23 Friday Apr 2021
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A1C, appointment, big girl pants, blood, bloodwork, drawn, handy, moments, preparation, widow
I had blood drawn for my doctor’s appointment next week…
they came to the house as I still don’t have the car and it means I don’t have to go to the clinic twice… such a handy option…
my technician did a great job and was only here for minutes…
just had the tiniest mark on my arm;-)…
27 Wednesday Nov 2019
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big girl pants, blog, credit, credit card, family, preparation, widow
was speaking with a married woman friend about getting her own credit card…
it reminded me of why I started writing my blog and has made me think that I will revisit some of my earliest posts where I shared some of the things I discovered when all of a sudden I was on my own…
every married woman really needs to get her own credit card! I cannot reiterate this enough…
if you’ve been using a credit card that is in your partner’s name, it means you do not have any credit… and if something happens to them, you are in trouble…
this is important…
28 Friday Sep 2018
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beloved, big girl pants, conversations, finances, groceries, holding hands, moments, preparation, thanksgiving, widow
while I was waiting at various places today I heard a few different conversations…
a discussion took place on preparing for Thanksgiving… they were discussing the expense incurred to produce the meal for family and friends… one comment was about having to wait until the next payday to purchase some final items for the dinner… everyone was happy to be having the company and looking forward to the time together but commiserating about what a huge chunk of cash is required…
at another location heard about someone not having the funds to provide the meal they were hoping for…
I remember those days, living payday to payday and what a struggle it was…
reminded me of how blessed I am… my beloved left me in pretty good financial shape… I can’t go crazy but I don’t have to worry too much about the cost of my groceries…
later I watched a few older couples walking around the mall holding hands… still one of the things I miss most…
01 Sunday Jan 2017
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big girl pants, blessed, chocolate, glitter, lobster, New Year's Day, preparation, sparklers, steak, tradition, widow
this morning the table was covered with glitter as we toasted the new year over breakfast and then fixed a few things around the house before the kids headed out to visit with friends…
I set the table and prepared for our family New Year’s dinner of steak and lobster… we used to have it on New Year’s Eve but it has morphed into New Year’s Day…
used the Ferrero Roche tree as the centrepiece, as well as our dessert, lol… had fun setting the space up… even put out some glow-in-the-dark bracelets…
groups arrived at different times and last to arrive was the working son-in-law who joined us just after seven and headed right out to the garage to barbecue the steak and lobster…
it was beautifully done and went perfectly with the baked potatoes, escargot stuffed mushrooms, fried Brussels sprouts and Caesar salad…
the dessert tree was a hit as well… the kids cleaned up and we had some fun tasting chocolate…
photo by @thedevils3
above 2 photos by @peacecyndi
