It has taken a while but the stock market looks like it might be headed in the right direction finally. My 401K is still a 301K but that is better than the 201K I had a couple of months ago. I was told several years ago not to watch your 401K everyday because it will drive you crazy and I have taken that advise, kind of. When it was dropping like a condor holding a rock I checked more than I should of and it did make me a little nuts. Now that it is going back up I still try not to check it every day and I think that helps me keep calm.
Thunder
When we get a summer thunderstorm my little dog Diva has a very hard time with the thunder part of the storm. She runs and hides downstairs or under the bed which ever one is easiest for her to get to. I know a lot of people who feel the same way about thunder and lightning, is it the most feared thing in nature next to spiders? Well we had a very bad storm last night and Diva has not reappeared after the thunder was over I may have to go look for her very soon. I know she will be glad that the storm is over.
Health
With my annual check up due this week I will find out if I have done my part to reduce cholesterol, this has been my goal for over a year now to get my cholesterol back into the right range. I have been working at it, watching what I eat and having a bowl of oatmeal every morning to help in my quest. I have been checking out the web site for Reduce Bad Cholesterol, it has a lot of very useful information on it and I love the articles they have on this very nice medical web site.
Reduce Bad Cholesterol has so much information that I had to read all the information a second time to make sure I got it all. I do not consider myself to be a medical professional but I know a lot from many trips to the doctor over the years and I worked as an EMT many years ago, and what I learned in the field and in the Emergency Room have given me a leg up on bad cholesterol and I plan to make sure that I beat this killer before it gets its hooks into my heart. Eating right and going to the doctor when I am supposed to are the ammunition I am using against bad cholesterol, I hope this is enough in this important battle, because my life is on the line.
The bills
Even as I try to keep my bills down to a manageable level they keep going up and up again. We have done away with our house phone, just using our cell phones now. I have done away with the premium channels on the cable, just basic cable is all we have now. We had insurance on a couple of vehicles that we did not drive and I dropped that too. It is very hard now to keep up with all of the bills I may have to take a second job just to keep even. I hope this all changes very soon I am tired of busting my hump to break even.
Safe and sound
In these very troubled times I want to make sure that my home and family are safe and sound. I use ADT Home Security to make sure we are safe and all of our property is safe at the same time. Being a single mom that has two jobs and does work a lot my kids being safe while at home is very important to me and I strive to make sure they are very safe.
I use ADT Home Security to make sure my home is safe because they have the best name in home security and I trust them with the lives of me and my kids. Not to mention the property we have worked to have, the protection of the things in your home is very important too. Protection from break in and having a fire are the two main things that I worry about and ADT has a great track record in the protection of homes and lives from these very things.
I know that ADT Home Security will be there if my family needs them and that is very comforting to me and my family. Many of the people at work have taken my advise and called ADT to protect their homes too.
The money train
As I try and keep my money alive, I have been checking out a balance transfer and it has made a lot of sense to me. If I can move my money and make it work harder I will do it. I will do what ever I need to, to make my money work harder for me. I have told all my family about this great program and how it seems very safe to me and I know they will check it out, the Irish in us makes us save every dime we can get a hold of, and in times like these every dime you can save is huge.
Keeping my money working is my main goal and I have not been doing a very good job of it until now. I have been thinking about doing a balance transfer credit cards on the three credit cards that I have.
Credit Card Flyers has about the very best program to use for a balance transfer and I was amazed at the steps they have taken to make sure your money stays safe with them. A 0% APR balance transfer makes a lot of sense to me and I am sure that if you checked it out it would make good sense to you also.
Rising prices
The price of gasoline has started back up, but lets hope that the price of gasoline does not get as high as it was last summer. I do not think I could stand to pay $4.00 a gallon for gasoline again this year. It was very tough to make it last year with the price of gasoline going up along with the price of many items in the grocery store. Last year was very tough but we made it through and we are looking for a better year this year and next. Maybe we can get back on track for retirement in a couple of years.
Weekend plans
I hope the weather is nice like the weather dude said this morning. We have made plans to take David to Madison to a carnival this weekend and it would be a shame to postpone this fun trip because of weather. Over the years I did not mind sitting in the rain for a good concert, now i will not even go to a venue that is inside if it is going to rain when I get to the car after the show. I can see all the concerts on TV that I want and they all put out a DVD after the show so no need to go and get wet.
Mother’s Day
Yesterday was a wonderful day for me, my kids made me breakfast in bed and they let me sleep until almost noon, it was grand. Then they cleaned the house these are the kids that will not pick up their own dirty socks and put them in the hamper. I wish every Sunday was Mother’s Day in this house. I then got to talk to my Mom for almost an hour last night, that topped off a wonderful day for me. i want to say thank you to the kids who tried very hard and their dad who helped I am sure behind the scenes. Now back to the grind of everyday life.
Abby is headed to Broadway
My wonderful sister has given me the most perfect birthday present, Broadway tickets to a show in June, I love my sister and I love the fact that she really knows exactly what I wanted for my birthday this year. She will be going with me to the show and I can not think of a better partner to attend this great show. She got our discount tickets at Broadways Best Shows. Broadways Best Shows has a lot of nice information on the Broadway shows and that made picking the show we will be going to much easier for me.
Broadways Best Shows had many to pick from everything from musicals to classic Broadway plays, I have chosen to go see Hair, this is a play that I have always wanted to see and now is my chance. Broadways Best Shows has a very nice newsletter you can sign up for to recieve emails on upcoming show and best of all you can recieve further discounts to the Broadway show you want to go to, and that is a huge plus in these hard economic times.
I can not wait for June to get here this will be a trip that we will remember for the rest of our lives, and I can not stand the waiting.