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July 20, 2014

Weekly Reflections: Highs And Lows From This Week & Weekly Goals For The Week Ahead, 7/20-7/26!

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Hello again, savvy savers! I wanted to end my weekly posts by bring the week to a close with a post about the reflections on this past week.

 

The highs for the week:

  • Losing two pounds.
  • Trying to expand my family!
  • The ongoing repurposing of two rooms in my home, and the beginning of my chalk painting adventures.
  • Continuing a daily devotional.
  • Saving $78.00 on my groceries; this allowed me to only spend $34.56 on groceries this week!
  • Using homeopathic pest remedies on my pets, helping them to stay healthy!
  • Falling back in love with Netflix!
  • Receiving words of encouragement online, from my Aunt Michelle!
  • Being a co-host for the Merry Monday Linky Party! 
  • My husband being able to spend time with his niece, nephews, and brother-in-law; those kids are one of the joys of his life.

 

My lows for the week:

  • Several of my summer plants dying.
  • The outdoors being so humid its hard for mopped floors to dry.
  • My home never seems clean enough.
  • Debating on whether or not to reconnect with my birth mother.
  • Displacing my unhappiness over my own personal stress onto my husband, when he leaves messes, and though I apologize, I feel horrible afterwards.

 

My quote for the week:

In honor of what would have been his 96th birthday this week, “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” -Nelson Mandela

 

My inspiration for the week:

Being able to cut my home phone and cable, and while I am still finalizing he details of adding other forms of services, I have found that I can now watch more shows, and save $160.00 a month doing so!

 

My humor for the week:

 

 

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My Great Pyrenees puppy (which is funny to say unto itself, as when she stands upright we are eye-to-eye with one another), Lady, has now learned to “give paw,” and this morning when I did not see her giving me her paw, she tapped my behind to get my attention! When I turned to see what she needed, she grinned at me, and in an attempt to give me both her paws, tumbled over grinning; sometimes the greatest joys in life come now from our children, but from our fuzziest children! Puppies are the best!

 

Goals For The Coming Week:

  • Walk 1/2 mile daily.
  • Finish my Motivated Moms Planner Chores daily.
  • Read for 1 hour.
  • Prepare three recipes and a freezer cooking session for the blog one day this week.
  • Finish four upcycled projects to post to the blog.
  • Finish all of my work-related projects ahead of time this week, in the evening, to free up my days more, by7 at least 1 hour.
  • Start writing love letters for my husband, an educator, so when he starts classes back-up next month, he will have one daily with his lunch.
  • get dressed and wear makeup daily, even when not working.
  • Clean out my coupon binder, and start moving to my new method for organizing coupons and blog/videotape my progress for the blog.
  • Sleep eight hours a night.

 

 

What are your goals for the week, I’d love to hear them below in a comment!

Happy Sunday!

 

Misty

Garden Update: 7/20!

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Hello again, savvy savers! This week does not find much different in my gardens, except that the humidity and heat has all but killed the annuals I planted in my front window boxes, decimated my ferns, and despite diligent watering, it seems that those plants may be done for the season. Though this saddens me greatly, it does remind me that Autumn is right around the corner, and within a month I will be able to stop pulling the blooms off of my chrysanthemum plants, and plant additional groupings as well! Oh, how I love mums! 

Back to summer! What I can brag about this week is the continued progress of my rose plants, growing along my upcycled trellis! They are so beautiful, smell amazing, and within two years, I estimate that they will cover the center part of my home, between my den and nursery room windows, which will give such great character and curb appeal  to the outside of our home! Roses are one of the ways I cheer myself up during the week, just looking at them brings a smile to my face, even in the humidity of the deep south! So, that’s all this week from my garden! Stay tuned for next week, as I will be getting plans together for my Fall displays!

Here’s to next week!