Why people? Why?!?!?

Oh ... My ... Gosh

Why? Why? Why?

Ok so apparently to some people it is considered an emergency when you have ordered a pizza and the delivery guy is there but is unable to access your SECURED building that you live in. These same people think its okay to call the after hours emergency line to have someone go let the pizza guy in. I very rationally explain that this person needs to call the concierge desk and ask them to let the pizza guy in because I am not paging a maintenance technician at almost 1:30 in the morning to get our of their bed and come open the door because caller is too damn lazy to just walk his own uppity ass downstairs and get his pizza from the delivery guy. I even offer to give caller the number to the concierge desk and after being told that I can not transfer him, that he will have to dial the number himself he says " you mean I have to write the number down and then call them?" YES that is EXACTLY what I mean ... you have to actually use that tiny brain of yours to physically write down a telephone number.

Same caller then calls back and says that nobody is answering the phone at the front desk and that it is becoming an emergency because his pizza is going to start getting cold ...
OK I have had enough of this .. I told caller I guess he is going to have to go let the pizza guy in all by himself instead of relying on someone else to do EVERYTHING for him ... then hung up.


I can not comprehend why lazy and ignorant now considered an acceptable thing.
I talk to people like this all the time at work and I cant help but think, how in the hell are these people considered fit to be able to live on their own.

People too lazy to meet a driver who has their food that is already being delivered from the restaurant to their home, I mean come on you didn't have to cook it or even go to the restaurant to eat or pick it up the literal least you can do is let the person bringing it to you in to the building or at least meet them downstairs in the lobby.

Grown adults that don't know how to change a light bulb, or that are completely baffled as to why the smoke detector keeps chirping and or how to change the battery in the smoke detector. Or the ones who don't know how to plunge a toilet?!?!? The list goes on and on.

Awake

So why am I awake at 4am? Most of you that know me would say ummm because you are at work ... and yes normally that would be true BUT since I am home sick getting over bronchitis and pneumonia the answer to why I am awake is one simple word ... PREDNISONE.

AHHHHH anybody that has ever had to take this medicine knows what I am talking about ... I have insomnia, I am cranky and moody and I am STARVING.

I really wish I could be sleeping right now but I have been awake for about 2 hours and no signs of getting sleepy again.

My art

I am the true definition of a struggling artist ... I love creating but unfortunately art supplies are not free or cheap lol. With that being said I make do with what I have, can get, can find, or what my awesome friends send me in happy mail (YES Cindy if you read this I am mostly referring to you).

I recently made a decision to do something I said I would never do which is sell my art. I have been encouraged by my family and friends who see my art in a way an artist never sees their own art to sell it and share my talents with others. The ultimate deciding factor was my limited income. As a single mother on a single income I needed to find a way to bring in more money. So far the art sales are not going as planned but hopefully that will change soon.

I am by no means trying to give a sob story for sympathy sales, that's not what I am about. I want people to purchase my art because it speaks to them not because they feel sorry for me. With that said if anybody is interested in seeing what I create here are a few samples of my many works and there are links to the ones for sale online.


COLLAGE ART:
These first 3 are done on playing cards

These 3 are full size 8X10 Collage

CANVAS ART:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Ashockcor

LINE ART:

https://sellfy.com/ashockcor

Ummmmmm it's me .... again

WELCOME 

So I have decided to try this blogging thing again. I know I have tried before and after like 3 posts I see something shiny and seems to wander off, I can't guarantee this wont happen again lol. I have deleted all my old posts and I am starting fresh. I originally started blogging about the weird and ignorant people I encounter on the midnight shift at work and I might still do that from time to time but have decided this time to make it a more general daily life blog about whatever is on my mind or going on in my life. 

A little about me for those of you who some how accidentally came across this and have been sucked in so far ... 

First of all let me say welcome and thank you for reading this far to begin with.

I am a lot of things (lol everyone has an opinion and what I am differs depending on who you talk to) but these are the adjectives I would use to describe myself ... funny, caring, artistic, emotional, extrovert, insecure, focused, and determined. Don't get me wrong I can be a bitch and sometimes a big emotional cry baby, but hey its who I am. 

I am also a single mother to a teenage daughter, that in itself is a challenge worthy of pulling out my hair sometimes. My daughter is my world, everything I do is for her. I live, breathe, and bust my ass to take care of my baby girl. 

I am a self taught artist. I enjoy any kind or creating but mostly dabble in creating mixed media projects, collage, and drawing abstract non realism complex doodles that are wonderful for the whole new coloring books designed for adults to color craze, and I actually sell digital downloads of my work but I will save those details for a blog post probably following right after this one :) 

About a year ago I started a life changing journey to lose weight. I have currently to date lost 65lbs by going to the gym several days a week and by watching what I eat. I do occasionally ditch the diet for a meal and eat normal food that is not low carb or low calorie but you have to treat yourself every once in a while ... I just like everyone else am not perfect.  

I live in Maryland and my daughter and I actually reside with my mom and step-dad, it works for us. We work as a true family unit and help each other. I have a lot of family who still live in state and actually see them every other week. My amazing grandfather we see usually every Sunday. on Sunday's we go to his house and do family dinner with him as well as help him chores around the house and take care of his shopping for the week and bring him prepared meals for the week. You see due to health issues my grandfather who has ALWAYS helps each and every one of us in the family out when we needed it is now the one who needs help sometimes and we are more than willing to do it. There are more times than I can ever mention that my grandpa has helped me out of a jam and no matter how grateful I am and how many times I have thanked him he will never truly be able to fully understand how much it has all meant to me. I really enjoy the time I spend with him, I love the talks we have and love it just as much just sitting together watching tv not saying a word, there is nothing in this world I wouldn't do for him. I also enjoy the weeks when my brother, his g/f and my nephews as well as my uncle and his wife come to dinner. I can get crazy, and loud, and sometimes chaotic but that's who we are. 

So my personal life ... love life ... ummm well that's ... I mean there is someone who I really like... and I am pretty sure he likes me but right now is just not a good time for building a romance I guess. 

So I think I have covered most of the intro bases but if there is something I forgot please feel free to let me know.