This is big, big, big. Okay, to be honest, it’s so big and perfect and unbelievable that I refuse to believe it, so I’m torturing myself in that little spot where you know you have your hopes up but insist to yourself that you don’t, all under the guise of “not being disappointed.” Yeah, THAT’S [...]
Archive for the ‘Encouraging Words’ Category
24 Jan
A(nother) Deeply Personal Journey
I admit it. I’m overweight. And I’m betting I’m not the only one here, as WebMD reports the percentage of overweight Americans topped 63% in 2009. (If you want to know what this has to do with debt, stay with me. We’re getting there.) I’m just guessing on this, but I’ll say it anyway: Most [...]
15 Dec
Sometimes Roadblocks Pay … Literally
We pay my mom’s mortgage and a couple of her other bills. She gives me her paycheck – literally all she doesn’t need for gas plus about $25 a WEEK in groceries – and I make up the difference and handle her bills. Her mortgage is currently behind (shall I pause while the shock fades? [...]
15 Nov
It’s the Little Things
This house is making me crazy. I should be especially grateful right now that we were unaffected by the recent natural disaster, but I’m not. I’m just aggravated. No washing machine (although DH is out trying to remedy that as I type), the tub faucet thing is missing and there’s some sort of contraption with [...]
12 Nov
Mortgage Covered!
Yay! See how easy I am to entertain? LOL. Anyway, with that flake I threw in with it our flakes topped 20k for the year. That number came with a heck of a fight, but we DID it. It doesn’t feel like things are any easier, but with our tax return we’ll be in much [...]
18 Sep
Stupid Grocery Store
I’m over budget! I spent $60 on “two days’ food”. But I spent $10.88 of that on medicine and another $11 on charcoal. Sort of on track for $20 a day, LOL. But we got a bunch of freebies today. There were some perishables left over from the church dinner that no one would use, [...]
25 Jul
Last Minute Save
I love it when things come together at the last minute in such a way that you feel taken care of. Today my low fuel light came on in the car as I was on my way home (not the best direction to head off in when you don’t have any gas or live near [...]
16 Jul
A Rare Rant
I pride myself on my positive outlook, but dangit, some things just get to me! Here’s my mini-tirade for the day (maybe the month). 1. We are not in debt because we have five children. I know lots of people with no offspring with huge amounts of debt. I know folks with large families without [...]
30 Jun
We DID it!
(Anyone else have the Dora the Explorer theme song in their heads right about now?) It’s a technical victory, but it’s a victory just the same. WHEW! Our final bill for the month was due today. When DH called to set the payment up, he asked them to date it for the 4th instead of [...]
21 Jun
Some Kind of Luck
I guess whether we’re lucky or unlucky depends on whether you’re a glass-half-full or half-empty kind of person. I prefer the optimistic approach, but this is just getting crazy! A week ago Friday I lost my diamond (bad luck) trying to beat a storm in off the water. I nearly broke my arm (bad luck) [...]
