First Midnight

The difference between a cow and a bean
Is a bean can begin an adventure...

 
Times in my household this week have become, quite suddenly, hard. With the current economic times; prices of food, petrol, etc; my lack of job; and continual abandonment of a father, it appears that sacrifices have to be made. I feel as if I am Jack, from Jack and the Beanstalk.
At this present stage it seems that I may have to give up singing lessons for a term, or more, depending on how long it takes to get a job (which, in itself is a battle). It seems that everywhere I apply just doesn’t want me. I’ve been trawling through ‘Seek’ daily, hourly sometimes; however nothing has come out of it. Furthermore, I have been nominated for a Canberra Amateur Theatre Award for my last role in a musical. I may not be able to go to the ceremony because travel and accommodation costs will most likely be too high. I also need textbooks and ideally a new laptop for University (my current one has a tendency to not turn on).
I do indeed receive Youth Allowance, but that all goes to mum, frankly because she needs it. So, to try and fix the immediate problems, particularly those of textbooks and singing lessons, I am selling away pieces of my childhood. I guess it’s alright, I mean most of the stuff I haven’t even looked at in the past year, but it’s still hard to see your possessions go. To see them be bought for a tenth of what you payed, and then taken into a possibly abusive home. For my entire life I have treated all my belongings with the uttermost care. I used to keep all the original boxes and I would never, EVER, break anything. Then again, they may be taken into a loving home, but in my current emotional state, that is the least likely.
I have also decided to add a ‘Donate’ button to my blog. Please, by no means feel pressured by its presence. I just thought that there may be some kind souls out there who would help keep my dreams afloat. I didn’t want to have my blog filled with meaningless Advertisements, so I thought this was a better alternative.
Im sure life will figure some way out of this. Im sure a job will finally accept me soon enough. Ideally millions of dollars could be won in the Lottery, but for now, these are just the little things that I have to do. Thankfully, I know not to accept any 'magical beans'.