2010 i spent a lot of money, fixing up my house.

2011 will be the year of the emergency fund. for 2010 i have been in miser mode, eating "beans and rice" so i could shop at ethan allen. i tend to have weird motives, anyway. grin.

now i will just be eating "beans and rice" while i refill my emergency fund.

my "pretty woman" event last week

the other day i went into ethan allen to buy a table for the side of my bed (planned for - no debt - only cash). i had been patient enough looking for a used table and nothing was happening. i knew what table i wanted because i had a catalog.

i was dressed in jeans, worn out flannel shirt and ancient birkenstock boston clogs and socks. christmas eve. i looked like a slob, no lipstick, and needed a haircut.

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whew. almost done paying back the debt incurred over the summer. i had home repairs done over the summer with no regrets. i planned and executed going into debt. the condition of the house was "bringing me down" spiritually and emotionally. it was so worth it.

now the house is uplifting and a joy to walk into everyday.

president kimball (?) said the commandment "fix up and paint up your property and take good care of it" so true. psst.. But,...

i'm in a dishy mood today.

i wrote this for me to get it out of my head so if this blog entry appeals to one person on the planet, yay! talk back!

i have a huge collection of plain white dishes (service for 16 - plain white porcelain "pottery barn" "great white coupe", pillivuyt, williams sonoma, BIA, and apilco). last week at the goodwill i found a large lion tureen (with a lid) by pillivuyt for 5 bucks. score!

last week i put away...

i now have post divorce cable, dsl, and bundled service with ATT.

cash cab was on! i feel like i have rejoined the living. this service is pretty fast, much faster than dialup. i also got free mcafee virus and spyware so can take that off my budget.

changing over my email address was easier than i thought it would be. i will keep the former service on for 30 days.