Negative Thinking

Fiorella is tired of people doing her dirty, like Empower Investment, which has led her on a wild goose chase for the past several months regarding her inheritance from Husband's estate. She has filed and refiled forms, worn a path to the notary's door, listened to countless silky-voiced young men 'splain how things work, and SHE'S BOILING OVER because she knows damn well that the company doesn't care in the least about her best interests, but about its own private interests--the longer they can hold onto the cash, the better!
       Thank God that, because her sons joined the fray early on and knew how to beat the insurance and investment companies at their own games, Fio has enough to live on, but how do less fortunate (and less verbal) widows/widowers fare? Money makes the world go 'round, and people could lose their homes or DIE if they lack their spouse's income during a critical time!
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Your Fiorella is not only angry, but grumpy. It's the same ol' thing--there are so many self-assignments that she HAS to do that she doesn't get time to do what she WANTS  to do, like finish a third book and haul into fourth and fifth books that she's been taking notes on. But instead, she is working on the house as well as planning and supervising the landscaping--both somewhat hampered by that stupid hematoma!
       And speaking of the hematoma, Fio is angry about that too. This was NOT the best time for that stupid lump to show up!
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By the way, Fio's paper-faced Tide pumpkins didn't react well to the water-proofing, and she is going to have to redo the whole family. She had six new yellow pages laminated at Kinko's yesterday and is going to try to cut them into pumpkin faces today. She also has about fifty dollars worth of Halloween candy to sort out into bags for the children at the neighborhood party. (When did apples go out of style?)