It's been raining a lot lately, such sweet blessings for the earth. In the 10 years that I have been here, this is the most rain that I have seen fall. Everywhere is so fresh and green, everything feels alive. The river, next to where I live, is flowing fast these days, I love that I can hear it roaring past, from my truck.
This morning, I woke to the smell of damp earth, it had rained quite a lot through the night. Although the rain is literally rotting my truck from the outside in, I can not help but feel relief, that there seems to be many more wet days on the horizon. This area needs it and soon enough it shall be summer.
I have decided that I am going to start an online fundraiser to see if I can raise some fundings to get me and my girls another dwelling that we can call home. Even though I am working almost everyday now, I'm not oing to be abe to raise the money myself, so I decided to just put it out there and see what happens. I really just want a comfortable home for myself and my girls and I reckon we deserve it too, like everyone does.
I haven't set anything up yet, I really just made the decision, which wasn't an easy one to be honest. Asking for help, never is, but I have some friends who really want to help e set it up, so that feels good. I have been talking about wanting to move on from the truck for a while now. So in that sense, the rain really is a blessing.
I just have to look around me, to witness that bessing. The land I live on is full of wild flowers, wild medicine. Plantain, mallow, chamomile, chickweed and cleavers, are growing in abundance here. I am just waiting on a piece for my juicer and I will get to juicing. There are even nettles, something I am very excited about.
I have really been working on my mindset, I have a difficult time accepting something, unless I have worked hard for it. Which was a huge factor in why I felt so uncomfortable starting a fundraiser. I needed to be reminded, that I do actually work hard, that I do contribute to my community, but most importantly, that I actually deserve some help. It still feels a bit weird though, but that's normal I guess. I feel like I'm pretty good when it comes writing, but not so good when it nvolves having to big up myself, that I'm incomfortable, so a friend of mine told me, that she will write something, for me to post with the fundraisier. I'd don't really know many fundraising sites, besides GoFundMe, if anyone know some others, please let me know. I would like to use an alternative.
Here's to a wonderful week for us all.
( The pictures in this post, where taken by me today, as I went about my day, out working, whilst at home and all the while being in awe of nature.)
A lot of people are using Give Send Go as an alternative. Apparently they have a more christian ethos and are less likely to hold on to your money.
We're in need of a bit of rain here ourselves. The ground is dry as a bone and not good for the poor old farmers the time of year that's in it.
Good luck with the fundraiser...because you're worth it!:) And I mean that sincerely folks!
I very much hope that your fundraiser goes beautifully well, @trucklife-family. I understand about asking for help. I only do so basically in emergencies. I'm really happy to hear that you're getting such good rain, and that you're enjoying it. Happy Tuesday, my friend! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
The fund raiser isn’t s bad option. It’s ok to ask for help, we’ve all been there. Hopefully it’s successful so you get the home you deserve.!