thermal Stress Test, which led me to a LifeVest. Yes this vest was to be worn so that in the event my heart stopped beating or became irregular it would shock everything back into order. I wore it for only two days, because all my info was sent to an Electrophysiologist who in return stated the need for 24hr EMT care. In simple terms, I needed a pacemaker if I wanted to continue to survive! At this point I have become soo fatigued due to the condition of my heart. I am barely able to walk a few feet, shower, stand up for 15 minutes at a time, and work for a few hours.
I had the pacemaker installed in June of 2016. I've just celebrated it's One Year Birthday! I have also been unemployed for just as long. I've used up all savings and any resources that can help with housing and the such. So I for the first time EVER in my life, was evicted August of 2017!!! My boys were able to go to their dad. Thank God!!! He is working with me, showing compassion for the first time. What?! Yes, I'm giving him Stamps in exchange for me keeping my child support. Shit I need to survive yo!!!
So currently I am living out of my car. I was able to stay two nights at a friends. I was at my sister's for almost two weeks and they asked me to leave. Hmm I'm not yet ready to discuss that. It's been a very emotional past few days for me. To top it all off, I posted on IG the first night I slept in my car. I lied and told my mom and other sister I was going to be somewhere else so they wouldn't worry. Well a family member went and told my sister and she in turn told my mom. She then tried to text and go off on me. But I'm sorry, first of all the fucking family member that ran and told, NEVER commented on my post. So don't go run and tell like you care bitch. Cuz if you did, you would have asked me if I was okay, gave me some motivation, and helped me monetarily if you could. But you lurked. So on your way to tell my family who knows who else you told!!! But I'm good. I told my mom I've got too much on my plate to worry about what people are thinking.
Today I'm at the library. It's way too hot to try to do anything outside. I really could use a nice bed to lay in and take a nap. With CHF my body is extremely fatigued. So I'm tired often!!! My feet are super swollen. If they get any bigger I will have to go to the ER, cuz that's not a good sign at all!!! I've shared and shared my gofundme page as often as I possibly can. But I have to stay as positive as possible. Otherwise I could crumble to pieces.
If anyone is interested I will leave the link below along with my PayPal account as well! Thanking you guys in advance!
https://www.gofundme.com/chf-relief-for-the-petrys
paypal.me/ValeriePetry
https://youtu.be/VH3f0ellNv8?list=PLbT0J9LBl_oA2657vjqwUTX1Z1VdCOwRk
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