Doubting Myself

 Yesterday was a mix of sun and clouds with a high of 2C. This morning it is cloudy and 1C. Today is supposed to be a mix of sun and clouds with a high of 4C. Tonight we are supposed to get rain. 

Lifestyle

I was out to get a hair cut first thing and it felt good to get 8 weeks of growth cut off. I felt human again. 

Once home, I set about doing the balance sheet. It was a curse session once again until I realized my bank statements were short 2 withdrawals. I found them online. Once that was figured out, I sped through December and am up to date to yesterday. 

The balance sheet I use is from Money Coach. I taught this to a few people when I did adult literacy in Ashcroft. At the bottom of the page, I downloaded the Microsoft Excel 97-2003. When you open it up, it takes you to the Budget Calculator Worksheet. The last tab at the bottom of the Excel worksheet says Spending Planner and that is the spreadsheet I use. Over time, I have changed some of the categories to suit my needs. As you enter your spending, it tracks what you have spent. What you have left over each month goes into the Expenses/Savings/Other so your monthly balance at the bottom is 0. I do go over each expense weekly so I know where I am over spending or what I have spent a large amount of money on. This month I paid for my lawn care for the year. This program was developed in British Columbia and is now under the Credit Counselling Society. I feel it is a great tool for anyone to use. 

Once I was done with the balance sheet, I took out all the garbage to their proper bins and did a bit of tidying up. It was lunch time. I had the last of the chicken soup which I really enjoyed. While watching a show while having lunch, I lost wifi. I left it be for a while and tried again. No wifi. I finally called my provider and found out it was down. I also found out that a courier service hit the fibre optics line at a house down the road and the company was out fixing it. It was back on later in the afternoon when I saw 2 repair trucks turn around at my street. 

I was over to see my neighbour (she told me why I had no internet) to give her and the boys their gifts from Uruguay. We had a nice visit and I came home to put down more salt at the end of my driveway. It is still icy but getting better. I will salt it more today and scrape tomorrow when it is going to be warmer. 

Sewing

I spent some time working on the doll's coat and have the back side pieces sewn to the back. I did stitch up the side seams with a basting stitch so I could try it on one of the dolls. 

I like the fit but I am questioning the appliqué pieces. One lady commented on Facebook that they looked too big. 

I tried another smaller appliqué that I quickly cut out. I am not sure what I want to do now. 

I don't like it as it is white and I wanted the darker colour on the coat. At this time, I am going to remove them all and try again once the coat is finished. 

For Sewing with Cinnamon, I have taken out 3 patterns to look at. One of the dresses I have made before. One pattern I made the plain dress but am looking at a long dress with ruffles and the third is a western outfit. I need to look at them for proportion. I may make the dress I made before as I really liked it. 

My hair dresser told me that all the clothes I made for her neighbour's granddaughter have been passed down to another granddaughter and are equally as loved by her. I am so glad that this family is still enjoying the outfits I made. 

Knitting

I did knit a lot last night and got the foot done on the sock. 

It could be done tonight. Then on to another pair of socks and maybe a little scarf for the dolls. If I don't use the appliqués on the doll's coat, I can use up some leftover yarn to make a scarf for the coat. 

Thoughts

    I am feeling better every day. I am still sleeping a lot every night which means my body is healing. The cough is almost gone. Between the lack of sleep as we came home and my body over reacting to pollen and dust, I realized I was a wreck. 

    I am hoping to get my driveway cleaned of ice tomorrow while it is warm. I want it clear before we get more snow. It will make for easier cleaning if I have no ice left on the driveway. 

    I am enjoying soup for lunch so am going to make Cheddar Broccoli soup next. I will share the recipe once if it is a good one. 

    I got the USB hub to work for my passport (holds all my files) and a USB thumb drive. It will not accept my phone which is strange. I will take it with me to ask questions where I bought it. 

Today

I am going to put a lot of salt on the driveway before I go to do some shopping. Once home, I want to sew this afternoon and knit tonight. If I have time, I will make the cheddar broccoli soup. 

Until the next time..............................................