Dreadful Penny

I mentioned before that I had heard from two teams, and I’ve now committed to working with one of them.  Woo!  I’ll simply be an assistant, filling in where help is needed during the weekend of the event, but that’s fine by me.  It sounds fun and I’m curious about the process.  All of the […]

As planned, we spent some time on July 4th weekend disassembling, painting, and reassembling my bike.  (Ok, my husband did all the mechanical bits AND some of the painting; I bought the paint and applied a good amount of it.)  I still have some copper accents to add, but today I took it out for […]

Huh.  I had given up on participating in the 48 Hour Film Project and now I’ve heard from two teams in the past day.  I’d still love to be part of it, though I now have a conflict that Friday night (we’re taking Kid to see Weird Al Yankovic).  The rest of the weekend is […]

“Suddenly, saving is sexy and budgeting is back in vogue.”  So says this article on Kiplinger.com (via Get Rich Slowly).  Rrrright.  While frugality is more widely accepted than it was a few years back, I’m going to need a lot more convincing to call it sexy.
I’ve seen a load of articles about how people are […]

For some reason, a wave of financial anxiety hit me on Saturday.  The sort that makes your throat constrict and your stomach begin to flop like a grounded fish.  It passed quickly enough.
We’re doing ok.  We’re not-by-choice landlords (we couldn’t sell my husband’s former house at a reasonable price, so we have it rented and […]

With the Friday holiday, I’m utterly discombobulated.  I have no idea what day or month this is, and it’s 2009, right?
Today I had an audition for a short film.  VERY short, judging by the script, but well-written.  I read several times for two parts; my first reading sounded particularly awkward and I can’t say I […]

Last night, my husband and I stood on our deck and watched the fireworks nearby.   The trees blocked much of our view, but standing in the dark with his arms around me was a better viewing experience than sitting on folding chairs in the middle of a crowd.
We just ran outside to watch a pair […]

It’s July, so I’ve officially passed the six month mark.  Time for a status report.
Weight loss I’ve dropped 44 lbs this year and am currently averaging a pound lost per week.  That may not sound impressive, but consider this — I never feel deprived, I eat foods I love in significant quantities, I never […]

We took a weekend trip to visit my family back in New York State, which was surprisingly exhausting (the 5+ hour drive across the most boring stretch of southern Ontario didn’t help), but today I feel like I’m back into the swing of things.  I’ll catch up on grocery shopping this morning, then putter in […]