It's been a pretty low-key week. I've been at home every day attempting the best I can to get some work done. The cold weather really drains my motivation, and being self employed that's certainly not helpful...
Nonetheless.
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$57.63 spent at Trader Joe's the other day. Some of that was goodies (do I really NEED cookie butter?!), but honestly that was wheeling it in for me. I just love that place. Sigh.
In news of self control, however, I did decline going to Aldi and Target with a friend for fear of spending. Little victories, I guess?
$65.96 spent on prints to take with me to the bridal show. I needed some of my newer weddings/shoots to add. I generally use a more expensive printer, but for the volume I needed, I went with the mid-price.
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Tonight the fiance and I are heading out to a friend's house an hour away. I'm going to ask her to be my maid of honor, so I'm pretty pumped about that 
Her and her hubby are cooking dinner, so we don't have to worry about that. Which is nice, because we've been eating the tortellinni soup I cooked for three nights now. It made a lot, and was really good, but I'm getting burnt out on it. haha.
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Got a letter in the mail about withdrawing my TSP (military retirement contributions) now that my Army contract is up. I'm not sure if it works like a standard retirement fund. I can't imagine it has a ton in it from my one weekend a month, but if there's no penalty in withdrawing now, I'll likely just do so now - because I wont be able to contribute any more going forward.
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I'm working a bridal show this weekend, so I'll have a bit of extra spending (snacks, parking). But I'm hoping to book at least 5 weddings. So wish me luck!
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Last thing - I read this article the other day, and it really resonated with me. I figured this would be a good forum to share it. I'll definitely be reading it every time I go to IKEA, for a little bit of needed perspective 
Give me Gratitude or Give me Debt
Everyone have a fantastic weekend!
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January 9th, 2015 at 07:13 pm 1420830808
I'm self employed and work from home and yes, some weeks you just can't stay motivated. That usually happens to me right after I've busted my hump to make a bunch of deadlines and turned everything in, then I just need a break. But sometimes, I just get distracted even thought I know I have stuff to do.
Before I go to bed every night I write each task I have to do the next day in my day planner. When I wake up, I don't have the chance to talk myself out of it or waste time figuring out what needs done. I just open it up, and boom. It helps me stay on track.
January 9th, 2015 at 11:21 pm 1420845694
You likely can keep it in the TSP, they have really low fees like Vanguard.
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January 10th, 2015 at 05:19 pm 1420910367
^This.
Did you know they have a cookie butter cheesecake? Sinfully good!
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January 12th, 2015 at 11:39 pm 1421105953
@PatientSaver - the closes IKEA for me is about 2.5 hours away