A Dime at a Time

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Damage Control

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Trying to “fix” what I can.

Why did my sister-in-law need to spill the beans and tell my Hubby (her brother) that he would feel worse the day after his surgery?  While I certainly knew this, my Hubby didn’t seem to. That was, until she clued him in.  Ugh!  It wasn’t that I was dishonest with the Hubs, he just never asked!  I figured it would be best for him to keep thinking he would be on the mend sooner, rather than later. You know, a mind over matter sort of thing.  Enter the need for some damage control. [Read more…]

The storms of life

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When it rains, it pours.  

First of all, many thanks again for your prayers and well wishes for my Hubby.  His surgery went very well and it was (as I suspected) indeed a hernia.  The protruding area thankfully turned out to not to be intestinal, but simply fatty tissue which the surgeon opted to remove.  Personally, I felt Hubby should have been able to keep the fat as he is already very thin!  Lol  No mesh was needed for the repair, only a few sutures.  While he can’t lift anything greater than 20 pounds for 4 weeks, the doctor left it up to him as to when he might feel ready to go back to work.  As his job does require some lifting, we will just need to see how quickly his body heals as to when he goes back to work.  We do need the income but I think it would be best not to push it as the potential of further injury is very real.   [Read more…]

Waiting

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What better time to blog?  

3:30 AM sure came early.  I’m not quite so sure that going to bed a little earlier actually helped either us.  I don’t think either of us slept that well.  I think it is only natural to have a few worries, no matter what procedure is being done.  Then there was the worry of oversleeping.   [Read more…]

Life with the Hubby

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A lot of this and that.

Yesterday had me up early (4:30) so I could put in a few hours at my part-time job.  I wanted needed to get this accomplished before heading to the city with Hubby for his appointment with the surgeon.  I also needed to stop at my bookkeeper’s office to drop off info for my business.  She generally devotes one day a month to my business so I had to get that to her.  Given that we would pass right by her office, this saved me a couple of bucks rather than simply dropping a fat envelope off in the mail.   [Read more…]

Before coming to our standstill

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What we did accomplish prior to Hub’s health issue.  

With Hubby being home the last week, I was a bit lax about updating the blog.  Since we don’t usually have much time together, any time we do get usually becomes my first priority.  Prior to coming to a sudden standstill over Hub’s newly diagnosed hernia, I had intended on writing a complete update.  As with many things in life, plans often change.  Anyhow, Hubby now has an appointment with a surgeon tomorrow.  It was a little tough getting that one as they were booked until November.  Thankfully there was a cancellation.  While not what I would consider a true emergency in the sense of urgency (or at least not yet!), I also would not have felt comfortable with him returning to work without further evaluation.  The last thing we need is for him to be several states away and have things turn ugly. [Read more…]

Health before debt

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Avoiding strangulation.

“So, what do you think this lump on my side might be?”  And so our day began.  After several days at home, Hubs was ready to head back to work again, but that all changed with his question.  After I took a look, he wasn’t going anywhere except to urgent care.  Seeing a primary physician would have been my first choice for him, but since he doesn’t have one (a topic for another day), urgent care it was.   [Read more…]

Rainy day, lazy day

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Rain, rain, rain and more rain, our forecast for most of the day.  

Rain makes for a perfect day to stay home.  For me, it also tends to make me feel a little bit on the lazy side.  It is days like these that I am ever so thankful that I no longer work a regular job.  For the last eight years of my nursing career, I primarily worked giving in-home care to kids on ventilators.  A rainy day, combined with eight hours of listening to the rhythmic lull of a vent, made it challenging to stay awake!  I never once fell asleep (wouldn’t dare given the acuity of care involved) but rainy days sure were tough!   [Read more…]

When it saves to wait

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Inspired by blogger One Family One Income.

Compared to a lot of people, I’m not a huge online shopper, or at least not when it comes to grocery items.  When I’ve thought ahead, I have purchased dog food from Walmart as I love that it comes right to my door and I also save a little via going through Swagbucks.  For my dogs, their food is very much a grocery item!  Walmart also happens to be the cheapest store to purchase their food. [Read more…]

My Mac is Back!

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How I felt seeing my Mac working again!

So good to have it back home where it belongs!

My Mac computer was returned to me today!  I must say that I am impressed by Apple’s service.  One of their techs called me yesterday and although they couldn’t duplicate the issue I originally had, they thought it was most likely an issue with the operating system.  It was exactly one week ago today that my technology world felt like it came crashing down.  Pretty impressive to have it sent out, worked on, and returned back to me in just one week.  Now other than needing to update all my passwords, all seems to be well.   [Read more…]

Finding debt snowflakes in a season of financial famine

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The quest for $1,500!

October is now here, and here at A Dime at a Time, we have officially hit what I refer to as our season of financial famine.  While thankfully Hub’s income remains healthy, what I now bring home is anything but that.  In all reality, the income from my seasonal position wasn’t all that great, but at least it was something!   [Read more…]

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