-38......bloody brrrrrrr

Bloody Brrrr.....hello 2010. I spent most of the day watching old movies on TV. There was a movie that I did not watch but flipped past, made 'back in the day' (date unknown) and it was called 2010. It was super-outer-spaced-futuristic. We sure are not that here in our 2010. We've come along way baby, but aren't able to tele-port yet. Very comical.

Ah, so let us talk weather again. It is -38. That is without windchill. So it must be -45 or something like that with windchill. I let Benny out and was afraid he'd be stuck to the steps when I let him back in. Almost froze my nuts off just opening the door - and I have no nuts. ha.

And speaking of nuts, I am re-thinking the job possibility I interviewed for yesterday. Because unless I do want to become an EA or ECE it is not a job that would 'grow' me. And I need to grow toward something. I feel like I never really decided what I wanted to pursue or didn't give myself a real chance to do that and here I be again, searching. Looking. I give myself permission to do that now.

I'm still ready to begin. Still ready.

I've been checking up on the money website: http://gailvazoxlade.com/blog/ . Gail is very kickass and real. She has sage advice and great ideas for budgeting. Check her out. We all seem to live beyond what we make and it is considered no big dealio. And you get nothing for free. Don't let them fool you.

I like the challenge of living creatively. For instance - buying a cradenza from Goodwill and give it a good paint job and voila! 50 bucks and new furniture. I love re-purposing stuff and changing things up to feel like things are 'new' again. You put them in a new spot and voila - where have ya been baby? I think the 'voila' is a word you must say outloud whenever you do such things. It is the magic. Hee.

I also feel constrained by living 'frugally'. I think it requires great discipline in our consumer driven world to live within your means. I will feel proud to be able to be frugal but then do a blow-out and shop to make up for it. And this is what I will work on the in the new year: discipline (as ugh as that word sounds) or better yet, balance. I will give myself permission to spend 'x' on things and if I'm in a frugal mode will save it up to use for a later shop. I'll let you know how it goes. It will make me accountable. I will also get myself some of those jars Gail talks about and follow her guidelines.

So 2010, what you will bring for us? My word will be 'surrender' as I intend to explore and grow toward something. Nourish the spiritual and soul. Hug more, complain less. And you dearies?