More than one way

I have always liked the expression "there is more than one way to skin a cat". I wouldn't want to skin a cat and have no idea where this idea came from, but there is more than one way to do almost anything.

For the last couple of weeks I have had a problem involving money or rather lack of it. I will need to have a new roof put on my house sometime in the next year. I told the roofer it would have to be next spring or summer before I could afford the job. In the meantime I need to figure out how to save enough money.

I have been going back and forth with different plans, including a part time job, which at my age I do not want to do. I have even tried to think of things I can sell that are just taking up space. I contemplated doing the local craft show in December. I ruled that out because it is a three day show. Been there done that and really do not want to do it again.Besides it always falls on my birthday.

The first thing I did was open a savings account. Something I hadn't done in years. I knew if I was going to expect money I needed a place to put it. Made sense to me!

Several things happened last week that caused me to believe it was time to buy a lottery ticket. This was something I hadn't done in years, but it just seemed right. Wrong! I managed to match two numbers and was very disappointed. I felt like the universe had set me up and I was angry for awhile.

Another thing that is upsetting me is the fact that I can't seem to make any money from my writing. I have three e-books on Amazon and have submitted two articles to magazines with no response. I also have a poem submitted to a contest which won't end until next April.That's enough to make any writer depressed. I simply can't afford an agent on my income.

Well that's what has been going on in my little world lately. I was about ready to just give up when something unforeseen came into the picture. My income was suddenly increased and I decided to add that extra money to my new savings account, each month. It isn't a lot, but it will add up as the months go by.

As the saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat. There may also be other ways in the near future that I do not know about. I have turned the problem over to the universe.

P.S. Being naturally curious I checked out the saying in question.The earliest printed citation of the saying is found in a short story by American humorist, Seba Smith, 1840. The entire quote is: "There are more ways than one to skin a cat so there are more ways than one of digging for money." Interesting huh?