Unhoused Chronicles

Wed Jan 21 : 

Forced surprise eviction without notice of when it would happen.

Absolute shock. That kind of stress is like a lobotomy.

Random kind stranger let me sleep on their couch - 3am to 8am?

Thurs Jan 22: 

Spent the day trying to figure out what motions to file and who to contact for legal assistance. Random kind stranger let me sleep on their couch - 3am to 8am?

Friday Jan 23:

Ankles incredibly swollen and painful.

Milt friend sent $300. Used $194.82 of it to stay at a hotel. They've said they would not send more money unless it was used to leave Portland, which I have no intention of doing. Got to the hotel and they waived amenities fee but someone had to put a $100 refundable hold on their card for incidentals. Slept well but don't remember how long. Took a nice shower. 

Saturday Jan 24:

Stayed at a hotel. Slept well but don't remember how long. Showered. Got groceries. ($48.81)

Sunday Jan 25:

Stayed at a hotel. Slept well but started to panic. 

Monday Jan 26:

College friend sent $75. Didn't know what would happen. Someone paid to extend my stay at the hotel. 

Tuesday Jan 27:

Milt mentor sent $75. Didn't know what would happen. Stayed at hotel. Groceries ($39.79)

Wednesday Jan 28:

I paid $144.08 to extend my stay at the hotel. 

Thursday Jan 29:

Stayed at hotel. Didn't know what would happen.

Friday Jan 30:

Paid $72.04 to extend stay one more night.

Saturday Jan 31:

Couldn't stay at the hotel any longer. Out of money. Slept at a shelter. Lots of coughing. Very hard bed. Could barely sleep. Spent day at library. They didn't have underwear or pads and I was terrified of getting my period.

Sunday Feb 1:

Milt friend sent $45. Slept at a shelter. Lots of coughing. Very hard bed. Could barely sleep. Spent day at library. 

Monday Feb 2:

Injured foot - blisted took off layers of skin. Library staff gave me new shoes. Someone got me a hotel room. Milt family sent $200. 

Tuesday Feb 3:

Foot injured and raw. Had to stay somewhere to heal. Someone got me a hotel room again. Groceries and supplies ($148.88) including underwear and pads. 

Wednesday Feb 4:

Despite trying to contact people every day I never got a motion passed or legal assistance - wasn't enough time or they "couldn't help me" because it was post-eviction even if I was arguing the eviction was not correct.

Friend from college helped me get what we could from my apartment. Was a nightmare. Couldn't have done it without them. Brought the stuff back to the hotel. 

Thursday Feb 5: 

hotel. Foot healing.

Friday Feb 6: 

hotel. Foot healing.

Groceries and supplies ($69.93)

Saturday Feb 7: 

hotel. Foot healing.

Sunday Feb 8: 

hotel. Foot healing.

Monday Feb 9: 

hotel. Foot healing. Added $20 to hop pass. Groceries and supplies ($48.01)

Tuesday Feb 10: 

hotel. Foot healing.

Wednesday Feb 11: 

hotel. Foot healing. Someone sent $80 for storage unit.

Stranger sent $22.72 donation. Groceries amd supplies ($60.43)

Thursday Feb 12: 

Didn't know what would happen. Paid $92.98 to stay one more night at hotel. 

Friday Feb 13:

Paid $74.67 for storage. Had to leave the hotel - ran out of money and help to stay. 

Saturday Feb 14:

Paid $31.07 for storage. Found sanctuary at the library. 

Sunday Feb 15: 

Rainy. Groceries ($10). Found sanctuary at the library. Use bathroom at 5pm - closes 15 minutes early. 

Monday Feb 16: 

Security guard assigned to watch over my eviction was assigned to the shelter this morning. He was friendly and stuff - not aggressive - but I wanted to puke. How could anyone not feel bad watching someone's whole life get thrown away? 

I did not deserve this and it was not my fault.

Again :

1) disability documentation ignored.

2) lived there since 2015 and was never threatened with eviction like that until new company started in 2024. The building motto was "our goal is to keep you housed".

3) supportive services stopped helping me and played games about making me meet them in person or sign an ROI which I never had to do before.

4) orgs didn't have funding to help me.

5) turned out the city had not disbursed $106 million dollars that should have gone to rent assistance.

Rainy. Groceries ($19.98). Library closed and Rose Haven not open for showers, laundry, mail. Nearby park says it has bathrooms and wifi but didn't. Grocery store lets you use the bathroom and it can fit the cart. 35.74 left in EBT. Made sandwiches but unsure how long they'll last. Needing blueberries, spinach, vegetarian protein, ginger and caffeine on a daily basis. 

Taking naproxen (anti-inflammatory/pain) and guaifenesin (expectorant) on a daily basis. Cocoa butter and tiger balm mix with peppermint soap. Brush teeth and tongue daily to cough up whatever is stuck in side my body. Mix sanitizer and water in a spray bottle and used regularly. Wearing face masks most of the time but the new shelter feels spaced out and clean enough that I just sleep with a fabric mask/hood and breathe easier. New shelter doesn't smell. Haven't showered since I left the hotel amd got rained on twice but clothing materials don't smell - attributed to using the sanitizer spray and changing clothes to sleep. Kinda surprised my feet don't stink or anything. My legs and ankles are weirdly swollen every night though - Frankenfeet - and I try to keep them elevated. 

COVID was known to make people lose sense of smell. I feel hit in the face by some people just walking past me - smells are crazy right now. 

More to fill in each day but I gotta go right now.

Until tomorrow. ✨️

Universal human rights or everything is bullshit ✨️