Any planned purchases for 2024?
rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
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Comments (35)Glad you got your power back! I think something like this could work. If you choose a french door refrigerator I don't think there is much danger of anyone being smacked with the door. Would you consider a microhood? I'm not a big fan of them, but this is a place it might make sense. Here's with a similar layout to yours and the microhood doesn't ruin it. If you didn't have the microwave on that wall you could put a free-standing china cabinet or a shelving unit or anything you wanted there. You could make it less than 24" deep to give you a little more walkway, too. You may want to see if a round table would fit the space a little better. I'm not sure if it would, but you could play with it and see....See MoreChristmas Tree Question for 2024
Comments (43)Sherry, that is one huge positive for me, the support for larger, heavier ornaments. I can pretty much put any ornament wherever I want on our artificial tree. We are now on our 2nd artificial tree, downsizing to a smaller one a couple of years ago. Never regretted the decision for a minute. Like several others, I use the Thymes Frasier Fir scented candle when I want to sniff something like real scent. I can also go cut some eastern red cedar branches and put it in a jar for a little help. Yes, i grew up with real trees except for a couple of years when we had that aluminum thing with the rotating illuminating lights....See MoreIt's January 2024, how is your build going?
Comments (98)It's been a hard month. Recently I found out my dad has cancer which has spread through his body and he has several weeks/months to live so our family has been spending alot of time with him. It's strange to be building a house (something you are so excited about) and dealing with something so terrible. So I have been off the grid for awhile. Our tile guy has been working on tiling for last three weeks and takes his time, He's very meticulous about measuring and tile placement, i guess that is good for us. His tile work includes 3 guest bathrooms, laundry room and main master bath. He's almost done with the three guest bathrooms and laundry and will work on master bath next. I had a tile selection remorse after ordering from company called Tilebar. The tile I selected which were to go into the floor for the laundry room and master bath had good reviews. I also got a sample and saw their pictures and thought it would look nice. However when it was installed in the laundry room first (also to go in the master bath floor) and it was not what I expected and looked so different from the pics/sample. After a lot of thought, I decided not to have this tile in my bathroom floor. We have over $2K of this tile left and I decided to eat the cost and get another tile. I can return the tile but after 15% restocking fee and paying for shipping, I don't think there's a lot left. Our cabinets are supposed to come 1st week of Feb. I can't wait for this. We have our interior doors installed, trims done and harwood floors installed....See MoreHealthy Lifestyle Progress - Week of 2/18/2024
Comments (24)After watching a bunch of videos thrown my way of people who have lost large amounts in shortish time periods, I realize even with the occasional loss (and that is ALL I have been seeing for the last year), I need to get more serious. I am not looking to do anything extreme for quick weight loss-- it's not healthy or sustainable for me-- but I do need to make some serious adjustments. I too easily let myself veer off path and choose something that is less than healthy because of time constraints or just because I WANT them. I did track most days this week ... even the day I had nothing but 2 packs of ramen and a snack pack of fig newtons. That hurt :( but it also made me realize that I am too easily swayed and sabotaged by my own self. I can't sit and whine that I am making no progress when I am not putting in the effort. I have been mostly talk and no walk for the last year. I sat down this morning and recommitted to a healthier lifestyle every single day. It isn't going to happen just because I want it to. I told my team earlier this week, we are not going to successfully hit our targets unless we make changes TODAY. With that in mind, I have identified 3 things that I can easily change starting TODAY: Return to and stick to intermittent fasting (this will start tomorrow because I already had a large orange before 10am). NO chips, pretzels, pizza or any high calorie/low value indulgences for any reason until my birthday in April. get outside and active at least 3x a week - could be a walk, jumping rope or yard work. Must be outside and active. I'd like to increase this # but for now, 3x will require effort to be successful. It's important to me that my changes are easily achievable with effort and without stress/anxiety. I am fully aware that I have said these words before lol ... but I am committing to them. I have a few trips coming up in April/May and that will be my motivation but in case that is not enough, I am budgeting/earmarking funds I will make available only if I stick to the above from now to mid April. If I do, I will purchase some items for my trips and have extra money to spend on them. It may seem silly lol ... but these are things that motivate me. I gotta go with what works!...See Morerouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
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