The "We seem to be made to suffer; it's our lot in life" post.

Such an incredibly optimistic title, that. Just be happy I still adore Star Wars enough to quote it; at least that movie has never failed me.A lot has happened since my last post about possibly doing handmade crafts for etsy.com. And it all relates to Monday.Nick had surgery this past Monday on a hernia that acted up after he lifted meat crates at work the previous week. He was unable to lift anything substantial all week before his surgery, and he always ended up being uncomfortable from pain by the end of any of his shifts.He scheduled a time to have surgery, which his employer so politely told him he couldn't have that...

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The quest for more funding.

And by funding I mean "money to help us start a life together."Not that we're suffering, but unless Nick's interview at my place of employment doesn't pan out like we hoped it would, I'll need to decide whether or not to start going to work all day on Fridays, or whether or not it's still more important for me to stay home on Fridays to clean, run errands, prepare for the next week, etc.I'd like to get my accounts going on guru.com and elance.com so I could work on freelance writing on Fridays, and I'd like to start an account on etsy.com so I can sell home-made goods. Unfortunately, I only have one or two ideas for "home-made...

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The desire to act.

Sometimes I wonder: could I have ever made it as an actress?I would've needed to be more outgoing, that's for sure. I would've needed classes. I would've needed people to support me and encourage me to go that direction. However, I wouldn't have needed the looks.So many people have told me how beautiful I am, how fashionable, how "classy" I am. Not that these are all necessarily characteristics of Hollywood stars (I have seen far too many un-classy stars for the world to physically sustain them all), but they definitely get you somewhere in that unfortunately too-shallow and self-absorbed world of film and television.Yet...

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The eBay obsession.

I feel utterly addicted sometimes.And not to something one would normally consider "wrong" or "sinful." I am often addicted to eBay, which is the case now.I have bid on at least 20 items in the last month, and though I have won only a few of those items, I realize that I probably do not need to be buying these items. However, my "business" brain is trying to convince me that I do, in order to complete or enhance my previous collections. For example, I have recently completed my entire collection of Galoob brand dolls from the 1997 animated movie Anastasia, all because I finally found the last doll I needed. In addition,...

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