I feel like I've lost my way a little. I had paid off a good chunk of my cc debt and then I went a little cuckoo getting some pieces for work to make my cheapish wardrobe look a little better.
I bought a used designer watch that looks great and I wear it everyday.
I bought a diamond by the yard necklace that looks great with all my outfits. Bought it at one of those direct jeweler places so it was about half or less than I'd pay elsewhere.
I bought some clothes from a discount department store.
I bought some pearl earrings and two small wristlet purses from a discount luxury designer store.
I bought a bag from a mid-range designer new but at discount.
I also bought some super discount kitchen stuff that I haven't used as often as I'd like but the cheap cooking class I took has helped.
I managed to not go broke doing it and the feedback from work and outside of work I get from people has really picked up my self-esteem a bit. But work is so stressful I'm still out of sync with getting a house routine nailed down.
A coworker said she gets up really early everyday to get stuff done. I'm considering this. If I got up at say 4:30 every day I could work out and get all chores except vacuuming done.
I think I'd like to do this since all I seem to do when I get home now is fake shop for items on the web. I used to read when I got home but I feel guilty reading while the house is a mess.
This also means I'd have to go to bed earlier but I think I'm okay with that. I don't have many friends here so I hardly go out anyway.
I dunno what do you guys do for the home life balance? Mine seems non-existant right now.
Can't believe its been soo long also what is your home routine
February 18th, 2017 at 05:08 am
February 18th, 2017 at 11:10 am 1487416229
February 18th, 2017 at 04:35 pm 1487435701
It helps to set some protocols to keep yourself from becoming overwhelmed. For example, when you return home, outer wear is hung up, footwear left at entry reduces mess. …you get the idea!
Even more important, as suggested by Wink, pick a task a day. Sunday, make at least two different meals to help get you through the week, possibly roast two chicken breasts, along with a few root vegetables you like and will eat for fragrant soup, waiting for your arrival, home from a hectic day. Make a meatloaf, cool, cut into slices and bag for freezer. Makes a great sandwich for take away lunch, add an egg for breakfast. * Eliminate the evidence, put all ingredients away, clear table and counter before you leave the kitchen.
I arbitrarily call Tuesday, ‘desk day,’ it’s my least stressful day so I’m ok reviewing upcoming bills, looking for papers to trash, giving every dollar a ‘job.’ Meal plan, review retirement program Wednesday could be a pamper day, do something nice for someone, bake muffins, manicure/pedicure with friend or neighbor or find a Groupon cut rate promo.
We’ve a ‘use it or lose it’ protocol. Items not used…whatever the reason, are candidates for release, not needed, now morphed into ‘clutter.’ If it’s damaged it goes to trash! Choices are sell, consign, regift, or donate so that someone else can enjoy items still in good condition
February 18th, 2017 at 04:47 pm 1487436445
As for feeling guilty about reading -- so much better to read than to fake shop! Shut that computer and pick up a book, girl!
February 18th, 2017 at 07:29 pm 1487446172
February 19th, 2017 at 12:50 am 1487465402
I'm up around 7 and after feeding myself and the cats, I settle in front of my computer with a hot cup of tea. I peruse my emails, mostly the latest job postings and apply to any I think are a fit.
Most days now I have some sort of writing assignment to work on. If I don't, I'll make that my shopping day and hit BJs, Shop Rite, Trader Joe's or Aldis for the essentials, and fill up the gas tank.
I find my natural sleepiness in early afternoon is much more noticeable when I'm home, or maybe it's just that I don't have to power through it like I do at the office. So sometimes I'll lay down and take a nap.
I wrap up the day around 4 or so but often return to the computer after dinner and continue work til about 8 pm. Then I look forward to chillin' and watching TV or reading.
I'm not much of a housekeeper and while I make an effort to keep the kitchen more or less tidy, other things don't get done until I notice something really needs doing. I should vacuum more, but the cats freak out and bolt for the basement whenever I pull it out, and i hate to do that when they're in a sound sleep in the bedroom, which is usually the case. So I tend to let it go til I see dust balls.
I also make a point to run my shopping errands on Tues/Wed/Thurs, the least crowded days. I make a dump run mid-week as well.
I try to get out for a walk as much as possible, but that's partially determined by weather patterns.
Since I'm working at home now, I often work 7 days a week; I don't mind it, and I take plenty of time off so it doesn't really matter.
February 19th, 2017 at 04:13 pm 1487520839
The rest I think just comes down to personality. I am the most fresh in the morning and am more likely to go to the gym at 5am than 5pm. So if that is true for you, definitely take advantage. & I was never a morning person in the slightest, before I had kids. But necessity is the mother of invention. If I wake up early, I get tons of quiet "me" time. So it has become my habit over the years. I was never a night owl, so I think this is actually a more appropriate sleep pattern for me. I stopped using an alarm clock about 12 years ago, once I Realized that I actually was a morning person. (I had NO IDEA. But alarm clocks will really mess up your sleep cycle). I often fall asleep at 8pm, but that's okay. I am fairly useless after 4pm anyway (even when I used to sleep in). Better to go to bed early and to utilize more hours where I am actually very alert. I don't put much effort to house cleaning/chores, but I do put a lot of effort into eating well, sleeping well, and working out. If I put the effort into this foundation, everything else is easy. More energy and less stress, which makes everything else in life easier to deal with.
February 19th, 2017 at 04:17 pm 1487521052
February 19th, 2017 at 04:20 pm 1487521209
& I mean, I will wake up before 5am, but I always feel absolutely terrible when I do. I've learned to just try to go back to sleep. I just drag if I get up too early.
March 18th, 2017 at 10:18 pm 1489875489
I like having the choice in bags so far. It makes me feel nice and makes me more inclined to keep actively striving to clean the house and take care of myself. Plus getting rid of the old stuff that I am tired of looking at feels great too. No more baggage.
Paying the stuff off is a litte slow going. But each week I'm like yay I can make an x amount payment. Just paid off that purse I love, that beautiful used watch I bought etc etc.
I shopped around a lot for the sales so I didn't have to do the full price thing. I can't wait until I lose some weight though. I went to my usual haunts, Forever 21, H&M, Marshall's and old navy. There's a bit more of me than there used to be so it's a little hard but at least I'm not paying ridiculous amount of money for stuff I know I won't fit into later!
I should thank my yo-yo weight lol. If I had better control of that I would probably spent a lot more money on clothes.
March 30th, 2019 at 08:32 am 1553934740