You might remember me telling you way back in the day I wake my children up with a song. The same song, every morning, for years now. Toward the end of summer the girls told me they were very excited I would wake them up with a song again. It was one of those moments you feel and want to hold on to forever. The secret, of course, is waking up before my kids do and getting … [Read more...] about Monday’s Schedule | Cleaning Focus: Kitchen
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I Could Use A Little Luck
I mentioned I have a friend who loaned me a car. I need brakes for that car. My husband is buying brake pads today and they'll probably cost about $20. No problem. He thought he was going to have a friend change them Sunday but turns out he had something going on, so he was unable to. He told Mr. Brickie to give him a call back today (Tuesday) a little before 6pm and … [Read more...] about I Could Use A Little Luck
The Minimalist Game
So there's this cool new thing. Okay, it's probably not new. I'm sure some of you have probably known about this forever and a day. I don't know how new/old it is because it's one of those blogs that doesn't have dates on the posts. I guess they're just too minimal for that. (It's my blogging pet peeve. I'm not saying they can't/shouldn't do it but I don't have to like it, … [Read more...] about The Minimalist Game
Breathing In A Paper Bag
I'm trying so hard not to hyperventilate. Tomorrow is payday and it's going to be a 21 hour check. If I was going to judge prior decisions I would say my decision to build an emergency fund is one I should have come up with a hell of a lot sooner. Because I'm going to have flexible extra income tomorrow of about $20. Even though there have been crazy, sky-opening … [Read more...] about Breathing In A Paper Bag
The First Foreclosure Moving List
We risked everything on the potential that our foreclosure would drag out and there would be an auction and the house would be bought back by the mortgage company. That might still be happening, but I don't think so. We received paperwork in the mail today from the attorney's office of our mortgage company. It says Within 60 to 90 days title to the property is expected … [Read more...] about The First Foreclosure Moving List