Was it me or did September fly by? I can't believe it's the beginning of October already. You know what that means, the holidays are coming. Normally this is a fun and exciting thing but in this economy it's a real bummer to a lot of people. I really wanted to have a Halloween party this year but I feel like it's not something I should really be spending a ton of money on. That is what this economy has come down to.. the way you think and the way you spend. There were some layoffs at work yesterday and I have it in the back of my mind...what would I do if I were laid off? When you have a house it kinda freaks you out that maybe one day you couldn't afford to live there. I probably shouldn't have watched that 60 Minutes story on this couple who was kicked out their home and living in camp site. But that is the reality of our economy. People are loosing their houses. These economic hard times suck because you are constantly asking yourself if you should really be doing this or really be doing that. Should I spend on this or splurge on that? In this ecomony you just never know if your job is safe. If you think about it we are living in stressful times. People worrying if they will be able to make ends meat. I don't like it one bit but that is the world today. So as the world churns and burns and its the first of October I am not thinking about little pumpkins, candy and costumes...I am thinking about what expenses are coming around the corner. It's a sad state of affairs people when the approaching holidays don't bring a smile to your face.
Have you ever watched those TV Game shows where they have a couple of doors and behind one is a grand prize? Well, this weekend the hub and I found out what was behind our Door #1. The hubby and I are starting the beginning phases of landscaping our backyard. Our first step, was to clean out the area behind our garage. When we moved in, there was about 2 feet of walking space behind our garage the rest of the area was covered in vines. Vines were growing on the roof and generally it was a mess. Not wanting the vines to take over the roof, we I started to clear out the vines last fall. But after we cut a million vines with only a pair of clippers we gave up and decided to clean out the rest in the spring. Spring came around and we didn't do much until one day when I was sick a few weeks ago, I ran into our gardener. I showed him the mess and asked if he knew of anyone who could come clean it out. I could tell he was actually, quite happy for me to broach the subject of ...
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