It seems that most of what I've been writing about lately are just checking in posts with where our spending is at, and it's usually not in a good place these days. We are actually doing somethings right - so I'm going to try to start sharing some of that too.
The weekend before last, for example, instead of going out and buying new lawn chairs I fixed the two of ours that had torn so the arm rests weren't held up anymore
I spent about $5 at Walmart for heavy duty thread and a needle and spent a couple of hours patching the four armrests - was actually pretty pleased that they all worked out!
Lawn Chairs - Doin' it Right
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Yip Yip. Congrats. It's great to remember the good points. Try never to dwell on the negative.
ReplyDeleteGood for you! Stay focused and positive :)
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