Updatey Stuffs

In what may not be a super surprising turn of events, in Death Valley, in June --- business is currently so slow that there aren't as many hours to go around. Today I worked the third of the new smaller early dishwashing shifts, 8:00 to 2:00. Tomorrow I'm scheduled for one of my deep-clean shifts, which is still a full eight hours. Well, minus my mandatory lunch break. And then I have three days off, and then next week is this again.

Basically, I am trying not to be completely doomy-gloomy about it, but I am honestly worried about how small my next few paychecks will be. I do not want to add up all of my scheduled hours and then try to figure out how much I should be making and then hope that I am right. Obviously it sucks, but I really do not want to get stressed out about it. 

This has pretty much stopped all fun spending.
I canceled two pricey pre-orders.
And, I really truly fucking hate to say it, but when the Moonspell Magic dolls are released next month, I am not currently one hundred percent certain that I will buy all five right away. 

At this point eBay has delivered almost everything, so my only incomings are a case of Beanie Babies collector cards, a smaller lot of those same collector cards, and one more set of Teenie Beanie Babies from them; some cleaning tablets and a plush pig from Amazon; and a box of cannabis.
That's it.

On the plus side, I have more free time and many books and comics to read.
But, uh, business could totally stay this slow for another month or two. I hope that's not the case, but it could be.

Another pre-order to think about is my Kieran & Spelldon two-packs. I might leave it alone, but obviously getting two of them might not be worth it right now. Then again, they are not really all that expensive, and I could potentially sell the spare someday, so I don't know.

One thing I am going to do until hours pick up again is set aside $111.11 every pay period. Maybe even that much every week, if I can.

I really do hate this feeling of Needing to be extra super careful with money again, but I am also trying hard to focus on silver linings and stuff. Like, rent is still very low, and I can eat free food on the clock or pay only $5 a meal when I'm not working. So at least I'm not struggling to provide shelter or food for my stupid human body. That is a big deal, for people who are anywhere near as poor as me. I never don't feel thankful for that.

More Money Rambling

I don't regret any of the Beanie Babies I have bought recently, but will have to really think about it before I buy another one. I can think of a few maybes, and even have an offer that is very interesting, but

I also need to have money available whenever that wonderful seller has a blind box Rarity set. I'm so serious, I must have it. 

Right now I do have money set aside for it, but the seller said they probably wouldn't have this set available for a few weeks, so I must be patient. Not easy, but I can do it.

Since I can't buy a bunch of new toys right now, I really should start posting a lot on BlueSky and also Instagram. 

And, of course I would rather not do this, but one thing I could always try is selling some toys. Probably won't be necessary, but it is an option.

Technically, selling books is also an option. But it's an option that can just fuck off.

Bunnies

Some of my favorite Beanie Babies are the bunnies. I have purchased Hippity, Hoppity, Floppity, and Dippy.

I’m currently considering an offer for the Buddy version of Dippy, who is my favorite of the four. But there is also a Buddy-only bunny, Flippity, who is quite cute. So maybe I will get all five of them in Buddy size. 

One thing I have added to my watchlist is a lot of six Buddies. Flippity, Hippity, and four bears.

Damn, there is another bunny I like! Hippie! This is honestly one of the most perfect-for-me Beanie Babies I’ve ever seen. I might buy this one very soon, even though I didn’t know it existed a few minutes ago. Seriously, new favorite bunny.