I'm sorry It's been so long - Update
By Traci Davis
@TraciDavis (355)
Mesa, Arizona
August 28, 2017 2:13pm CST
Hey guys, so, it's been a while since I've made any new posts, and to all my friends, I'm very sorry. My husband has had a difficult time staying sober and has for the fourth time in two months is detoxing from heroin. He is also getting ready to have his second carpal tunnel surgery. I have to be a stay at home mom now and turned in my two weeks notice two days ago because he hasn't been reliable to take care of the kids while I'm at work and home life was becoming very tense.
My mom in law and I have made a deal that my food stamps would cover the rent, diapers and wet wipes while we aren't bringing in any income. Soon I'm hoping to find a way to be a babysitter, including putting out fliers around the neighborhood.
My family can't help us at all financially so I'll be losing the use of my cell phone unless I can find a source of income, so I'm going to try to edit my book, format it to an e book and start selling it on Amazon.com
It's been a nightmare lately and if my husband can't get it together by his next surgery, his mother is going to tell him that he either needs to go to rehab or find another place to live while the kids and I stay at the house. It's such a rough situation that I have no idea what to do, but be a stay at home mom.
Wish me luck guys, and if anyone knows how to format an e book, and is willing to help me publish for free, I would greatly appreciate the help since i'm not very skilled at computer stuff yet. I do already have a cover though. Also, this means I'll be online a lot more! lol
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
29 Aug 17
I wish you luck!
Since you get foodstamps, I'd sign up for the SAFELINK phone, so you dont have to worry about getting yours shut off and not having one. Especially since you have kids.
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@TraciDavis (355)
• Mesa, Arizona
29 Aug 17
That's a great idea! Thank you for the advice, I definitely will do that!!!
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
29 Aug 17
@TraciDavis you're welcome. My mom has one for a spare incase our phones get shut off, although they never have and wont. But you never know.
My bf shut his phone off and got a safelink, and hes glad cause it saves him $40 a month using safelink instead.
And now they give out smartphones for it too not just tracfones like my mom has from when she signed up like 4-7 years ago. So you can still use web, and feel like you have a reg cell still
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@TraciDavis (355)
• Mesa, Arizona
29 Aug 17
@Courtlynn That's awesome! I'm going to apply for one today. I completely forgot about that as an option and it would really be a relief.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
28 Aug 17
Good luck to you.I do hope everything works out fine for your family.
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@rosedust82 (2066)
• Philippines
30 Aug 17
I can just imagine how stressed you are! I do hope things get better - they say that when you feel that you are at the bottom, there is nowhere else to go but up.
I think I can help you with formatting your book. Send me a message and I'll try to help you out. How many pages is the book and what size are you wanting? I think we have opposite hours but I'll be more than glad to do what I can for you. Let me know.
@rosedust82 (2066)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
@TraciDavis I'll talk to you in a bit.
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@TraciDavis (355)
• Mesa, Arizona
31 Aug 17
That would be amazing!!! I'm just looking to do an e book now. I'll message you in just a moment.
