Today was a lazy day. And a thinking day. Today I had to start figuring out all the bills that we have that we need to get caught up on now that we have some extra money come in. Most of it is going to catch us up on utilities and internet, getting ahead on the mortgage and paying for the dog's dental cleaning and teeth extractions. I also have to make a payment to the dentist as I am getting a crown put on in January 2015. Though I did not manage to get a shower, I did get dressed and made the bed. I went through my email, checked out Living on a Dime newsletter on how to budget, get organized and clean. I got some tips and helped me see things in a new way about keeping your house organized and clean. It said that having a dirty house and it being unorganized actually costs you money. By not finding things, you have to spend money to buy more of the same stuff, over and over again, light bulbs, batteries, pens, and other things like important stuff. I have lost important house papers and keep losing my social security card. I lost my birth certificate! A dirty house costs you money in bad health from germs and injuries if you trip and fall over things. Food spoils faster in a dirty refrigerator with old food in it, and you don't use up your leftovers because you can't see everything in the fridge because it is too full.
I talked to my mom today, I try to talk to her every day or every other day at the latest. My mom just turned 69 and my dad is 70. A while ago I knew that if I didn't take the time to talk to my mom while I had her, when she eventually passes, I will have missed the opportunity to know her. And then were will I be. Though both my parents are in good health, nobody knows when our time is up. God says to honor our mother and our father and I know no better way to honor them then to stay in touch, visit, help and talk. My parents are active and show bulldogs. They have 3 of them and will be breeding their youngest bitch in the spring. When Lacy has her litter, they plan on keeping one of the females and showing that one too. They bought a new house last year and plan on fixing it up and working in the yards during the spring and summer. They have already done quite a bit this past summer. Right after the first of the year, they will be painting all the inside, including the ceilings. They are doing a lot to their house and I haven't made any improvements to ours. Makes me feel kind of bad, but hey! We will get there. Eventually, as I don't have the energy my parents have. Or the discipline. But I am working on it.
I was thinking of New Year's Resolutions today. I was reading about them in the Living on a Dime newsletter and it was telling. The definition of a resolution is to change something to it's simplest form. And they said you didn't get a dirty and unorganized house in a short time and it may take you as long to get it clean and organized. Something like that, and I copied it and put it on my facebook page so I could remember it for the new year. All I really remember is I didn't end up this way overnight, and slow and steady, I will get to be better.
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