Category Archives: The Challenges

Life Challenge – Simplify #3

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If you haven’t been following my Quest to Destress (and why the hell haven’t you?) then here is a recap of the other Life Challenge – Simplify posts http://slappyintheface.com/2011/09/life-challenge-simplify/ http://slappyintheface.com/2011/09/life-challenge-simplify-2/ This challenge is really simple, only takes about ten minutes … Continue reading

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Unfollow Friday

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I know that your probably getting tired of hearing about how my life is so stressful and how I want it to not be so stressful and blah blah blah … oh poor me … well too damn bad.  Read … Continue reading

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Life Challenge – Simplify #2

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The Quest to Destress (hey – that rhymes … sort of) continues and I invite you to come along with me.  It’s okay … I brought snacks. Ask yourself these questions: 1.  Are there things that I am paying for, … Continue reading

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Money Challenge – $126.99

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Derek and I had a wonderful weekend away from the kidlets.  We actually talked without being interrupted twelve times per sentence.  We held hands without anybody rolling their eyes at us.  We ate in restaurants that served tomatoes, vegetables other … Continue reading

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Life Challenge – Simplify!

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In my quest to calm down and not worry so much, I have decided that it’s time to seriously simplify my life.  My love for reading has returned (after losing it for 9 years to Paxhell – I just couldn’t … Continue reading

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Financial Challenge – 4 days

I set aside money to pay for our picture order that we are finally going to turn in this weekend, so we don’t have much left for the week.  I am challenging myself and Derek to not spend ANY money … Continue reading

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Financial Challenge – The Things I Can Change

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Sitting around wishing that things would be better in my life has gotten me nowhere.  So I am going to work on the things that I can change …. I recently read an article about interest rates and how to … Continue reading

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“Stay Homers” Unite

As a newly hatched “Stay Homer” (that’s what I am calling the group of us that are staying home on the weekends in order to save money), I have decided that baking something with my girlies would be a great … Continue reading

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I Need Your Help

As of this moment, my checkbook shows a balance of -$246.62 and that doesn’t even count the tag for the van that has to be purchased today.  No, I am not asking you to hold a Slappy A Thon to … Continue reading

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Challenge: Go Nowhere Month

We are “el broko”, which is Redneck Spanish for “have no money” and it is even worse this month with the bills from my health scare, the having to pay for graduation announcements, and the money that we have spent … Continue reading

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