~Taking Some Time Away~

If you've followed the ramblings of my life at all, then you know there hasn't ever really been an "easy" time for me. Currently we're living in a not so nice situation and place, friends are walking/running away rather than "being there for ya" (me). My daughter is hitting that lovely teenage mark, and I'm just trying to hold it all together and be civil when dealing with my stbx. 

It's certainly not easy and I've decided that some of my most loved pass times must be shaved off. This will include Facebook, Twitter, Gather, Redgage, various other side jobs I have online, and keeping up with most of my blogs. I've decided to update this one from time to time to avoid the calls and texts that come with leaving Facebook. 

I'm fine. I haven't lost my mind. I'm not giving up or thinking crazy thoughts, I simply cannot stretch myself any further than I'm being stretched. I have short term and long term goals for moving forward and since they are written down at home and I'm at work, after not getting my texts to come in because my phone is cheap, I got here late......so here's what I remember of those goals:

By May 4th we're to have an established savings account 

By August we're to have our emergency savings fund 

By December we're to be debt free 

We've pushed back the move to work on building the emergency savings fund. That's given my car lasts and I don't have to replace it. I think it will. I hope it will. 

Then there's a move to the lake and hopefully within 5 years my daughter and I will move to Florida, given she doesn't decide to do something else by that time, as she'll be about 18. Sooner if I land some great paying  job.

Plan subject to change given I'm swept off my feet my Mr. Right and he carries us off to Florida ahead of plans ;)

I'm no longer couponing at this time. Our food budget is $30 give or take, per week. Everything is split up into weeks until we're out of the hospital debt and moved back to Pell City. Then I'll start couponing to the (legal) extremes once again! 

These changes will be tough at first, but I feel they are necessary to cut down on the amount of stress I've been under trying to juggle everything all the while not having internet in my home! 


Feel free to stay in touch via email,message, or comments. I'll be checking them from time to time ~ ta for now ~