The state of things...

Well MNG was quite helpful this weekend and he was good company in the mist of my usual weekend drama. I had trouble with my furnace and found myself huddled in bed with the boys friday night. Luckily it turned out to be a blown fuse (disaster averted for now). But the fact that I am not prepared to replace my furnace if it did blow is not good news. I have had my share of financial blows and lord knows it is expensive maintaining a house. So you would think well I just need to make more money that's all there is to it. But I don't see many opportunities coming my way that are going to pay me more than I am making now. And the bottom line is I am making about 35% more than I was making when I bought the house. So I guess I need to get back to basics when it comes to my finances. I have been eating out too much, buying nonsense purchases like starbucks, and just spending money on small things that add up real quick.

The truth is that the last year has been really rough for me and I have been treating myself to things to make myself feel better. But whether or not I deserve to treat myself will be a moot point if I wind up in the cold this winter. So I am going back to the behavior that made it possible for me to buy the house in the 1st place. So I will be brown bagging it for lunch tomorrow that's all I am saying...