One more, same clothes, same day--just in case I can't upload any more pictures this week!
Today I will be thinking about: probably work. My family. Crazy week of seminary with high school assessment tests all week and different times of classes starting changes the schedule for everyone but me. Emma far away. Praying for computer fixing help. Wishing I were painting more. Still praying for job with benefits and full-time for John. And reading "Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens. LOVE that book, and it has so much to say about money issues!
I cheated and watched the BBC series first, but so far the book is very faithful to the story, with very few exceptions. The book makes things make more sense, bridges the film better. I feel like I already know the characters as they were so well acted in the film. Good, thick read to keep me under 40 hours of C. work for the week. I have to physically stop, take off my work badge, force myself to read so I am not spending 15 hours a day managing a huge crew.
Stretching, yes.
I could have shown you a treading water in the deep end picture of us--not quite drowning, but legs are growing weary trying to keep our heads above water (all kinds of great imagery). For others in the same financial boat: you are not alone. I will never take for granted financial security.
To the young and less experienced crowd: GET ALL THE EDUCATION YOU CAN while you are young--so much easier! Keep up your skills. Figure out how to support your family now, don't wait until you need to do it. Spend less. Save more. Pray always. Budget. Be disciplined with money. STREEEEEEeeeeettttttch out those paychecks. Be frugal. Be thrifty. Look at how you spend money on entertainment and see what you can cut out today. Figure out the difference between what you need and what you want.
