August doings

Well it certainly wasn't the most fun summer. Nor was it the most productive. It was a summer of worry and health and mental health issues. I had no spark. No 'let's do this' or 'let's go there' or "let's read this' motivation.

The school year is so busy and hectic and I feel guilty for wasting it, but I just couldn't shake the blah at all.

DS2 is still not back to work. He is still taking meds and I hope that his world will return a bit to normal.

DS1 is now in Europe. It is very weird having him so far away and I feel limited in what I know about his life there. 

I have three medical appointments in the city this week. Of course they are all on different days. I tried to get someone to reshift but no luck. So three tanks of gas and three hospital parking fees and three days 'wasted'. I am more than a little nervous about what the surgeon will say about taking my colon, or resecting some of it. Has anyone had that done? Is it full on surgery or laproscopic? Recovery time?


Last week off before school starts again. We shall see if my spark starts to return.

Where the money stands

as of August 5th

Debt

Mortgage - $8 346.33

College LOC - $17 200.00

Total Debt - $25 546.33

Savings/Planned Spending

TFSA/EF - $8200
RRSP -$15 814

Summer 2018 - $800 (started using)

Back to School 2018 - $500 (goal met)

XMAS 2018 - $200

TFSA 2018 - $700

RRSP 2018 - $1500 (goal met)

Plates 2018 - $1000

July change

....was the usual $100

• 1 roll toonies
• 1 roll loonies
• 2 rolls quarters
• 1 roll dimes

I had already cashed in the 'bonus change' from the garage sale

Summer hump

It's been a tough summer in a lot of ways.

Dad isn't well. Fluid on the lungs and heart and his legs and feet. We have been been in and out of ER multiple times. He is so frustrated he is so weak and he has so much to do.  I am over there multiple times a day to take care of him.

My colitis - I heard from the specialist that they may want to take my colon  out. That's a huge life decision and I am feeling overwhelmed with what to do.

DS2 has been diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety. I haven't been able to get him out of bed. Or to work. We have appointments with counselling and a doctor for medication but those take time.

So for me all of this has escalated my stress and depression. Really missing mom these days and her passing has changed our world in so many ways.

I miss everyone feeling well and being free from constant worry.

Murphy listens

You know that urban legend gossip that Facebook listens to your conversations and the 'ads' that pop up reflect your conversations???  (I totally agree with this by the way).

Know what else listens to your conversations? Murphy.

No sooner had the garage sale money been applied to the college loc, than my washing machine, my 23 year old machine, gives it up.  We have done little fixes to it over the years. a pump. a hose clamp.

This one was the final straw. It ended with the machine barfing out 2 inches of water across the floor of my laundry room. It was done.

Luckily I have been tucking little bits of money away over the past few years for the moment when I would need a new pair. We went down to our local furniture store and within 15 min the old units were gone and the new ones were installed and a load of towels was going.

This unexpected expense wiped out my emergency appliance replacement fund. It would have been nice to have the garage sale money to offset it.

I will have to begin the little bits of cash here and there to restock it in case something else decides to go. It was sure nice having that money there, ready to go, though.