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New Year, and Looking Back
Jan. 4th, 2020 11:16 amHiya!
Okay, just reviewed last year's goals.... Numbers 1 and 4 actually did sort of get worked on, in that 1) I continued to lose weight and did my best to eat and live in a healthier manner, and 4) I did re-connect and comment more with on-line friends. However, Numbers 2 and 3 just didn't happen.... which I could easily blame on finances being too tight to spend frivolously (car repairs!!!) but to be honest, I just didn't have the energy to get myself out of my rut.
I did finish reading "Pride and Prejudice" -- go me!!!
I made 3 hats for the PW's Hat mitten and sock tree (started a sock, but it grew so slowly, I switched to the hats). I used some of my lovely stash of alpaca/merino blend yarn to make 3 pairs of hand warmers as Christmas gifts, finished the pair of slipper socks that was left over from last year as a Christmas gift for Younger Sister, and ALMOST managed to not use the Capital One Shiny for Christmas shopping (one gift!).
Because of the many repairs to my dear Adric during 2019, I was not able to reach my savings goal of $ 3,000 by the end of the year; and because of my monthly car payments of $208.00 on Riza for the next four years, it probably won't be happening anytime soon. Hello again, Frugality, my old nemesis....
On the plus side of the ledger, I have a small raise in my salary in 2020. There is Heating Oil in the furnace tank. The Chows are mostly healthy. We have a well-stocked larder and freezer. One of my Christmas gift cards bought me some new Kindle books and a few Manga to read.
Life is mostly good.
Okay, just reviewed last year's goals.... Numbers 1 and 4 actually did sort of get worked on, in that 1) I continued to lose weight and did my best to eat and live in a healthier manner, and 4) I did re-connect and comment more with on-line friends. However, Numbers 2 and 3 just didn't happen.... which I could easily blame on finances being too tight to spend frivolously (car repairs!!!) but to be honest, I just didn't have the energy to get myself out of my rut.
I did finish reading "Pride and Prejudice" -- go me!!!
I made 3 hats for the PW's Hat mitten and sock tree (started a sock, but it grew so slowly, I switched to the hats). I used some of my lovely stash of alpaca/merino blend yarn to make 3 pairs of hand warmers as Christmas gifts, finished the pair of slipper socks that was left over from last year as a Christmas gift for Younger Sister, and ALMOST managed to not use the Capital One Shiny for Christmas shopping (one gift!).
Because of the many repairs to my dear Adric during 2019, I was not able to reach my savings goal of $ 3,000 by the end of the year; and because of my monthly car payments of $208.00 on Riza for the next four years, it probably won't be happening anytime soon. Hello again, Frugality, my old nemesis....
On the plus side of the ledger, I have a small raise in my salary in 2020. There is Heating Oil in the furnace tank. The Chows are mostly healthy. We have a well-stocked larder and freezer. One of my Christmas gift cards bought me some new Kindle books and a few Manga to read.
Life is mostly good.
