This is for me really. It’s my way of keeping track of what, if anything, I accomplished this year. This year started with a 21 day fast , go here for a summary of how that went. Turns out that was a really good way to start a year out. No doubt, I’ll be doing [...]
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20 May
Random happy feelings
Oh, girls…don’t we always let our feelings guide us? This can be good and bad, I suppose. I just wanna share a couple of things that make me happy today. The perfect egg. I’ve always had trouble making this at home–until now. I found this little baby pan. It’s made to cook just 1 egg. [...]
20 Apr
Town Hall for Hope
I’m an American, and I am choosing NOT to participate in this recession. Who loves Dave Ramsey?! I love that this guy tells it like it is. He’s not afraid to call stupid, stupid! He’s good pals with my buddy, Tough Love. If you’ve ever listened to him speak, you can tell that he’s MAD. [...]
17 Apr
It’s AntiProcrastination Day!
Thanks to the Flylady—you can do anything for 15 minutes!– and Aranda—rockin’ tunes–, I pushed through and got several things done that have been calling my name for a while. I think I’ve said it before, but it’s worth noting again…running a household takes a LOT of work! Here’s a sample of what I accomplished [...]
22 Mar
To Give or Save…Water is Life
When we did our No Spend Challenge in February, there was some talk about what we would do with the money that we didn’t spend. Would we save it all? Give it away? A little of both? We had a family meeting and discussed it. (well, Kevin and I discussed whilest the young ‘uns listened–or [...]
14 Mar
Sorry department store, Jesus has my checkbook
During our first 10 years of marriage, Kevin and I bought cars, bought a house, furnished a house, had 2 kids, and went on some great vacations. We did it all. If we wanted it, we got it or did it. If we didn’t have the money at the moment, we did what everyone else [...]
13 Mar
LifeChurch.tv brings you…money
Well, actually not money, but a special series with a special guest teaching about money. In order to stimulate the economy, Americans are being encouraged to spend money. Buying another car would help the auto industry, buying a new home would help the real estate market, buying more stuff would help the retailers. Granted, that [...]
10 Mar
Goin’ to Beauty School
I tried to hold out during my No Spend Challenge in February, but I just HAD to get a haircut! I trimmed it myself a couple of times, but I was in need of professional help! Well, sort of professional…I LOVE getting my hairs cut at a hair school in OKC. Well, sort of [...]
2 Mar
No spend Challenge-Final Thoughts
I really don’t eat a lot of fast food, never have, but, oddly enough, when I see a to-go cup or a sack from a fast food place, it’s like the bell for Pavlov’s dog….I begin to salivate. What is it about a Starbucks cup in someone else’s hand, that makes me think I need [...]
28 Feb
No spend challenge-week 4
Last week of the challenge and I realized, it’s a mindset, not a goal. Just an experiment to see if I/we had self control enough to say no to the “extras”. Here’s the detailed list. 2/22 Sunday, Kohl’s (pants for Cam)$24.14 on a gift card I already had, so actually $0 out-of-pocket 2/23 Monday, $20 [...]
