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Post by nikiz628 on Apr 29, 2024 9:43:40 GMT -5
Sharon that sounds like an absolute nightmare. Nothing is more frustrating than a bunch of "professionals" who do not take accountability or want to place blame instead of helping you. I hope the plumber can give you more answers. I have no experience with wells or irrigation systems, but I hope someone finally solves your dilemma.
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Post by nikiz628 on Apr 29, 2024 9:39:08 GMT -5
For your case nikiz628 , could your H call him and say - hey, I'll be in the neighborhood and could swing by to pick up? I checked my USPS Informed Delivery email for today and IT'S COMING TODAY! Hallelujah!
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Post by nikiz628 on Apr 29, 2024 9:36:16 GMT -5
::breathes the biggest sigh of relief:: I just checked my USPS Daily email and the BIG CHECK ARRIVES TODAY!!!!!!
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Post by nikiz628 on Apr 26, 2024 12:46:23 GMT -5
I feel like the only thing I've been decluttering lately is my bank account. You and me both! It has been a wild and unsettling ride for me in finance land the past few weeks. My checking went negative twice, and I had to borrow small sums of money once from DD and once from DS to get positive for the day so I didn't get a charge. Talk about feeling like a loser. I really screwed myself over delaying 2 weeks to finish up the big RI project and bill it. The invoice says payment is due to me on the 30, and if I don't get it I wont have the money for my mortgage and other first week of the month bills. Now - it is due the 30th, so fine, supposedly! But my other client has been fantastic with payment for 3 years and then one project I didn't get paid on time. I gave 2 extra days and contacted the person I send invoices to and she got it resolved quickly. So things happen! Just by accident, and needing this payment for the mortgage is killing me right now with stress. The smaller client uses ACH, but while I suggested that to the big client they never replied and I didn't push it. I have always marvelled at the load of mail I get all the time, and the past 2 weeks as I am checking the mail box multiple times per day untie delivery - I have never had less mail. Many days nothing. Once the mail carrier stomped up my porch but when I rushed to check the box was empty. Made me suspicious! So with needing the check so desperately - I am worried they forgot to process it, I'm worried it got lost in the mail, I'm worried someone stole it from the mail, and then it will be weeks/months to resolve it! Meanwhile - loads of extra money are on their way! Project from smaller client money is due in a few weeks, they had a small follow up I will bill for 1-2 hundred need to look at the time spent. My bonus and pay raise coming in June.... And none of it will help me pay the mortgage on May 1st! and then then student loans May 5th.... I am so crossing my fingers that ANY of those payments due to you arrive in time. I know exactly how you feel. My H billed a customer a couple weeks ago for a side job he's been working on since Oct/Nov...we're talking like $12,000 in money due to my H. I've been religiously stalking the mailbox too. Getting this check won't just help us breathe, it will help us SOAR. It's much needed right now. I am actually in the middle of balancing my checkbook and paying bills right now. More bills left than money at the moment so I am in "find money" mode. I know that check is coming, the guy is so good to my H. But I am afraid he's just waiting until he sees my H in person again to give it to him. No need, bud, slap a stamp on it and send it over.
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Post by nikiz628 on Apr 26, 2024 10:09:17 GMT -5
I feel like the only thing I've been decluttering lately is my bank account.
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Post by nikiz628 on Apr 25, 2024 12:59:48 GMT -5
So, digging myself a deeper hole (literally). I'm having a water mitigation and triple sump pump installed this week to the tune of $18,500. Anyone that has been on the "What are you doing" thread knows I've been battling flooding in my finished basement periodically for forever. It's been a few years, but I guarantee it will happen again, we've just had some good winters lately and a couple years of drought. I'm starting to feel too old to be down there all night with a shop vac moving furniture and pulling up carpet like I've done so many times in the past. I found a company that seems sure they can fix this for me and I just went all in...they're coming out later this week. If it works it will be worth every penny. If it doesn't...well...I'll probably cry. But it has to at least help...I would hope. So, they had financing available including the option of 36 months at 18-27% (depending on credit score I suppose), but the first 12 months is 0%. The guy tried to talk me out of it saying how risky it was if you missed a payment, but I wont and I fully intend on paying it off with the HELOC just before the 12 months is up, I'm just buying myself some free-money time.
Their other options were really crappy. 10 years at 10% and 7 years at 11%. Yeah no. I could just as easily have just put it all on the HELOC right out of the gate, but this is probably saving me $600 in interest over the next year.
So, starting in May probably I'll have TWO races going. I'm thrilled to hear you are getting that flooding situation under control! It will pay off in decreased stresses for sure! Exactly what I'm thinking. Headache of a debt race now, years of stress free living later.
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Post by nikiz628 on Apr 25, 2024 12:57:34 GMT -5
Hi everyone! I have been gone and am two pages behind. I wanted to stop in with a quick hello. Same. Things move quickly around here.
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Post by nikiz628 on Apr 25, 2024 12:53:48 GMT -5
I FINALLY got the “after” pics of my kitchen, even though I haven’t found drawer pulls yet. It’s online here if you’re interested : imgur.com/gallery/j3BTOj4It only took me 2 days of cleaning the kitchen and getting the dishes done, dried and put away so I could take pics. Today’s other accomplishment was to organize and label my stacking drawer organizer (the black unit under the window in the pics) with all the cat and dog stuff. I’d already decluttered it but I need labels to put things away in the right spots. That cabinet color is just
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Post by nikiz628 on Apr 5, 2024 12:44:53 GMT -5
Update Debt | Interest Rate | Starting Balance | Last Update | This Update | Difference | Citi Best Buy | 0% promos only | 4663.23
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| 4,672.90 | +117.08 | Quicksilver | 28.24% | 6482.19
| 6000.00 | 5,944.71 | -55.29 | Discover | 28.24% | 15124.49
| 14600.00 | 14,569.71 | -30.29 | Menards | 30.24% | 2340.05
| 2290.81 | 2,247.58 | -43.23 | Citi Diamond | 0% BT until* | 2715.27
| 4410.49 | 4,450.00 | +39.51 | Discover Loan | 12.99% | 9432.97
| 8954.44 | 8,704.77 | -249.67 | Sofi Loan | 22.9% | 8507.08
| 8248.64 | 8,129.50 | -119.14 | Van Loan (Ally) | 9.29% | 31082.93
| 30515.66 | 30,210.28 | -305.38 | Truck Loan (CU) | 4.8% | 8265.87
| 7604.05 | 7,222.91
| -381.14 | TOTAL |
| 88,614.08 | 87,179.91 | 86,152.36 | -1,027.55 |
NikiZ628(7): 4/5/24 $86,152.36(1/4/23 $88,614.08 WIR302)
Puttering along. H FINALLY sent his invoice for the big side job he has been working on. His last bit of work there got super delayed because the poor contractor was having a heckuva time finding subcontractors for painting and flooring. I think he ended up doing a lot of it himself. H emailed the invoice to the homeowner today, so hopefully that check is signed FAST. I think I will breathe a lot easier once that comes. We are getting a small tax refund this year, which is much nicer than owing $6000 last year. It's estimated at $2,350. We haven't finalized a plan for that yet. I am just getting antsy to make a real dent in this debt. It's disheartening every payday to pay the regular bills and be like "hey, we're doing good!"....and then the debt payments get scheduled and we are broke until next pay day. We did it to ourselves but ugghhhhh. I know it could be so much worse but I am ready for some relief.
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Post by nikiz628 on Apr 5, 2024 12:14:24 GMT -5
Everyone is doing so well! It's always an inspiration when I get caught up on posts. We have officially entered our "crazy season" of the year- running the local little league is in full swing for H and I /baseball practices and games are in full swing for the kids. I'm kinda kicking myself because I didn't accomplish much on my spring to do list before this all whirled in. But at the same time, I knew it was on the horizon and I really enjoyed a lot of doing nothing while we could. C'est la vie. I do have things pretty well organized on the schedule/meal planning/day to day front of things. I am hoping that will keep me from losing my everloving mind as we get farther into the season. We don't have another free weekend until Mother's Day- and then after that it won't be until mid July. ETA: I did finally empty the back of my van! I've had like 10 bags of clothing for our free used clothing closet riding around back there since Christmas
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Post by nikiz628 on Mar 21, 2024 10:11:06 GMT -5
I love her blog and content.
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Post by nikiz628 on Mar 16, 2024 9:44:55 GMT -5
This weekend- catch up on paperwork - do laundry - work out/input marks - go to the local bookstore for folders - book a hotel for a short getaway with DD
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Post by nikiz628 on Mar 11, 2024 7:47:22 GMT -5
lark1964 I hope you are feeling like yourself again soon!
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Post by nikiz628 on Mar 11, 2024 7:42:24 GMT -5
Coming up from lice land. I think we have eradicated the disgusting critters from our home and heads lol. If I never see my laundry room or vacuum again, I won't be sad. NOW I can return to my previous goal of bagging up clothing to take and sell. My kiddos start spring break after this week, and we have no plans to travel, so we will have several free days to be productive.
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Post by nikiz628 on Mar 1, 2024 13:57:21 GMT -5
Update RACE 7 3/1/24Debt | Interest Rate | Starting Balance | Last Update | This Update | Difference | Citi Best Buy | 0% Promos Only | 4663.23 | 4616.22 | 4555.82 | -60.40 | Quicksilver | 28.24% | 6482.19 | 6250.00 | 6000.00 | -250.00 | Discover | 28.24% | 15124.49 | 14724.49 | 14600.00 | -124.49 | Menards | 30.24% | 2340.05 | 2315.14 | 2290.81 | -24.33 | Citi Diamond | 0% BT until * | 2715.27 | 4464.88 | 4410.49 | -54.39 | Discover Loan | 12.99% | 9432.97 | 9195.10 | 8954.44 | -240.66 | Sofi Loan | 22.9% | 8507.08 | 8282.50 | 8248.64 | -33.86 | Van Loan (Ally) | 9.29% | 31082.93 | 30803.28 | 30515.66 | -287.62 | Truck Loan (CU) | 4.8% | 8265.87 | 7907.69 | 7604.05 | -303.64 |
| TOTAL | 88,614.08 | 88,559.30
| 87,179.91 | -1379.39 |
NikiZ628(7): 3/1/24 $87,179.91 (1/4/23 $88,614.08 WIR302)It's a good month when all the balances decrease, no matter how small.
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Post by nikiz628 on Mar 1, 2024 13:24:38 GMT -5
Welp, my house is getting an unexpected extra deep clean this weekend... There is a lice outbreak at DS2's school (where I sub several days a week). I thought we would avoid it because he's a boy with short, fine hair. Spoiler Alert: we did not, in fact, avoid it. My friend texted me in a panic last night that she had found bugs in her sons hair so I was like, let's go ahead and check DS2 just to be safe. A few moments in and I found the first bug. We immediately went to get NIX and treat him and started the painful process of bagging all the plush toys, vacuuming all the things, and the laundry pile in my laundry room right now is a mountain. My sister, bless her heart, came over last night at 10 p.m. to check my hair, my husbands eyes suck and honestly he has no clue what he's looking for. I have about 10 lbs of hair on my head too. I almost died when she walked in my door with a shower cap over her head haha. She spent quite a while in my hair and didn't find anything, but we went ahead and treated my hair as well since I am in that building. They really just need to shut the school down for a day or 2 and fumigate. They said they have a company arranged to come,but it wont be for a couple weeks. I fear by then, this might get out of control. So, keep me in your thoughts over the weekend as I battle these nasty little buggers for the first time as a parent.
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Post by nikiz628 on Feb 23, 2024 9:46:33 GMT -5
My goal for this weekend is to start moving the items I've purged and stuck in the garage. The garage is too full at this point. I want to get the good clothes to take to see if I can sell them at Platos/Once Upon a Child. I have a few bags I know just need to go to Goodwill. And I need to start listing items to sell on Facebook or to offer up for free on our area Buy Nothing group. I would love to have this process completely finished by the end of the school year (it's a lot of stuff!)
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Post by nikiz628 on Feb 23, 2024 9:32:45 GMT -5
Our area finally got an upgrade with fiber internet. Our neighborhood was one of the first that were able to have it installed. We jumped on it, because AT&T here is just HORRIBLE. It made our internet bill increase $20 more than what we currently pay BUT we were able to cancel AT&T internet and DIRECTV which will save us $237 a month moving forward. We were "legacy customers" with Direct, but they just couldn't get us a deal worth keeping it anymore. Our next step is to determine which subscriptions we keep for streaming services. It's so easy to just put those on autopilot and forget about them. It's also been a pretty substantial amount of time since I've priced home and auto insurance, so that's on my to do list too. And update on the sidehustle money my H is waiting on...still waiting. He has to get back into the house and finish the last bit of the install, but cannot until the painting is done. Then the homeowner will cut him the check. The homeowner is EXTREMELY wealthy and is adding a massive addition to his home, including a finished basement. Like the addition is larger than my current home lol. H has done all the wiring for the sound systems/internet etc. We really like this guy, he "hires" my husband for a some kind of job at least once a year. Last year? He needed outdoor speakers, tv, surround sound, the works by his pool and patio. They have such a rough home life.. I wish there competition to AT&T here in my neck of Indy. Heck, I can't even get Verizon. I pay just under $100/mo but that includes a VOIP line. As for streaming, a random suggestion: Cancel ALL of them and see what you do with your time instead. Do it for a month. As for insurance, I went through Wenclewisz and let them do all the legwork for me on both home and auto. They saved me $300/yr three years ago. If I already shared that, sorry for the repeat. If you'd like a referral to them--I think there is a drawing for customers who provide referrals--I'm happy to send you my real name to use for it. Im really surprised you don't have more options. (I am just north of Terre Haute).
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Post by nikiz628 on Feb 19, 2024 10:52:25 GMT -5
Our area finally got an upgrade with fiber internet. Our neighborhood was one of the first that were able to have it installed. We jumped on it, because AT&T here is just HORRIBLE. It made our internet bill increase $20 more than what we currently pay BUT we were able to cancel AT&T internet and DIRECTV which will save us $237 a month moving forward. We were "legacy customers" with Direct, but they just couldn't get us a deal worth keeping it anymore. Our next step is to determine which subscriptions we keep for streaming services. It's so easy to just put those on autopilot and forget about them. It's also been a pretty substantial amount of time since I've priced home and auto insurance, so that's on my to do list too. And update on the sidehustle money my H is waiting on...still waiting. He has to get back into the house and finish the last bit of the install, but cannot until the painting is done. Then the homeowner will cut him the check. The homeowner is EXTREMELY wealthy and is adding a massive addition to his home, including a finished basement. Like the addition is larger than my current home lol. H has done all the wiring for the sound systems/internet etc. We really like this guy, he "hires" my husband for a some kind of job at least once a year. Last year? He needed outdoor speakers, tv, surround sound, the works by his pool and patio. They have such a rough home life..
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Post by nikiz628 on Feb 10, 2024 16:02:39 GMT -5
You aren't a horrid person, it's a valid question! He's in a travel league because he has aged out of Little League baseball in our area. He is in 7th grade and our middle school baseball program is not school affiliated, which means it changes hands every season and is kind of a hot mess. He does intend to play that, but it will only be a couple weeks long. He's played on this travel team since he was 10. Baseball is his main sport and he has high goals to play in college. It's honestly the only sport we pay for that he is involved in (school basketball and football are free, minus like shoes he would need). And the team he is on has some of the lowest fees in the state. We also only travel within Indiana, minus the one Florida tournament. Most tournaments are within an hour of our house, so hotels and things like that are not necessary. My 2nd son, who is in 2nd grade, only plays league baseball and he is free because my husband is the board President and I am the board PR and player agent. Our kids get to play for free. He's not our athlete by any means, he would much prefer just hanging out at home lol. Thank you for replying. I now understand about the league. For some reason I was thinking about those travel leagues that do like a insane amount of far away games. Maybe I am thinking of hockey? Or possibly soccer. Seriously crossing my fingers that the money owed your DH has finally been delivered. It is really frustrating when "I will pay you next Tuesday if I can have a hamburger today." Comes into the picture. Oh some of these travel baseball teams do that. I have friends with kids on teams that travel the entire country. I am thankful our coaches are not as "ambitious" in regards to going all over.
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Post by nikiz628 on Feb 7, 2024 15:18:56 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about the kitty Rukh O'RorkeI managed to deep clean BOTH of our bathrooms Sunday. It was so nice when I was finished! I reorganized some of the drawers and added some storage (that I already owned and wasn't using) to our bath/laundry room. I can officially check both of those rooms off my 2024 deep clean to do list.
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Post by nikiz628 on Feb 7, 2024 15:05:24 GMT -5
My dear you take that side hustle money and pay off the Menards card! Over 30% interest that's just egregious. Than split the remainder between the Discover and Quicksilver to get those knocked down. Or, you could put the remainder on the Best buy card to get it closer to paid off before the APR kicks in. I really don't want to be a horrid individual, but I just have to ask -- Why is your kid in a TRAVEL league? Is he getting closer to being on a team through his school? At least than you are not paying nearly as much. Unless that has changed in the last 30 years. if so than I apologize. Is your 2nd child also in a sport or are they into other things? I am only saying this due to my particular upbringing. We didn't have the money for extracurriculars so I just didn't do any as a child/teen. I knew we were not in the best financial shape my parents were up front with me about that when I asked about joining a school activity. You aren't a horrid person, it's a valid question! He's in a travel league because he has aged out of Little League baseball in our area. He is in 7th grade and our middle school baseball program is not school affiliated, which means it changes hands every season and is kind of a hot mess. He does intend to play that, but it will only be a couple weeks long. He's played on this travel team since he was 10. Baseball is his main sport and he has high goals to play in college. It's honestly the only sport we pay for that he is involved in (school basketball and football are free, minus like shoes he would need). And the team he is on has some of the lowest fees in the state. We also only travel within Indiana, minus the one Florida tournament. Most tournaments are within an hour of our house, so hotels and things like that are not necessary. My 2nd son, who is in 2nd grade, only plays league baseball and he is free because my husband is the board President and I am the board PR and player agent. Our kids get to play for free. He's not our athlete by any means, he would much prefer just hanging out at home lol.
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Post by nikiz628 on Feb 1, 2024 10:00:21 GMT -5
Update RACE 7Debt | Interest Rate | Starting Balance | Current Balance | Difference | Citi Best Buy | 0% Promos Only | 4663.23 | 4,616.22
| -47.01 | Quicksilver | 28.24% | 6482.19 | 6,250.00
| -232.19 | Discover | 28.24% | 15124.49 | 14,724.49
| -400.00 | Menards | 30.24% | 2340.05 | 2,315.14
| -24.91 | Citi Diamond | 0% BT until * | 2715.27 | 4,464.88
| +1749.61 | Discover Loan | 12.99% | 9432.97 | 9,195.10
| -237.87 | Sofi Loan | 22.9% | 8507.08 | 8,282.50
| -224.58 | Van Loan (Ally) | 9.29% | 31082.93 | 30,803.28
| -279.65 | Truck Loan (CU) | 4.8% | 8265.87 | 7907.69
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| TOTAL | 88,614.08 | 88,559.30 | -54.78 |
NikiZ628(7): 2/1/24 $88,559.30 (1/4/23 $88,614.08 WIR302)The balance on the Citi Diamond card went up, we had to use it to pay a couple past due bills from Christmas. Not an ideal move but it at least brought us into January current and its a 0% APR card right now. Everything should start flowing in the right direction now. Still waiting on the big side hustle pay out for H, it can't get here fast enough. He's got a couple smaller payments coming his way any day as well (about $4,000 I believe). We also found out DS1's travel baseball team will be heading to Pensacola in July for a tournament. We only do one "far away" tournament a year, thankfully. Unfortunately, the coach picked a tournament that falls over 4th of July so prices on airbnb and hotels are JACKED UP. I am currently scouring the web for something that wont cost us $3,000 for a week.
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Post by nikiz628 on Feb 1, 2024 9:46:37 GMT -5
H and I are ready to kick off frugal February. We tracked our spending on a printed spreadsheet we hung on our fridge in January. We didn't do as well as we had hoped, especially when it came to dining out. Reigning it in in February- new trackers have been printed and put on the fridge. Can't ignore it when its in your face every time you go in the kitchen haha.
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Post by nikiz628 on Feb 1, 2024 9:44:56 GMT -5
Here we pay by per hour. The minimum is 3h/week, which is what we have. Now that the kids are gone I asked about every other week, but no such animal here. I suppose you could set it up yourself with family or friends, but frankly I'm happy with weekly cleaning. nikiz628 I remember your old posts about redoing/fixing up your house, and I remember what a fabulous organizer you are! Could offer that service as well?! Do you have a website? If not, you should start one! finnime I am both fascinated and repelled by that LOL. Thank you! I've actually considered offering organizing. Every time I am at house 3 (the small one that doesn't clean anything themselves) I have to resist the eye twitching urge to want to organize the clutter lol. No website..yet, nothing more than just posting availability on FB at this time.
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Post by nikiz628 on Jan 29, 2024 13:10:10 GMT -5
Jumping in on the housecleaner discussion. As someone who cleans houses as a side hustle (I currently have 3 on rotation), I VERY MUCH appreciate when the flat surfaces are cleared off. I have 1 house that does it religiously, 1 house that does it most of the time, and 1 house that never does it. That 3rd house takes me the most time to clean and it's my smallest house. To be fair, they don't do ANY cleaning and its a borderline gag fest when I walk in, but still. Something as simple as clearing those surfaces will cut a ton of time off your cleaning service and that can add up to savings if you are paying by the hour.
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Post by nikiz628 on Jan 22, 2024 9:18:25 GMT -5
Happy Monday, friends! I hope everyone has a wonderful, warm, and productive week. I just wanted to share a random tidbit that has been helping me. I saw a tiktok from an ADHD support account that had a little song with the words "Don't put it down, put it away." It was basically a reminder for those that struggle with cleaning and clutter to actually PUT the item away vs. just sitting it down in the room it goes in. I don't think you need to have a disorder to use this helpful hint, I myself do not have ADHD. But I do find myself singing it in my head when I am carrying stuff around the house now. It's been very helpful because I am definitely one that will move the items to their proper room to put away later, which just makes me have to deal with said item twice.
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Post by nikiz628 on Jan 22, 2024 9:13:40 GMT -5
Sunnyday- One of my goals this year is to get my kiddo's pictures printed for them. I've diligently stored them in organized files on shutterfly for years (DS1 is 13, DS2 is 8). The only album I ever got completed is DS1s first year, so I am way behind. I ordered two of these photo boxes, 1 for each of them. I love that it has 18 containers inside- perfect for 18 years! So my plan is to print my absolute favorite pics from each year of their life to put in each of the boxes. I want to figure out some way to label the pics on the back so they know what they are from (will probably just print labels to stick on) Then they will each have just a case of photos when they move out vs. several photo albums to have to deal with. For their little newspaper clippings, awards, non photo items, etc. I have 1 tote each for them to take when they move out. What they choose to do with it after that will be on them. It's way better than the 20+ totes my mom dropped at my house when I moved out, full of albums, old schoolwork, toys, clothing, etc.
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Post by nikiz628 on Jan 17, 2024 10:51:37 GMT -5
Everyone has been busy, kudos to you all! Sending warm vibes to those of you freezing- its been super cold here as well. They cancelled school Monday and Tuesday because it felt like -27 and -30. Our heat briefly went out. I woke up Monday and the house was 50 degrees. I called H and he came home to investigate. Thankfully, our exterior vent had just frozen up so it killed the airflow to the ignitor. A couple minutes with a hammer and chisel and he had that baby opened back up and the heat kicked right on. THANK GOODNESS. I kept seeing dollar signs flashing in my brain. I did manage to get all the interior Christmas decor down last week. Our prelit tree has been dead for years and I have just been stringing lights over it. This year, I apparently got a hair up my butt and decided I was going to cut the dead prelits off. It was an easy job, just time consuming. I turned on a movie and watched it while I did my surgery. By the time I was finished, I had burns on my hands- I can only assume its from whatever chemical treatment they put on artificial trees. But the tree is officially just an artificial tree now. I deep cleaned the living room the same day. I shampoo'd the area rug and the furniture, washed the walls and ceiling fan blades, took down and washed all the curtains, and then organized/decluttered the tv stand, coffee table, and cabinet. It was WONDERFUL when it was all finished. I lit a candle and curled up on the couch with my book, so that I could thoroughly enjoy my work.
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Post by nikiz628 on Jan 8, 2024 14:55:34 GMT -5
This week's goal is to get the Christmas decor down. My kiddos head back to school tomorrow, which will make this much easier to accomplish. I want to go through and organize it as I put it away. I did this at the end of the season last Christmas and this Christmas me was so happy I did.
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