Ever had a month when it seems like the hits just keep coming and every time you think you might get a breather it's just a horrible tease? In case the question hasn't already made it obvious, I'm having one of those months. This summer is having me being worn and more than a bit weary.
A bad storm blew through the area, which in turn blew a tree onto my hubby's car. Of course, it's damaged beyond repair so we were forced back into car payments with a new-ish car bought just yesterday. That storm had also knocked out power to our area for about 4 days, which was a major inconvenience. Right after the damage his car, I narrowly avoided a situation of hay bales falling out of another vehicle a few cars in front of me and not hitting any of the cars in front of me. On top of all of this, my MIL (mother-in-law) was put into the hospital just a few days ago and had surgery. Luckily, it went well and it shouldn't be long before she's back in her house. Including the stresses of trying to get pre-approval for house loan, I'm heading towards my limit. I already had a nice night of drowning my sorrows with a lovely mix of rum and iced tea.
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Friday, July 10, 2015
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Inside Out Reflections
I recently went to see the latest and greatest Pixar movie, Inside Out. It was a great movie with a lot of great themes that I hope my daughter will really take to heart as she grows older. They are lessons that I try my best to behold. In fact, it's been pointed out that I am Joy, the person who tries her best to make the best of the situation and make everyone happy.
It's a very hard thing to keep doing all the time and sometimes I fail. A huge storm blew through the area. The wicked witch may have blown past on a tornado. It most definitely knocked down a tree into my parent's driveway smashing my husband's car and taking the power out for 3 days. I found it very difficult to stay Joy. I wish more than anything I had a magic wand that I could use to fix everything but I don't and I can't, especially when it seems like everything is doing their best to rain on my parade.
I keep trying my best to keep doing my best. I will stumble and I will fall and I might even fail but I will keep trying my best to make everyone happy.
It's a very hard thing to keep doing all the time and sometimes I fail. A huge storm blew through the area. The wicked witch may have blown past on a tornado. It most definitely knocked down a tree into my parent's driveway smashing my husband's car and taking the power out for 3 days. I found it very difficult to stay Joy. I wish more than anything I had a magic wand that I could use to fix everything but I don't and I can't, especially when it seems like everything is doing their best to rain on my parade.
I keep trying my best to keep doing my best. I will stumble and I will fall and I might even fail but I will keep trying my best to make everyone happy.
Saturday, June 13, 2015
This summer's going to hurt like a . . .
No, I wasn't going to use that word from that Maroon 5 song. It is summer though and it's hot and I do work in a warehouse so it does hurt sometimes. That's not the point of this post though. This is just a quick catch up of some things going on. My child is out of school which means it's now harder to find time to work on my own things but such is the life of a parent. Other things are in the works that may or may not happen. I'm hoping for a small vacation but unsure if it will happen. That's about it really because until things do happen it's all speculation. In the mean time, here's that song:
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Memorial Day weekend
Obviously, it's a few days past Memorial Day and I do apologize for posting this late but it's been a crazy weekend and a crazy week so far. I did need to share this though. Memorial Day is technically supposed to be such a solemn event with activities of putting new flags and/or wreaths onto the graves of veterans and such and yet, BBQs, trips to the beach and such are the main events of most people's Memorial Day weekends. At first glance, this seems like such a contradiction, as if most people's ideas of Memorial Day weekend plans are almost selfish.
In a way though, it's the perfect expression of Memorial Day weekend. Those soldiers put their lives on the line for camaraderie and patriotism so that others wouldn't have to, so that others could enjoy the freedom that they fought and died for. Also, what is it that military families do a lot when you live on a military base? They cookout and they invite friends and neighbors. There's a reason why it's said you're part of a military family.
That's it. I hope everyone had enjoyed their weekend. I know me and my family did and it was harder than usual starting the week but that's nothing compared to others.
In a way though, it's the perfect expression of Memorial Day weekend. Those soldiers put their lives on the line for camaraderie and patriotism so that others wouldn't have to, so that others could enjoy the freedom that they fought and died for. Also, what is it that military families do a lot when you live on a military base? They cookout and they invite friends and neighbors. There's a reason why it's said you're part of a military family.
That's it. I hope everyone had enjoyed their weekend. I know me and my family did and it was harder than usual starting the week but that's nothing compared to others.
Monday, May 18, 2015
The American Dream
I want a house; it's the American dream and all that rot. I want to say that this is my land and I want the right to be able to say who can stay and who goes while on my own land.
Last week my husband and I went to a first time home buyers' seminar at our bank. There was a lot of good info and availability of resources to learn about and we ended up applying for a loan. It was said that it would take up to 3 business days. It's the third day and we have yet to hear anything from anyone and I'm quite terrified or either decision, really.
As I said I want a home, more than anything, but I'm terrified at the idea that we may not be ready for responsibility of owning our own home and I'm terrified that we won't get pre-approval for a house loan because it means that much longer until we are able to own our home.
Don't mind me, I'm just a nervous wreck right now and I'll try to come up with another more exciting topic for next time.
Last week my husband and I went to a first time home buyers' seminar at our bank. There was a lot of good info and availability of resources to learn about and we ended up applying for a loan. It was said that it would take up to 3 business days. It's the third day and we have yet to hear anything from anyone and I'm quite terrified or either decision, really.
As I said I want a home, more than anything, but I'm terrified at the idea that we may not be ready for responsibility of owning our own home and I'm terrified that we won't get pre-approval for a house loan because it means that much longer until we are able to own our home.
Don't mind me, I'm just a nervous wreck right now and I'll try to come up with another more exciting topic for next time.
Monday, April 27, 2015
PSA: Yes, I'm cheap
Yuppers, I totally admit it that I'm a cheap. I hate buying anything that's not on sale. I adore reusing because not only does it help save the environment but it saves me money. I'm the lady in the line holding up a fistful of coupons with her club card brandished out for the cashier to scan at any moment.
That's not to say that I'll buy something just cause it's a lower price. I won't sacrifice quality. If I don't like it, that means I won't use it, which means it sits there til I throw it away, which means I didn't get my money's worth out of it. All the better, that I can get the items I want for a lesser price. After all, why should I pay more when all I need to do is sign up for an e-mail and print it out so that I can receive a certain amount off the original price? Spending a few minutes here and there to cut out a coupon is worth the few dollars I can take off the full price. Simple math teaches us that a few bucks and pennies off here and there will add up to bigger dollars over time and if you're going to buy the item anyway then it's absolutely worth it.
Taking a rough estimate, by going with sales and coupons, in just grocery shopping, I save at least $30 a week on grocery shopping. That's a clear gain of money not spent at around $1500 a year on food. That doesn't include the coupons and sales that I use on other everyday things such as office supplies, arts and crafts, clothing, entertainment and gifts throughout the year. Put it all together and I'm banking at least $2000 a year. Who wouldn't want to hold onto $2000 a year? Yes, it does take time going through those flyers, cutting the coupons, sorting through dozens of emails a day to get those discounts but a few hours a week isn't the worst drawback.
My favorite website, which I'm totally grateful to my sister for showing it to me: www.mypoints.com
There are so many ways to earn money and such on this website. Sign up is free. You can opt to get emails about different bargains, of which by simply clicking on the email you can get 5 pts. You can print coupons and get 10 pts for every one used with bonus points. By going through that website first and finding out if the store you're planning on ordering online from is affiliated with them, you can click through and get a certain amount of points for every dollar you spend. If you only do that, it's such an easy way to get points if you're a big online shopper anyway with barely any effort on your part and a lot of major stores are on their partnering store list. You can even buy gift cards through this website and earn points that way. These points that keep accumulating are used for redeeming gift cards. Gift cards such as restaurants, major brand stores and a few other things. I've received over $200 worth of free gift cards from using this website.
Totally worth it!
That's not to say that I'll buy something just cause it's a lower price. I won't sacrifice quality. If I don't like it, that means I won't use it, which means it sits there til I throw it away, which means I didn't get my money's worth out of it. All the better, that I can get the items I want for a lesser price. After all, why should I pay more when all I need to do is sign up for an e-mail and print it out so that I can receive a certain amount off the original price? Spending a few minutes here and there to cut out a coupon is worth the few dollars I can take off the full price. Simple math teaches us that a few bucks and pennies off here and there will add up to bigger dollars over time and if you're going to buy the item anyway then it's absolutely worth it.
Taking a rough estimate, by going with sales and coupons, in just grocery shopping, I save at least $30 a week on grocery shopping. That's a clear gain of money not spent at around $1500 a year on food. That doesn't include the coupons and sales that I use on other everyday things such as office supplies, arts and crafts, clothing, entertainment and gifts throughout the year. Put it all together and I'm banking at least $2000 a year. Who wouldn't want to hold onto $2000 a year? Yes, it does take time going through those flyers, cutting the coupons, sorting through dozens of emails a day to get those discounts but a few hours a week isn't the worst drawback.
My favorite website, which I'm totally grateful to my sister for showing it to me: www.mypoints.com
There are so many ways to earn money and such on this website. Sign up is free. You can opt to get emails about different bargains, of which by simply clicking on the email you can get 5 pts. You can print coupons and get 10 pts for every one used with bonus points. By going through that website first and finding out if the store you're planning on ordering online from is affiliated with them, you can click through and get a certain amount of points for every dollar you spend. If you only do that, it's such an easy way to get points if you're a big online shopper anyway with barely any effort on your part and a lot of major stores are on their partnering store list. You can even buy gift cards through this website and earn points that way. These points that keep accumulating are used for redeeming gift cards. Gift cards such as restaurants, major brand stores and a few other things. I've received over $200 worth of free gift cards from using this website.
Totally worth it!
Friday, April 17, 2015
Star Wars, once more!
Star Wars, as for many, was the first intro I got into the world of Sci-Fi and fantasy and from that moment then on I was hooked. I used to have the original trilogy almost completely memorized. It used to be that you give me a line and I could tell you who said it, which movie, what was happening in scene and what the next line would be. I could hear that iconic opening music and my butt would be planted in front of whatever screen was playing it for the entire time.
My love of Star Wars has never ended and as I grew I found the comics and books. My passion never waivered from the Expanded Universe. I read everything I could get my hands on. I even bought and played the card game when it came out.
When the Prequels came out at the time when I was in high school, of course I was excited as a Star Wars fan girl. Sadly, as the next two movies played out, I became disillusioned with how the storylines were portrayed. The directing was less than stellar and some of the actors weren't he best fit. It was disappointing but I still happy to have more official plot lines in the Star Wars universe and just just speculation.
The latest gossip is, of course, the newest trailer for Star Wars The Force Awakens. The first trailer was left entirely to speculation and skeptics. I withheld judgement. I'm unsure how much of the principal photography was done or of how much principal editing was done for the movie at that time, but it was obvious, not enough was ready excpet for a trailer to show off a few of the CGI & FXs that had been done. This second trailer, most definitely revealed a whole lot more with a revealing of actual storyline and welcome view of beloved storylines.
It's exciting, yes, but I still withhold judgement though. Once again, there's nothing but speculation and I'm unwilling to once again fall into that temptation. I am weary of where the story and character lines might trail to. I can't help wanting the Expanded Universe, most especially The Dark Empire trilogy of Timothy Zahn's novels. The plot lines from those novels were an amazing jump start to see how the Rebellion would grow into the Republic of the Galaxy. As I said though, I'm on the fence of things and for now, that's where I'll sit til the actual release but of course, you know where I'll be this Christmas.
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