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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”

Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 9 of 52

Week 8 was a great week in the food dept. because I cooked one time on Sunday and we pretty much ate it the rest of the week. Plus the boy even cooked one night for us. Yay! Sunday it was warm enough to cook on the grill outside so we did a massive grillingContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 9 of 52”

Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 8 of 52

Week 7 was a better week in the meal dept. Although we were still dealing with Scott’s Dad escaping the senior living facility multiple times, we still managed to eat pretty well. Dad even stayed with us for four days while we got his new home ready closer to us. I made a big batchContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 8 of 52”

2024 Goals Week 8 of 52

Last week was an interesting week. We spent most of the week moving my father-in-law out of his assisted living apartment in Horseheads to moving him into a new locked wing Memory Care facility in Brockport. After moving him into his new digs on Monday we hope things will settle down for all of ourContinue reading “2024 Goals Week 8 of 52”