Today was fubar. I barely slept last night, and the kid stayed home sick for the first part of the day. By the time I got him to school, I was already dragging. Errands ate up the rest of the morning. By the time I went to Dollar Tree and Walmart, what should have been … Continue reading Day 2. Two Stars.
It is time for me to dust myself off, get back on my horse, and ride. This year has frustrated me up until this point, but with only a few days left in August, it seems like a good time to try (once again) to turn things around and hit September at a full gallop. … Continue reading September on the Horizon
https://youtube.com/shorts/nxhoI0WIFz0 Well, I didn't get as much done as I had hoped, but that's just the way it goes a lot of the time. I did a little bit of slipcover magic. I am pleased with the bolder colors and design. Now I have to do something about that awful wallpaper border. I tried to … Continue reading RV Reno Review
https://youtube.com/shorts/ths6L-_P_FA?si=Q36iIRsIRhDJsBnD That's my little camper. I have a set of tasks I want to accomplish during my upcoming visit: Cleaning. Clean all the things. Paint cabinets. I will paint the doors outside if it doesn't rain. Remove dinette and wood trim shelves above it. I might put the shelves back, but I am going to … Continue reading RV Reno Plan of the Week
Photo by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels.com I need to refocus and refine this blog, returning it to its original purpose: trying things and sharing what I learn from the experience. My confidence has taken a hit in the first half of this year, so part of me wants to wallow in that and another part … Continue reading Back to Basics
What are your short-term and long-term goals in your career? How do they align with your values? How very timely. My short-term goal is survival by whatever means I have available to me. I am working online jobs as I can, and I also have my disability pittance. This is not really enough, but I … Continue reading Mystery Prompt 15: Career Goals
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? I don’t think I have ever had a meaningful success that didn’t have some kind of total failure in its timeline. I lost all of one semester and most of another on my way to my late life college graduation. The key … Continue reading Prompt: Failing Upward
Are there any beliefs you hold that you think might be limiting your growth? What are they? I have worked really hard to root out beliefs that held me back, but I continue to struggle with a deeply rooted belief that I am probably wrong about everything. I don’t fold in the face of conflict … Continue reading Day 11: Limiting Beliefs
Write about your approach to budgeting. I don't handle the finances in our household, although I would like to get a grip on them so that I could apply the budgeting tactics and strategies that have served me very well in the past. Here are some basic rules: You can't spend money you don't have. … Continue reading Prompt: 5 Tips for Budgeting
The bad and the good of my beliefs about myself.
The Mia Experiment 