I sewed all day yesterday and had many drop off and pick up. I did manage to get 4 prom dresses hemmed or altered and also had 4 more come in. So it is like I made no progress. I kept thinking I would be able to get out of the house for a while but that did not happen either. Before you knew it the baby was here and he was so good last night.
Our great nephew/cousin is three and was not happy about getting left by mom and dad again but he was soon entertained by the cats and the chickens and the dog. He played happily with our toys and then fell asleep on the floor.He was much easier to care for than the littles.
I did manage to sneak out to the bank for 20 minutes and put another $1000.00 on our mortgage. It was the second to the last day of the month and I was loath not to make my goal. It has been very hard to squirrel away money this month with all the extra expenses. I feel a major blessing here in being able to get this done.
The furnace repairman came about 2 o'clock yesterday and it was a broken igniter. He also found a spider and and heavy web in one of the gas spigots which was hardly burning. SO it was a $150.30 bill and I felt blessed as the furnace is 20 years old this year. I do not want to have to replace a furnace right now. But again one more bill on top of Hub's hearing aids and other things that we had to have.
Well I don't have to tell you what I will be doing today. I do need to call my brides as I don't think those will get done this week if today runs like tomorrow did. We will see.
I have a few dead and dieing plants I picked up that I need (want) to plant today. I need a little sunshine on my back for just a few minutes. I am a wee bit headachey this morning, and I am sure it is from being over tired of sewing, however that is a horse I am going to have to ride for a while more.
I can't believe it is the last day of the month and I am going to have to pay bills tomorrow, this month has gone by very fast and all I have been able to get done has really pleased me.
Did you get anything done in April that you really wanted to accomplish?
Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are int he negative.
Kim
April was not nearly as productive as needed, but hopefully May will bring on a spurt of energy. Just so you know, if you keep taking on things, you will never be caught up. No, I have no time to do X, is a powerful response to the next request.
ReplyDeleteAh but I am motivated by money....
DeleteGive yourself a lot of credit. You got another extra mortgage payment made and you got a lot of sewing done in addition to some side trips.
ReplyDeleteApril came and went in a flurry. I did get some things done but I also had to let some go. The best ting we did was to get some help for Mom. She resents it, but that is just life right now.
Yes she resents it, but your sanity is important also. If she gets hurt living on her own she will be even more miserable. Stand strong is all I can say. This is a tough road.
DeleteGreat job on the extra mortgage payment. I can't wait until we are able to do that. Right now we are saving as much as we can so that my youngest doesn't have school loans.
ReplyDeleteGood for you. Our youngest does have some school loans but she also makes way more money than we ever did while she was growing up. She will be fine.
DeleteApril is coming to a close and MAY is a blink away. Yes, a lot got done. Some were not in the plans, but am working at being more flexible to avoid anxiety. God bless you as you sew and alter clothing for peeps. They need your help and you are using a wonderful skill to brighten others lives. All the best,
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Thanks Deanna. I get so much negative comments from for all the service I do, but it makes me happy.all
DeleteI agree April went by in a flash, hoping May will bring warmer weather for us.
ReplyDeleteApril did go fast and it was unseasonably cold most of the time here also. I hope May is better and I think it will be.
DeleteTime flies when you're busy! At least your furnace issue was relatively minor. Hope that headache goes away.
ReplyDeleteI was sure happy when it came in as little as it did! I am blessed. I took Excedrin twice and then finally slept for a couple of hours that did the trick.
DeleteI had 22 no spend days out of 30, so I was happy with that. April did go by so fast. I need time to slow down, not speed up. I hope you have a great day, Kim.
ReplyDeleteThat is great! I have never challenged myself to see how many days in a month I spent know money. That might be a good one!
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