Jun 23

June Money

2022-06-23T14:44:45+00:00June 23rd, 2022|Money|0 Comments

Writing down my daily expenses isn't always easy.  Lately, there have been curve balls that I have had to catch.  My credit card is in use.  I had to take cash away from groceries to cover the gas.  Inflation is real.  While I do have more than one source of [...]

May 22

Financial Woe

2022-05-22T20:18:22+00:00May 22nd, 2022|Money|0 Comments

My head hung in utter despair.  Living paycheck to paycheck was reaching a breaking point.  I knew that I could no longer live like this.  Once again, I attempted to hire a financial planner to assist me.  When my request for a form that does not include the word husband [...]

Jul 9

The Djembe Drummer

2013-07-09T11:00:34+00:00July 9th, 2013|Money, Musician Life|0 Comments

He smiled at me and asked for a business card. This particular Sunday afternoon found me performing at a holistic conference in Fort Lauderdale. He contacted me a few days later only to find me in the middle of a dress fiasco. The dress looked horrible and the sales lady […]

Jul 9

THE CHEAP POET

2013-07-09T10:33:48+00:00July 9th, 2013|Money, Musician Life|0 Comments

It was the height of my grad school semester. Notes, schedules, and exams were all about. When the poet called to inform me that he had, “an awesome gig” for me, I listened. He said that it was a performance with him in Miami. I had no problem with that. […]

Jul 7

WALGREENS GUY

2013-07-07T19:52:00+00:00July 7th, 2013|Money, Musician Life|0 Comments

WALGREENS GUY. by Crystal Sawyer (Notes) on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 7:59pm October 3, 2011 I went to Walgreens one day to have some pictures enlarged. The Walgreens guy assisted me. We got to talking, and I told him that I was a musician. This seemed to be of […]

Sep 20

CAUGHT OFF GUARD

2012-09-20T19:48:37+00:00September 20th, 2012|Money, Uncategorized|0 Comments

It was the week before work was suppossed to resume. I was still dealing with the aftermath of my accident and now the reality of being stressed out again was quickly dawning on me. My cell phone rang. It was a man that knew my name. He requested a meeting […]