I wish it were easy to say fuck capitalism. But unfortunately, nothing is easy for me. Or many with a disability. Easy is not something we know. Suppose it takes able-bodied Jacob 3 steps. It’ll take me 12.
So I said fuck capitalism. I only did some of the overtime they wanted. I need rest. I did 2.5 hours less. I will hear about it. Will I care? I already know what I’m going to say, and I won’t engage further.
Why do people expect people always to be there? Fuck these people. I’m going to take a nap.
I work so hard in my business. It’s okay if no one appreciates it. Everyone wants MORE for nothing. And I do it for nothing. When I’m dead, I have to find out how to make these people know how much I appreciate them.
My win for today is that I DID NOT do all the overtime. It’s a big fuck you to the company, leadership, and capitalism. Yes, I need the money. But my health is more important.
Oh, why am I complaining? Because I don’t like people taking advantage of my health and time. But I have good news too. gasp On Thursday, I woke up to ‘passive income of $159! That’s the most I’ve ever made at one time as an affiliate. I want to thank that person so much. THANK YOU
For the most part, passive income is a myth, BUT if you sell a course for $500 and 20 people buy in one month without you marketing that month, how can that NOT be passive??? What do you call it? Yes, you deserve money for making the course, but you didn’t DO anything that month. You were probably on a beach. I hope you were having fun and not sick.
So passive income can happen. Most people will only make a lot of money if they do something in an online business. I can’t talk about stocks or anything like that. But a lot of people make $50 a month without doing much. NOT ME. (yet)
Bottom line. I’m sick of working SO MUCH. I’ve been working nonstop since 2020. I haven’t had a whole week off since 2019. It would be nice if I were healthy and had money in my savings account. Then I wouldn’t have complaints.
Anyway, I took off 3 hours or so. I have to make up time. My mentor just said she always takes Sundays off. That’s nice. I used to take Wednesday afternoons off and maybe one Sunday off a month. Now I can’t do that.
I wish I could say I will take Sundays off in 2023, but how can I plan when I have a job and capitalism ruling my life? I probably will start taking Sundays off when I don’t have the required overtime.
Next week, I’m taking off half a day on Thursday, so I “only” have to work 9 hours of overtime. LOL. I might do it. I did a little over 7.5 hours this week, but I will still get nagged and might get punished. If not this time, I will get punished the next time I don’t do it.
So really my big win is saying NO to the status quo!
This Week
Music of the week: Instead of doing the usual music I listened to this week, I’m going to include some of my Spotify Wrapped. I know liberals hate Spotify but whatever.
My top three artists of 2022 were 1. Taylor Swift 2. Ariana Grande 3. Miranda Lambert 4. Jason Mraz 5. The Chicks
I listened to 38 different genres. I didn’t know there were that many genres in music. I listened to Spotify for 55,469 minutes. I don’t think that counts podcasts, but I’m not sure. My top song was Ocean by Lady A.
TV of the week: Survivor, Housewives, Pretty Little Liars (Original Sin)
Podcasts of the Week: The Vanished, Cold, Best Laid Plans, Pretty Lies & Alibis, The Piketon Massacre, Book Talk Etc, Truth & Justice, Crimelines
Books of the Week: Bluewater Walkabout: Into Africa by Tina Dreffin is a nonfiction book about traveling around South Africa. It was interesting, but not my kind of book. I’m glad it was based on a country I want to visit. But just talking about traveling is boring to me, even though I love to travel. This author sailed for 3 months. I don’t know or care about boats, which made it more boring. I rated it 3 and a half stars out of 5. ★★★ 1/2
I read Listening to the Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection through Embodied Living by Hillary L. McBride Personal notes: Starting off loving this, but the end goes way too much into religion, and the last chapter is about somatic stuff. I’m not good at feeling things in the body. I think this is common with autistic people. But I would love to be able to feel in the body. Anyway, this is a great book for the first 75%. I would reread this. Rating 4 out of 5 ★★★★
Goals for Next Week: Being able to pay my bills. I’m taking my dog to the vet on Thursday. I might not be able to pay for his meds. But I get paid on Friday, so I’ll have it then. I will have to say, “I don’t have the money now, but I’ll order tomorrow.” Anyway, I have budgeting to do. I guess everything IS about money. LOL. I will start tomorrow and, hopefully, have clarity throughout the week.
Weekend Plans: I started off working overtime, then I said fuck this shit. My dog isn’t happy because we didn’t go on a walk today. It was raining most of the day, but not ALL day. Sorry, I wanted a break. I might make up for it tomorrow. It will be cooler, but we might go to the park for 30 minutes. Tomorrow is all about planning and a little organizing. And I might do a little marketing for my business. I’ll see how much time I have left after planning.
Have a nice weekend. My dog is confused because I’m not in bed. It is only 8PM, but I messed up his schedule by taking an early nap and eating dinner early. He probably thinks it is 11PM. He will not stop staring at me until I get into bed and turn off the light, so I guess I’m not working anymore tonight. I will listen to an audiobook for a while because I can’t go to bed this early. I’m tired but not that sleepy.
UPDATE: I forgot to add that I got my printer. It’s good so far, but I wish I had color sometimes. But why waste all that ink? I’m a Taurus and we love pretty things, but I have to be economical and be fine with black and white only. I have a three year warranty. I hope I don’t have to use it because it involves sending the printer back and I hate that part.