Spent most of the day sorting coupons!
Bullet train has been mailed.
Northeaster train has taken on new passengers and has been mailed. A caboose will be mailed in two weeks.
Sent coupons to the frugal texan.
Sent coupons to csmiles4u3 and a few to jodi_m, before they expired!
Trying to track down the Southern train; a member left and no coupons seen since. She says she sent them, but no one has received them.
Trying to track down the Clipper train; pjmama can't be found with the first coupon train, and wodaking with the restarted train.
I feel very responsible; midlight21 and chrysnblue are on both trains, and there were at least a pound of coupons in there for them. I really wanted to help them make a dent in those savings plans! Hopefully they will let me know what the status is; if they haven't seen them, I will restart them.
I have quite a few organic/natural coupons now, for the next Pacific run.
In the midst of this, my DS is ruining my day telling me how worthless the trains are to everyone and how she could do better from her own newspaper...and that my best friend who is staying days with my Mom in the rehab home is now her other daughter, leaving me in the cold.
I'm so GRATEFUL for my friends help...of course, DS probably worries that my friend will end up with part of that inheritance (which doesn't exist). Perhaps not, but she certainly isn't being nice.
And you know, I was having a great day, happily doing all this stuff, and then my sister sends this email and I just don't feel like saving or blogging or ANYTHING.
Isn't that silly? One person can make one comment at the wrong time, and all the hard work and discipline, and HAPPINESS and JOY about the progress go right out the window.
So, today's challenge is to GET OVER IT.
I have an hour of consulting tonight, and it pays well, so I am going to take a hot bath, regroup my head, and maybe go on an internet coupon hunt.
another day
May 3rd, 2006 at 09:39 pm
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May 3rd, 2006 at 10:07 pm 1146694064
May 3rd, 2006 at 11:48 pm 1146700093
Keep your chin up.
May 4th, 2006 at 12:16 am 1146701803
Please post as a new entry or I won't see it. I am new here and don't have my own blog yet.
May 4th, 2006 at 01:10 am 1146705013
i agree a lil with your spouse.. he has valid points.. the coupon trains are worriesome...
someone is always gonna try to sabatoge your day... seems like ppl. get their kicks trying to be odder than we are already... just overlook them....
May 4th, 2006 at 01:10 am 1146705051
(but I am the same way - one negative comment can stay with me for days sometimes - very hard to shake it off)
May 4th, 2006 at 01:13 am 1146705214
I'm a long-time lurker, and I wanted to say that I enjoy your blogs, and have picked up many freebies and tips due to your posts on the forum. So you're doing good work here.
Your sister sounds like she has a major screw loose. Whatever her problem is, she has no right to take it out on you. BTW, I'm guessing she's not sitting with your mom. Hang in there (and consider blocking her e-mail address until she behaves
May 4th, 2006 at 05:43 pm 1146764591
May 6th, 2006 at 03:13 am 1146885220
I have an older sister I just have to watch out for. Chalk it up to HER moodiness (and cattiness) and shake it off!