Tag Archive: financial strain

working the system

I know how to work the system.  Want music or movies for free?  Well, have I got a deal for you.  It’s rather old fashioned, actually.  It’s called a library.  Remember those?  Outside of reading circle for babies and toddlers, there’s so much more to get than just books.
I love music.  Back when we lived [...]

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i love my husband #123-124

I always believe that it’s good to reinforce the positive because then you’ll get more of it.  Likewise (and you probably know someone like this), if you’re mopey all the time, most likely things are happening in your life for you have reason to mope.  Sometimes I think we just have to make a conscious [...]

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coming down from the high

champagne cork

I feel like I’m coming down from a month long high (not that I’ve ever done that big of a bender, I’m just saying).  First, we had Husband’s parents here for a long stay over Thanksgiving (and in to December).  Then I went away to Boise to celebrate a dear friend’s birthday and to meet [...]

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Quiet Time

quiet time

I’m a thinker.  I think a lot.  I probably think too much.  I know that when I start feeling like things are too tough right now, I look for the lesson to learn.  My dear friend and teacher, Victoria Castle, wrote in her book Trance of Scarcity, “If struggling were the way to get there, [...]

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Where Have I Been?

Where am I these days? Am I lost? No. Well maybe a little bit. I’m working on finding my way through a storm.

Am I okay? Yes, but weary. I need to find my peaceful waters. I am close. I can feel it.

So, how do I get there? Writing. I can feel my way through. [...]

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