Category Archives: Daily Tracking

Catching Up!

Posted on August 7, 2008 by

Work has been manic, my monitor is flashing warning signes that my blood sugar levels are all over the place (I don’t think I’m getting the carb to protein ratio right plus the weather isn’t helping!) and it’s super hot … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Tracking, Frugal Living, Goals | 12 Comments

It really does get easier!

Posted on August 4, 2008 by

So Day 1 was hard, Day 2 was easier and Day 3 was perfectly stress-free. I have a theory – the hardest days are those where I’ve spent the day before, hence, my spending Thursday and Friday made Saturday difficult … Continue reading →

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Daily Tracking – August 2nd!

Posted on August 2, 2008 by

No Spending 1/20 (darn that’s a LO.O.O.O.NG way to go!) The funny thing is, however happy (elated in fact!) I was to reach my goals in July, I’m finding it *very* hard right now. Have done over the last couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Tracking, Temptations | 22 Comments

Daily Tracking – July 31 and August 1

Posted on August 2, 2008 by

July 31 Dinner out with friends @ my favourite restaurant! Normally my bill there comes to around £15 = $30. I would usually share a starter with a friend (about £2.50 each), main meal £8, wine £3 plus tip! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Tracking, Frugal Food | 4 Comments

Daily Tracking – July 30th!

Posted on July 30, 2008 by

No Spending 21/18 days! I know I’ll be spending tomorrow, so in the month of July I’ve spent money on a total of 10 days, four of those were due to medication b/c of illness. I remember trying not spend … Continue reading →

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Daily Tracking – July 28th and 29th!

Posted on July 29, 2008 by

July 28th – No Spending 19/18 July 29th – No Spending 20/18 I honestly thought I would struggle and NOT make the 18, the first week it was so very very hard, now I’m already hoping I can try to … Continue reading →

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Learning To Love Sundays

Posted on July 27, 2008 by

Before I began on this downshifting, simplicity path, I hated Sundays. They were filled with dread about the impending day. I did many things over the years to try to enjoy Sundays, most involved spending money and none helped me … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Tracking, Downshifting, Simplicity | 13 Comments

Daily Tracking & Catchup with Groceries!

Posted on July 27, 2008 by

Sorry I’ve been MIA, someone in my office was off sick, so I ended up on a business trip Tues-Thurs! I wanted to say thank you for all the sweet comments that have been left on past posts as people … Continue reading →

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I still can’t believe it!

Posted on July 22, 2008 by

Daily Tracking July 22nd – 16/18 no spend days! As long as no unexpected expenses come up I should have 4 days between now and the 31st where I have to spend… I’ll write proper posts again soon, this week … Continue reading →

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Daily Tracking

Posted on July 21, 2008 by

July 20 – 14/18 July 21 – 15/18 I still can’t quite believe it, before I started on this journey I found it hard not to spend 1 or 2 days a week, I was always getting little things like … Continue reading →

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