The Bow That Got It’s Wish

That day as we cleaned up in our basement, rummaging through boxes of unending junk, I found a bow.  It was red, shiny and unused.  It was by itself in this box of doo-dads and had never been used.  I wondered how it got into this box but I put it aside and kept digging through things.  I put the bow up onto a rack and it sat there for some time. 

Days passed. 

Weeks passed.

The scenery in the basement hadn’t changed much.  We’d been clearing out space for a freezer and some fitness equipment.  One of which was a late Christmas present;  a set of cast iron dumbells.

I lugged the dumbells down the stairs and placed them on the rack I’d assembled the night before.  I looked at the overall area and felt satisfied.  I turned to head back upstairs and the bow caught my eye.  I walked over to it and looked at it.  I picked it up and looked at the dumbells.  I removed the paper exposing the adhesive and placed it on one of the thirty-five pound weights.

At last, it had fulfilled it’s purpose.

The end.

Hitting a groove

According to the woman of the house, we succeeded to knock out a couple of accounts this past month.  Something like 2 down 20 to go?  So debt paying is going well I think but we’re still going to decide on a hardcore budget with slight variation.  You gotta have fun money… right?

What does that mean?  Less eating out, far less.  We already seldom eat out but maybe we cut it from three times a week to once or twice?  Less buying 20oz cokes and more buying a 12 pack because 3 20oz costs the same as 12 12oz?!  Stuff like that.

We’re getting a freezer this weekend and a foodsaver hopefully.  Along with cast iron dumbells because I’m not really impressed with the adjustables ones.  Hooray for late Christmas gifts!

Now to save for that new computer …  .   .    .

Day 7: Semi-routine

Everyone is healthy.  Finally.

Our oldest went back to school today and we’re all back to work.  The holidays are all but a memory now.  The last remnants will be the Christmas lights, most of which I took down this morning.  I should have gotten a picture of them.  Oh well, next year.

What was supposed to start last week is going to kinda start this week.  That is, keeping track of things, finances and diet info, etc.  All this while maintaining the fragile balance of our routines.  The more people you have to care for, the more dynamic things become.  Now, in a few years we won’t have to hover nearly as much.  We have to make it there first!

So I’m going to lay off the technical diet/fitness posts for a bit and just post about real life.