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I’m in a Funk

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I’m in a funk lately and I want to get out of it. This isn’t the first time it’s happened along our journey and it probably won’t be the last. I realized how bad it was this weekend when I walked right past my son when he was asking me a question. I didn’t even hear him. To be honest, I’m not sure what I was thinking about. All I know was that I “wasn’t there.”

We went out and about on Sunday to enjoy a nice spring day. The snow is melting and the waterfalls in the area are flowing full steam. While I enjoyed explaining the ways of the natural world to my son, I still wasn’t 100% there. Even when we stopped and played a game of catch in a bare field, it felt like I was having an out of body experience. Hard to describe.

Funks are not fun. Gosh I want out of this one. This is not the time to be in one with a new business venture looming. I have to get on the ball here. My husband is doing more than his share and I should be working on my part.

I’m not sure if there was a trigger for this funk, but I need to get out of it. Thanks to the internet, I found some information that might be helpful to others that are feeling a bit funky, no matter the cause.

About.com gives 10 ideas. My favorites are talking a walk, doing a random act of kindness and spending time with children. While I’ve done all three lately, they haven’t broken me out of the funk I’ve been in. But I smiled more than if I didn’t do those things.

I think the main thing now is to try to keep active, get a good night’s sleep, and try to relax a little. I also need to remember that even though we are still in debt, we have come a long way since 2005. We have a lot to be thankful for.

How to Get out of Debt Seminar, Adding Coupons to Store Cards and a Contest

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I am going through my emails today and catching up on some of the great links readers have sent me. I haven’t been able to personally go through all of them (one is a seminar), but I trust that these readers sent over good information. They are regular tipsters and I can’t thank them enough!

Chris sent me a link to Motley Fool’s How to Get out of Debt Seminar. It’s completely online and self-paced, so you can go through it at your convenience. They have the action steps listed, and it looks like you will go through getting ready to pay off your debt all the way to dealing with setbacks. I didn’t get a chance to go through it, but it looks like a great place to start learning how to deal with your debt. Thanks, Chris!

Beverly sent me a link to an interesting concept. There is a site out there called ShortCuts that will link more coupons to your store cards. From their store list, this is compatible with Kroger, Ralphs, Gerbes and more. I am unable to test this, because I don’t have any of those stores in my area. Are any of you using it? Thanks, Beverly for the link!

Lastly, here’s a contest I thought I would spread the word on. Intuit is giving away a free year of Quicken Online (and $350) every week until June 23. To enter, you need to add them as a friend on Facebook. I don’t have a Facebook account, but I may sign up to try to win 🙂 Click here for more information.