It’s the little things….
A perfect cup of coffee
Your favorite candle burning
The smell of bacon cooking
Rain hitting the windows
And your kids sleeping safe in their beds….
Keeping It Real One Day At A Time
It’s the little things….
A perfect cup of coffee
Your favorite candle burning
The smell of bacon cooking
Rain hitting the windows
And your kids sleeping safe in their beds….
Seriously, who is to say that you have to like, love, or do something that you don’t want to? Other than obeying the law, everything and every choice in life is yours and yours only to make. Some are good choices and some are bad, but they are yours. You’re the one who has to reap the rewards of your choices or pay the consequences.
Okay, what’s the point and what am I trying to get at right? I have been a NY Giants fan since I was 15-years-old. And a true fan at that. When they had a bad season other Giants fan ridiculed and said they suck. Me, on the other hand continuously praised them and stuck by their side through thick and thin. In my opinion, that is a true dedicated fan.
Three and a half years ago I met my boyfriend (Mike) who is a Packers fan. All though my love and dedication for the Giants have never wavered, I did however gained a new respect for the Packers. I love the way they play. Rodgers, Jordy, Clay, Jake, etc., I must say they have it going on. Not only do I enjoy watching the team but the fans are so dedicated and support their team with unconditional love. How awesome is that?
My gripe is that people say there’s no way you can share your dedication to both the GMEN and Packers. You’re a trader. No, no, no. That’s not the case. Who is to say that I can’t share my love for both teams? Is there a fan police patrol that I’m unaware of??? In the scheme of things it is really ridiculous that there should even be a discussion about this kind of thing but then again I guess that’s what makes our world go around. I can love both teams and that is that.
But “the choice is yours,” goes for anything and everything. You can love or do whatever YOU want to do. My whole life I was a pushover. I didn’t have the ability to say no or voice my opinion. Why?? I was afraid and didn’t have the confidence.
I can say over the years I learned to say what I wanted to and I learned to say no. I know it took me 40 years to do it but better late than never. I think it was kind of an instantaneous action. I just got fed up and said no more. I was suffering from my inability and so were my kids. The one thing I didn’t want to happen was for them to follow in my foot steps but I already had seen my bad trait being absorbed by them. Not good.
I hope I helped someone, anyone with issues about saying no. Remember you have everything to gain from it. Good luck.
I feel like my wheels are always spinning. I seem to never get out of this vicious cycle of feeling poor. I am always asking myself, where in the world does my money go? Out the window that’s where. I spend it foolishly on nonsense and that’s about to end!
So I found this free budget app called Daily Budget. (No this isn’t an advertisement for them). It has a little piggy bank as its icon and I found it very simple to use.
First though I have a planner that I buy from Walmart every year to keep my appointments, subbing jobs, and ahh yes of course my bills in. The planner cost $8 (if that)and without it I’d be lost. It doesn’t have any bells or whistles. It’s just easy to follow because it has a month at a view glance which is great because you can see everything coming up right in front of you.
I love the idea of putting stickers in here or using bright colored markers but in reality I don’t have the time right now. That’s all a part of my bigger picture and my time management adventure that I’ll be tackling soon.
Sorry to cut this post short so for now I’m going to leave you with this but at the end of the week I’ll update you on my budgeting progress!!
I just scrolled back to a blog post I did two years ago this coming March and I am happy to say I feel accomplished. It’s not that I accomplished anything major but I did continue on with my blog and I’m still here today. So yes it’s possible to finish and continue what you started. At times I feel like I can’t but that two year old post just confirmed and reassured me as well as gave me the confidence to keep going and so can you!! Never give up! Anything is possible. That two year old post is found under “My Story” section. Very interesting. Wow. It’s amazing to go back and see what happened through the years. Good, bad, or ordinary it’s interesting to see how life truly evolves.