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Meal Prep Week 1 of 4

With the shut down of NY from COVID-19 I have been laid off from my job at the law office. But if you know me at all a little thing like being laid off is not going to slow me down from earning the money we need to survive AND still getting our debt paidContinue reading “Meal Prep Week 1 of 4”

SAL Update-Fraktur Hex #7

I am so sorry! I completely forgot to post 3 weeks ago. I do have a good report for this update though. I have finished the border! Here is where I was last time I updated: And here is where I am now: Glad that’s over lol! Now on to a different color. Hope youContinue reading “SAL Update-Fraktur Hex #7”

Hello Again!

I have been absent for a long time and for that I apologize. I am fine and my family is well. I just haven’t felt like posting because frankly I felt that anything I had to say would be a bit frivolous considering the situation we are all in. But after many weeks and monthsContinue reading “Hello Again!”

SAL-Fraktur Hex #6

It’s been a cold miserable week here but I have been getting a lot done inside! The last three weeks have flown by and admittedly I haven’t worked much on Fraktur Hex. Here is where I left off last time: And here is where I am now: Just got around the corner on the border.Continue reading “SAL-Fraktur Hex #6”

Not Impressed with Our Debt January 2020 Update

Originally I had a good solid “plan” when I started this journey of paying off our debt. Unfortunately that plan is in need of a change. The momentum that I started with has changed because I am not working 55+ hours a week anymore. I have decided to adjust and take a different approach toContinue reading “Not Impressed with Our Debt January 2020 Update”

SAL -Project Fraktur Hex #2

I spent so much time the last three weeks working on Fraktur Hex and I was so excited to show my progress but I realized late last night that I had made a mistake that had devastating consequences. That may seem overly dramatic but as many of you know having to rip out two weeksContinue reading “SAL -Project Fraktur Hex #2”

Not Impressed With Our Debt Week #69

I apologize for not giving you an end of month update for October. When I ran the numbers I was disappointed in myself and couldn’t figure out why the numbers were not adding up correctly. So I just let October go. Let’s see instead where we are at week 69. I wanted to pay offContinue reading “Not Impressed With Our Debt Week #69”

20 for ’20 Challenge – October Update

October has been a busy month and with a wedding, three funerals, a sinus infection and 2 colds, Scott, Doug and I are glad October is over. Despite all of that I did get a ton accomplished. Here is an update on my goals. 1. Build a new garage – Nothing going at the momentContinue reading “20 for ’20 Challenge – October Update”

SAL – Project Fraktur Hex #1

This is my first post on my newest project, Modern Folk Embroidery’s Fraktur Hex. The original design photo showed the entire project stitched in blue. I knew I would get bored only stitching the same color so I have switched up the color scheme. Just the single outside border was 1072 stitches! It’s a veryContinue reading “SAL – Project Fraktur Hex #1”

Decorated Halloween Layer Cake

My sister and her husband had their annual, epic, Halloween party this past weekend and for the dessert contest I brought a Halloween themed cake. I used a 10″ double layer chocolate cake and split each layer which gave me room for 3 layers of different colored filling. The first layer I split with aContinue reading “Decorated Halloween Layer Cake”