asyria51

@asyria51 (2861)

United States • Age 45

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First one to $1000 part 2

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 5 May 13

Well, I started a post about 2 months ago about a competition that my husband and I were having. It was the first person to bring $1000 to our household outside of our normal income. My husband beat me to it (in a cheating kind...

How to set realistic goals?

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 26 Mar 13

I had it all planned out. I would get old clothes posted on the classifieds, get summer stuff out and start putting away winter, get caught up on laundry, get the home office cleaned up and de-cluttered, along with setting...

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What have YOU done to make YOUR life better today?

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 10 Mar 13

I am tired of hearing the question in its reverse. "What are YOU going to do to make MY life better?" The better question is what are you doing to make your life better. It is the small things that add up to make a...

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setting up a budget and sticking to it

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 10 Mar 13

I am always very aware of what I am spending and how it effects my budget. I set the budget for myself and child when it comes to clothing and very rarely even come close to the budget because I shop at re-sale shops,...

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What to do with my snow day?

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 6 Mar 13

I am a teacher in a school district that mostly services rural areas. We got called and school is cancelled due to the number of bus routes that could not get through. I already have laundry in the machine and dishes in the dish...

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First to $1000 wins

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 5 Mar 13

My husband feels that my online earnings do not amount to anything, and that my selling stuff through the facebook local classifieds is a waste of time. We made a bet, and it is first to $1000 in any form of currency outside of...

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crazy weather cause of sickness?

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 31 Jan 13

I am a school teacher in Illinois, where in one week we go from record highs near 70, to almost record lows in the negative digits at night. I have had more kids out sick this year than in previous years, and it is not just a one...

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Ting Mobile

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 28 Oct 12

Anyone using this service. My husband and I just transferred from Verizon. It runs off of the Spring Network and you pay for what you use. It is $6 per device and then there are increments for data, minutes and texts. Our...

how soon is too soon?

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 28 Oct 12

I love the Christmas season, but even I have my limits. In the not too distant past, Christmas displays did not go out until Thanksgiving weekend. Wednesday, I went to buy Halloween treats for my students, and Wal-mart already had...

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Would you let your significant other quit their job?

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 23 Oct 12

My husband is miserable in his job. We need to two incomes to meet all of our financial obligations, but he is not happy and it is really starting to effect our home life. He retreats into himself as a way to "not take out" his...

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setting daily goals

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 14 Oct 12

I work full time, I have a second job that I work about 6 hours a week at, and I still try and find time to make money online. I am concerned with the state of the economy, and want to have as much in savings as possible in case...

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hidden stress

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 10 Oct 12

I did not realize how my stress was effecting me. I was going around acting like everything was fine, and I was managing. I was working out regularly, talking through problems with my husband, but was apparently internalizing a...

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watching and re-watching a movie

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 8 Oct 12

I tend to watch whole tv series in a row over the period of weeks, but I feel that I need to pay attention to them to really understand what is going on. I am completely swamped at work right now, and it is not uncommon for me to...

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my house is currently 57 degrees

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 8 Oct 12

Yesterday I called my husband who was at a state park with friends and told him that the furnace was only blowing cold air. He immediately became condescending and told me to make sure the air conditioning was not on. Told him no...

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doing the right thing, but getting in trouble for it

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 10 Sep 12

I work two jobs. The second one is not necessary to my finanical well being, but I enjoy it and it keeps me busy in the summers when school is not in session. I agreed during the school year that I would teach 3 50 minute...

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dipping party

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 25 Aug 12

having a group of friends over this evening and the theme is "dip". We have oil and spices to dip bread in, chips and french onion dip, toastitos and salsa. Also am serving cheese fondue, and what I call OMNI dip (1 package cream...

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I try to be a good wife, but....

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 31 Jul 12

there has to be a line drawn on what laundry I do. I just found that line. My husband just took a week long camping trip with the guys (See...good wife) I stayed at home with our three and a half year old. He came back from his...

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What to do with my freedom?

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 27 Jul 12

My parents picked up my daughter on Wednesday night. I got all of my work that had to be done finished yesterday. My husband is in Idaho, and will not be back until Monday. I do not pick up my daughter until tomorrow...

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I have to get back to my work sleep schedule....

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 22 Jul 12

I only have about 3 weeks left of my summer break. I will be back in my classroom getting things ready, organizing, making copies, writing lesson plans, and generally getting all of my ducks in a row before I have to officially...

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Imaginary friends

asyria51 @asyria51 (2861) • United States 20 Jul 12

My 3 year old daughter has imaginary friends, in fact she has two teams of them. She is an only child,but has a lot of interaction with other kids her age. My concern with her imaginary friends is that she blames everything on...

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