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Quick update (no bad vibes, pls.)

feline groovy — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 23:19:40 GMT

Hopefully this post will answer most questions, etc.

Took a long time to find a new home I could even just apply for, due to the minimum income requirement (2-3 x's the rent amount is common); only current one is from SSDI.

Affordable apt. secured w/ a bit of help; moving the beginning of next month.

But always "expect the unexpected" w/ everything. ;-)

Moving in w/ zero furniture & home items, so I'm aiming to get something cheap to sleep on for the time being (apt has no carpeting, which I like).

Plus one A/C window unit (to start with, due to chronic health challenges).

Yep, the place is pet-friendly. 8)

Been solo for the last 3 years, but won't adopt my next kitty 'til my budget can handle the responsibility.

(hope to someday supplement my income, beneficial in many ways)

Working on affordably moving (no car, currently), but fortunate that most of what I have w/ me is stuff to wear + stuff to take of myself with.

New health challenges still up-in-the-air; hopefully won't be too worrisome.

Extra grateful & blessed to still be here.

X's & O's to those who have never stopped their support & caring.

Also appreciate the change-of-mind of some others.

Special thanks to the Q mods who understood.

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Preds — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 19:15:00 GMT

Keep hanging on friend. So happy you will have a roof over your head and hope in your heart. That can get us through so much.

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Mary Bailey — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 19:27:32 GMT

@feline groovy Good to hear from you. I thought about you recently. Glad you are working it all out. Please keep us posted.

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spix — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 19:41:10 GMT

@feline groovy, I don't know the story but your post spoke to my heart, I wish you all the best in this new endeavor & hope everything works out for you. I will keep you in my prayers.

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AKgirl2 — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:24:10 GMT

No one with any sense of compassion would ever give you a bad vibe..

Sometimes we need someone to simply be there. Not to fix anything, or to do anything in particular, but just to let us feel that we are cared for and supported.

-- Unknown

Your time as a caterpillar has expired. Your wings are ready.

--Unknown

Stay strong, and believe all will work out and be well.

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GenXmuse — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:28:16 GMT

So glad things are looking up for you! I remember reading about this before and sent a few prayers your way. Where have you been living? I was so worried you had become homeless.

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LyndaGee — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:31:53 GMT

I wish you the best, and much happiness in your new home!

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chickenbutt — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:32:03 GMT

Hi FG! Sounds like your plate is full. Hope things go well.

It will be especially awesome when you can get another baby.

Ru says hi!

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MaggieMack — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:32:57 GMT

@feline groovy, Xs and Os back atcha! What great news! It makes my heart feel good that your life circumstances are improving!

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Mom2Dogs — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:35:05 GMT

@feline groovy...I do not know your circumstances but good luck to you in your new home. I pray that things work out for you..........

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MomCat — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:37:21 GMT

I don't know your story, but I wish you the best of luck. I'd be happy to give you a cat. LOL

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GCR18 — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:38:31 GMT

Best wishes on the new pad.

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fancy pantsy — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:58:47 GMT

@feline groovy, i am so happy to read this update! thanks for posting this info. i only caught the last part of your other thread, when you were in such a pickle, .... and i don't know anyting other than what i read about you in that thread, but i sure do admire your strength, and i am just thrilled to read that you have found an answer to your dilema. sending along lots of thoughts and prayers your way ... and i wish you only the best.

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YorkieonmyPillow — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 20:59:17 GMT

Sounds like you've been through the mill.

Glad things are improving for you.

We just don't know how much we have until we lose it.

We were homeless before.....long story.....we ended up moving to an old house full of garbage....we had to clean up somebody else's mess before we could even move in.....and this was when my kids were in grade school....

Plumbing didn't work most of the time.

We had to go to the bathroom in a bucket.

Lots of mice.

Thank the Lord our situation has dramatically improved. If you are alone I know it makes it 100 X more difficult.

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missy1 — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:09:58 GMT

I am so glad your life is improving. Even though you can pay the rent with your SSDI, they still want you to have more income. (makes if hard for many people to rent, unless one has a co-signer.... so they end up in cheap motels/homeless) Did you get any of your house items or does your former landlord still have them? i do understand your housing situation.

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birkin baby — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:25:37 GMT

Your backstory is unknown to me,but it sounds like you have been through some stuff. I wish you all the best and hope you will get that kitty soon. 😃

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esmerelda — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:26:30 GMT

At least you won't have to pay movers, since you have nothing to move.

Good luck in your new digs.

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Noel7 — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:31:19 GMT

Hi @feline groovy

I'm so glad to read you've found a place. I hope everything works out well for you, best wishes!

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MyGirlsMom — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:40:15 GMT

It's so very nice to "see you" and know of the updates! A new place and a new beginning...

I wish you well on the health issues.

I don't know where you live but many states can help you with getting furniture and necessities. If I were close to you, i would pull up with a tractor trailer!!

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Ms X — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:48:19 GMT

Congratulations, feline groovy! You can find some gems among the merchandise at Goodwill and Salvation Army stores. If there's one near where you live, you might cruise it every now and then. Years ago, a former college housemate invited me to Thanksgiving dinner in her new apartment. She didn't have a table, so I picked up a very nice solid-wood Queen Anne-style table for $25. It needed to be refinished or painted, but it was a nicer table than you could get in the stores for a much higher price. Years later, I found a wrought iron dining table with a real marble top and four chairs for just $70 at one of those stores. It needed some work, including new upholstery, but it would have been beautiful after that. I've always regretted not picking it up. Over time, you could put together quite a lovely household for very little money.

I don't know whether that advice is helpful, but I hope it is.