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Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 13-19 of 52

I have been all over the place with meals the last few weeks and have been experimenting with a new diet for myself. I hate calling what I eat a diet but hey, that’s what it is, right? I have been eating the Mediterranean diet the last 2 weeks. I wanted to eat healthier, butContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 13-19 of 52”

2024 Goals Weeks 15-18 of 52

Lots of stuff going on the last four weeks! I feel like I am making good progress on my goals, although the big stuff is going a little slow. Home repairs professionally done – New kitchen countertops, rip out over-the-oven microwave and replace with new exhaust hood, trim all fruit trees and cut down allContinue reading “2024 Goals Weeks 15-18 of 52”

SAL-Project Summer House

I am so excited to start a new project! This chart is from Brooke’s Publishing and is called Summer House. I have already completed her Spring and Autumn houses and now for Summer House. Aren’t they sweet? I had a heck of a time finding DMC 225, but after a 2 hour drive to HorseheadsContinue reading “SAL-Project Summer House”

2024 Goals Week 10-14 of 52

I have been busy the last month working on bakery orders and such and haven’t had the time to buckle down and work on projects but let’s see if I got much accomplished in the goal department. Home repairs professionally done – New kitchen countertops, rip out over-the-oven microwave and replace with new exhaust hood,Continue reading “2024 Goals Week 10-14 of 52”

SAL-Project Joyce’s Rose #25 – Happy Dance

I am reporting a happy dance on Joyce’s Rose! After 2 years and 4 months I am considering this project finished 🙂 There are a few tweaks I need to make, but I need to move on to the next project. It’s certainly been a journey! I am definitely going to work on something MUCHContinue reading “SAL-Project Joyce’s Rose #25 – Happy Dance”

Not Impressed With Our Debt March 2024

March was a struggle too but a whole lot better than February. I am excited to say for the first time in years we got an actual tax refund! All of this refund will be going to our credit card. Amazing! In March I made payments of $1234.00 to this credit card, our total isContinue reading “Not Impressed With Our Debt March 2024”

Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 10-12 of 52

My apologies for getting so behind on posting! Nothing earth shattering just life I guess. Three weeks ago I actually didn’t grocery shop. What I did do was buy dinner fixings for us on that Sunday because my father in-law ate with us and then I shopped for a dinner for 7 of us onContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 10-12 of 52”

SAL-Project Joyce’s Rose #24

It’s been six weeks since I gave a proper update on Joyce’s Rose. I did manage to get a few stitches in, but it is probably hard to see them. Here is where I left off last update: And here is where I am now. Just the very center of the rose left. And IContinue reading “SAL-Project Joyce’s Rose #24”

Not Impressed With Our Debt February 2024

I think February 2024 will go down as one of the worst months I have had in a really long time. So bad in fact that I started seeing a therapist again and that says a lot because I am a very strong person. Included in our sh*tty month of February was the stress ofContinue reading “Not Impressed With Our Debt February 2024”

2024 Goals Week 9 of 52

Last week was a really good week! Not any real drama to speak of. Dad’s doing great in his new home. 🙂 Here is what I accomplished on my goal list. Home repairs professionally done – New kitchen countertops, rip out over-the-oven microwave and replace with new exhaust hood, trim all fruit trees and cutContinue reading “2024 Goals Week 9 of 52”