Never Too Old To Learn!

The snow has been coming down lately. I was able to get a new pair of boots fortunately before it started. At least this will keep my feet warm which is so important. When your feet are warm, it helps your body temperature to stay up.

I've been watching for others on a daily basis. You can always learn something from watching other homeless people. I call myself a work in progress. I never feel as though I've learned too much. You can never learn too much.

If nothing else, you learn what to do in any given situation, you learn new tricks. And sometimes you learn what not to do, by some of the dumb things that people do on a daily basis. You can always learn. Always!

A Manic Day

It's cold and rainy out today, about 38 degrees. It's not quite freezing at 32 degrees, but it's cool nonetheless.

It's important to keep dry during weather like this. Once your clothes (jacket, hats, gloves, and especially shoes) get wet....they stay like that the whole day. The worst feeling for me is "wet feet"! I hate"wet feet"! I'm looking at a guy sitting on the steps of a church across the street, and he appears to be drenched. I can see his face from here. I know the "look"....hopeless, dejected, and one of embarrassment when people walk by.

Like me...he doesn't beg. He just sits....passing the day, minding his own business until he can possibly get into a shelter for the night. Most shelters don't open until 6:30 or 7 p.m.

A Family Affair

I'm starting to see more and more homeless "families". Sometimes one child with a parent or parents. Sometimes multiple children are present. I'm wondering how the parents get by without being stopped by the authorities. Especially when school is in session, and the children are not in school on a daily basis. Hmmmm. Makes you think.

I feel for the children. Not many shelters accept families with children, or even children for that matter. I know it has to be hard, as it's hard just me by myself. Many that I see, the children don't complain. I wonder if many ever had a stable home to begin with?

I hate "Meeeces 2 Peeeces"!

The place where I'm staying may have a rodent problem. I felt a mouse crawl up my leg last night! (At least I HOPE it was a mouse....and nothing bigger!) It appears to be relatively clean, but that "little guy" tells a different story! I'm not afraid of them, I just don't like "sharing my bed" with them. Upon further inspection this morning, I found some mouse poop on the mattress. Yuck!

Cup Half Empty or Half Full?

It's been a while since I have posted to this blog. Things have been rough, but I feel blessed to be alive nonetheless. I count my blessings everyday. When some see the glass half empty, I see it half full. There are days though when it's hard to stay positive.

The weather is changing. The shelters are at the "max". Cramped. It's a shame, because some have been shut down to make way for the "elite" and "professional" set. They are trying to close Franklin in NW!