13 Months later...

...the sketch for the SECOND lesson of Lifebook 2012 is painted.



There are parts I like and parts I hate, but it's DONE.

I've actually spent a great deal of the last two weeks doing "art", but not finishing much. I have a bunch more mostly-finished pieces. *sigh*

But, now I've signed up for three swaps on Craftster, so back to crafting!

Money-saving tips on Pinterest

I really need to stop reading those. It's so irritating.

1) Everyone's situation is different. You can't pay off $80,000 worth of bills in 18 months if, say, you don't even make $80,000 in 18 months. Unless you plan on selling body parts (yours or someone else's). Just sayin'.

2) Please, stop making me feel like a self-centered person for having cable. I like my cable. I like sports. It's my splurge. "No one needs cable, get rid of it!" Whatever, I want it.

3) Why the hell am I even reading these? Sure, we owe money on the house, but unlike the one blogger who bought a house for $30,000 (well, a "manufactured home", commonly known in tornado alley as "hey, look, flying debris!") I couldn't pay cash for it, even if I'd saved for 7 years. And we still owe on the one car. I suppose I could pay it off, but I'd rather get new countertops.

4) Maybe that does make my priorities out of whack. But hey, *my* car is 14 years old and doesn't have a plug for an mp3 player (it still has a tape deck!) or nifty voice-activated commands or bluetooth and that's so I can spend money on other things. I really want new countertops.

E) Except we need to get the house foundation mudjacked first. I should call about that. And the plumber.

5) I haven't gotten more than 5 hours of sleep any night this week, with a record low of 3 hours on Sunday night.

G) Maybe I'm just easily irritated today. Also, I need to go tot he yarn shop. Shut up, I have a gift certificate to use. :p

7) Made my tiny monster for the swap. Made him too cute and I want to keep him.

Going to bed now. After one game of spider solitaire. Just one...