The completely impossible - possible List!

I wish just once men and women would look at things the same way. My husband and I had a big fight early this morning. About money of course, what else do we fight about lately. No matter how many hours of work I am putting into my office at home, the money is just not coming in. I counted 96 work hours, writing, marketing, trying to find work that is not a scam, and made a whooping $150.00 for my efforts. That is enough to make anyone cry.

Let me first of make it clear that I fully understand where my husband is coming from and that he does have an excellent point, the only thing that he does not get is that this is the one thing that is extremely important to me. I can do without a lot of things, I do usually put myself back in almost everything we do, but this one I CAN NOT let fall. I can't it is too important to miss.

So here is the deal.

I have mentioned my trip to San Antonio before and for those of you who are not familiar with the entire dynamics please read: Journal of an Airforce Mom
I have a hard enough time depending on other people to be generous enough to help me out with this and donate towards the cost of the trip since I can not make enough to go past paying my bills and that is now already coming constantly out of my savings account which is close to being fully gone now. Now however, my husband is trying to practice "tough love" on me, like that is going to make me work harder. I am sleeping on the floor on a cushion from a round chair with a blanket over me in my office already so I can catch about 3 hours a sleep a night, the rest is spend working. I really can't work more then that.

He informed me this morning to get the hair brained idea of me going to the graduation out of my head. That since I can't even make enough to pay the majority of my bills, we just don't have the cash to waste on a Trip.
Ok, ok, I know he is right about my priorities here, but I also understand that I have to raise the money besides my bill money. Which is why I have started to ask for donations and put all those extra hours in to begin with.
I am not taking it from the household money, which is behind so far that it hurts.

However, he needs to understand that this is important never the less. Not just to me, but to my daughter as well. I have to be in those Stands looking down when she graduates. She needs to be able to see me, spend that weekend with me before she goes on to the next phase. She doesn't have much family left, and if I let her down, that is not a good thing. I have never let my Baby Down before and I can't and won't start now.

So my completely impossible / possible shopping list item for today is two fold:
Number 1
Getting my husband to understand the importance of this Trip and start being supportive instead of being a "voice of reason". Really I don't need that, I already know all the ins and outs of the situation.

Number 2
Raise another $1150 for the trip. Are there any Businesses here who would like to support this cause in return for publicity for your Business? Banner Advertisement on various of my blogs, a Review of your Blog or Website published on Associated Content written by me, a Review published through Triond?
If you are interested in helping out, please contact me at: Freelancewriterforhire@cox.net

I would appreciate it!

Regina S.
(Proud Airforce Mom)