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Adjusting to changes...

I just got off the phone with Dad and he's decided he wants to close up the fleamarket booth.  I'm not sure how I feel about it.  Although I'm a bit excited at the thought of reclaiming my Sunday, I can't help feel a bit sad. Sad because Mom really loved going to sell at the fleamarket.  She liked talking to people and fixing up her booth. Dad wants to move out and put all the inventory into a storage shed behind his house. He already cleared it out and wants to start bringing stuff bit by bit to the house.  I feel like I'm abandoning what Mom worked hard to have. He would always talk about closing it up and she always said no.  So, I'm very conflicted about closing it and leaving what she loved. It makes me really sad but I'm not sure I want to be tied down to the fleamarket every weekend. I am going to have to talk to Mr. Man and see what he thinks. Can you tell I am not good with change?!  Aside from that, I've been listing like crazy on Ebay.  I n

Identifying your Spending triggers...

I am in a foul mood as I write and hopefully by the end of this post by mood will be better. So I'm apologizing now if I ramble a bit.  I had some words with Mr. Man regarding his health...at times it seems like a pointless conversation but I owe it to our children to at least speak my peace.  When it comes to his health,  he does not take very much responsibility.  It makes me a bit angry considering all the health issues I've had over the last couple of years.  Once our discussion ended, I found myself wanting to head to the store.  Then I realized, I would be shopping to lift my mood instead of working through it.  Ugh...why must being an adult be so Not Fun at times.  Well, I promptly listed on Ebay and decided to write. Talk about self help...lol! I like to think of myself as a big saver but how I spend is I find things on sale and justify spending because of the savings.  Wow...that was a bit wordy. Anywho, my mood is brightening and I'm off to talk to Mr. Man again.

I just got free ice cream :)

It has been a hectic day so far.  Running around all day. Just now, I had to run to the corner store to pull some cash for the man who does our lawn.  Just in case you are wondering, we DO NOT live in some huge palatial estate.  LOL!  Mr. Man's work hours make it really hard to get some lawn work in so we pay $40 about once a month to get it done.  It's a great deal, he works fast and we get to enjoy a nice cut lawn.  Anywho, Kiddo2 and I are the only ones in the store.  The ice cream delivery guy is filling the cooler and asks me if I want some free ice cream.  I never turn down free...lol.  He gave me 5 pints of butter pecan, 10 butterfinger ice cream bars and about 15 orange/cream bars.  He said the best buy date had come due but they were still good.  I just had an orange bar and it was yummy :) Kiddo1's friends will be staying all weekend and they always eat me out of house and home. They will be gone by Monday..lol! Aside from that I'm listing away.  Trying