never blogged before...

I have never blogged before, but this is on my to-do list for the week. Blog. Set up on-line banking. loose 2 pounds. buy toilet seat. I guess I should start by saying a few words about our founder. Christine has always saved me from everything horrible. I found her when I was lonely and trapped in those first stages of mother hood. Alone in my living room with a cranky baby for 7 months, I found a true friend and companion. First she saved me from loneliness by becoming my south shore "sister" and my family. Then when I was going psychotic from my 750 square foot cottage, she employed me. I had 2 kids in a SMALL space. I couldn't have anyone over EVER- there was no place to play or put anything, and I could never have my sisters or parents come to visit because it was a long drive for them, and I had no where for anyone to sleep! It truly felt like a lonely prison. Christine employed me, I saved every dime, and we built an addition. It changed me as a person. I felt open and inviting again. It probably saved my marriage! Christine even found the builder. She just always saves me from everything, so I decided to just go with this investment group of hers. She has always opened doors for me, so she told me to blog, so I will.
        So at 10pm one night, she kept texting to come up with a name for our mythical investment group. I know this friend of a friend who makes alcoholic drinks mixing vodka with strange things, and she is called "liquor chick."- so I was trying to think of something sexy like that. My husband was bouncing back ideas as well and somehow came up with "Chick in Stock." This is not sexy at all! In fact it sounds just like dumpy housewives. I was caught up in how cute & clever it was. Motivated Christine went and got a tax ID the next day. Then we thought of Stocks and Stockings, which is way sexier but it was too late. She says the woman at town hall were asking all kinds of invasive questions like, "who are your officers?" NO ONE! Is this even real? Over the last few weeks we've been asking people if they are interested. It is fascinating how people say "Sure sounds great!" Then they look at the ground and change the subject. I have been trying hard to "live intuitively." THis basically means that I am trying to go with my first thoughts and instincts about situations, and trust me, no one in our social circle wants anything to do with this stock thing. So we will continue to try to recruit people, heck, I still need to be recruited. I was basically kidnapped! I dont know anything about stocks or buying or selling them. Isn't that what people with money do?? I have no money to speak of. I have one bought one bond in my life, for my niece. I just let my savings sit in basically an interest free passbook account. I'm pathetic! I started a Roth IRA through work, and I don't even know how to find it to check on it (it's been 7 months! I think it's fidelity, but I don't know how to access it at all!) I don't know a thing about stocks, or how they make money.
    One night, over wine (or beer, or whiskey, I don't know) Christine explained it in very preschool terms. It seems so easy and exciting! Plus we are working with little funds- only asking $100 from people up front and then maybe $20 a month. But I started to get excited and come up with ideas. We did buy a porn stock that first night. I was thinking that Charlie Sheen and his break down was big in the news, and he is living with those porn star "goddess'." and that people may buy some porn to check out Sheen's girlfriends in action. I don't think that stock is doing very well, but hey- it's Christine's money. So when we finally do get a bank account (Christine is working on that...) our first stock purchase it going to Weight Watchers. I went to a meeting last week and they were all out of supplies because Jennifer Hudson is inspiring all the fat people. Christine says that WW stock keeps going up. Is blogging pointless? Did I just waste a half hour of my life? Well, here's to trusting Christine and crossing one thing off my to-do list.