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Yes and no. I use YNAB (You Need a Budget) software. It is web based and tied to our checking account and both credit cards (Kroger and Amazon). Our other accounts are tracked but not tied to the budget so I enter those transactions manually. We categorize every single penny and track all spending. I started doing this…
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My husband asked for chicken noodle soup and a grilled cheese sandwich for supper since he had his second Covid shot today and wanted something light. We had the soup in the freezer. He had two pieces of bread, that's all - the first side was beautiful and golden brown, the second side - yep, I burnt it. He ate it, too,…
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I was probably on my iPad. I never use my phone for MFP. Right now I'm on the computer. If I'm going to quote someone, I much prefer the computer, but the vast majority of the time that I'm reading posts, I'm in my recliner on my iPad. Upon reflection, I don't really think it was my device's fault. I think I probably just…
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Thought I'd check in. I wrote a really nice post with lots of wisdom and encouragement about a week or so ago and it went poof. Since then I've been pouting. Not because of you guys, but because I don't have time to deal with temperamental MFP shenanigans. I've over-extended myself again so will be in and out - reading and…
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I thought about a car, but I’d need more than $10,000. Then I thought about furniture but I don’t think I need that much furniture. Then I thought if the Apple store. I could get tablets for both of us, phones for both of us, a laptop for me, a desktop for Dave and a new printer. Accessories for all. That ought to take…
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Teresa, the sweet potato pie recipe was delicious. The cookies I made today - not so much! I had bananas that were too ripe. My plan was to make banana bread, but then this recipe came across my FB feed that was bananas, apple sauce, rolled oats, almond milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nuts and chocolate chips. I had everything…
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You said this so much better and with way fewer words than I.
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Machka, if you’re good with micro-organizing, definitely check out At Home with Nikki. She has tours of her spaces and shows what she’s done. What I like about clutterbug is that she acknowledges that not all organizing systems work for all personalities. Favorite room of the house: I do not do well with these questions.…
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My dream home would be very close to our current house. The only things I’d like to have that I don’t are his and her closets in the master and another small room that could be used as a home gym. Anything much bigger than that and I wouldn’t want to clean it. There are things I would change in the kitchen, like a floor to…
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Dana K White - A Slob Comes Clean (my favorite) Dawn Madsen - The Minimal Mom For Organizing Cassandra Aarssen - Clutterbug.me [she also has an HGTV show called Hot Mess House For Inspiration (these are way too anal for some. The reason I like Dana, Dawn and Cas is that they make it real. I don't follow any of these except…
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Good morning, all. I'm still feeling empowered and successful today. I've made it almost a week without an after dinner ice-cream snack. I've been saving my protein shake until after dinner and having it with chocolate protein powder, frozen banana, almond milk, and lots of ice in place of the ice cream. This has worked…
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Welcome @cj3teach! So glad you have joined us. I have successfully followed my food boundaries this week and as a result have dropped 1 1/2 lbs. I don’t know why I have such trouble remembering that the plan works when you work it! I am 2 lbs away from being out of the obese category on the traditional height/weight chart.…
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This has happened to me twice with the toes next to my smallest toe. I asked the doctor and he said my nails had been traumatized! The fit experts at the running shoe store said it was caused from my toe pushing against my shoe, more than likely from the elliptical. I have a friend who is an avid runner who also had it…
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Debbie, my heart breaks hot you. Allie, continued prayers for your healing. Meg, welcome back! I had a pie crust left over from Thanksgiving that was about to expire and a can of sweet potatoes taking up too much room in the cabinet so made a sweet potato pie from the Skinny Taste site. I only ate a small sliver. It was…
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I love me some Dana K White but most of her YouTube videos are long and boring - just a head's up! I really don't have time to watch an hour of her helping someone declutter using her method - one of those is enough! Her newest one, though, isn't bad. Where she shines is blog posts, podcasts, and her books. And her honesty…
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I'm so sorry you fell. I'm here to tell you, this falling is serious business. I was told by my doctor on Wednesday that my pinkie will never be the same again - it will have a permanent bend at the lower knuckle. He says it is important to keep stretching it with physical therapy and the most important thing is to try to…
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40 minute presentation without preparation.. Several different types of how to talks... best way to organize your kitchen, decluttering strategies, pretty much any high school math topic, how to write a good sermon, different strategies for losing weight and what has and hasn’t worked for me, teaching strategies to engage…
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Barbara way to go, making me go back and find Lisa's post so that I could see her word. Considering my late grandfather's occupation, I should have thought of that meaning, too, but I didn't. I love the word with Lisa's take on it. Michele, your trees are lovely. No way could I handle storing that many Christmas…
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Oh, Viv! How fun that we’re going to be in the Take Your House Back class together, I am a Bee with A lot of Cricket tendencies. I don’t need to see everything- but I do like my most commonly used items easily accessible. I am not a minimalist, but I also don’t like a lot of clutter. I’m looking forward to the…
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Yes! That is me. My husband said the same thing - I should probably wear my splint everywhere! He thought it was funny that my PT debated even making me a new one since I was so close to not needing it at all. He says she would be better to make me a full-body bubble wrap one. Which decluttering group did you join? I…
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Got my pin out yesterday and a new splint today, although I only need to wear it when walking for exercise or working where I might hit my finger. Lots of PT in my future but it should eventually make a pretty full recovery. I’m working on my word for 2021. I thought I had settled on upgrade, but now I’m leaning toward…
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All caught up. No time to really comment, but had to say, Beth, Beth, Beth! Your Christmas spoiler was hilarious!
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Margaret, my one and only Christmas spent in Minnesota, I don’t think it got above zero the whole time I was there. That was when Dave and I decided we’d spend Christmas in Georgia with my family and visit his for the 4th of July!
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Maybe they will replace mine, too. I will find out on Tuesday. Meanwhile, my cheap CVS is working just fine. If it wasn’t Christmas......
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Still no splint. The only things I did between knowing I had it and missing it were stripping and remaking the beds, sitting in my recliner scrolling my iPad, and using the bathroom. I re-stripped one bed today and I’ve dug in my recliner as far as I could reach. I wish I knew how to take it apart. I bought a cheap generic…
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Michele, I looked in the freezer because I had gotten ice, and no, i had not been in my purse but I looked there anyway. I feel like it had the best chance of being pulled off while working with the sheets and blankets. If it doesn’t turn up when we turn the beds down tonight, I will strip them again tomorrow. Dave may…
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I have lost my stupid finger splint. That itty bitty black piece of plastic that cost me $210. I had it when I got up this morning and it was gone when I went to take a bath about 3 hours later. The only thing I did was change the sheets on the beds. I have thoroughly searched the washing machine, the dryer, every trash…
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Debby, I honestly think some people misunderstand disagree just like woo was misunderstood. When people disagree on your life situations, I think what they're really doing is saying they dislike the situation for you. Maybe they're just not "huggers." Who knows for sure? I've had people ignore posts at times, too, but be…
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Thanks, Machka. I found it. I actually have 3 disagrees and it let me look at the posts that they were. Two of them, I think the person was using disagree like a dislike button. For example, one was the post about my friend dying. There was nothing disagreeable about it, but I could see someone "disliking" it on my behalf.…
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Question for Faetta or Machka or anybody else who may know: how do you know how many disagrees you have? Do they count your hugs and likes for you, too? Thanks to all who gave well wishes for my mom. Hopefully time will heal her.
