So Tired and Tried

Things are rough in this area. Sandy destroyed lives. And what she didn't destroy, she altered uncontrollably. Time are dire right now. At least from where I'm standing, but does that really matter? I can't tell anymore. I'm not entirely sure if I can keep motivation solely through positive thinking and optimism. I think in times of great struggle, we must dig even deeper within ourselves and hold on to something that we don't know is there.

Give it whatever name you want. Soul, religion, willpower, grit, determination, guts, et cetera. Whatever that little extra is, many people, inside and outside of Sandy's reach, must dig deep and trudge on in a world that can be cruel and merciless. Truth is, I'm tired this week. Between Sandy and a whole host of other garbage, I'm starting to reach the end of my rope. But that's okay. Cuz there's a big knot at the end of it, and that's where I'm going to hold on to. What I am going to hold on to.

What's your metaphorical knot? Hope? Love? Anger? Stubbornness?

Hurricane Sandy Aid for Small Businesses

If you need aid from business stoppage/destruction, try these links and don't read the rest of this entry:

Express Business Loan Assistance
Disaster Loan Aid
Wiki Definition of Business Interruption Insurance
Detailed Information on Business Interruption Insurance  <---IMPORTANT
Are you in a Declared Disaster Area?

If you wanna stick around for the rest of this entry, now's the time to keep reading. Otherwise, read those links above, get informed, and close out this entry. DON'T WAIT.

Budget has had significant stoppage of business from Sandy. Unfortunately, we don't have the correct type of business interruption insurance, if any. You must check if you do. And if you don't, BUY IT. I know we are. Without this, or without being in a disaster area declared by the state/president, it is almost IMPOSSIBLE to get aid sent to you, as Budget is now starting to find out.

We haven't worked in three, now prolly going on four days. Probably the whole damn week because of one thing- power outages. Budget? We're operational. But our (most of them) customers do not. We can't vacuum, use water, or anything like that. Which means we can't clean. And it also means that we can't get income.

Learn from us. For the love of god, if you weren't affected by Hurricane Sandy (that bitch) BUY business stoppage insurance. Read the links above. You will be sorry if you don't. Budget may be in crunch time, but we are NOT. Going down. You hear me? NEVER are we going down. Ever. Keep on truckin', reader. Don't give up, whether you own a business or not.