Jean Givan Chronicles

 RIP Gigi I miss Gigi. As much as she got on my nerves. And how much of her poop and pee I had to clean up. But now that she's gone.... OMG. So sad. Like an annoying little sibling. Nagging, gnawing, but in her absence... so sad. Mom's dear Gigi went onto Doggy Heaven, last Friday, 11/13. She had an ulcerated eye. How was this discovered. About a week or so prior, I took it upon myself to try to clip Gigi's nails. The couple of times Gerald (my brother who's a veterinarian) came thru, he didn't get a chance to clip Gigi's nails. He had forgotten his clippers, the last time he was here. And the time before, he just didn't have them. Trying to help the pooch, in any way I could, I took it upon myself to clip. But even though I though I gave it enough space to not be a problem, that was not the case. She started bleeding, and bleeding, and bleeding. I was sad because I caused her more pain. So, I held Gigi, like she was a little baby, in my lap. FOR THE WHOLE D...

Sawgrass For those following along, I recommend Sawgrass, printer, to start. Though I started with an iColor350, I recommend Sawgrass. Don't get me wrong, iColor350 (from UniNet) is outta sight. A dynamic piece of machinery which has transformed my life already. But, as far as an integrated system and network, Sawgrass is the way to go, for me. I'm just chronicling the journey (leaving breadcrumbs for those who want to follow) I have embarked upon, and thus far, I am very satisfied with Sawgrass, the SG500 is what I'm starting with, with them. For those who do not know, the SG500 is for the only desktop sublimation printer. A good starter for getting into the swing of Sawgrass things. For now, there are three main things I like about Sawgrass. I'm sure there are many more but I'll just talk about three for the moment: (1) the ink, (2) the printer and (3) the network (1) The Ink - is SubliJet Ink specifically designed to work with Sawgrass printers. Chemical precison...

My Work Is My Worship A lot of times people have the mistaken notion that work is detached from worship to God. In my case, it's one in the same, as never before. I have a new mindset, embracing the challenges that are my work from home, now, particularly in sublimation and heat transfer work, as unto the Lord. I consecrate myself anew, in service rendered to God. This time, more intentionally, it's my work. I'm entering into a new real. I'm at a new place. I'm on new ground, even though physically, my location is the same. I'm right now, here in my room, which used to be my grandfather's room, preparing for work. Well, even this blog is an extension of my work.  I know of no one reading my blog, at this point, but I'm still responsible, to put out content. This will be breadcrumbs for someone who comes along in the months and years to come, who will want to follow along and have guidance. Well, here it is. And my heart intention is that my work would be...

 WORK FROM HOME Over the past three years, I've come to know quite a bit about SUBLIMATION. To the point where I'm able to make decorate items such as blank coffee mugs, coasters, canvas, flip flops, puzzles, masks and so much more FROM HOME.  I became interested when I found out about a lady named Cheryl Kuchek who was doing sublimation, and had a Facebook group which I joined, Sublimation for Beginners and Beyond. Beginners? Shoot, I didn't even know what sublimation was. I've been on the prowl for the past decade, trying to figure out a way to earn money, so I could support myself as I look after my mom, as she ages. I've been doing it since June of 2010. So, it's over a decade now. I've done soooooooooooo much research, and have been down one trail after another after another after another. I put up a website, many years ago. It was about working from home, as a caregiver, but the caregiver part of it is kinda sad, so I didn't want to drain myself by...

THANKFUL THURSDAY THANKFUL for these two (Mom, and her pooch, Gigi). They keep each other going.  THANKFUL that we had practice with quarantine by what has transpired over the past decade. THANKFUL that I left my beloved Cali, to return to NY to look after Mom. The highest percentage of people affected by COVID-19 are the elderly, particularly those in long-term care facilities. THANKFUL for the ability to serve Mom in this capacity. What a relief! God is the Greatest. He's pouring out blessings in my life, right now. I'm dripping with the blessings of God. It's as if (and I am) under an open Heaven (I tithe, see Malachi 3:10). God is guiding me. It took a minute, but things are finally coming into alignment. Another few good portions of Scripture to check out AND DWELL ON (think about it), are: Proverbs 3:5-6, but don't stop there. Go onto verses 9 and 10, dwell on that. Your money coming up short? GIVE. You don't think God knew there was gonna be a pandemic, ...

New Beginnings (Again) Things have aligned themselves in such a manner that today, seems like New Beginnings (Again). Slowly, but surely, I have been building up to it. And still there is quite a bit of ground to cover, but I will be starting back into SUBLIMATION, anew. Later on today, I will be gathering footage for a video I will drop next week. Starting today, I am dropping one that was videotaped, then edited over the past bit over a week, or so. So the New Beginnings (again) has to do with me making videos for YouTube. I dabbled a bit with it before. I made a video of my niece Rebekah tickling my mom's feet on Mother's Day (8 years ago). I loaded it up with a catchy heading, key words and a whole host of other SEOs (search engine optimization techniques) that obviously worked. To date, the video (below) has been viewed over 12K times:  https://youtu.be/fJEirSL6AfQ I know what to do. Plus, I enlisted the assistance of a millennial, so I should be good. Each Monday, I will ...