A Busy, Happy Kitchen
February 10, 2024I’m sure you’ve all heard the saying, “The kitchen is the heart of the home.” It is certainly true at our house. We all seem to be in there a lot, sometimes all of us, which can make for a cozy time! There aren’t many things I miss about New Mexico, but the kitchen in our old house there is probably one of the things I find myself wishing I could have brought with me to Colorado. I had it fixed up just like I wanted it, and then we moved! Our new kitchen is nice, and, after I painted…
Savings and Goals Journal #51
I’ve not been very active here on the blog lately, but I’m hoping to get back into a routine. Life has been busy, but happy. We are still settling in after moving last year. It is taking me a very…
Winter Plans!
While my preference is for warm weather and lots of sunshine and being outdoors, I am also learning to embrace darker and colder parts of the year. Each season does have its own beauty, if we take the time to…
Savings and Goals Journal #50
There are two things I am certain of at this moment: One, moving is expensive, and two, it is cold here in Colorado!!!! We are still working away on our home updates and are staying very busy going back and…
New Year…New Everything!
This post isn’t really budget-related. It’s been such a long time since my last post. It was sometime in June of 2022 when I last worked on my blog. We’ve had some major life changes in the last six months.…
Savings and Goals Journal #49
Blogging has again fallen by the wayside. Between Grampy’s shoulder surgery and my gall bladder surgery, I’ve been busy playing catch-up both indoors and outdoors. But now I have a little time to share an update of what’s been happening…
Savings and Goals Journal #48
I am hoping that Spring is here to stay. As I am writing this, we are supposed to have a high of 70 degrees. I’ll be enjoying some yardwork. I finally purchased and downloaded the new budget spreadsheet I mentioned…
How I’m Decorating my She-Shed on a Budget
Because our home is small, I’ve been craving a quiet little spot of my own. Years ago, when we lived in Colorado, I used the money I’d made doing craft fairs to have a little shed built in our back…
Savings and Goals Journal #47
Hello again! Our savings on groceries and such haven’t been huge the last couple of weeks, but little bits of money saved do add up to bigger amounts, so I keep plugging along. I’ve been doing well using my strategy…
Savings and Goals Journal #46
I’m happily back to saving money this month. The last few months weren’t great as far as keeping money in our bank account. Part of it couldn’t be helped (everything broke at once!) and part of it was me not…
Changes to the Blog, and Some Updates
I’m excited to get back to blogging. I took an extended break to give myself some thinking time and to decide what I want to do with my little blog. My last post was in mid-October, but honestly, since the…