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erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 100 1 day, 7 hours ago
Another quick check in, as I’m very sick. I haven’t been doing great about keeping my numbers. I need to get back on track with that. I have been checking my bank account, however, to make sure I have plenty of a cushion. Scott and I decided that any money I get from Meijer should [...]
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erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 88 1 week, 5 days ago
Spending
No money spent
No new debt/overdrafts
Step work
Read chapter 3 of AA Big Book
Attended DA Visions phone meeting at noon
Gratitude List
Reading my Bible on the patio facing the morning sun.
Playing with my — er, *ahem* — MEGAN’S bunny in the grass.
Being able to walk with Megan to school and meet her at the end of the day.
Hearing [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 87 — Evening Check-In 1 week, 6 days ago
Went to RETA for some more training. I’m very excited about it. I’ll go back Monday night and shadow her when she meets with two clients.
Read Step 1 from AA 12&12 and Chapter 2 from the Big Book. I have to find the spending history I wrote before. There are some journaling questions to do. [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 87 2 weeks ago
It’s very, very late, and I need to go to bed. I haven’t checked in for a couple of days, though, and felt compelled to do so.
Yesterday I contacted a potential sponsor. I haven’t heard back from her yet. It’s okay, it’s not something a person should rush into. It’s a big commitment. I am [...] -
erinee commented on the blog post Check in from yesterday 2 weeks ago
Hi Sheila, thanks for all your responses and suggestions! One thing about working at the school now — I won’t have access to so many snacks! They do have a pop machine there, but it’s 50 cents instead of $1.79. But even better, I live right here behind the school, so I can walk home [...]
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erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 83 2 weeks, 3 days ago
ZERO money spent today.
Got the para job — start August 30!!!!!!
I would have been happy with any para job, but there are so many reasons this particular one is perfect:
It’s at Megan’s school.
It’s with the teacher I worked with before, and we totally clicked. I always felt appreciated — she really respected me, listened to [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 82 check-in 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Yesterday, after initial post:
Finished buying school supplies: $18.47
Today:
Spent nothing
Attended DA “Overcoming Underearning” phone meeting, and it REALLY resonated with me. So much of the compulsive underearning applies to me every bit as much as the spending issues, particularly when I apply it to my current job.
Found out that Zach does NOT need new shoes for [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Check in from yesterday 2 weeks, 6 days ago
After posting yesterday, I did realize we needed dog food and that I would have to pick some up and also that the kids needed a couple of things for their first day of school. So I did end up taking a check with me. I got through my first break without buying anything. I [...]
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erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 79 check-in 3 weeks ago
I am tired and I have a very long day tomorrow. My challenge tomorrow is that I am working an 8-hour shift on the kids’ last day of summer vacation, which breaks my heart. I will get one 30-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks. I will want to spend money on a snack or a [...]
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erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 71, quick check-in 4 weeks ago
Yesterday: No spending at all.
Today’s spending:$5.99 — dog food
$20 — gas
$5.46 — fruit, water, & candy bar during break at work
$11.69 — backpack for MeganGoals check-in:
One year Bible blog reading
No overdrafts
No checks written Spent only cash
No new debt
Logged all spending in notebook
Called the school about the two para positions that [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 69 1 month ago
Back from vacation, and time to start keeping track again.
I didn’t spend anything on vacation, because we spent only as a family.
Today I went to Meijer to get my paychecks for the last two weeks — $239. I will deposit $200 in the bank Monday and keep $39 for gas money and [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 58 1 month, 1 week ago
Journal
No deep thoughts today. I went to a DA phone meeting this morning. It was pretty good. It might be a place for me to find people who have worked the steps and get some specific help with that. I’ll try to go again tomorrow.
I got a call from RETA, the [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 56 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Yesterday was a busy day. My mom was here to see Megan in Annie. Megan had rehearsal until noon, then I picked her up in Mishawaka and swung around to pick Scott’s mom up in Goshen so she could come with us to see the performance, then back to Dunlap. My mom [...]
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erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 54 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Just a quick post to share my intention of attending Celebrate Recovery tonight. I am filled with anxiety at the thought of walking into a room full of people by myself and not knowing what kind of people will be there (the people scare me more than the content). But I know it’s [...]
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erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 53 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Journal
Got very ill last night, so I didn’t update. Megan had a stomach bug for a couple of days that I caught. Blech. I’m feeling okay now, just tired and achy.
I managed to finish getting Megan everything she needed for her costumes at Goodwill and Salvation Army, but I still wasn’t compulsive [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 51 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Things are finally calming down, and it’s time to get back to blogging and focusing on this a little bit every day. I have been keeping my numbers daily in my notebook and totally up categories at the end of the month. It does help to see everything.
I haven’t overdrafted my bank account [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 33 2 months, 1 week ago
Journal
In looking at things tonight, I discovered that I currently have over $300 in my checking account and I’ve paid $270 on my debt so far. That means $570 that I have not spent in the last month — that is a huge step forward for me! Scott recognized that and said it’s [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 32 2 months, 1 week ago
Wednesday Goals
No spending
Devotions — Matthew 9
Blog on next CR chapter
Make another CC payment (I can only pay on one of the cards every 15 days, which really irritates me. I should be able to make a payment tomorrow)
Pack!
Call counselor to reschedule Thursday’s appointment
Call library again and be a squeaky wheel
Buy a house!
Long-Term Goals
Find [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 31 2 months, 1 week ago
May not post for a couple of days, because it looks like we will be closing on our house tomorrow evening! I will be throwing things into boxes all day tomorrow!
Evening Check-In
Spent $9.86 at McDonald’s — we met my mom in Marshall so Megan could spend the rest of the week with her, so [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 30 2 months, 1 week ago
Day 30 — one month of no new debt, cash only, no overspending, and being diligent. I’m thinking about the goals I set, and I want to think about how I’ve been doing with them — they have certainly been tweaked since I started, but they are essentially the same:
The goals from day 1: [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 29 2 months, 1 week ago
I did blog the other day, but Leechblock shut me down. I don’t even know how my blog got added to Leechblock, but I think I’ve fixed it now (for those who don’t know, Leechblock is something that will shut down any sites I input after however much time I choose, so all of [...]
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erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 26 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Journal
While out with Megan today, I KNEW beyond a shadow of a doubt that if I had my debit card with me, I would have went to Wendy’s. I have money in the bank and wouldn’t have overdrafted, and that’s how I would have justified it, but right now I need that money there [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 25 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Goals
No spending
Bible reading
Think of ways to have some special one-on-one time with Megan this week while Zach is gone — that don’t involve spending money (although we are going to get our hair cut tomorrow). I think tomorrow will be a picnic at Oxbow Park and then the library to check out some chick [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 24 — Blessed are the poor in spirit 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Journal
It’s been a couple of days since I blogged — thank you, Susan, for nudging me.
I’ve been reading the Celebrate Recovery book, and it’s given me a LOT to think about. But in those few days, I haven’t spend any money, so that’s good.
The first step in AA and in [...] -
erinee wrote a new blog post: Day 21 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Evening Check-In
Took the kids to buy Father’s Day gifts. They both had their own money, and Megan had a $10 Kohl’s card to add her money to. I think they both did a very nice job of picking out gifts. I didn’t buy anything — I feel guilty not, but I know [...]
