I'm a bit late writing this, but it has been something that has been on my mind since last week. January has often been a tough month financially, and this year has not been an exception. I tend to go a bit crazy purchasing presents during December (as well as charities - I hate knowing that anyone would have to go without during the holiday season.) So January comes along, and since I don't have credit (as I noted in my last post), I find myself budgeting very carefully to make it through the month.
This year was actually a bit different. I did have the money, but I took my vacation (the first one in 8 years, not counting family visits), in the middle of the month. Because it was part of a conference (i.e., business related), I will get partially reimbursed, but I'll be waiting for that money for a while longer.
But I'm not upset, because I did get to take that vacation, and I will get that money, and I am doing better than past years, when I would hit the middle of the month and despair that I would never make it through the month, let alone the winter season. I made it through those winters, and now, with that experience behind me, I am not just surviving this winter; I am thriving!
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