Monthly Archives: January 2012
January Wrap-Up and February Mini-Goals
Today is the last day of the month, so time for a wrap-up and new set of monthly mini-goals. January was another good month for us, and I accomplished all the goals on our list except for our gasoline spending … Continue reading
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Sunday Night Chit Chat
I too have become very fond of Carla’s Sunday evening get-together! This evening I am Watching: Nothing. No TV for us this evening. Reading: The Civil War: A Narrative. Vol 2: Fredericksburg to Meridian by Shelby Foote. It’s heavy, detailed … Continue reading
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Saturday Morning Weigh-In
No one ever said this was going to be easy. This morning I weighed 171 pounds, just .4 pounds less than last week. It’s a loss, although not much of one. The eating part of this continues to go well, … Continue reading
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2012 Budget Finally in Place
The last piece of our 2012 budget puzzle, Mr. Losing It’s new pay amount, clicks into place today. He is paid every other week, but the first check of the year always contains an extra or two, such a the … Continue reading
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Some Things We Did Right
It’s been easy as we’ve traveled on our path of becoming debt free to find fault over and over again with choices we made in the past, things that in hindsight we wouldn’t or might not have done if we … Continue reading
Filed under Employment, Retirement
Easy, Frugal Baking: Manuel Freedman’s Oatmeal Cookies
I have absolutely no idea who Manuel Freedman is (or was). My recipe dates from when we lived in Key West (mid-80s), but I have no idea where it came from, who gave it to me or any other explanations. … Continue reading
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Sunday Night Chit Chat
I almost can’t believe it’s Sunday evening again . I sure wish we had another Monday off like we did this past week – I am dreading getting up early again tomorrow morning (I am so not a morning person). … Continue reading
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Saturday Weigh-In
It’s been a gloomy week with a lot of rain and not a lot of exercise. I actually missed being able to get out and walk! The Wii Fit board came out though, and I enthusiastically started doing step exercises … Continue reading
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