so I made dishwasher detergent
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
I ran across this article last week about making your own dishwasher detergent. We were almost out of dishwasher tabs so I thought I would give it a try. Not only is it eco-friendly but it's super cost effective. The article estimates 50 loads cost 50 cents! Considering I pay probably around 8 dollars for 50 loads I was sold.
I found all of the ingredients at my grocery store. The only citric acid I could find at the store was the Fruit Fresh bottle in the canning aisle. That may have raised my cost per load. But I did a little research online and found that you can buy a 5 pound bottle on Amazon for $26.
I mixed up my first batch tonight. My dishes were just as clean as they were with the dishwasher tabs. It is suggested that you add vinegar to your rinse spout for best results. I gave the new detergent a try without the vinegar for the first run. My glasses were a little spotty so I'm guessing the vinegar would take care of that. When I run out of this batch I'm going to buy some citric acid online and continue to make my own. Two thumbs up to my new eco-friendly dishwashing method! posted by kimberly, 1/27/2010 11:05:00 PM
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down to one car
Tuesday, September 22, 2009A couple weeks ago Josh's car would not start when he was leaving work. His car sat in the work parking lot for two weeks until he could replace the starter. For two weeks he drove my car to work and I had no car. We got by, it wasn't terrible. Just really frustrating when I needed the car and he had it at work. Labels: moolah
Finally the starter was replaced and his car was happy again, at least for a couple days. It died three blocks from home at a stop sign. My dad and Josh got the car home that night by tapping it with my dad's truck. So classy! This time it sounded like the alternator. My parents were awesome enough to take the old one into AutoZone for us and have it tested. It tested fine.
The alternator got reattached and the car started. This brings us to last week where the car sat in the garage. Josh got to borrow his dad's truck while they were on vacation. I know Josh did not want to give the truck up and go back to his car but unfortunately he had to. So Sunday we realized that the car had been sitting all week and hadn't been driven since the alternator incident. Josh started it up after two tries. Whew, we were both relieved.
Monday morning the car takes two tries to start but then it's up and running. Josh puts it into gear. Dead. Apparently this is most likely a transmission problem. If you've seen Josh's car you know that it is not worth 50 bucks, let alone $800 for a new transmission.
I know it could be worse. At least we have ONE car. At least Josh works in town. At least I stay at home with Jasper. But I can't help feel really kind of upset about all of this. We can't afford to replace the car. Most times we can get by with one vehicle but sometimes we really need two.
every little bit
Monday, March 16, 2009When Josh and I were discussing if I should quit my job, one of the things we spent a lot of time on was our budget. In deciding that I would stay at home we knew we'd be following a tight budget. I decided right then that I would start clipping coupons and doing better about planning my grocery list.
Growing up I can remember being in charge of the calculator when we grocery shopped. Everything my mom put in the cart I would type the price into the calculator. This way my mom would know if she was going to go over budget. Since I was well trained as a kid I knew I could do it now.
Last week Josh and I had a little bit extra money so we decided to stock up on a few things. I sent Josh to get a loaf of bread. He came back carrying two loaves of bread and two packages of buns. "They were on sale", he informed. Ataboy! Now I have a pantry that is slowly filling up with everyday items and a freezer full of bread and meat.
It's such a good feeling! Plus following the sales and coupons is kind of fun. On our stocking up trip, I saved $48 because of the sales and all my coupons. Score! posted by kimberly, 3/16/2009 10:27:00 AM
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one of those weekends
Monday, January 12, 2009Last week was a rough one for the Knight family. Josh was at work non-stop, I returned to work after 10 weeks off and Jasper went to a babysitter's everyday. We were all looking forward to the weekend for some time to recoop. Labels: home owning, moolah
Friday afternoon my dryer broke. Friday evening we had to cut our trip to town short because Josh was called into work. Saturday morning we woke up to the furnace not working and our house a chilly 64 degrees. When the furnace guy came to fix it, he broke the part as he was putting it in. Luckily they had another but it wouldn't be done until the afternoon. We headed into town to get the belt for our dryer. The place was closed. To top it all off...one of the tires on my car has a slow but steady leak.
Normally I would be freaking out but I really handled all of that well. Not sure why but I was able to be pretty chilled out about all of that. I still can't believe that the furnace thing didn't send me into a panic. I stayed calm and in the end it was something fairly minor.
Maybe I'm finally able to let go of things. I really have no control over any of that stuff so why worry about it, right? We'll see how long this lasts!
paint swatches
Wednesday, April 02, 2008Labels: home owning, moolah
Buying a house is probably the most stressful thing I have ever experienced. Although it's a "buyer's market" right now, the financing part is getting much worse. It's harder to get good loans no matter how good your credit score is. You also need a lot of cash on hand to pay for all of the fees, inspections, attorneys... Speaking of inspections, our house failed the radon testing. We're waiting to hear back from the seller that it will be fixed. Needless to say, I've been a little stressed. (It doesn't help that my hormones/emotions are all out of whack.)
One of the simple joys that has made me really happy is picking out paint colors. We're going to be getting two of the three bedrooms painted, all three bathrooms, and one of the walls in the family room done. When I'm feeling really stressed, I can just pull out the paint swatches and look at all the pretty colors. I think I've gone over them a hundred times even though I keep picking out the same colors.
I'm sure once we get things squared away with the loan stuff and the inspections, I will have a lot more fun things to think about. For now, I should probably just carry my paint swatches with me.
doing taxes
Monday, February 04, 2008I've been in panic mode any time I think about my taxes for the past year. I kind of assumed that I would need to hire a CPA to do them so everything was done right. Do you know how expensive it is to have a CPA do your taxes? Yeesh. After some research, I started to consider doing them myself. When the TaxCut program came in the mail weeks ago, I stuck it at my desk to look at it and agonize some more. Last week I finally just decided to go with it. Josh was all for it so I installed the software and started working on our taxes. Labels: moolah
It's surprisingly not that difficult. Sure, there are things that I had no idea what they meant. Lucky for Josh and I, we're pretty straight forward and don't have a lot of "other things". I put in my Knight Light income and deductions and was very happy to have my spreadsheet with everything broken out.
I ended up filing electronically Thursday night and I feel so relieved. I don't even worry that I screwed something up. I think those software programs are fairly dummy-proof, plus I save receipts. If only I had known how easy all of this was, I wouldn't have needed to worry for months. How many hundreds of times have I said that about something!?
waiting and working
Monday, September 17, 2007Josh and I have been watching our pennies for a few months now. Not that we didn't watch them before but now we're a little more hardcore. We're pretty much dumping every extra dollar into one of the many student loans or the d200. I don't mind actually. I LOVE seeing the loan amount go down. We're getting really close to paying off of one of Josh's small student loans. It was the smallest but still, to have one paid off... Well it will feel huge! Labels: moolah
We've loosened up a bit on the budget and aren't so "we can't spend any money". It's been nice to get a couple new things for fall and not worry that I shouldn't. Well actually I do that anyway, but I'm just really anxious to get stuff paid off. I basically have payments worked out for the next year and when things will be paid off. Everything is in an Excel spreadsheet. Gosh, I'm a nerd.
It's frustrating to still not be able to have a house but when I look at my spreadsheet I know that's what we're working towards. It really makes me feel good that we're doing it this way. I honestly feel like this is the right way for us. I can't imagine trying to pay a mortgage and all of these student loans. Josh would probably have to put me away somewhere. So as impatient as I am, I am really trying to remember that this is going to be better in the long run.
don't spend money
Friday, June 01, 2007Talking about money seems to make people uncomfortable which I don't get. I find it comforting to talk to others in similar situations as I am. For me, it's nice to know that others struggle to make ends meet. Sometimes I feel like everyone can afford a house and lots of kids with no credit card debt... So this is a warning that I will now talk about money...avert your eyes if it makes you uncomfortable. Labels: moolah
Josh and I decided almost three weeks ago to do a "No Unnecessary Purchases" experiment. In some ways I don't remember it ever not being like this. It's amazing how quick you can get used to something. The first week was weird but now we simply ask if something is necessary or unnecessary. Honestly though I don't feel deprived or that I've even sacrificed that much.
We had decided right away that we'd each get like 20 bucks or so as sort of an "allowance". I didn't want the no spending thing to become so hard we don't want to follow it. My one unnecessary purchase in the past two weeks was this shirt from Target. It actually wasn't really that frivolous because I don't have many short sleeve shirts for the summer and it's been in the 80's for the past week. Cute and useful! And although we said no bike stuff, Josh finally purchased his new bike seat with some of his graduation money. It was pretty necessary if he wanted to stop getting molested by his bike every time he rode. (His words, not mine.) It arrived on Wednesday and the boy was beyond happy. However, Josh did choose the $60 seat instead of the few more expensive ones he had been eyeing.
For the past couple weeks the money we have spent has gone towards gas, groceries, bandaids, shampoo, and Claritin (which is beyond necessary after a week of feeling like crap because I didn't have any). We've also had Starbucks twice, I think. Last week I received $35 for doing my niece's 9-month pictures. The money was unexpected and extra so I treated us to a movie last Friday night. We decided that this weekend we're going to a Farmer's Market just for fun and maybe to some thrift stores. I figure why not do a little thrifting to look for some newish clothing for summer. I already decided though that we'll just take a certain amount of cash on Saturday. This way we can't spend more than we should. So...it's not like we're sitting at home twiddling our thumbs and locking up our wallets. We're just being extra careful.
It really hasn't been too difficult to NOT spend money. I think it will only get easier. My weakness is definitely clothes. It's hard because since losing weight I have fewer clothes that fit well. But I know I can manage. Stay out of the mall and stay away from all of those websites that I love to online shop on. When you know your weakness, you can find ways to specifically motivate yourself. Plus I always feel motivated when I can see actual results.
Because of this non-spending thing (and Knight Light had a good month) we were able to pay off what we had on our credit card (left over from Josh's graduation extravaganza and Wii!), pay our quarterly car insurance bill without even flinching and all our other monthly bills, put some in savings and we still had money left over. Josh got paid today and he even had to remind me. Normally I am paying bills with that money before we get it!
I spent a little bit of time yesterday on our student loan websites trying to figure out our "Plan of Attack". (I always have to have a Plan of Attack.) I'm anxious for next month to get here (when Josh's student loan payments officially start) so that we can really see what we'll have each month. I tried to figure what we'd have to pay extra to pay off loan A by a certain month. Argh, it is so frustrating and impossible. The whole interest thing sucks. I told Josh we're going to kick butt paying off our student loans. He agreed and then reminded me how thankful he is that I take care of all of that. I just keep him in the loop and we're good to go.
So there you have it... The life of a couple trying to pay for their college educations as quickly as possible so they can live their lives with a house, 2 cars, 3-4 kids and a dog.
Edited to add (8:15am): One of my favorite blogs lately is No Impact Man. He is spending the year attempting to make zero net impact on the environment. He wrote this today about happiness and consumption.
the garage sale
Monday, May 21, 2007Labels: moolah
Josh and I had our garage sale over at my parents' on Saturday. Between my parents and us we had a lot of big stuff like bikes, a dresser, two chairs, desks... Lucky for us most of that big stuff sold! I didn't feel like there were a lot of people coming through but I was really happy with how we did. I thought at worst we'd get around $50 and at best $100. Josh and I came in at $94. We were thrilled. After the sale was over we boxed everything up and took it to our local thrift store. It felt good to get rid of all of that stuff.
on being fiscally responsible
Wednesday, May 16, 2007Labels: apartment living, moolah
Josh and I got a notice from one of his student loan providers last week. The notice was to inform him that he would have to begin paying back his loans next month. I logged into the website to check out what the damage was. I added the payments up and pretty much hyperventilated. Uh, the monthly amount was close to a mortgage payment. We can't afford a real mortgage, how could we afford this!? Once I started breathing again, I realized we could consolidate a few of the loans together. This lowered our monthly payment but unfortunately it's still a staggering amount.
After receiving this discouraging news, Josh and I started a month long experiment where we do not spend any unnecessary money. This means no trips to Old Navy, no new shoes (like these that I really, really want) and no bike stuff. We decided that we couldn't completely cut everything out so we figure that if we're near a Starbucks we'd allow a coffee or two.
Basically we just want to see where we are at money-wise. This new monthly payment seems daunting, considering that some months we don't have extra money for anything. (But we do usually allow ourselves dinner out or new clothes here or there.)
The funny thing about all of this is that Josh and I aren't crazy spenders. We don't buy ridiculously expensive items and don't spend money we don't have. Most of my clothes are purchased from Old Navy on sale, I've never bought a designer purse in my life, and our furniture is either hand-me-downs or from Ikea. Our hobbies (bicycling and photography) can be expensive but we don't go crazy with them even though we'd like to.
Honestly I'm not sure how most people do it. Sometimes I think people look at us and think that we don't spend our money wisely. Do people think, "Why can't they afford a house?". Believe me, we can't! About once a month I look at our budget to try to figure out where the extra money for a mortgage could come from. You can't save money that isn't already there, am I right?
Most days though I really like the idea of living more simply. What can I do with more stuff? Do I really need more stuff? What good will it do me? I also remind myself that not having a house has it's benefits too. Why do I even need a house right now? I'd hate to move so soon after redoing our bedroom! And really we have enough room for all of our stuff. Things that I don't have room for and don't need that often (like Christmas decorations) is in storage at my parents. If something should break (like our stove), the landlord would have to replace it. (Even if it took awhile to get a new one...)
So in Josh's words, we're trying to be "fiscally responsible". Really it can't be that difficult to not spend money... I mean, I've got an awesome husband who I could just stare at all night and we have a Wii. What more do you really need?
live simply
Wednesday, March 28, 2007"If you have two coats, give one away," he said. "Do the same with your food." -Luke 3:11 (The Message) Labels: apartment living, deep thoughts, moolah
I recently came across this photoset on Flickr. This young couple and their daughter sold their affordable house to move into an apartment. They went from 1667 square feet to 382, simply to pay off their student loans. It made me think that maybe Josh and I could stay in our apartment for a little longer to try to pay off our student loans more quickly. It's hard because I'm so ready to have a place of our own but I love the idea of having the loans paid off.
I've just been thinking a lot about our spending habits. I think we do pretty well. I mean, we don't spend money we don't have (usually) and we don't go on huge shopping sprees. I do know that we could save more than we do. Sometimes I feel like we just spend money on stupid things. It's especially hard because we're trying to figure out how to swing buying a Nikon D200 which would be a good investment for Knight Light. What's considered a good investment for Knight Light can be hard on the checkbook for Josh and Kimberly... It's really hard to find a balance and it's even more difficult when you're starting a business and need a lot of things in the beginning.
Josh and I are having a garage sale in May at my parent's. I really am excited about purging and maybe making a little bit of cash. We've been through our closets a few times but I'm definitely going to go through them again. Sometimes I feel like we have so much STUFF. Things that we don't really need but we keep "just in case". Maybe it's time to go through things, live simply, figure out how to pay off our student loans sooner...change.
feeling unprepared
Monday, February 26, 2007Yesterday after church Josh and I spent some time talking to our photographer friend. He is loaning us one of his cameras for the two weddings I'm shooting in March. Usually after talking to him I feel excited but this time I only felt discouraged. We started talking about the equipment needed to shoot a wedding. Josh and I just don't have what we need. Borrowing a camera is okay except that they take different memory cards and you have to get used to a completely different camera. You have to think about external flashes and flash brackets. We don't even have a laptop to upload pictures to during the day. This means that we can only shoot as many pictures as we have memory cards for. Labels: knight light, moolah
I'm frustrated with the whole thing and think maybe we jumped into this too quickly. It's funny because normally I'm doubting myself. For once I'm not...instead I'm doubting my photography equipment (or lack thereof).
Edited (10:58am): My husband responded on his blog.
a new computer
Tuesday, February 06, 2007Back in November Josh and I got the Abode Suite but unfortunately couldn't load it on my four-year-old computer. I have pushed my little computer about as hard as anyone could. It's been acting up a little but who wouldn't when you're doing more work that you can handle. Labels: moolah, nerd alert, retail therapy
Last Friday while we were out for Josh's birthday, we went into Best Buy. Now usually I don't like going into Best Buy because it means me following Josh around for 45 minutes looking at all of the things we can't afford...but it was his birthday so he chose. Josh had it in his head that we should spend our yet-to-arrive tax returns on a new computer. I wasn't so sure.
We came home with this...
The tower wasn't in stock so that should come on Thursday by UPS. I freaked out a bit afterwards about spending so much money (especially money we technically don't have yet). But I'm so excited to get the Adobe Suite installed and be able to really work on my computer.
new TV
Tuesday, December 05, 2006Josh's parents are getting us a new TV for Christmas. (Ours is about ready to bite the dust.) Actually they're giving us money for a new TV. His mom had been looking at them and felt completely overwhelmed by all the choices. Believe me, I understand. Josh picked us out a TV that was $1 less than the amount they were giving us. And it fit almost exactly in our entertainment center. Labels: christmas cheer, moolah, retail therapy
Cindy told us that if we get it before Christmas that they would give us the money before Christmas. Of course, that meant that Josh wanted to get it last night! We went to Best Buy and started looking at all of the televisions. We found the one we had picked out. Instead of just getting that we started looking at the nicer ones. After waiting for 15 minutes for someone to help us, we were just ready to get out of there. I finally tracked down someone. That darn blue shirt swayed us towards the more expensive one, dangit.
Josh and I got it home, hooked it up and well, weren't that impressed. I mean for another hundred dollars (and that's after a big discount) it should be a lot better than the initial TV we picked out.
Very frustrating. We were both kind of mad at ourselves for not going with the one we picked out. Josh packed it all back up in the box and he's going to exchange it this evening.
decorating
Thursday, September 28, 2006The other day I got the newest Pottery Barn catalog and spent an hour pouring over it and then ripping out all the pages I loved. Looking through Pottery Barn makes me want to decorate especially my living room. My living room needs a lot of work. Let me tell you about the furniture that I have. Labels: apartment living, moolah
- Weird speckled couch, covered by a khaki couch cover - $0, hand-me-down from my folks
- Faux wood Entertainment Center - $15, garage sale
- Coffee table, painted numerous times by Josh who is now trying to strip it so we can repaint it again - $5, yard sale
- Old beige recliner - $0, passed down from Josh's folks
- Velvet-y orange armchair - $0, passed down from Josh's grandma (I think)
- Faux wood bookcases - $15 a piece from Walmart
Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for finding stuff for free or at garage sales. (I don't really shop at Pottery Barn I just use them for ideas.) The problem with all of this stuff is that it doesn't really match...at all. I'm sure it doesn't help that it's all sitting on burnt orange carpeting.
Of course we don't have the money to go buy all new furniture. Plus it doesn't really make sense because hopefully in a year we'll be in a house! I'm working on patience (as usual). Instead of redecorating, I'm hoping to at least decorate for fall and soon, Christmas. Hopefully that will tide me over.
house...someday
Wednesday, August 09, 2006The closer Josh and I get to December and his graduation, the more anxious I get about buying a house. I can tell you about probably every house that is for sale here and how much they're listed at. There is even an open house on Saturday if you'd like to go. Labels: apartment living, moolah
I think that the most absolutely frustrating thing is that after budgeting and budgeting, I figured out that if I could pay off my car...we could buy a house. I am $4,000 away from paying off my car. All I keep thinking about is how I could come up with that kind of money. Don't even think about asking me what I came up with...selling a kidney is a viable option.
It kind of sucks having figured out, no car payment = house. Having our own house is so darn close. I can see the light but just can't quite get to it. Argh. Let's be honest, I'm not the most patient person in the world.
The one thing I do know about all this waiting is that I will appreciate it more. As with everything else in my life that I have not so patiently waited for (ex. Josh), I truly appreciate them more.
Edited (11:31am): Apparently it's talk about buying a house day. Josh's dad encouraged Josh this morning for us to look into buying a house. Josh didn't even know that I spent an hour looking at those realtor websites. I guess there are options out there for people that don't make any money, like us. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that maybe something will pan out. I hope!
josh, the hard worker
Friday, July 21, 2006Labels: all you need is love, moolah
I said to Josh this morning, "Huh, I don't think I have anything to blog about today. I just feel completely unmotivated to do anything".
He replies seriously, "When in doubt, blog about me". Oh Josh... You'd think I never blog about him.
This week Josh has been doing extra work at his folks to make us a little bit of extra money. His hours at work got cut down this month so we've been hurting. Josh called his dad and his dad said that he had a ton of things Josh could do. He's been working during the day there and then working at his job in the evenings. It makes me so proud of him that he would be willing to do extra work for us.
His dad has a list a mile long of things that could be done. Painting stairs, painting the house foundation, rebuilding patio steps, POURING CONCRETE... I just had to laugh when I heard some of things. It was great that my in-laws were so willing to put Josh to work. And of course, I'm so thankful for Josh!
under the bed
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Bebo likes to hide under our bed. Often times he will spend the whole night sleeping under the bed until early morning when he'll finally decide to curl up with me. When he's in trouble or has something he's not supposed to, he goes straight for the bed. (There is in fact, a pair of socks he stole in this picture.)
Yesterday evening he crawled under the bed to take a little nap. I couldn't help but feel a little jealous of him and his hideout. I found myself wishing that I could fit under the bed...and I could crawl under for a little nap.
Sometimes I'm so overcome with anxiety that I want to build a fort and hide in it. I worry about money, jobs, my loved ones... It just multiplies until I'm completely overwhelmed. I think maybe I should just find a little spot during times like that and hide out for a bit. Usually though I just find Josh and he brings me out of it. He's good like that.
I guess I can't crawl under the bed like Bebo but I think that's a good thing. If I was able to just hide out under our bed anytime something made me upset...well, I don't think I'd spend so much time "out in the world". posted by kimberly, 6/08/2006 07:47:00 AM
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God Sighting
Friday, February 03, 2006On Tuesday morning I was running late for work. I had heard people coming in and out quite a bit but didn't think anything of it. When I finally got outside to go to my car, my downstairs neighbor was at her car. (This isn't crazy neighbor. She's new to the building. A single mom with two little girls.) Labels: moolah
Amy's car wasn't starting. She asked if I had jumper cables which of course I didn't. I ran upstairs to get Josh and he didn't have any either. She didn't know who to call or what to do. I decided to run up to work and get some jumper cables because I knew there had to be a pair up there. I was able to borrow a pair from a co-worker that was just getting to work. I headed back and Josh hooked it up.
While he was hooking it up, I was talking to her. Amy was late for class at the community college. She said how she wished she had just finished it when she started but now she's so close. Josh jumped the car but it still wasn't starting. He looked under the hood and said he didn't think it was her battery. He suggested possibly her alternator. I thought Amy was going to cry. She said, "Are you serious? I am so broke right now." It was heart-wrenching. I gave her the name of our local garage and said they'd take care of her car. I wanted to do something for her but what... I finally got to work and within five minutes Josh called to ask if we could give her any money. Unfortunately we didn't have any money to give... So I prayed that someway we could do something for her.
Fast forward to yesterday...Josh talked to Amy. She said that the garage came out and got her car. They got it there and GET THIS...it's started. Not only did it start but everything checked out with they looked it over. Josh told me that I just said, "ARE YOU SERIOUS?" That, my friends, is what my mom would call a "God Sighting".
Fast forward
Tuesday, January 17, 2006Sometimes my desire to fast forward life gets the best of me. Yesterday I was really down. The kind of down that makes it hard to smile or even talk. I just felt so frustrated about not being able to afford a house right now. Josh and I are destined to live in our apartment for another year. After figuring numbers all afternoon I came to the realization that we'd able to afford a small house...HOWEVER, it probably wouldn't be the house that we'd really want to live in and we wouldn't be spending money on anything else. So now, I'm accepting it. We're going to wait it out in our crappy little apartment because really, a year isn't THAT long. Labels: apartment living, moolah
I just get so impatient sometimes. Like even though I know I have to wait for something, I just don't want to. A house, a baby... But then the next day I'm okay. And today...I'm okay.
Panic Mode
Wednesday, August 17, 2005This morning I emailed my mom a panicky email about money. At least once a month I have to go into panic mode and worry about money. Basically it goes something like this: "How will we ever buy a house when we don't have enough money to pay our bills now..." Then I start hyperventilating and brainstorm on getting a second job. Yep, pretty much every month it goes like that. Of course my mom and Josh are always reassuring and both reminded me this morning that we've had A LOT of expenses because of wedding stuff. Here is my mom's email back this morning: First of all, please don't start panicking. Let's discuss the money issues and a second job over supper tonight. Okay? Labels: family matters, moolah
I know it'll work out but it doesn't stop me from worrying. Luckily I have people like Josh and my parents in my life to keep me from going off the deep end. Weekly advice from the Momma...just a day late this week.
Where God guides, He provides.
For those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
For I am the Lord, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you,
Do not fear; I will help you.
Do not worry be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
I love you!!!
It must be me
Thursday, May 19, 2005Do you ever feel like the world is out to get you? Today I feel like driving out into the country and with no one around just screaming, "Cut me some slack".
Bebo destroyed Josh's glasses this morning. They are not able to be repaired so we will have to come up with the money for new glasses. Luckily it happened so close to the wedding because at least then he'll be under my insurance. Hopefully he can get by without them for awhile.
Sometimes I feel like I must be doing something wrong but things don't go right for me. Maybe I just have really bad luck. posted by kimberly, 5/19/2005 01:57:00 PM
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I'm not crazy I'm just a little unwell
Friday, April 08, 2005This week has been well...one of those weeks. I went from crying, to being really angry, to feeling better, to feeling crappy again. It sucks because at one point in the week I felt like maybe the medicine for Hashimoto's was doing it's job. Then a day later I was crying because I couldn't handle something. I've been on the medication for two weeks now and I do feel like maybe it's helping. Today I started the higher dosage so we'll see if I really notice a difference.
My first bridal shower invitations went out this week. It's so darn exciting. I can't believe tomorrow is three months until the wedding! Holy crap! I'll be somebody's wife. And that somebody is pretty amazing. He wrote some poetry this week. He is so talented. The poem about Bebo is so great. I'm pretty lucky to be marrying such a deep and intelligent guy...
Josh and I cashed in change from our wedding jar. There was forty bucks in there! I have it on good authority that good 'ol Steve and Karen have been dropping change in there when they stop by. (They also dropped a twenty in last month but Josh had to use that for gas money.) We're using that $40 to go down and see Jess this weekend. Jess bought a house and they closed last Friday so we're going to be helping her out doing some painting and stuff. My little Jessi is all grown up...she's a homeowner! I told her that I would have begged for money if I had to so I could see her house and help her out. I know she would do the same thing for me.
Here's hoping that today will be a good day. It's Friday, thank goodness. And it looks like a beautiful day in the neighborhood. posted by kimberly, 4/08/2005 08:33:00 AM
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A lesson in it all
Tuesday, April 05, 2005So I wrote this really long post about how I don't have any money, how it sucks to be completely supporting Josh, how I have to cancel my haircut for tonight because I can't afford it and how everyone is out to get me. But it sounded really angry so I chucked it all. Labels: moolah
Instead I'm going to remind myself to be thankful for my great fiance even though I can't afford him and thankful for my parents who would give me $100 if they had an extra hundred.
I am going to remember this though and someday when I have a few extra bucks I'm going to help out someone who needs it. Even if it's only a couple bucks here or there, I have learned that every little bit helps.
It's about friggin' time it's Friday
Friday, February 18, 2005Last night Josh and I headed over to Jenna's last home volleyball game. It was the night where all the 8th graders get recognized and the parents come out on the court. Very cute. The girls lost but Jen was on fire! She played pretty much all of the two games and did so well. I could feel myself swelling with pride at my little future sister-in-law. Josh and I wanted to yell a lot but we heard that Jenna didn't really like that so we restrained ourselves as much as we could. I think at 8th grade graduation I won't do as well keeping myself quiet. Labels: moolah
So it is finally Friday. Good goo, this week has been soooo long. I guess with Josh sick and nothing else exciting going on, there wasn't much to do. This weekend probably won't be anything to get excited about either because Josh and I are so poor this month.
Man, I just hate how everything hits you in one month. I spent some time trying to figure out just how much money I can spend on groceries. I HAVE to get food. It's so bad and has been for over a week now. I basically have peanut butter, some condiments, a little bit of rice and some old cereal. Sad but true. I think I'm going to just take my calculator to the store and add up everything as I go along. That should be LOTS of fun.
Oh well, at least I have Josh, a place to live, a cool dog, and a car...it could be a lot worse.
Sympathy and Understanding
Tuesday, February 08, 2005Tonight I met my friend Sarah, whom I haven't seen in FOREVER! She's 13 weeks pregnant and due on my birthday...so that's pretty exciting. Of course she has to have it on August 16th now. It was good to see her and lament our lack of money situations. She's young and poor too so it was good to have the sympathy and understanding. Labels: moolah, the one with friends
I need more coconuts
I remember about a year and a half ago I was talking with a co-worker about money. I was saying how I just never had any and that I was going to move to a deserted island. We would live off the land and barter with coconuts. Donna (the co-worker) responded so profounding, "But honey, you'll still never have enough coconuts". How true.
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I got my car insurance bill in the mail today. I comes every three months and yet I continue to be shocked to see it sitting so innocently in my mailbox. Bebo gets fixed next week, I have to come up with $134 dollars to start Josh's car insurance, we both have credit card debt (which I try to never have) and we just put our wedding bands on Josh's K's card. I could just cry. Actually if I really let myself think about it, I'm sure I will. BUT NOT AT WORK, YOU PANSY.
Tax returns will be coming soon but how much does that suck to have to use it to pay your bills. I thought you were suppose to go on vacation or buy a couch with tax return money. I guess not when you're young and trying to pay for everything yourself. Well, almost everything...
Anyway, now I'm in a pissy mood and it sucks. I hate not having any coconuts, EVER. And I hate complaining about it.
The Lack of Money
Monday, January 03, 2005I'm so disappointed. I don't think Josh and I are going to be able to do the honeymoon we were hoping for (Ti Kaye in St. Lucia). I really would love to charge it and I just keep going back and forth. But I don't think we'll be able to pay for it after we get back either! Between Josh's school that we'll now be paying for, car insurance...it probably wouldn't be wise to charge something like a honeymoon.
I'm so frustrated. It's like the lack of money is one thing but then when you realize that you're never going to have any is completely different. I find myself worrying about how Josh and I are going to make it after we get married. I mean, I work to pay OUR bills now. I pretty much take care of everything Josh can't. And not that I'm complaining...I'm so thankful that I can do that. I don't know what he'd do if I wasn't able to help him out.
I guess I just need to have Faith that everything will work out and we'll manage. The money is somehow always there... It's just easy to get down about it. posted by kimberly, 1/03/2005 09:23:00 AM
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