I am currently working for free, although my friend aka mother of E & L, did pay me $8 on June 4, 2013, as an unliscensed child care provider. Before the sideline of caring for other people's children has always worked well with my writing, but currently I am finding that caring for a 10 months old baby everyday and her high pressured teen age sister once a week or so is too distracting and exhausting. On my mornings and afternoons off I am too wiped and poor to leave my apartment. I only have a mobile device without usb which cuts me off after so many characters/letters/words, a gift from my parents, and off line frankencomputers salvaged from the trash by my husband or given to me by friends to work with in my apartment. I have a lot of support for my writing, but with no time or money my resourses and tools seem to shrink at an alarming rate. Eventually the State of Michigan will authorize me and I'll recieve $2.20 per hour. Don't mistake my words for whining. I am blessed to be able to help my friend, but the strain and stress is not helping me, my marriage, my suppprt system or my writing. Okay so maybe I am whining. Sorry.