Well, I hope you all had a Happy Easter yesterday! We had a good day spending time with my mom. It was also her birthday, so it was a special day. Got to see my brother and sister in law and the kids and ate dinner at their house. Relationships are funny things. I finally decided it just doesn't matter what they think of me or how they treat me, I will be myself whether they like it or not. So yesterday went really well except for the fact that my daughter was on strike when it came to food, lol! Teething is just NOT a fun stage to go through- for the child or the parents, right? This too shall pass. :)
So what am I talking about today? Maybe just random things? Sometimes this is a way for me to just get stuff out that's in my head, since I don't have another adult here to bounce things off of. Talking to myself makes my kids look at me funny! ;)
Elijah is outside stomping our aluminum cans that the neighbors bring down here. They brought 3 bags down here and there are all kinds in there, from beer cans to energy drink cans. They happened to see me gathering up cans when I went walking and so they started bringing all of theirs for us to turn in. Works for me! The only problem is that when we get some bags on our porch and they don't get taken care of for a few days, Kaylee tends to want to play with them- after all, it's noisy, right? ;~) But it's gross!! The cans are not dried out nor are they rinsed out, so you can imagine what we have in the bottom of the bags! Yuck! My mom also collects some when she goes for a walk or whenever she drinks pop, she saves them for us. So I am thankful for every little bit I get, it can mean a tank of gas for me! We do anything we can to help with finances.
How does your family keep up with finances? I recently got a certification in being a Personal Finance Counselor and really enjoy helping people with problem-solving in finances. I have had plenty of experience, so it's fun for me to share it! There is a book I read that really helped me out the most, called God's Plans For Your Finances. This book really packed a punch! I got rid of over 80 Thousand in debt in 2 years. It took some hard choices and doing without, but BOY was it worth it!! The feeling of freedom is so amazing! And now I know there are so many people struggling with debts and insecurities about their money and I would love to help. Do you know anyone who wants the help? I love the challenges of figuring out how to change things things in finances. So for anyone wanting to make some changes, but not sure where to start, I would love to help.....you can find me on Facebook as Lori Hochstetler if you are not comfortable leaving me a message on here. Please feel free to send me a message and I will be sure to get back to you as soon as I am able! I look forward to hearing from you!
For now, I must go see to my little one, she is escaping outside and down off the porch. :) I love being a mom! *sigh*
Blessings,
Lori
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