Another Eye Roll Moment

I have a friend who is married to a LEGAL hardworking man from the Carribean (I don't remember his heritage...he's a sweet guy and VERY supportive of his wife!).

Today she posted they had decided to cancel a VERY IMPORTANT and long-dreamed for cruise, because now they were worried about border crossing.

A) HE"S LEGAL!

B) If you give into fear, then you're letting FEAR dictate your actions, not FAITH. (oh wait....I don't think they're believers??? Silly me....)

C) From what I understand when my son had booked a cruise, passports were not required, since they were on a registered cruise line, not a yacht.

D) See B.

She also is a major complainer about the price of food; granted, she's battling pre-diabetes and has changed her diet drastically to organic (which costs 3xs as much!) and specialty foods from his native lands that he likes.

She is also a major complainer about her income, and recently was in a panic over having to pay THOUSANDS in taxes....my question was who the hell does her taxes?  Granted, I probably pay out less for promo, but if you add in my trips, they probably come fairly close to hers, unless I'm waaaaay off.  The only reason we had to pay the past 2 years was a) we lost the child income credit (last baby turned 18); b) we lost $12K in income, due to him falling off SSI; and c) we paid off several thousands in credit card debt with a consolidation loan, not knowing it would count as 'income'.  WTF???

***Side Note:  This is why I'm trying to keep my CC paid down.  They raised me to $800 last year, and I stupidly used it at the Christmas Show, instead of paying down my medical, like I'd planned to do when it was only $500.  Trying desperately NOT to use it this summer, to get it back down.  I planned to use it in Branson, but canceled my trip to Superman to avoid using it for the hotel and travel expense.  There's an Italian resteraunt in that town that I love, but it will have to wait until next year!  Same with Imaginarium; I'm looking to share with Sandy again, so I only have to pay her $120 for two nights in the room.  Or $180, if I can swing staying until Monday....***

Anyway.....D keeps telling me to unfriend her if she drives me crazy.  I enjoy her books; we have fun when we're together.  And she DID end the rant with the fact that last night was the first time she'd slept through the night w/o a sleep aid.  So instead of bypassing her post, I comm Anxiented to 'always trust your gut'.  

Anxiety over a decision or event is NEVER a good sign. While I never lost any sleep over the 'to-go-or-cancel', I was immediately at peace once I sent the email. It will be there next year, and now I've used the funds to restock my display.

Now if my cover artist would just get with the program and send me a cover I love.....