My lamp

Back in November when I was getting ready to move one of the cats knocked over my glass bedside lamp, and I have been searching for a replacement since.  Yesterday my friend Joanna and I went to a few vintage resale stores and ta-da, I found my lamp.  

It was kind of weird looking though - it had these leafy metal things on them.  I asked the worker if they came off and she said I don't know.  Well, then her husband came over and starting looking and sure enough, they came off!














Here it is in the store - they were like, "wow, that looks so much better, we could have sold that a long time ago"... so, I took my new vintage 1950's lamp with the ugly leaf things home.

Here it is in my bedroom!  What do you think?

It's been a while... goal update

It's been a while... I guess I haven't been in the mood to blog, but I have enjoyed reading your updates and commenting.


Today marks the 3 month mark for my credit card debt reduction plan.  My 12 month goal is to reduce my cc debt by 15%.  I'm pleased to say that after 3 months, I have lowered my cc debt by 5.2%!  That puts me on pace to reach 20.8% for the year.  That would be great... but, more good news...
I'm getting my pay reduction back starting next week!  That's great news.  The really great news is that I've gotten used to the lower salary over the past year, and have made a lot of changes to lower my expenses (lower cell phone plan, lowered cable plan, got a different car with a lower payment) So.. those things combined, I should now be able to contribute even more to my plan!  I'm thinking 25-30% or more may be more realistic.


Hmm... that's a good feeling.  I better not get too far ahead of myself though.


How are you coming along with your goals?