All Systems Go

Gypsy Rose Lee There is no one right way. We have to keep throwing those irons in the fire and one will work. Practice makes us better. Are there other jobs you might consider? You can still write at the same time. This will take the pressure of writing. Then your writings will flow in the direction they were always meant to be. Thank you for sharing and caring. It would be great to text or talk soon.

Brenda Arledge I never wanted to give up on my dream of success. What I thought when I was young was working hard, paying my dues, then in the end, it would all work out. I started a food shopping service I called Shop For U for the elderly. Where I would go to their home, take their food order, then go to the food store of their choice and bring back the goods. I didn't charge a lot. I filled a need that no one had done at that time. Homemakers would shop for their clients and get paid by the company. Elderly would take cab rides to and from the store to get the food they needed. Some people had their family or friends shop when they couldn't. Cell phones weren't even around. I use to use a beeper. My prices were reasonable and when I came back with the groceries I would accept payment and charge a minimal fee. It worked for me. Extra cash and I made people happy. It wasn't till later PeaPod was created. Stop and Shop used their service. The rest is history. I believed it was my ticket to wealth. At the same time, I couldn't give up my full-time job working at a local seafood restaurant. Where I had health benefits and guaranteed pay. I also worked as a homemaker to see if later they could use my service. I made many people happy and can take credit for being the first. Now there are so many services available online that can provide the same service at a higher price. I am in my fifties now. I don't have the energy or the time to race around and work two jobs. My family is so important. My wife and I have no children and work later in the day. So we spend at least three hours on the road a day driving. We are blessed to spend that time together. Then when we are home we also enjoy each other's company. I now have time to reflect and dream new dreams. We both also spend time with our cat Charlotte. All my aunts have passed away except one on my father's side is still alive and well and in her 90's. My wife only has one aunt left too. All my uncles have passed. We both spend time with my nieces and nephews and keep in touch with our cousins. Both our parents on either side are gone. Now it is nice to watch both families grow and I get to see our second cousins be born. Life is funny in many ways. When you have something you don't know how good it is until it's gone. I have many memories of all my aunts and uncles. They were all wonderful people. They too worked hard just to provide for their own families. I wanted to be the first entrepreneur who made a difference. To help everyone out. Giving us all more time to do what we love. Instead of working our life away. Thank you for listening to the short version of my life story. To see the full uncut version you will have to wait till the movie comes out. (lol) Maybe I will make it as a poet. I don't have any poets in my family. I can be another first. It is so nice to be able to share with so many wonderful people. Life is really amazing. I hope you have a great day. You have made mine beautiful in so many different ways.