Archives for October, 2008
Gratitude
If only prayer you say in your whole life is “Thank You,” that would suffice.
Thank you for the air I breathe, the people I know the, knowledge I have, the food I eat, the shelter I am protected by.
Thank you for my parents, sisters, husband and kids.
Thank you for my shoes and clothing.
Thank you for my mind, no matter how screwed up I think it is.
Thank you for quiet,
thank you for peace,
thank you for joy,
thank you for rest,
thank you for time,
thank you for darkness,
thank you for community,
thank you for the truth.
I’m Attending A Secret Conference
The When & Where
October 22, 2008
9AM - 6PM
Angelika Houston
Bayou Place
510 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002
Get Directions
I get up….
“I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing.”
– Rabbi Hillel
Fall!
fall in hartford
Not my photo but just something I found and loved on Flickr.
More of what I don’t need
I really have taken this coupon thing and store specials to heart. Since my last post I have only bought a few things from the store but have used coupons for about 50% of the items and picked items that were on sale another 25% of the time. I never really even noticed the bright yellow SALE tags and just grabbed the brand I was used to. I’m much more aware now.
I do my monthly budget on the 20th day of the prior month. I thought I would jump start this to see really where my money was going for Oct and really see what I could cut out for November.
Things I am cutting out in Nov.
- Lawn Care - Matt can find the time to take care of the yard and not pay someone
- Car washes - Will do this at home in the yard
- Car services - We just paid a few hundred bucks for a break job on the Trailblazer and want to really hold off on any other car service for Nov., even though the Mercedes has needed repairs. I’ll just drive the TB more in Nov.
- Vanpool fees - Already paid up until Jan. 09
- Target - I have got to stay away from this store unless I have a coupon for something. I bought about $300 worth of random crap I probably didn’t need
- Books - Since the new Barnes and Noble opened up in Pearland we have gone weekly, buying books for each of us at full price books. We should take a few of our old books to the local Half Price Books to try to sell. That way we can get “new to us” books much cheaper. I don’t usually reread books so this could also be a good way to declutter some bookshelves.
- Gifts - I bought a lot of gifts this month, just because I wanted to. I have Matt birthday, my dads and my sisters birthday as well and will stick to a budget with their gifts but need to refrain from my random acts of kindness for the month of Nov. I still have a ton of stationery and stamps so I can still keep up with my letter writing
- Gym - I don’t go to the gym, I walk on my own in the tunnel system when at work or around my neighborhood. I also bought a new little Yoga book that I will also practice at home so bye bye gym fees
- Hair care - Mason, Danielle and I are good for haircuts for the month. I have a coupon for Matt!
- Nails - Danielle also are good on manicures and pedicures until the 1st week of Dec. I also have a free Massage coming to me so that can be a free way to pamper myself
My husband’s work also pays for our home internet as well as his cellphone so that also saves us some.
With being more aware of where I spend money, hopefully I can find more money to put into savings. We are also planning a weekend trip to Rockport in November. Would rather do that than buy random crap from Target! Also, I may be able to save enough money to finally buy a flash for my camera!
November is going to be a fun month!
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