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I Love October 1st

The reason I love October 1st is because the money in my Christmas Club is put into my savings account.

$1,151.23 this year.

I have done this for the last 20 years and I love it.

I have $40 from every paycheck put into the account.

It really adds up and I love that there is a penalty fee for taking out money early.  It stops me from taking money out before Oct. 1st.

I use this money for christmas presents or whatever I want.

I’m going to the bank today to withdraw some money.  This weekend we will make a Christmas list and we can start buying presents.

My goal us to have 75% of my Christmas shopping by December 1st.

I’m going to try to have Christmas cards finished by this time too.  Not sure how many I’m going to send out.  Stamps will probably be $1.00 by then…..

Do any of you have a Christmas Club account?  What is your money saved for?

Another Bin Of Books…Really

Yes, another bin with 50 books in it.

238 books in total

WTF?…

I brang three groups of books by different authors to my local EBay store to see if he could sell them for me but he didn’t take them.  Too many books selling with free shipping and he can’t compete.  I think I will try to sell them on Marketplace.

I dropped off 27 today at the used bookstore.  She’ll give me credit toward my next purchase.

Like I need anymore books…..

I’m still unsure of what I am going to do with the rest.

I’m going to donate some to the thrift store and maybe put some in the free book houses that people have in their yards.

I’m giving myself a limit of 74 that I can keep.  The rule is I have to love them.

It’s overwhelming and embarrassing to admit I have all of these books.  I would have never guessed I had that many.

I now allow myself to let go of some of my books. 

Alot of my books.

Look at all of the room I will have in my office!  Hopefully I won’t have any more piles if books laying around.

Goodbye Books

Well I’m going to let go some of them.

I’ve been thinking about getting rid of some of my books for about the month or so.

My intuition keeps nudging me to go theu my books.  It’s hard not to listen.

I’ll be 60 in 7 months. 

Do I really need all of them?

No.

One of my dreams was to have a big house with a big office with one wall lined with books.

Instead I have an office with a bookcase and books everywhere.

If I would die tomorrow would I want my husband or family to have to deal with my book mess?

No.

I thought I could deal with them all in one night.

After I dragged with books from the basement and our bedroom I realize I can’t.

Below are pictures of all of my books.

Now do you see why some of them have to go?

I’ve started to sort thru some of them. 

I’m going to bring them to Inklings used bookstore to get credit toward future purchases and my local EBay store to make some money.

If I can…

I know money isn’t important right now.  Letting go is.

I can’t belief I didn’t read so many of these…..

It’s kinda sad. 

But they have to go.

My life is clogged in this area.

I will keep following my intuition and let you know where it leads me.

My Sunflowers Are Almost Blooming!

I didn’t post any pictures since the last time because I didn’t think these little guys were going to make it.

It’s been so hot off and on and we had alot of rain.

I’m so happy that they made it.

Here are my strong little guys.

Here’s a closeup of one of the buds.

I can’t wait to see the sunflowers when they open.

Super excited!!!!