Council response about a space for herbs
Firstly the council came back about the green space I requested with a hard no at first I was frustrated because a herb garden would be a safe haven for nature and it would provide the community with the knowledge to help their health. However my feelings of rejection didn't linger- I've managed to maintain a positive outlook despite the negativity in the world. They did wish me luck, but luck isn't necessary; my passion and determination is beyond their comprehension. I have a plan I shall keep quiet about because sometimes people spoil things. Surprisingly I have a friend who is a decent MP (yes, I’m as surprised as you are) and he seems to support my cause.
Employment Challenges
The job centre now classifies my business as a hobby—quite amusing! Meanwhile, my new workplace still hasn’t paid me. I’ve had two previous employers fail to compensate me for my work over the past year. But I won’t tolerate mistreatment—I’ve shed my old self, the one who allowed others to walk all over her. Now, I’m unyielding in my commitment to a pesticide-free world and promoting herbal solutions. Additionally, I want to help others who’ve experienced trauma; having healed from my own, I feel equipped to make a difference.
Fostering Cats
I became a cat foster parent this weekend and we got the pleasure of naming them, Oliver (my youngest) has wanted a cat for a few years well now he has four to help in looking after. He flat out refuses to do the cat litter duty though and I don't mind. I'm just happy that we have them in our lives, my heart saddens thinking of the future of letting them go to forever homes, especially for Missie that is what we named the mum as on her first day here she wasn't feeding her litter so I kept telling her "Missie you need to feed your babies" as they need feeding every two hours. Oliver assured me that cats neglect their young when they reach a certain age anyway so I felt a little better knowing that fact.
I didn't look up the meaning of their names before choosing them, but I did look today and they are almost all connected to Roman times or Greek times, which I found bizarre as I found a Roman coin amongst my things last year (I didn't put it there) the deity on the coin is Emperor Nero it took me hours to find out who he was and then I did what I always do and that is research the shit out of any subject that I find interesting. Apparently he was a tyrant, but I don't know if I believe that because he loved plants and he had his practitioner Diocles of Carystus write a book about plants and their healing properties. If I remember rightly he was the one that wrote about the most plants during that time. I am a huge fan of him for his plant knowledge. I wrote about the history of herbs within my membership site. I haven't just written about plants and how to care for them I have also written about history, herbs and their uses and so much more.
Anyway I digress I looked into the meaning of their names:
Missie is connected to Greek mythology and old French it means, bee, honey; brave strength, which is fitting for any mother to be called as parenthood is not easy. I brought my boys up on my own for 14 years with very little support having moved away from my family. It is an alternative spelling of Melissa, which is actually Greek.
Rufus is in the bible closely connected to Jesus it means red, which is fitting as he in ginger. Red is the colour of resistance against oppressing high society members Lol. If you know me then you know I always fight against oppression and stick up for people. it is this trait that has landed me in trouble in the past. Empathy sometimes sucks ass. Ginaeus Ocatvius Rufus was a prominent member of Julius Caesars and wait for it a man called Lucius Verinius Rufus was consul under Nero.
Willow means Freedom and well I am all about that too and is derived from the beautiful Willow tree, it's one of my favourite trees, if not my favourite I also love cherry blossom trees, but then again I just love trees. Willow is the tabby looking kitten.
Ella means 'Goddess' and also 'terebinth tree' it comes from an old German word alia meaning all and is connected to Greek mythology.
This bit might be a bit far out for most, but I totally believe in that fact that we are connected to our ancestors and I think I know who mine were along the way. I have told the charity Cat Aid Team-Feral Friends that I will donate 20% of any of my sales made on Facebook Market place because they need all of the help they can get. Lots of cats are neglected, which angers me, it angers me how humans treat animals and each other, there are so many arseholes on this planet.
Plants
I haven't been doing a lot with plants because I have been so tired with disrupted sleep due to the mad dreams I have been having that have been waking me up. The new job is exhausting to be fair very taxing on the body. I have also bagged myself an admin job that I start in a few weeks I'm excited as the people seem lovely although I will be lone working most of the time in a room with mould (not looking forward to that bit) I am going to continue doing the few gardening jobs that I have and I still have to report my income every month. I intend this week to do all of the plant jobs that I have not done, continue researching about them like I do all of the time and posting my findings or creating posts within my membership site. I often end up giving my plants away as they don't sell very often, apparently people only buy from you if they like you so I am screwed as I am hated for being a teller of the truth. I don't give an F I am still going to continue being me it's time that the world stopped living a comfortable lie and I'm done stroking peoples ridiculous ego's they need to find their souls and face the truth about themselves. I saw a quote the other day that the world is being split between people who care about the planet and people and the ones that only care about themselves and I totally believe this to be true.
Talk to students
I have just received an email from Oliver's school asking if I would be interested in taking part in a talk to students a speed career thing a bit like speed dating, but for careers and do you know what I am going to do it. I am a crazy entrepreneur that is not yet successful, but I have every intention to be.
Muchos love to the lovers of the world, just so you know you are the bomb exploding with all that love.