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Not Impressed with our Debt Week 62 of 80 – Monthly Update September 2019

I was waiting until I heard about my hospital bill to update you on our debt, but so far I have heard nothing. I took the advice of my friend Kathy and applied for a grant through the hospital. I was reluctant to apply but in the end I got all of the paperwork togetherContinue reading “Not Impressed with our Debt Week 62 of 80 – Monthly Update September 2019”

20 for ’20 Goals Update

I started my 20 for ’20 challenge early, inspired by a friend’s goals in another group I belong to. I didn’t want to wait until the new year to start getting things accomplished. Here is what I have accomplished so far: 1. Build a new garage – So far my hubby and I have beenContinue reading “20 for ’20 Goals Update”

SAL- Autumn House #2

Even with all of my canning and preserving, I worked on multiple WIPs the last three weeks!Autumn house got the most done on it out of all the projects. Here is where I left off last time: And here is where I am now: Here is a short video of me stitching the Autumn House.Continue reading “SAL- Autumn House #2”

20 for ’20 – Visits

Fulfillment. Do you feel fulfilled? I don’t. Not one bit. Every day I log onto Facebook hoping I guess to find fulfillment somewhere in and amongst my newsfeed readings and every single time I get nothing. Seriously. Instead I get political posts bashing one side or the other, abortion, gun control, gender identity, kids puking,Continue reading “20 for ’20 – Visits”

20 for ’20 Challenge- Cauliflower Chowder Recipe

In my 20 for ’20 Challenge this year I challenged myself to trying 19 new recipes. Last weekend I wanted to make a cauliflower chowder and after searching the interweb I landed on Damn Delicious blog’s cauliflower chowder recipe. Boy is it good! I did make a change and used crumbled Italian sausage because IContinue reading “20 for ’20 Challenge- Cauliflower Chowder Recipe”

20 for ’20 Challenge

I read a blog post by one of my fellow stitchers about 19 for 19. 19 for 19 was a challenge she was doing to motivate herself to accomplish specific goals for the year. I have done yearly challenges before but none quite like this. I am coming in late to the game for 2019Continue reading “20 for ’20 Challenge”

SAL – Autumn House #1

I am sorry for such a late update. I didn’t forget. I had to work a full day today and then had to get 7 pints of pickled beets canned. Lots to do to catch up since we got back from our trip to Ireland on Thursday night. I decided that I needed a bitContinue reading “SAL – Autumn House #1”

SAL-Crown of Thorns #11 -Finish

I am doing my happy dance! Thirty-three weeks working on this project and I am finished. Here is where I left off last time: And here is the finished piece: I had my husband hold the fabric up in a different light and look at the difference it made below: The better light completely transformedContinue reading “SAL-Crown of Thorns #11 -Finish”

Screenshot

I personally think one of the greatest technological inventions of the twenty first century is the screenshot. I’m being a little dramatic of course but screenshots are so unbelievably handy. Aren’t they? I screenshot stuff everyday. Funny text messages, listings on Ebay, photos on Instagram, pictures of a certain china pattern for my business, andContinue reading “Screenshot”

Not Impressed With our Debt Week 52 of 80

It has been a couple of months since I have checked in and for that I apologize. One very good thing happened in my time away from you and that very good thing would be I got our Home Equity loan paid off!! Yes! The last $300 of that balance and filing fees was paidContinue reading “Not Impressed With our Debt Week 52 of 80”