Surgery is all done -- mom did very well! She won't be in the ICU for 60-90 minutes, and even then she'll be asleep. But everything is good! Thanks for the heart-ma!

Well, kiddoes, it is on. The divorce went final at the end of last month. The SO's move date coincided with the day I got the paperwork back. He is now back in Indianapolis, touring full time and doing landscaping to fill in between dates (so if you know folks needing green help, send em his way!) After a couple of false starts I am now underway to Nashville where I'll be interning with a music publisher, and working remotely for a music industry networking organization, plus some side hustle. Well, it's all side hustle, really, because I'm there chasing the songwriting dream after all these years of fucking jawing about it, I'm finally doing it,

Oh, and also, the publisher's wife is a realtor, so they are renting me a little two bedroom house! What that means to you is, I will have a guest room! So come visit me because I will be freaking out over solo living for the first time in my life. But, you know, not yet, because I'm not actually there yet, it'll take me three days driving, plus I have no furniture other than my mother in law's rocking chair and an exercise ball. But soon! (In practical terms I won't actually be there for realsies until June 23rd because I'm playing a few more gigs with my Arizona band and coming back to close on the house,) But after that! Come hang out!

Hey, all. Haven't been around a lot, but could use some -ma I don't want to share on FB.

D's stepmother died in April, and his father adored her deeply. Crazy in love after all these years. He's been a heavy social drinker for years, but has been drunk since J died.

And he's actively suicidal. They took him to the ER for suicidal ideation and he was admitted for a 4 day detox. They released him yesterday and last night he had a grand mal seizure. Had another one at the ER, and actually flatlined. He doesn't know what year it is now, his kids names, etc. He has no desire to get sober or to live at all.

D lost his stepdad two years ago, his stepmom in April and now, his dad's situation is very perilous, so any good thoughts would be very appreciated.

Thanks, all.

If anybody in the Boston area has a mobility scooter or power chair that they're not using, a friend of mine is looking into getting one but insurance won't cover it. If you've got one, and you'd be willing to sell it for relatively cheap, please let me know! Profile address is good.

If anyone would like to give a good home to my first gen Kindle Paperwhite, which is about five years old and works fine, though slow to download, I'm happy to offer it for the cost of shipping. I finally decided to upgrade to the latest.

UODATE: The Kindle has been claimed.

Hey gang, an old friend of mine is in the hospital with pneumonia and COPD with a side order of possibly failing kidneys. If you have any spare health~ma lying around, it would be appreciated.

Asking for a lot of ~ma for a coworker. She is due any day with her 6th child, she and her family are still in the process of moving to a new house, and today her husband was involved in a serious car accident. he may have fallen asleep at the wheel, he crossed the center line and hit another car head-on. The other driver died. He was airlifted to the University of Iowa hospitals.

So, things are going to be shitty for her for quite awhile.

any ~ma would be appreciated.

Hey y'all. Lee has a very important survey on her FB page, we would LOVE your input. I have a link on my FB page also.

Thank you!!!!

Friends, I have a huge ask.

I'll get the bottom line out of the way first, and then explain why I need what I need.

The Ask

I need to set up a series of micro-loans to raise $2,000 quickly. One friend has already lent me $2,500 (to be paid back after a year, bless her) and now I am working to make up the difference to pay for something that is going to change my career and financial life substantially.

I commit to returning all money raised by the end of January 2018. I know that seems like a long time but the course I am taking will end in early November and it will take a couple of months to earn the investment back.

Any and all size of loan is deeply, deeply appreciated. I will send you a promissory document immediately, ensuring my commitment to repayment. I've never defaulted on anything, no matter how rough times have gotten, and I'm not about to start now.

My paypal email is bonnyATbonnyking-taylorDOTcom. If you'd prefer to send a check, email me and I will gladly supply my address.

The Point 2014 through late 2016 were really good years for me financially. I had 5 income streams, I could pay my taxes, and things were hectic but good.

By March of 2017, 3 of the five streams dried up for appropriate reasons as contracts ended, (one due to the new administration) and patients died. One ended because it was no longer right for me. That left me pitching for new contracts while trying to shore up my private practice. And then I got really sick and could not work for a month, that chewed through my savings.

The truth is, I've always been super fortunate with unexpected requests. People coming out of the woodwork, asking for odd things that I can do. At the same time, my private practice has been consistently fulfilling, but always small.

Lately, perhaps because of the post-election chaos, those side gigs are not happening.

The Solution

It is time for me to adopt a 'bread and butter' component into my practice that is more easily understood and marketable than what I have done so far.

Enter: groups and hypnotherapy.

I am currently pitching both teen and couple's groups locally and that will hopefully help pay the bills in the shorter term.

The loans I need are for an internationally respected hypnotherapy certification program (marisapeerDOTcom) that will let me help people cure functional issues in very short order. Things like smoking, procrastination, weight management, nail biting, infertility anxiety, test anxiety for kids, self-esteem issues, work-life overwhelm, over/under spending...the list is almost endless.

I have personally benefited from hypnotherapy several times and, in recently searching for a practitioner for myself, I realized that I want to be the one providing that service.

I love quick results and this program will help me to offer 90 minute, one-time cures. That really excites me.

A quick note about hypnotherapy There are a lot of misconceptions about hypnosis. Honest to god, no one can make you cluck like a chicken at a comedy show unless you are actually okay with clucking like a chicken!

Scientifically, it is a form of guided meditation that helps you step around intellectual limiters and shift your perspective/choices to what you actually want, as opposed to what your history or outside influencers tell you is available to you. Because is it not a talking cure, single session success rates are statistically very high for the motivated client.

With hypnosis I personally:

• had three impacted wisdom teeth taken out without novocaine or fear.
• went from a wimpy cyclist to a BEAST who rode 44 miles every day and tackled hills with ease.
• got past a particularly heartbreaking non-marriage on my own terms.

All contributors have the option of at least one hypnosis session which, in this area, is a $300 value!The work can be done by skype or facetime if you are far from me.