A surprising discovery. I never dreamed of selling antiques. But it turned out to be unexpectedly enjoyable. How little I know myself. After all, I also became a journalist almost by accident. In 2007, I was learning the PHP programming language. I offered my services as a programmer to a newspaper. But the owner of the newspaper suggested that I try working for the newspaper as a journalist. I agreed. I didn't become a programmer. But my career as a journalist has been successful. Perhaps this online store is the beginning of a new stage in my life.

I have almost no experience promoting online stores. Almost 20 years ago, I worked for a few months as an administrator for an American online store, but that wasn't enough experience. Now I'm faced with the task of learning this business. This new endeavor will give me hope and distract me from the current events around me. Even if sales don't materialize, I'll still be a winner. New business experience is always useful. And this endeavor will protect me from making mistakes in Kramatorsk. It's especially important now to take my mind off the city's events. Here's why:

Panic in Kramatorsk has reached its peak. But we were distracted by the events because we were managing the online store, so we watched the events from a distance. This gave us the opportunity to understand that nothing would happen in the near future. Events in the city are independent of events on the battle line. The Russians are barely advancing, if at all.

Meanwhile, the population of Kramatorsk is fleeing the city as quickly as possible, as if the Russians were rapidly approaching. This discrepancy is explained by the fact that many residents failed to adapt to the increased shelling. People fled the city, deciding the danger was too great. However, the number of civilian casualties did not increase.

On Wednesday, my mother-in-law, Larisa, came to visit. She was very upset and worried. Almost all of her neighbors had either left or were planning to evacuate in the coming days. This was very difficult for her. Larisa is a very sociable person. Previously, she and her neighbors would spend entire evenings chatting on the street. They would walk together, share news or help each other with gardening. But now the street is deserted. It feels like everyone has abandoned you and run away. Svetlana and I know what that's like. One of our neighbors left on May 1st, and that was hard. Remember the report about it? So I took my mother-in-law's visit seriously.