Morning. I’m still at Janie’s for another couple of days, but I’ve made peace with all the dolls and puppets that are everywhere, gazing around with their pup eyes. I have brewed some Sleepy Time tea in a saucepan since I couldn’t find a teakettle and now I’m sitting at an oval work table looking at her great backyard out the window. I’m thinking about what it will feel like to be in my own place; how many peaceful mornings I will have.
I have just figured out my budget, which I had been afraid to do for fear my money was short. Turns out that if I can raise/earn another two hundred dollars, I am okay through the end of June! I know I can scare up a couple of assignments that will pay that much.
I told Deig we were gonna get a giant piggy bank and start saving up for a trip to New Orleans. I would so love to manage my own affairs without having to take any money from any men. If any of them pay the rent it starts to feel like I’m a kept woman and you know I can’t have that! I think I can write my way to eight hundred dollars a month which is my current base budget. Eight hundred dollars a month. I am so relieved. I feel like I have my money together. My heart and mind are making progress. But on this morning, I celebrate the fact that I am able to support my own damn self!