Warm Hearts Happy Family

Staying positive and uplifted and joyful can be almost impossible for many families in our current economy. And I get why. The news is full of unemployment rates, layoffs, company bail outs, and greedy CEO’s. Seems the old saying holds true; the rich keep getting richer while the poor — you get what I am saying.

The thing that helps me is to remember all the things I do have. I refuse to give up my power; refuse to let finances or any other stress put a shadow over my families well being.

Yesterday my husband came dangerously close to a lay off. Our household can not survive without his salary. Hell, we are just barely surviving with his salary. When we learned the news we immediately went to our worst case scenario and worked backwards from there. We had a game plan within the first five minutes which took much of our anxiety away.

In the end, his job is secure (for now) but the day made me proud. I was proud of our teamwork, proud that we pulled together instead of letting the stress make us crazy. I was proud that we never skipped a beat and our children are none the wiser. Because in the end, for me, that is what happiness is. If my children feel safe and secure and happy, then my world is all good.

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Remember how 09 is all about thriftiness? Well the self proclaimed coffee addict works directly next door to the most delicious of all deliciousness coffee places. No more spending 5 bucks on a cup of coffee. Will power. Will power. Will power. Sigh…going to make myself a cup of tea to pass the craving.

Love you Biggby, its been real.

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