Emergency Move and Car Repair.

UPDATE 10/10/22

We got the 2 bedroom home (YAY!) and have been slowly moving our things mostly to our storage unit because it’s still being rented as an AirB&B until November. We’re renting it as such whenever it’s free and staying at friend’s houses when occupied.

Things have been very hectic and stressful and unfortunately I haven’t had a whole lot of help. Work (massages) has been extremely slow, therefore not making much money. I have been able to survive and pay bills and moving expenses thanks to your donations.

I still need to come up with $4500 in order to sign the lease on November 15th and don’t know how I’m going to do it. I’m desperately in need of your help still.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you all ❤️❤️

UPDATE 9/16/22...

I got my car out of the shop. It was less than expected. Yay! $725. Thank you all who donated and made this happen.

We found a temporary studio and moving in this weekend.

There’s a 2 bedroom home on the same property and, if all goes well, we will be moving into that house on November 1st.

So excited and grateful!!!!

In order to make this move we need $6,000 (which I don’t have) and your help would be extremely appreciated.

Every little bit helps!!!

Thank you

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Dear family and friends,

The girls and I need your help!

It’s taken a lot of thinking for me to do this, but I don’t see a light at the tunnel...And like a good friend said: “There’s no shame in asking for help.” So here it goes...

This year has been, by far, the worse one for me financially.

I was hopeful that massages would pick up this summer now that everything is open and mask mandate was lifted and I would be able to catch up. But, it wasn’t the case. And the Cannabis industry (which was my side job) has collapsed.

I don’t have any financial support and the girls are with me 85% of the time.

Jana is still in high school (11th grade) and Elia just started college locally.

Hard to make ends meet although I’m on-call at the spa 6 days/week. California is beyond expensive and continues to get worse.

We’ve been living in a home (3years) that has slowly been falling apart. It needed minor repairs when we moved in that were never addressed which are now major along with others that have surfaced in the last 2 years. My landlord decided to finally fix things now and started the process without prior notice or my permission. He wants us out of the house and is making our lives a living hell. I decided to stop paying rent in July in hopes he’d fix things and then sign a lease even if he needed to charge more rent. Basic needs haven’t been provided in over a year and, if anything, I shouldn’t have been paying rent this whole time. He refused to sign a lease when we moved in and didn’t ask for a deposit. All rent payments have been made in cash, so there’s zero paper trail and therefore almost impossible to deal with this situation in a legal manner.

There’s black mold in half of the house (a lot more than expected), we haven’t had electricity in half the house for over a year, bathroom floor is caved in due to a leak that wasn’t repaired for months...and the list goes on and on and on.

Walls and floor are now opened in bathroom and both of the girls bedrooms as of yesterday. We’re sleeping in my bedroom with a half bathroom available (no shower).

A living hell! We need to get out ASAP.

Like TODAY!!

I have no money to rent a temporary place or move to a permanent one which would be ideal. Housing prices are ridiculous in this area and homes are extremely hard to find.

Last, but not least...

My car broke down 3 weeks ago and at the mechanic shop. Repair could be anywhere from $1500-2000. And I’m still paying for its loan ($400/month).

I just lost 2 full weeks of work due to health issues and truly struggling.

I’ve been looking for a different full time job that pays enough for me to survive and no luck so far.

I’ve been battling with depression and anxiety badly this year on top of it.

Started taking Prozac and had to stop because it was making dizzy. Waiting to see a new therapist and go from there.

I’m trying to keep positive and happy always, but it seems really hard these days.

I don’t know what else to do. I am truly desperate.

Thank you for your time and your support.

Anything helps!!!

❤️❤️