Still 6lbs from my goal, but I feel a sense of achievement as I haven't put on any weight since I was laid off at the end of June.
I have also not received any unemployment checks, nor have I received any checks from the small amount of freelance work I have done. I hoped that between the two I would have enough to pay my part of the mortgage. There are two weeks to go, I hope I get something.

I am trying to make some stained glass crafts to sell over the holidays. It's quite disheartening as it takes me about a week (probably 8 hours during the evenings) to make 4 candle holders that I could probably sell for $20 a pop; not a very lucrative business as I will have to pay to display the crafts somewhere and there is no guarantee that anyone will buy my wonderful creations.