End of December 2014 Recap

Life has been pretty blessed lately. God just keeps raining blessings down on me. Yesterday  someone came to my house and brought me 4 brand new tires for my van. I desperately needed 2 new front tires at least so I give God praise for that miracle. Got my Christmas bonus this month naturally. I am 2/3 of the way done paying back the loan for my mini van. I am having so much fun with my Kindle Fire. I love that thing and wish I had gotten one years ago.

I was able to complete 2 of the goals from my 101 list. I got Mandi glasses and I got my Kindle Fire.

I have done 8 reviews this month, I had one giveaway on my blog which is still ongoing btw.  I wrote 16 blog posts. I won 11 giveaways. I had depleted my Amazon money buying Christmas presents (once again Praising God because I was able to get presents and it didn't actually cost me anything) but I have since won 2 more Amazon gc so I am working on rebuilding my account.

End of November Recap

November was  better month for me than October was. Thankfully I was able to get a new to me vehicle. It is the mini van pictured above. It was God provision for sure. I was able to get the mini van for 1/4th the book value of it. Thanks to God, my best friend, her aunt, my supervisor, my boss and my dad who all had some part in my being able to get the van. I really love owning a mini van. I have never had so much hauling room. There is enough room for me to take all 4 grandbabies at one time.
I also bought myself a Kindle Fire. I have entered and entered giveaways and just never won so finally I decided to use some of the Amazon money I had won and bought one used. I am a bit disappointed though because I ordered it on the 23rd and according to the tracking it still hasn't shipped yet :(. I am so excited about owning one. I have wanted one for ages.
I think I have made a bit of personal growth too. Every year on Facebook, all my friends do a daily post of what they are thankful for every day in November. I have never participated and it actually hurt me to read all that gratitude because November is such a painful month for me. My baby brother Chad's birthday was November 29th and ever since he was born, the month of November has been about anticipation of his birthday. After he was killed, I hated November. I just dreaded yet another birthday and him being gone. I still miss him every day and wish God hadn't allowed this to happen but I have reached a point where I think next year I will be able to participate in a daily thanks during November.

I had a total of 12 posts for the month. I only did 4 reviews this month, I had no giveaways on my blog, I don't think I even won any for the month either. But I am back to entering giveaways and hope to do better in December.

End of October Recap

October was not a good month for me. The engine blew up in my car and I had to have it totaled :(. So far I have not be able to find another car I can drive. I was able to keep working thanks to my awesome supervisor and her husband. They came to get me a few days and then loaned me a truck for the last half the month. I was able to pick up a few extra days at work so hopefully will be able to afford something soon.

I had a total of 10 posts for the month. I had one giveaway this month and it had  #374 entries. I won 15 giveaways. Seemed like a slow month to me for winnings, of course there are some who don't win 15 giveaways a year so I am grateful for what I won.

I did a bit better on posting more reviews. I helped a friend get signed up for a few review programs. She just lost her job and is going crazy home and looking for something to do. I did finally find a nice Dodge Caravan to buy but I can't pick it up until the 11th of November.

End of September Recap

September was a fairly good month for me. I got another part time job managing a small trailer park. My oldest turned 30 years old and we have a nice family gathering for that. I think I have finally found another church to go to. I am tired of church shopping trying to find a place where I fit in. I won't mark that as being completed on my 1001 list yet until I have been to more services to see how it goes. I spent all day Sunday entering all my genealogy data into a new program.

I ended winning 18 giveaways ranging from books to gift certificates. This makes me 12 posts for the month, yay me. My giveaway ended up having over 300 entries. Winner will be posted in a couple of days. That is the best I have had on a giveaway ever. I have another giveaway coming up in October for a wonderful book. I managed to semi repair my laptop so I can use it to do stuff. My pc is over 10 yrs old and it doesn't really handle the fancy web stuff anymore. I can't hardly enter giveaways or pin using it so I am real glad to have the laptop working. I attened my first twitter party. I spent some time working on blog earning potential stuff. I cashed out for a 5 amazon gift certificate from Swagbucks.

picture of Mandi's 30th birthday cake

all the grandbabies playing at the park