Affirmative Project: Day 11
Budget minded by nature, I have always been careful with my money. Admittedly, I've never had a lot of money to throw around which has forced me to be careful. I'm lucky enough to say that I've never been totally broke, unless having less than ten dollars (all in pennies) to my name counts as being broke. I had a jar of silver dollars stolen from me once, but I still have that cherished jar of pennies!! I swore to myself that as long as I never spent that jar of pennies that I'd never again be as poor as I felt at that time of my life. Not being poor means you're rich, right?
I'm rich, I'm rich!!
Yesterday my husband and I had a new furnace installed. Supposedly, this is an investment that will pay for itself within the next two to three years because of its energy efficiency. Great! The last couple of years we've had rather steep heating bills. We've also had some other major improvements made to our home in the past few years. A remodeled kitchen, new roof, a sewer line, tree plantings, replacement windows, etc. Our home (photo featured at About Architecture) was built in 1912. I don't think of it as a money pit, but it definitely requires special care. Home maintenance can certainly eat up your resources. Any homeowner will tell you that if it isn't one thing, it's another. But as I drive around our town and see homes in need of new siding, a new coat of paint, or worse, I can't help but feel grateful.
I am thankful for my comfortable home. I am grateful I can afford living in it and continue having the means to maintain it reasonably well.
Remember, be grateful for the things that you do have (no matter how small), and your authenic gratitude will attract more wonderous things.
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What is the Affirmative Project?
Daily journal postings beginning January 1 focusing on my New Year's resolution "I resolve to live in a more affirmative light in the coming year."
Affirmative Project Journal Entries
Budget minded by nature, I have always been careful with my money. Admittedly, I've never had a lot of money to throw around which has forced me to be careful. I'm lucky enough to say that I've never been totally broke, unless having less than ten dollars (all in pennies) to my name counts as being broke. I had a jar of silver dollars stolen from me once, but I still have that cherished jar of pennies!! I swore to myself that as long as I never spent that jar of pennies that I'd never again be as poor as I felt at that time of my life. Not being poor means you're rich, right?
I'm rich, I'm rich!!
Yesterday my husband and I had a new furnace installed. Supposedly, this is an investment that will pay for itself within the next two to three years because of its energy efficiency. Great! The last couple of years we've had rather steep heating bills. We've also had some other major improvements made to our home in the past few years. A remodeled kitchen, new roof, a sewer line, tree plantings, replacement windows, etc. Our home (photo featured at About Architecture) was built in 1912. I don't think of it as a money pit, but it definitely requires special care. Home maintenance can certainly eat up your resources. Any homeowner will tell you that if it isn't one thing, it's another. But as I drive around our town and see homes in need of new siding, a new coat of paint, or worse, I can't help but feel grateful.
I am thankful for my comfortable home. I am grateful I can afford living in it and continue having the means to maintain it reasonably well.
Remember, be grateful for the things that you do have (no matter how small), and your authenic gratitude will attract more wonderous things.
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Daily journal postings beginning January 1 focusing on my New Year's resolution "I resolve to live in a more affirmative light in the coming year."
Affirmative Project Journal Entries
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