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Budget Preparation
Phew! I finished getting our budget ready for 2018. Here’s my process:
- Look at our previous year’s budget in Google sheets. (I have one column that specifies what the category is called in Mint.com, what the item is, how much it costs per month, and notes about how I arrived at that cost per month).
- Cross check each line item by looking at the past several credit card statements. I need to make sure we are actually spending what we say we are spending.
- Pepper Matt with questions about new charges that have been added to the budget over the year (like donations to the ACLU).
- Update our income in
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Take Control of Your Health: Order Your Own Blood Work
For those of you who are new to this saga, here’s the quick recap: Henry was struggling with self-regulation. We took him to therapy (and still do), had him tested by a neuro-behavioralist, had food sensitivity testing done (he should steer clear of gluten), and had a genetic test done by a child psychiatrist. His genetic testing reveals that he has MTHFR issues and his body doesn’t process folic acid the way it’s supposed to, which means he doesn’t produce dopamine and serotonin the way he is supposed to (which means he can only self-regulate about 70% of the time).And since it’s genetic, it means I have issues, too!… Read More -
Goal Tracking App
I came across a great app for tracking goals: Streaks!It lets you input things you want to do (or things you want to stop doing) and the frequency with which you want to do them (either per day or per week).It’s a really simple interface for day-to-day tracking. I was using it (and loving it) to track my two runs every week, nightly meditation, skipping dessert four times a week, and stopping work at 8pm.(The epilogue to this post is that I stopped using any type of tracking whatsoever because it started feeling oppressive. I usually love a good tracking system, but I was using it… Read More
