How is your month going? I am on track to get to the end of the month without having to spend my spousal check. I have to pay taxes and my VISA bill which I ALWAYS pay in full each month.
I hope to make a deposit into the savings account as well. Hopefully the kids do not need anything major or large to purchase.
Gas price have tumbled. Yesterday they were $1.98 near me. It is nice to see that happening.
Today it is snowing here. It is very cold and gray. I am trying to not go anywhere today and just do laundry. It became a mountain somehow!
I cleaned out a drawer in my bedroom filled with samples. I decided to make a basket of them in my bathroom. Hopefully I will use them and not let them collect dust in a drawer. I have really been cleaning and organizing. Here and there, making due and re-purposing things. It helps to stay busy during the day.
Next week the ex gets married. I have been seeing my counselor every week religiously. She has such good thoughts for me and ways to help my mind and spirit. She really encourages me.
Yesterday I told her some emotions and feelings ----I have to ride out like being on a water ride at a theme park. The kind you ride down shoots on a raft. You just have to go down and allow the water and curves and sides to direct you down to the bottom. There is no telling where you are headed sometimes. That is how I feel with my kids right now. I can not control their feelings, I have to ride them out....holding on and staying afloat. Yet-- some things I CAN CONTROL like not getting too emotional when the ex emails or calls. I have control to not answer or to be business like. I can delete emails or simply change the subject in my mind and move on. Same for finances. Some bills and expenses you just can not control but many others we have complete control over. Does that make sense? As Dave Ramsey says we can tell each dollar what to do and how to act. Why is the money telling me? I have some level of control and mastery over my money or....my feelings and emotions. Not 100% mastery but a large control.
So much to think about. Yes...staying busy really helps. It is one way to stay focused and not too sidetracked. Getting little tasks accomplished is very helpful! Plus how good I feel at accomplishing those things.
Have a good weekend everyone!
"Hope, confidence and the joy of living come from believing there is something good waiting for you around every corner."
How is January going?
January 19th, 2007 at 03:59 pm
January 19th, 2007 at 04:24 pm 1169223856
January 19th, 2007 at 04:27 pm 1169224073
Thank you...I do feel on track. I have really grown in so many areas of life. It took a divorce to help me see things. Sad....but true. I sure wish we could learn thru things being EASY!
Have a good weekend.....stay warm! Blessings for a super 2007!
January 19th, 2007 at 04:41 pm 1169224863
And all you can do for the kids is let them know you are there to listen if they need to talk and that you love them no matter what.
Keep cleaning out those drawers! Nothing like those little senses of accomplishment!
January 19th, 2007 at 05:34 pm 1169228081