2022 Resolutions List

[tortoise]

okay, so I lied. But let's pretend it's true, okay?

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[tortoise]

6 loads of laundry done (one specific shirt had not been worn since Dec 8). Lol.
Litter boxes cleaned. Counter space discovered. 3 miscellaneous little piles of stuff are no more

Worked all day at it, didn't over do it

Nothing better than finding your counters again!

 

[FarmerJamie]

Nothing better than finding your counters again!

Oh! And every trip to the basement, I either took something that needed to go down, or brought up something that needed to come upstairs. Maybe this approach should be my plan

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Got half of the furniture out of here!

Hope the rest of it goes smoothly!

 

[tortoise]

So my new approach may be working. Attacking in small chunks. Keep at it until my worry I should be doing something else kicks in.
It took me a few weekends, but the box of old financial stuff is shredded - some 20 years old. 7 tall kitchen garbage can bags later of late fees, missed payment letters, I am reminded why divorce is expensive...because sometimes it's worth every penny.

Computer room had some progress, as well as the kitchen.

Her Royal Highness Princess Pixie Poopsalot is a spastic wreck. Zooming from now open spot to open spot. More places to shed? I dunno. Nutso

Congrats! That's a load off your mind to let all the past go.

 

[tortoise]

I revised my resolutions, I crossed off the one about planning meals a day in advance. Easier to not buy junk food than to make a plan.

I have not been faithful with indoor bike routine the past few days. However, I've been able to sit at a table to work at my computer rather than laying in bed (which has been the case since I had flu in December), so I'm still feeling like I'm making progress. Must return to bike routine anyway!

 

[baymule]

I have fallen down on my situps. But I traded them for lifting boxes, standing, packing boxes and loading truck/trailer. Doesn't that count?

Now my bed is gone, I'm sleeping in my recliner or a mooshy air mattress, so nowhere to do my situps anyway. BTW, an air mattress is COLD to sleep on! it must absorb the chill from the floor and transmit it directly to me!

 

[flowerbug]

The financial problems were not because of the divorce. The ex was horrible with money. Found some stuff I had not been aware of from during the marriage. Whew, all good

we have a friend who ran into some real great things the past few months, her husband was from Canada and owns several houses there but had never paid taxes so they had to try to get that figured out and then he recently also passed away. i don't know how bad she's in for but i suspect it's 7 figures.

one reason i have a very hard time thinking about getting married is that i manage my finances pretty well and i have a budget and plans for when i need some things to be available and other times when i don't have to pay attention to any of it at all. once you add someone else in the mix things just get a bit too messy for me. and, then, that trust thing...

 

[tortoise]

one reason i have a very hard time thinking about getting married is that i manage my finances pretty well and i have a budget and plans for when i need some things to be available and other times when i don't have to pay attention to any of it at all. once you add someone else in the mix things just get a bit too messy for me. and, then, that trust thing...

Just gotta find someone as frugal or more frugal than you are!

Then again, marriage is a legal arrangement for the benefit of a spouse who does not earn income or earn sufficient income. It's not necessary if both partners are financially SS. It's not necessary to live with your partner/spouse either - nor is it necessary to live far away. The duplex is becoming a thing for spouses/partners and blended families.

Don't throw away the baby with the bath water is all I'm saying.

 

[tortoise]

You are inspiring me. I need to declutter. It's endless. I don't know where to start, all the easy stuff is done.