September to December is always the toughest stretch for me financially. I’ve noticed over the years that this is the season when the price hikes start rolling in, rent increases get announced, and Social Security adjustments get revealed. It’s like the universe piles everything together right before the new year. The Patterns I’ve Learned to… Read More Budgeting Plans for the Last Quarter of the Year
In today’s shifting economic landscape, relying on banks to reflect your actual available balance in real-time can be risky. Between platform processing delays, inconsistent vendor naming, and hidden fees, tracking expenses with precision has become an active challenge—especially for independent creators and freelancers. That’s exactly the situation I found myself in, and it pushed me… Read More From Budget Chaos to Clarity: A Personal Finance Dashboard That Works
A part of me wants to start something but the other part is calling it a waste of time. Like trying to wait for everything to line up but then when I get there will I still make excuses that it’s not perfect enough. One of those things of being a traumatized perfectionist. I can’t… Read More Trauma Recovery 003
I definitely needed a rest day. Been having a rough cough, like the itchy throat dry cough one gets during allergy season. But you would think that me drinking tea, drinking water, and taking cough drops would help. Nope. So I really need to take a full on rest day, probably at least 2. And… Read More Health 022
As always, brain had a thought. Simply why am I allergic to bananas and not plantains. Of course I started to figure it’s because plantains have to be cooked. Anyway, looking up some of the allergy things a person who’s allergic to bananas should avoid it became confusing. The basic list is:“avocadoes, kiwi, carrots, celery,… Read More Health 016
Kinda wonder if I should have weighed myself yesterday since that would have been exactly 7 days from my last weight. Oh well. I could either go in denial about my weight gain or I can admit that I have been struggling not tracking everything, especially the late night snack. And last night was the… Read More Physical Health 010
I feel like absolute shit today. Especially after everything I ate today. Like I ate heavy meals and it’s really affecting me.I been trying to balance out at least 1 huge meal, and about 2 snacks between meals so I can have light meals.This way my calorie intake evens out so I can manage my… Read More Physical Health 008
Some reason I feel my first aid supplies is lacking. Along with over the counter medicine. … OTC: pain relief (off brand Tylenol), nasel relief (allergy nose pump), theraflu. First aid: anitiseptic cleaning spray, 3% hydrogen peroxide (spray), 70% isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol), ice cold analgesic gel (menthol 1.25%)[like iceyhot but not], 50 spf sunscreen,… Read More Rant 018
So as I’m sitting around today a little thought popped up. I wonder if I would do any justice if I were to write all my antithetical beliefs and thoughts about topics I feel strongly about, even though many of the topics are things I’ve observed and struggled to justify if I even can speak… Read More Rant 008
You ever been so lost and tired that you don’t recognize yourself no matter how hard you try. Where you keep wearing a mask but not sure how to take it off? Like I been so focused on saving money for potential rental deposit, since a lot of “assistances” wasn’t helping with that. I also… Read More Rant 007
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