It is another beautiful day here and I have just been reading over several things from the cost of motorcycle tires to the steps I need to see about in order to start a "Welcome Home" ministry at our parish. I truly believe I have AADD or as I call it, the inability to stay focused. My mind wanders the far and wide. Sadly, I am not well versed in a great number of topics, I generally study a topic till I become bored or distracted by another topic.. and then I am off and running in another direction. Often, I do mentally return to the original topic but it may be a few minutes or years.
I think the internet has aided in my inability to pay attention or follow through on a course of action or study. It is far too easy to skip from one page to another and back. Following links from one site to another to another and yet more, can leave you questioning your own sanity. There have been numerous times that I have actually forgot where I started to end up where I find myself. Fortunately, I am able to follow the "breadcrumbs" back to the original train of thought. By then, though I have probably forgotten what the search was all about.
I have been trying to focus on saving money, cutting costs and expenses here and there. Now that Mike and I and mom are all pretty much on fixed incomes, keeping track of spending is vital. It is not like last year when I could just work a little extra and get a bit more on payday. Unless I go out and get some kind of job, I have to get a rein on the money. Mom has very little concept of money, she has always been very lax when it came to financial record keeping. We have expensive hobbies, Harley Davidson motorcycles and antique trucks. We have also been spending like drunk sailors when it comes to getting our property set up, the home, the garage, the shed, the driveway ect. There is a great deal done and lots more to do.
Today I will be going over utility bills and monthly expenses to see where I can save money. I am hoping that before too long we will as part of the exterior projects, get solar panels set up and tied into the grid. Our Electric Co-Op does have a buy back program for solar and wind generated power form individuals. Their program is such that you continue to pay your bill each month then at the end of the year, they calculate how much they have received from your end and pay that amount in one lump sum. I have talked to an old classmate that has a solar company in Albuquerque and think it will work out for us.
On to the day, clipping and snipping where I can. Soon we will be able to get ready to plant a garden. I hope we can grow plenty for our own use as well as some to sell at the farmers market in town this summer.
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