Let me preface this post by saying that I am truly, incredibly blessed.
But...
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHH
Been one of those days.
1.) About two weeks ago I bought a sweet Tag Heuer watch off a community Facebook group. Now this thing retails at $1,600, but me being the savvy dealer that I am , I got it for $250. The band was broken, and it wasn't new, but still a great bargain.
So I drop $60 to fix the band, and go to flip it on Ebay. It sells for $550! And right as I'm about to sell it, I find out it's fake, it's a replica.
Lesson 1: caveat emptor "buyer beware." Of course, this woman who I became Facebook friends with to complete the transaction won't refund my money. She would come out ahead since I fixed her watch. But no, she says, she'll do it when she gets a job.
2.) I suck at packing dishes. Two dish sets I shipped last week arrived with pieces broken. So I had to endure snarky emails and refund most of the money. $65 in refunds today alone.
Lesson 2: Don't sell dishes on Ebay if you suck at packing.
3.) My dog stays home while I work. He used to be on my deck, where he would chew the railing, and poop all over. It was not pleasant.
Being the loving owner I am, I installed an underground fence so he could roam free. Winston took that as license to dismantle the carefully constructed deer cages I had built around my raised beds. This year's raised beds featured heirloom tomatoes I had grown from seed, and they were thriving. Tons of tomatoes, large, and almost ripe.
I replaced the fence. He tore it down the next time I left. He came and greeted me with contrition, hunched shoulders and a thumping tail. I fixed it, my carefully constructed cages now a jumbled mess of bamboo and mesh. Again he tore it down. I left it down. That night, deer feasted.
I fix it. He destroys it. I fix it. He destroys it. Finally I got smart today and bought him two giant bones. When I left and came back he was gnawing those peacefully.
Lesson 3: you'll have to choose dogs or tomatoes at some point in your life.
But...
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHH
Been one of those days.
1.) About two weeks ago I bought a sweet Tag Heuer watch off a community Facebook group. Now this thing retails at $1,600, but me being the savvy dealer that I am , I got it for $250. The band was broken, and it wasn't new, but still a great bargain.
So I drop $60 to fix the band, and go to flip it on Ebay. It sells for $550! And right as I'm about to sell it, I find out it's fake, it's a replica.
Lesson 1: caveat emptor "buyer beware." Of course, this woman who I became Facebook friends with to complete the transaction won't refund my money. She would come out ahead since I fixed her watch. But no, she says, she'll do it when she gets a job.
2.) I suck at packing dishes. Two dish sets I shipped last week arrived with pieces broken. So I had to endure snarky emails and refund most of the money. $65 in refunds today alone.
Lesson 2: Don't sell dishes on Ebay if you suck at packing.
3.) My dog stays home while I work. He used to be on my deck, where he would chew the railing, and poop all over. It was not pleasant.
Being the loving owner I am, I installed an underground fence so he could roam free. Winston took that as license to dismantle the carefully constructed deer cages I had built around my raised beds. This year's raised beds featured heirloom tomatoes I had grown from seed, and they were thriving. Tons of tomatoes, large, and almost ripe.
I replaced the fence. He tore it down the next time I left. He came and greeted me with contrition, hunched shoulders and a thumping tail. I fixed it, my carefully constructed cages now a jumbled mess of bamboo and mesh. Again he tore it down. I left it down. That night, deer feasted.
I fix it. He destroys it. I fix it. He destroys it. Finally I got smart today and bought him two giant bones. When I left and came back he was gnawing those peacefully.
Lesson 3: you'll have to choose dogs or tomatoes at some point in your life.
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