I finally got around to updating my WordPress installation for this blog. Everything went fairly smoothly, except for one thing: Much to my dismay, the theme I was using started causing error messages to be displayed on each post.
I loved that theme, and I had no intention of changing it any time soon. But I decided to look for a new one. I might have been able to fix it had I done some research, but I just don’t have the time. I’m doing well to look for a new one right now.
Now I’m glad I did. I found this beautiful theme that you see here, and I love it. I can’t afford a custom theme, but if I could I don’t think I could have done any better than this.
If you like this theme, scroll down to the bottom for a link to where I got it. I would find it and add it to this post, but I’m feeling lazy tonight. Please forgive me.
As you may have gathered by reading some of my recent posts, I’ve been pretty badly stressed out lately. I’ve had plenty of writing work coming in, but with Hubby home most of the time, it makes it hard to get anything done. And I can’t get it through his thick skull that his frequent interruptions are a big part of the reason that we’re struggling to make ends meet right now.
I’ve been burning the midnight oil a lot lately, and I realize that it takes its toll after a while. So for the past couple of nights I’ve tried to get more sleep. But today, I was just so tired that I could hardly hold my eyes open all day. I spent a goodly portion of the day sleeping, even though I should have been working. It’s kind of hard to write well when you’re nodding off in front of the computer.
Now Hubby and Pumpkin are in bed, and I’m trying to get some writing done, but it’s going very slowly. My mind just keeps wandering to the unpaid bills, and things that need to be done around the house, and anything else but what it needs to be concentrating on. It’s like a vicious cycle: I’m stressed out and can’t pay the bills because I can’t get any work done, and I can’t get any work done because I’m stressed out and can’t pay the bills.
I’ve even considered going back to work outside the home. I would be making more money writing if I could get my work done, but I can’t seem to keep up with it all. I have to keep reminding myself that Hubby will be going back to work later this month, and then maybe things will get better. If they don’t, I guess I’ll be getting a “regular job” again.
I’m feeling much better right now that I was the last time I posted. A lot of the pressure is off of me, and the beginning of the month is here, so I am seeing some money trickle in. And that’s a very good thing.
My grandfather-in-law’s will is finally taken care of, so that’s a load off of my mind. I hope everything is in order to the point that it will be hard for anyone to challenge it, but I can’t promise that, because I’m no lawyer. I did the best I could, though, and if anyone expects more from me they can just get over it.
I also have a ton of work lined up to do, and I was getting really stressed out over it. I’ve stayed up until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning three times this week, trying to get everything done without missing deadlines. I was beginning to get behind, but thankfully another project came up that took priority, and I have a few extra days on everything. So I can work this weekend and get caught up if all goes well.
Now if I can just survive this month, things should be better. It doesn’t look like Hubby’s boss is going to let him work until he can lift again, and that won’t be until the end of the month. So when that time comes, maybe I can really breathe a sigh of relief.
