We’ve fallen off the wagon…

For some reason...well, I'm pretty sure that I KNOW the reason...but we've veered off-track and have fallen off of the "save money" wagon. My sister's wedding was last weekend so I know that there was an excess of money spent...mostly on my part. OK, ALL on my part. Some of it was justified and there was no way around it all. Other parts, well, I just really didn't need that new pair of jeans, now did I? But, what can you do? I'm not taking my purchases back -- mostly because it's all been worn by now. I just have to move forward from here and cut back tremendously. We're in the middle of the month crunch (it happens every month) and with the holidays approaching at ridiculous speed I'm just worried about how we're going to make everything happen.On the debt front, we are making … [Read more...]

Bow Mania!

I've taken up a new hobby...it's craziness, I tell ya!They are not fancy by any stretch of the imagination...nor are they boutique quality, but it was fun making them and I really enjoy it. Given the gloomy weather this weekend, I'm hoping to make more and experiment with putting bows on hair elastics. We'll see how it all goes!! … [Read more...]