• Goals,  Life,  Organizing,  Productivity,  To Do List,  Work

    January Progress: Crushing the Goals So Far

    I made a list of what all I have managed to do this month. I think it went very well considering that part of the diverticulitis was going on, recovering from the holidays, doing quarter end, and a major snowstorm. Not a bad month and it went very fast. I know the other months will too. So I think overall that was pretty good. I still have a lot I didn’t do. But I think that my idea of not pushing myself and taking it slow, kept me motivated to do what I could and not be frustrated or discouraged. Spreading all the year’s goals out over the year made them seem more manageable.  Prioritization comes…

  • Food,  Life

    Ways to Be More Frugal This Year: Here’s What I’m Thinking! What are You Going to do?

    The economy situation is starting to hit a lot of us pretty hard. Life’s expenses are going up all around us yet often our salaries are not – especially for us older folks where companies often choose to invest more in their younger generations instead of their older more seasoned crew that are nearing retirement. It’s sad, but often true. And while disparity and discrimination exists still in our world today, the real topic today in the blog is that what once was easily covered in the budget is now more than a stretch for many. And it’s expected to get much worse. In our case we have invested some,…